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2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 1037199 · 2014-02-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
117,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

EA11001 BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR DURING BRAKING, HIT POLE. REPAIR CENTER SHOWED ME A BATCH OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES ENTERING THE ABS BOX UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THAT GROUP OF LINES, FOUR OF THEM TOGETHER. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND NEWS SHOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND YET, YOU HAVE DONE LITTLE. WHY ? I HAVE TWO OF THESE VEHICLES GREY [XXX] AND GREEN [XXX] AND THEY BOTH HAVE THIS ISSUE! - WTF ? AND THEY DO NOT WORK WITH 1/2 THE SYSTEM AS STATED IN EA11001 - THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR! THIS IS SEVERELY DANGEROUS! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10563361
Machine
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