# 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1056494` · 2014-04-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MALIBU
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 29,332
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU.  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED.  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM.  THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,332.    UPADATED 06/24/14 MA  UPDATED 06/30/2014   *JS
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