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2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1059183 · 2014-04-23

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
75,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS CROSSING TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO TAKE AN EXIT RAMP WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PRESSED THE BRAKES ON MY TAHOE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT OVER A ROUGH AREA IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES RELEASED DESPITE ME PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE BRAKES RELEASING ON THE ROUGH PART OF THE ROAD. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON A ROUGH PORTION OF ROAD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10584409
Machine
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