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2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1067222 · 2014-05-20

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
140,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING WITH MY 5 YR OLD SON AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK AND STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK, CRASHING INTO AN ABANDON TRUCK. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THEIR CURRENT RECALL LIST ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ALL THE RECALLS CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED TO THE RECALLS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BC NO ONE WAS INJURED AND MY CAR WAS NOT VERY DAMAGED THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, IF EITHER OF THE ABOVE WOULD HAVE HAPPEN THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THEIR FAULT. WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT I NEED TO DRIVE ME CAR AND IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN A GOD FORBID THAT WAS TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND MYSELF OR MY CHILDREN ARE SEVERELY INJURED THEY WILL THEN ADDRESS THE MATTER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10592887
Machine
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