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2007 GMC SIERRA 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash2 injured · 1118818 · 2014-10-09

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
140,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE FOLLOWING OTHER NORMALLY TRAVELING VEHICLES DOWNHILL - VEHICLES IN FRONT CAME TO A STOP - BRAKE PEDDLE WAS FULLY DEPRESSED...NO RESPONSE...BRAKE FULLY APPLIED 2ND TIME...NO RESPONSE...RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION MULTIPLE VEHICLES...POSSIBLE TOTAL OF MY 2007 SIERRA. DAMAGES ARE VERY EXTENSIVE . INSURANCE TO INVESTIGATE GM BRAKE POSSIBLE CAUSE....AIRBAG DEPLOYED CHEST & NECK INJURIES....MANY OTHER INCIDENTS INVOLVING GMC BRAKE SYSTEMS. NEED IMMEDIATE NHTSA INVESTIGATIONS !! THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10643625
Machine
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