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2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1159435 · 2015-02-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
10,250
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS BACKING UP THE TRUCK WHEN A CAR CAME UP BEHIND ME AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD. THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD TO STEER THE TRUCK INTO A SNOW BANK TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CAB OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AT EVERY POINT WHERE THEY CONNECT TO THE FRAME. REPAIRED THE FIRST LEAK AND ANOTHER LEAK STARTED IN ANOTHER LINE IN THE SAME AREA THE LINES ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. REPAIRED THE SECOND LEAK AND A 3RD LEAK APPEARED INSIDE THE FRAME RAIL BEHIND THE CAB WHERE THE LINE ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. THE LINES CAN NOT BE SAFELY REPAIRED. ALL NEW LINES MUST BE INSTALLED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 10,250 MILES ON IT AND IS ALWAYS WASHED INCLUDING THE UNDER CARRIAGE AFTER DRIVING ON SALTED ROADS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10689849
Machine
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