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1996 CHEVROLET S10 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

crash1 injured · 117377 · 1998-10-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Speed
29 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, REPAIR WORK, I.E. PADS, ROTORS, HAVE BEEN DONE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE SIDE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL DID NOT FEEL RIGHT FROM DAY ONE, ON THE FIRST DEALER VISIT THE RIGHT FRONT ASSEMBLY, CALIPER, PADS, ROTORS, WERE REPLACED DUE TO BEING LOOSE AND PADS HAD COMPLETELY WORE DOWN AND WERE SQUEAKING, AT 16000 MILES THIS PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF, ON 28-SEP-98 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED AND THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
828623
Machine
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