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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1187598 · 2015-06-02

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
165,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS I TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN (ON DRY PAVEMENT). VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING SO I RAN IT INTO THE FRAME OF THE GARAGE DOOR TO STOP, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE RAN THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. THE SHOP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. BRAKE LINES WERE TOTALLY RUSTED. TRUCK HAS A GOOD ENGINE, BUT TERRIBLE RUST ON BRAKE LINES, FRAME, LOWER BODY PANEL BEHIND DOORS. PAINT PEALING OFF HOOD AND ROOF.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10722998
Machine
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