# 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1218766` · 2015-09-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 183,320
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 676 APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP I PUSHED ON THE BREAKS AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FORCING ME TO TRY TO AVOID A COLLISION IN FRONT AS I TRIED TO TURN INTO THE MIDDLE LANE VEERING RIGHT I HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OF ANOTHER CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE TAHOE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO SAID MY BREAK LINES WERE CORRODED ANT THE BREAK FLUID CAME OUT OF THEM ILVE IN NORTHEAST PA WHERE SALT ON THE ROADS IF USED A LOT IN THE WINTER.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*