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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1223140 · 2015-09-27

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
201,000
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. AFTER I FELT THE BRAKE PEDEL WAS NOT RIGHT I BACKED THE TRUCK INTO THE FRONT YARD, AND WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THERE WAS NO PEDEL AND THE TRUCK KEPT GOING AND HIT A TREE, LAWN BENCH,MISC. OBJECTS, AND STOPPED AFTER HITTING S RETAINING WALL. I ESTIMATE SEVERAL THOUSAND DAMAGE DONE. I WAS TOLD THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10777960
Machine
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