NHTSA complaint: 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
start date: 2013-07-06
description: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SWERVED IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI LOCK WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
organizer: General Motors, LLC
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

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property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 1235808

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