# 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1282476` · 2016-05-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** EQUINOX
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 94,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A SIDE WALK DAMAGING THE TIRE, THE RADIATOR AND THE FRONT END AND OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LOT. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
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