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2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1287562 · 2016-06-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
125,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY. AFTER COMING AROUND A BLIND CURVE, CAME UPON STOPPED TRAFFIC DUE TO ROAD WORK. APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PEDAL WENT SOFT AND DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER RELEASING BRAKES AND PUSHING AGAIN STILL HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF ROAD-WAY TO AVOID REAR ENDING MULTIPLE VEHICLES. AFTER RUNNING OUT OF ROAD, HIT 2 CULVERT PIPES ALONG WITH ROAD WORK SIGNAGE, FINALLY BRINGING THE TRUCK TO A STOP IN A RESIDENTIAL YARD. TRUCK BRAKE LINES FOR FRONT BRAKES HAD CORRODED AND RUPTURED CAUSING THE INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER SHOWS AN APPARENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL GMS FOR BRAKE LINE CORROSION THAT GM HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THROUGH THE RECALL PROCESS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10872623
Machine
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