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2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1288524 · 2016-06-09

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COLORADO
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
8,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND OBSERVED A YELLOW LIGHT. I WAS TRAVELING 35MPH AS POSTED AND APPLIED THE BRAKES ONLY TO HAVE THE PEDAL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FIRE WALL. THE TRUCK HAD NO BRAKING POWER AND ONLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 15MPG AFTER APPLYING FOR ROUGHLY 40-50 YARDS. I ENDED UP RUNNING INTO THE INTERSECTION COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PROCEEDED ON GREEN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10873361
Machine
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