1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Start: 1997-03-17

crash · 131117 · 1998-01-13

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SILVERADO 3500
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE TRUCK. HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED TWICE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 819628
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown