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2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES

crash2 injured · 1359701 · 2017-02-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
51,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING HER VEHICLE TODAY MY WIFE DEPRESSED HER BRAKE TO STOP AND SHE SAID THE BRAKE FELT LIKE PUSHING ON A RUBBER TIRE. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP CAUSING HER TO RUN A STOP SIGN AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM LAST MONTH AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND "REPAIRED" ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT SAFETY BULLETIN ISSUED BY CHEVROLET. THIS COLLISION CAUSED THE OTHER PERSON TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL VIA EMS AND MY WIFE WAS TAKEN BY POV TO ER FOR EVALUATION. OBVIOUSLY WHATEVER "FIX" WAS DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE VACUUM ASSIST PUMP AND HOSES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10957711
Machine
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