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2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1456472 · 2018-03-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
49,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING STALL THE THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN! BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOLID AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS TO SLOW THE TRUCK TO A STOP. ONLY AFTER EXTREME PEDAL PRESSURE WAS THERE ANY BRAKING ACTION, BUT ONLY SLIGHT. BECAUSE OF THIS I HIT THE WALL BEHIND THE TRUCK. IF SOMEONE WAS THERE, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP. GM/CHEVROLET HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ISSUE. AN INTERNET SEARCH CAME BACK WITH 312,000 RESULTS. I'VE TALKED TO MY SELLING CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY RELUCTANT TO DEAL WITH IT. DOES SOMEBODY NEED TO DIE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THIS IS THE 4TH OR 5TH TIME MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11080953
Machine
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