# 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1532245` · 2019-01-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 61,000
- **Speed:** 3 mph
## Narrative
ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE PAST WEEK MY BRAKE PEDAL HAS BECOME EXTREMELY STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN ON A BUSY CITY STREET. MY BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. CAUSING ME TO ROLL INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO STOP AND THE OTHER VEHICLE AVOIDED ME.  THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS MORNING AS I BACKED INTO MY DRIVE WAY. AS I ATTEMPTED TO STOP MY PEDAL BECAME STIFF AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.  DESPITE STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I WAS UNABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE BEFORE IT STRUCK MY UTILITY TRAILER. THANKFULLY NO DAMAGED OCCURRED. I CONTACTED THE PARTS DEPARTMENT AT MISSION CHEVROLET IN EL PASO, TEXAS AND WAS ADVISED THE PART IS IN HEAVY DEMAND AND WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FOR 7 TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS.
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