# 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1559788` · 2019-04-22 · 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:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 35,000
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
AT LOW SPEED (BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT ON THE STREET) THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT VERY HARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY STOP.  I THEN DID NOT GO INTO THAT SPACE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR BEHIND ME.  I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET.  WHEN BACKING IN, I COULD NOT STOP (MOVING WITH CAR AT IDLE ENGINE SPEED).  THE HITCH HIT THE CONCRETE WALL-HAPPILY NO DAMAGE DONE.  WITH RESEARCH, I FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM HAS NOT ADDRESSED.  I USUALLY OCCURS AT SLOW SPEEDS OR STOP AND GO SLOW SPEED TRAFFIC.  THIS IS UNPREDICTABLE AND VERY UNSAFE.  THE VEHICLE IS A 2015 WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES.  THE VACUUM PUMP (THE FAILURE) IS BOLTED TO THE ENGINE AND ENGINE-DRIVEN AND LUBRICATED BY ENGINE OIL WHICH PUTS MY ENGINE AT RISK.  YET NONE OF THIS IS COVERED BY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY.  THIS IS NOT A SLOW, BUT A SUDDEN FAILURE ITEM.  VERY UNSAFE IF IT HAPPENS IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT PICKING UP MY CHILDREN, CHURCH, CLOSE SPACES (NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKING AREAS).
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