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2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1563725 · 2019-05-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
78,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES BECOME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND/OR INOPERABLE ON 2015 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. TYPICALLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN PARKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO BACK INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR DISASTERS WHEN POSITIONING THE CAMPER. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM THAT THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, BUT ARE NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY. THEY ARE OFFERING TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS UNDER A "SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM," WHICH EXCLUDES MY VEHICLE DUE TO MILEAGE. THIS SHOULD BE A FULL AND COMPLETE RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES EFFECTED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11205686
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown