# 2016 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1566696` · 2019-05-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 56,650
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT FOR MY SON'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT.  AS A APPLIED THE BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, MY TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP.  I ENDED UP HITTING A PARKED CAR AND A CEMENT LIGHT POLE.  MY TWO DAUGHTERS WERE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND WE WERE UNDERSTANDABLY SHOOK UP AND EMOTIONAL.  THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM GM ABOUT THE MECHANICAL VACUUM PUMP OUTPUT MAY DECREASE AT LOW SPEEDS.  I BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR GM TO REPLY IN REGARDS TO HOW THEY WILL HANDLE THE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AND THE OTHER VEHICLE I HIT.
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