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2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1576125 · 2019-06-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
35,995
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS I WAS NOTICING THE IT WAS GETTING HARD TO STOP MY TRUCK WITH BRAKING THE PEDAL WOULD GET HARD AND BARELY STOP 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ON A HIGHWAY AT AROUND 11:30 AT NIGHT AND A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SWERVED I HIT THE DEER WITH RIGHT FRONT OF TRUCK COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK I WENT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND INTO THE WOODS WITH MY TRUCK AND HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO BRAKES I ENDED UP IN THE WOODS AND HIT A PINE TREE MY TRUCK IS AT A BODY SHOP NOW WHERE THEY BELIEVE IT IS A TOTAL LOSS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11220951
Machine
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