# 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1587544` · 2019-07-23 · 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:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 75,500
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
BRAKE FAILURE.  WHILE BACKING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF ONLY 10-15 MPH  THE VEHICLES BRAKE PEDAL BECAME ROCK HARD AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS, I AM A 220 LB. MAN WHO IS WHAT I FEEL IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAD TO USE BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALL MY STRENGTH JUST TO ATTEMPT TO SLOW IT DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO FULLY BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN I IMPACTED THE CORNER OF MY GARAGE WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR BUMPER DAMAGE , HOWEVER NO ONE WAS HURT THANK GOD. THE ODD THING IS ONCE I STOPPED AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO BUILD PRESSURE AGAIN AND WAS FINE?  AFTER A LITTLE INVESTIGATION WITH THE VEHICLE I CAN RECREATE THE ISSUE IF I PUMP THE BRAKES 4 TO 5 TIMES IN QUICK SUCCESION WHICH RESULTS AGAIN IN A ROCK HARD PEDAL AND LOSS OF BRAKING. ONCE I REV THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL I RESTORE PRESSURE BACK TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HAVE NO ISSUES. I AM ALMOST POSITIVE THIS IS A BRAKE VACUUM ISSUE AND WILL BE TAKING TO A MECHANIC ASAP TO LOOK INTO IT.
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