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2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1596619 · 2019-08-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
43,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AT LOW ENGINE RPM THE BRAKE FORCE BECOMES EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE. WHILE BACKING DOWN A LONG BOAT RAMP LAST WEEK THIS OCCURRED AND MY WIFE COULD NOT PRESS HARD ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A COLLISION TO AVOID THE VEHICLE GOING INTO THE WATER. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11245769
Machine
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