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2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1623706 · 2019-11-25

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
96,000
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TRUCK HAS ISSUES STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS. EXTREME PEDAL PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN TOWING, AND ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP A TRAILER, THE PRESSURE REQUIRED ON THE PEDAL MAKES MANEUVERING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND UNSAFE. BRAKES ARE A VITAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, AND ARE NEEDED TO SAFELY OPERATE A VEHICLE IN TODAY'S DRIVING ENVIRONMENTS. I HAD THIS LOOKED AT BY A DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY INFORMED ME OF A RECALL AND SAID THEY "ADJUSTED THE SENSOR", BUT THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11282292
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown