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2017 CHEVROLET MALIBU — SERVICE BRAKES

crash2 injured · 1756110 · 2021-07-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
56,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2017 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at undisclosed speeds, without warning as the brake pedal was depressed the vehicle accelerated forward independently. The contact depressed the brake pedal again the vehicle failed to stop causing, the vehicle to crash into the other vehicle in front. No airbag deployed. No police report was filed. The contact and the passenger sustained severe whiplash, 1 week later the contact and his wife sought medical attention and checked in a hospital. The insurance company was contacted and towed the vehicle to the collision shop where it was deemed a total loss. The contact mentioned that the other vehicle was totaled as well. The dealer nor the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000. The VIN was not available.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11423834
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown