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2016 CHEVROLET COLORADO — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1756980 · 2021-07-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COLORADO
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
42,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while backing out of a parking space at a very slow speed, the braking system suddenly malfunctioned and erroneously released causing the vehicle to surge backward and crash into a second parked vehicle. During the incident, no injuries were reported and a police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the rear driver side brake caliper and brake hose were faulty and needed to be replaced. The caliper and hose were replaced and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was also contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 42,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11424455
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown