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1991 CHEVROLET CORSICA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

crash3 injured · 177824 · 1999-10-11

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CORSICA
Year
1991
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LIGHT RAIN; CAR HAD BEEN AT AUTO STATION REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR A REAR BRAKE JOB. FRONT BRAKES WERE NEW. ORGINAL COMPLAINT: PASSENGER REAR TIRE LOCKED UP AND CAR SKIDDED. 9-4-99, TRUCK SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR, WE SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WE SKIDDED OVER ONE BLOCK INTO TRUCK. MOM (ME) BROKE 3 RIBS, SON HURT NECK, DAUGHTER CUT LIP. AFTER BODY SHOP HAD CAR FOR ALMOST 4 WEEKS, RETURNED CAR TO AUTO STATION. THEY FIXED MASTER CYLINDER--GUARENTEED TO FIX. TEST DRIVE- CAR SKIDDED ACCOSS SHOP'S PARKING LOT. REPLACED DRUMS. REAR BRAKES APPEAR TO BE WORKING WITH A LOUD RATTLE-LIKE THUMPING NOISE. AFTER MUCH MONEY SPENT AND NOW 5 TRIPS TO AUTO STATION, I DRIVE CAR TO WORK AND PRAY TO GOD THAT THE BRAKES HOLD THIS TIME. MECHANICS SAID ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED FROM OVERSIZED DRUMS. I TOOK DRUMS TO 2 OTHER CAR SHOPS--BOTH STATED DRUMS WERE FINE AND COULD BE TURNED ONE MORE TIME, BUT NO MORE. RIBS, NECK, AND MOUTH ARE ALL HEALING FINE. MOM (ME) IS BLOND WITH A VISA. SOM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
713167
Machine
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