# 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
> NHTSA complaint `224469` · 2000-08-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES OVERHEATED,  CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER,  AND DEALER SAID THAT BRAKES  OVERHEATED.   MECHANIC SAID THAT  IN STOP AND GO SITUATIONS BRAKES WILL OVERHEAT. CONSUMER STATED  THAT THIS WAS VERY SCARY,  AND WAS CONCERNED THAT  COULD NOT STOP A VEHICLE.   *AK
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