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1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

crash · 264315 · 2000-12-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 15 MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON, AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER SAID NO BRAKE PAD WAS LEFT ON BRAKE. THEN, BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO HALF. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER. *AK THE BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF BRAKE PROBLEM AND HAS CHANGED BRAKING SYSTEM FOR 2000 AND 2001 MODELS, BUT MADE NO RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE. THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
877118
Machine
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