# 2003 CHEVROLET EXPRESS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `399763` · 2003-08-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** EXPRESS
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 18,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY FAILED TO HOLD, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.  *JB   ON 3-28-03, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WOULDN'T CHECK THE BRAKES. NINE DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMER PASSED AS A RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK AND HIS WIFE FELT IT WAS THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, BECAUSE HE WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE FAULTY BRAKES.  (CONNIE HUART ON BEHALF OF DECEASED HUSBAND, MICHEAL HUART).    *PH  *JB
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