NHTSA complaint: 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED IN A DRIVEWAY HE SAW SMOKE EMITTING FROM HE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *PH *NLM
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation