# 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
> NHTSA complaint `505109` · 2004-11-04 · 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:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
- **Miles at failure:** 37,023
## Narrative
PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO A TREE DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.  THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS NHTSA SITE.*AK
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