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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 554856 · 2005-09-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
74,772
Speed
69 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE INTERSTATE IN CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70 MPH. SUDDENLY I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY SIDEWAYS. I SLID OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A HIGHWAY SIGN WHICH SLOWED ME AND MUST HAVE JARRED SOMETHING BECAUSE THEN I COULD USE MY BRAKES AND ALL FOUR OF THEM SEEMED TO WORK. I SMASHED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND ROCKER PANEL AND OTHER DAMAGE, PROBABLY BENT THE RIM ON A TIRE, HAD CUTS ON BOTH HANDS AND HAD TO TAKE MY DOGS AND CAT TO THE VET AS THEY WERE IN SHOCK. I WAS ABOUT 130 TO 150 MILES FROM HOME AND THANKS TO FRIENDS WAS ABLE TO GET HOME THAT EVENING. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP I HAD IT TOWED TO, SAID THEY COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK. BUT ACCORDING TO THE DPS OFFICER THAT IS WHAT THEY SEEMED TO DO. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10136877
Machine
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