# 2004 CHEVROLET KODIAK — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
> NHTSA complaint `559359` · 2005-10-20 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** KODIAK
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
- **Miles at failure:** 6,200
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE DYING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE.  THE VEHICLE DID  NOT STALL, BUT SIMPLY DIED AT ONCE WITHOUT WARNING.  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS A WARNING, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF .  THE VEHICLE WAS USED AS A HAULER THAT PULLED  A TRAILER DELIVERING BOATS.  WHEN THE ENGINE DIED THERE WAS A LOSS OF  POWER, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES.  THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS BY USING THE IN CAB CONTROLLER TO ACTIVATE THE ELECTRIC BRAKES ON THE TRAILER WHICH ULTIMATELY SLOWED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 18 DEALERSHIPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.  THE DEALERS WERE CAUSE OF THE  UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.  THE VEHICLE DID NOT PRODUCE ANY TYPE OF DIAGNOSTIC CODE. THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS WERE MADE.  THE LATEST INCIDENT RESULTED IN A JACKKNIFE CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY.  THERE WAS AN INJURY, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.   THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE RISK OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN.  *AK
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