# 2005 BUICK LESABRE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `600013` · 2006-10-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 23,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DOWN A STEEP HILL UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LAKE.  THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE BRAKE FAILURES AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED.  ODI #10160493 CAN BE USED IN COMPARISON TO THIS ISSUE.
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