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1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 603002 · 2006-11-14

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
126,000
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES ACTED FUNNY AT STOPS - WOULD SLOW DOWN THEN KEEP MOVING UNTIL I SLAMMED ON BRAKES. HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE. ON FRIDAY 11/10/06, I WAS MOVING MY 1999 CHEV TAHOE LT 4X4 - TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I PUT THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR TO MISS A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A BUILDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND INJURIES TO ME, THE DRIVER AND ONLY PASSENGER. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10173466
Machine
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