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2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 681661 · 2008-08-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
9,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD ISSUES WITH HIS BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN HE BEGAN TO DRIVE AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD RESIST. HE COULD HEAR THE ABS MOTOR RUNNING, BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT APPLY AT ALL. IN ADDITION, THE RPM WOULD ALSO REV AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE. UNLESS THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSED THE PEDAL AGAIN SLOWLY, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A SNOW BANK BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. HE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THREE OTHER CRASHES BECAUSE OF THE BRAKES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OVER TEN TIMES AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE APPROXIMATELY 3-4 TIMES. THE DEALER CHANGED THE FRONT ABS HUB, BUT THE REMEDY WOULD ONLY CORRECT THE ISSUE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 WEEKS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,360 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. UPDATED 7/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 07/20/09*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10237047
Machine
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