# 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `684899` · 2008-08-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 162,000
- **Speed:** 33 mph
## Narrative
ON THIS DATE I WAS OUT SHOPPING ,WHEN I APPROACHED A REDLIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND FELT NO RESPONSE. APPLIED MORE PRESSURE AND FELT ABS PULSE ABOUT 4 TIMES. THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HIT A HONDA ODYSSEY IN THE REAR,THAT CONTAINED 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FATHER. LUCKILY, NO INJURIES. LOOKS LIKE A BRAKE LINE FAILED, WHY?????????? THE STATE OF RI IMPOUNDED THE TRUCK FOR AN INVESTIGATION,THE RESULTS OF WHICH I COULD HAVE WRITTEN AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THEY ONLY STATE THE OBVIOUS. THEY HAVE ALSO SEIZED THE PLATED AND SUSPENDED THE REG. UNTIL ALL REPAIRS ARE MADE AND CERTIFIED . AGAIN I ASK WHY WOULD A BRAKE LINE FAIL ON AN 8 MODEL YEAR OLD VECH. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME. *TR
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