# 2010 CADILLAC DTS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `766177` · 2010-02-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** DTS
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 5,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH COMING TO AN INTERSECTION. TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS RED AND SOME CARS WAITING. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PUT IT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPROACHING THE STOPPED TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THE PEDAL WENT SOFT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS DRIVING A 2008 CADILLAC DTS , AND I HIT THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 5,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AM REPORTING THIS TO MY CADILLAC DEALER ON MON 22 OF FEB, 2010. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  NO KNOWN INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER CAR. I SUSTAINED HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO WELLSTAR COBB HOSPITAL EMR. I RETURNED HOME THAT AFTERNOON, BUT THE NEXT MORNING I HAVE SORENESS IN NECK AND CHEST. *TR
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