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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 810868 · 2010-08-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
128,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

APPLIED BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOPLIGHT, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST 2 OR 3 MONTH I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME RUPTURED, THEY WERE DIFFERENT LINE EACH TIME. THE DEALER SPLICED NEW LINES INTO THE ORIGINAL LINES EACH TIME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10352872
Machine
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