# 2005 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `820476` · 2010-10-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 2 DAYS. TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. TRAFFIC CAME TO SUDDEN STOP. HAD 4 CAR LENGTHS AND FRONT CAR BRAKES LOCKED AND WENT INTO SKID AND HAD MINOR ACCIDENT.     SECOND TIME TWO DAYS LATER. 5 MPH. TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT AND FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AGAIN. THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE. I PUT CAR IN REVERSE. IT WOULD RELEASE, BUT AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WAS LOCKING. I MANAGED TO PARK CAR. WAITED ABOUT AN HOUR AND BRAKES DID NOT LOCK. ITS BEEN 2 WEEKS AND NO PROBLEM. *TR
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