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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 821841 · 2010-10-24

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
203,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

REAR LEFT SIDE BRAKELINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST ON 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ON INSPECTION RUST NOTICED ON ALL BRAKE LINES. MANY SIMILAR REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS ON SAME COMPLAINT. NEWYORK BASED VEHICLE, TRUCK ALWAYS WASHED UNDERCARRIAGE TO REMOVE SALT FROM ROADWAY IN WINTER MONTHS. ALL LINES NEED REPLACEMENT...DANGEROUS CONDITION!!!!! PLEASE HAVE YOUR VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR YOUR SAFETY. NO DAMAGE , CRASHED INTO CURB IN PARKING LOT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES SHOULD ALL BE REMOVED FROM ROADS AND FIXED AT GM EXPENSE. NHTSA HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENFORCE SAFETY RECALLS BUT HAS YET TAKEN DUE TO INFLUENCE OF OUR "NATIONALIZED CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANY". DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF THIS COMPANY, ANY FAILURE TO ACT RESPONSIBLY ON THIS MATTER SHOULD BE SEEN AS "WANTON NEGLECT" BY THIS AGENCY FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE & NOT JUST THESE VEHICLE OWNERS. I FULLY INTEND TO INFORM MY LOCAL REP. TO THE FAILURE OF THIS AGENCY TO TAKE SERIOUSLY THE CONSEQUENCES OF CONTINUING TO ALLOW 1.3 MILLION TRUCKS WITH KNOWN SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES TO REMAIN OPERATING ON OUR ROADWAYS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10362126
Machine
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