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2003 GMC SIERRA 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 891091 · 2011-11-17

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
57,540
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES BLEW OUT COMING DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE I HAD A TOYOTA IN FONT OF ME SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE OF A SQUIRREL CROSSING THE STREET. I HAD ALSO SLOWED DOWN BUT THEN THE TOYOTA STOPPED AND I WENT TO STOP MY BRAKE LINES BOTH FRONT AND BACK BLEW OUT AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. THANKS TO THE TOYOTA BEING THERE TO STOP ME OTHER WISE I WOULD HAD A VERY BAD CRASH INTO CROSSING TRAFFIC OR HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL OR TREES. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL NEW BRAKELINES INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK AND THE DAMAGE TO THE TOYOTA AND MY TRUCK COSTING AROUND 2000.00 DOLLARS PLUS THE INSURANCE OVER 2300.00 FOR THE TOYOTA AND MY FRONT END. NOW IM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10436251
Machine
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