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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 926548 · 2012-07-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
112,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

REAR ENDED A LADY AND HER BABY YESTERDAY AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES ONLY TO FIND THEM GO TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKE LINES ARE EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND ONE BURST. AFTER TALKING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ON EARLY 2000 GM TRUCKS. JUST LOOKED AT MY WIVES 2002 YUKON AND ITS WORSE THAN MY TRUCK. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10464454
Machine
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