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2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 955791 · 2013-01-01

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVALANCHE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
103,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS IS SECOND FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE. NO INDICATION OTHER THAN SEVERE RUST UNDER VEHICLE. LOSS OF STIFFNESS IN PEDAL WHEN ATTEMPT TO BRAKE DOWN HILL IN SNOW/ICE. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON , NEEDED TO USE TRANSMISSION TO CONTROL SPEED. VEHICLE DID SUSTAIN DAMAGE WHEN UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED ENOUGH IT CRASHED INTO A STRUCTURE. THIS ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE. NO INJURIES BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE IN VEHICLE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BOTH WHEEL SENSORS FAIL AND ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY FAIL. THE BRAKE LINE HAS FAILED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES BUT WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURE. NO INJURIES AT THAT TIME BECAUSE OF EXPERIENCED DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL AS WELL AS THIS INCIDENT AS REPORTED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10490639
Machine
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