Complaint 1109294
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS • incident Sep 12, 2014
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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