Complaint 1159435
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Feb 21, 2015
- Complaint ID
- 1159435
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2006
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Feb 21, 2015
- Date Received
- Feb 22, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
I WAS BACKING UP THE TRUCK WHEN A CAR CAME UP BEHIND ME AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD. THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD TO STEER THE TRUCK INTO A SNOW BANK TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CAB OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AT EVERY POINT WHERE THEY CONNECT TO THE FRAME. REPAIRED THE FIRST LEAK AND ANOTHER LEAK STARTED IN ANOTHER LINE IN THE SAME AREA THE LINES ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. REPAIRED THE SECOND LEAK AND A 3RD LEAK APPEARED INSIDE THE FRAME RAIL BEHIND THE CAB WHERE THE LINE ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. THE LINES CAN NOT BE SAFELY REPAIRED. ALL NEW LINES MUST BE INSTALLED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 10,250 MILES ON IT AND IS ALWAYS WASHED INCLUDING THE UNDER CARRIAGE AFTER DRIVING ON SALTED ROADS. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.