Complaint 1177871
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Apr 25, 2015
- Complaint ID
- 1177871
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2006
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Apr 25, 2015
- Date Received
- Apr 26, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
BRAKE LINE RUPTURE RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. PARALLEL PARKING A 2006 SILVERADO WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND NEARLY STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. BRAKE PETAL DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. STEERED TRUCK TOWARD CURB TO FULLY STOP BEFORE STRIKING OTHER VEHICLE. IMMEDIATE INSPECTION REVEALED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE IN UNDERCARRIAGE AREA NEAR BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT. SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 MPH - FIVE MINUTES EARLIER WE WERE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT HAD IT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE OR THE OFFRAMP. VEHICLE PASSED A VIRGINIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION THREE WEEKS EARLIER. GM OR NHTSA SHOULD WARN GM OWNERS TO CHECK THEIR BRAKE LINES AND ALSO CONSIDER A RECALL. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.