Complaint 1189298
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Jun 5, 2015
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1189298
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Jun 5, 2015
- Date Received
- Jun 9, 2015
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR IN ORDER TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AS A RESULT THE PRESSURE OF THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSED THE LINES TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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