Complaint 1194713
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Jun 29, 2015
- Complaint ID
- 1194713
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2006
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Jun 29, 2015
- Date Received
- Jun 29, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH 26,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, I ATTEMPTED A TRANSIENT LANE CHANGE WHILE TAKING EVASIVE ACTION IN ORDER TO AVOID A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. WHEN COUPLED WITH THE BRAKES I NOTICED LONGER THAN USUAL ENGAGEMENT. AS A RESULT, I WAS FORCED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND HAD TO USE MULTIPLE DOWNSHIFTS IN CONCERT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A HALT. IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRAIN STOPPING ON RAILS. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME WITH HAZARDS ON,U NEVER EXCEEDING THIRD GEAR. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I NOTICED CLEAR OIL UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR EXTREMELY INJURED. LASTLY, I HAVE ALSO BEEN NOTICING INCONSISTENCY WITH STEERING RESISTANCE. SOMETIMES THE STEERING IS CONSIDERABLY LOOSER THAN AT OTHER TIMES. I HAVE DISMISSED THIS DISCONCERTING SENSATION BY ASSUMING IT IS WEATHER/HUMIDITY RELATED.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.