Complaint 855285
2003 CHEVROLET EXPRESS • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC • incident Nov 15, 2010
- Complaint ID
- 855285
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- EXPRESS
- Model Year
- 2003
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Incident Date
- Nov 15, 2010
- Date Received
- May 9, 2011
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET EXPRESS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE TECHNICIANS WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION BUT INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.