| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007120343 | Incident Date: Sep, 16 2007 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCEK14VXXZ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 10 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado. while backing out of the driveway, the contact noticed a large amount of brake fluid leaking from his vehicle. when he inspected the vehicle, he noticed that every time he applied pressure to the brakes, more brake fluid leaked out. no warning lights were illuminated at the time of the failure. he took the vehicle to a local mechanic and was informed that one of the brake lines were leaking. the mechanic repaired the brake line. a couple of days later, while driving 55 mph, the contact applied the brakes and the vehicle failed to stop. he used the emergency brakes to stop the vehicle. the same mechanic stated that a different brake line was leaking and that all of the brake lines were rusted. the brake lines are currently being repaired again. the manufacturer stated that his vin was not included in the recall. the recall number was unavailable. the current and failure mileages were 96,000. updated 12/12/2007 *bf updated 12/12/07 *tr |
