NHTSA Complaint #10140154 — 2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10140154
Vehicle	2000 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Date of Incident	October 18, 2005
Date Filed	October 18, 2005
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	OH

Consumer Description

MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES HAD A KNUCKLE IN THE FRONT BRAKE SHOWING NO WEAR AND TEAR VEERING ME OFF ROAD ,IM GOING TO KEEP THE PART AND TAKE PICTURES. IT DROVE SMOOTH SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THEN TODAY THE FRONT TIRE FOLDED UNDER. ME AND THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC COULDNT EXPLAIN IT. THE PART SHOWED NO SIGN OF WEAR TO THE AREA THAT BROKE. IVE BEEN LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, CANNOT FIND ONE IF THERE IS LET ME KNOW... THIS IS A VERY BIG DANGER AND IS LIFE THREATENING. AND IT WILL OBVIOUSLY HAPPEN WITHOUT A WARNING. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MAYBE HAVING THIS HAPPEN AND DONT LIVE TO TELL ABOUT IT BEING THE REASON OR DONT EVEN KNOW TO TELL ABOUT IT. THANX. *NM

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