NHTSA Complaint #11245255 — 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HIS DAUGHTER DROVE DOWN HILL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT A PERSON THAT WAS DRIVING A BICYCLE. THE VEHICLE WENT UP A HILL AND THE DRIVER PROCEEDED ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT IT WENT UP A HILL, ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO BUSHES, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND A REPORT WAS FILED; THE POLICE REPORT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE PERSON ON THE BICYCLE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED UNKNOWN FRACTURES TO THE BODY. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS FATHER RESIDENCE AND HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED HOWEVER THERE WAS A LONG WAIT TIME AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THE CALL PROMPTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.