NHTSA Complaint #11266434 — 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11266434
Vehicle 2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU
Component SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 989,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State LA

Consumer Description

AS I WAS DRIVING FROM THE VA HOSPITAL IN NEW ORLEANS COMING DOWN THE HIGH RISE BRIDGE IN DEAD TRAFFIC THE CAR CUT OFF THE BREAKS GOT STIFF IT WOULDNT START BACK UP THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHT CAME ON THE STEARING COULDNT BE CONTROLLED I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE ROLLING OUT OF CONTROL DOWN THE BRIDGE THANK GOD POEOPLE MOVED OUT THE WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD I STRUGGLED TO TURN THE STEARING WHEEL SO I WOULDNT GO OF THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND I FINALLY ROLLED ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BRIDGE AND GOT ON THE SIDE I SAT FOR ALITTLE TRIED TO START IT THE BRAKES WAS SO STIFF THAT IT WOULDNT START AT FIRST THEN I PUSHED HARD AND IT STARTED BUT THE BREAKS DIDNT WORK AND IT WOULD ONLY GO 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR EVERY TIME I HIT THE BREAKS THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF I FEARED FOR MY LIFE BECAUSE I HAD TWO MORE BRIDGES TO GO OVER UNTIL I GOT HOME AND BEEN SITTING AT HOME NO TRANSPERTATION CALLED CHEVY MATT BOWERS AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED PLUS PAY 135.00 DOLLARS AN HOUR FOR THEM TO JUST LOOK AT IM A DISABLED VETERAN I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW CAR THINKING IT WAS LIABLE TRANSPERTATION TO GET ME BACK AND FORTH TO MY DOCTORS I BOUGHT THIS CXAR BRAND NEW IN 2016 AND HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT IM NOT A HEALTHY MAN AND I DEPEND ON THIS TO GET ME TO MY DOCTORS I GET ALITTLE MONEY AND DIDNT BUY THIS CAR SO IT COULD BREAK DOWN THIS EARLY IN TIME I TRUSTED THEM WITH MY LIFE AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULDNT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS GETTING TO MY DOCTORS AT THE VETERANS HOSPITAL IN NEW ORLEANS.

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