NHTSA Complaint #11361933 — 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 SERVICE BRAKES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11361933
Vehicle	2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	September 12, 2020
Date Filed	September 30, 2020
Mileage	58,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 20 MIN, THE TRUCK LOOSE A LITTLE BIT OF POWER THEN THE BREAKS BEGIN TO GET HARDER AND HARDER TILL THE FRONT BREAKS LOCK UP, AFTER THEY LOCK UP I HAVE TO PARK IT FOR ATLEAST 10 MIN THEN YOU FEEL THEM UNLOCK AND YOU CAN DRIVE AGAIN, SOMETIMES ONLY A COUPLE MORE MIN OR TILL THE NEXT DAY, HAD IT INTO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WERE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG EXCEPT SOME OLD STORED CODES, I SHOWED THEM THE CODE I KEPT GETTING AND THEY SAID THEY DIDNT SO MINE COULDNT BE RIGHT, BUT TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. TONIGHT I PULLED INTO WORK, I WORK MIDNIGHTS AND MY FRONT ROTORS WERE GLOWING LAVA RED. BREAKS LOCKED UP AFTER THE STABILATRAK SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON

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