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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
116,000 miles · May 8, 2007
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CUTAWAY G3500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE TO BRAKE PROPERLY CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALSO HELD ON HORN TO WARN OTH…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CUTAWAY G3500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE TO BRAKE PROPERLY CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALSO HELD ON HORN TO WARN OTHER DRIVER'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CLAMP WHICH HOLDS THE PEDAL IN PLACE WAS MISSING. THE CLAMP CAN ONLY BE REMOVED BY A SPECIAL TOOL. THE CONTACT INSISTS THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS NOT BRAKE RELATED, BUT IT WAS INDEED THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WERE DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND KNEE. POLICE REPORT CASE # 07-005729 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE AND A POLICE REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 06/06/07 *TR
NHTSA ODI #10191093
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