Brake problems in GM EVs draw greater federal scrutiny

In one crash reported to NHTSA, the driver of a 2025 Lyriq said they lost their brakes while trying to pull into a parking space in front of the store. The vehicle drove over the curb and crashed through the store front, coming to rest “mid-way in the store, amidst the furniture and store structure,” according to the driver.

In another, the driver of a 2024 Blazer EV said they had to “deliberately steer the vehicle into a concrete curb” to slow it down and avoid a “catastrophic intersection collision.”