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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1018041 · 2013-10-27

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
240,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT USUALLY STAY ON.THE OTHER DAY THEY CAME ON WHILE DRIVING SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT MY BRAKES TO STOP AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AVOIDING THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I ENDED UP ON THE SIDEWALK THANKFULLY THEIR WERE NO PEOPLE WALKING. NOW THAT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM I HAVE STARTED TO NOTICE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DRIVE THE SAME VEHICLE AS ME I SEE THE SAME LIGHT ON THERE INSTRUMENT PANEL.HAVE HEARD THAT THEIR ARE PLACES REBUILDING THE EBCM BECAUSE OF INFERIOR PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10549667
Machine
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