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1994 CHEVROLET ASTRO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 104389 · 1998-04-21

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
ASTRO
Year
1994
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

Severity

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

Narrative

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES GOING DOWNHILL, ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE VAN SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT STOP. CRASHED INTO A MERCEDES BENZ. WHEN THE DRIVER RETURNED THE VAN, THE PEDAL WAS NORMAL. THE VAN HAS BEEN REPAIRED. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
822202
Machine
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