SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
40 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ON CHEVY SURBURBANS. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CRASH ON A SUNNY DAY WITH DRIVE PAVEMENT. THE ABS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I HAVE RUN INTO THIS INSTANCE 3 PREVIOUS TIMES WHERE "STANDING" ON THE BRAKES DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. YET IF I RELEASE THE ABS BRAKES AND RE-APPLY, THE VEHICLE WILL USUALLY STOP. GIVEN THE CURRENT RECALL ON CHEVY ABS PRODUCTS FROM THIS TIMEFRAME, I WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH ABS ON MY SUBURBAN.