SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
60 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
THE 1999 CHEVROLET TRUCK EX SILV ANTILOCK BREAKS HAVE BEEN FAILING AT RANDOM TIMES SINCE APRIL 1 1999. FIRST AT SLOW SPEEDS AND THEN AT HIGH SPEEDS RANDOMLY. ON 720-1999 MY SPEED WAS 60 MI HR AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN A DEER CROSSED THE STATE HIGHWAY BETWEEN GRAHAM TX AND BRECKENRIDGE TX. THE BRAKES DELAYED AND I HIT THE DEER DEAD CENTER OF MY BUMPER AND GRILL! THE AIR BAGS DIDNOT INFLATE EVER!