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1991 CHEVROLET S10 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 163294 · 1999-08-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
1991
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

APPLIED BRAKES HARD IN BOTH INSTANCES TO AVOID COLLISION . THE INSTANCE IN 98 IT WAS RAINING BUT THE TRUCK SHOULD HAVE SLOWED FASTER . IT WAS AS IF II HADN'T APPIED THE BRAKES BUT A LITTLE . BUT I WAS PRESSING HARD . IN THE OCCURANCE IN 99 I WAS IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE . THERE WAS A LITTLE LOOSE PAVEMENT MATERIAL ON THE ROAD , AS THEY WERE CUTTING OUT PAVEMENT 100 YARDS UP THE ROAD .I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN A FAST STOP AS THE TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME . AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP AS FAST AS IT SHOULD OF . I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES HARD , BUT THE TRUCK WASN'T STOPPING AS IT SHOULD HAVE . IN BOTH INSTANCES THE PEDAL WAS HARD . IT DID NOT GO TO THE FLOOR .

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
709699
Machine
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