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1993 CHEVROLET S10 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash6 injured · 211615 · 2000-05-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
1993
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
6
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS EXITING ONTO FREEWAY & APPLIED BRAKES, ABS KICKED IN & THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR STARTED MAKING NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS APPLYING & RELEASING. CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR & IT WOULDN'T STOP. THIS RESULTED IN A LOW SPEED REAREND COLLISION. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V193000 DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. BUT WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED . ALSO, MANUFACTURER ASSUMED NO RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE OF AGE OF VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT ENCOURAGE CONSUMER TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE DONE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
862037
Machine
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