# 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `283947` · 2001-03-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10-15 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND ABS JUST PULSATED, AND THERE WAS  NO BRAKING ACTION. UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE CONSUMER FOUND OUT WHEEL BEARING HUB AND ABS WERE CONNECTED.  WHEN WHEEL BEARINGS WERE WORN OUT ABS WOULD FAIL. DEALER STATED CHEVROLET WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK  CONSUMER HIT A BARRIER POST DUE TO THE FAULTY ABS BRAKES DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM THEY WILL NOT PAY DAMAGES, WHEN THE HUB WEARS THE ANTILOCK SENSOR READS FALSELY LEADING TO NO BRAKES.   *SLC
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*