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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

crash · 283948 · 2001-03-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

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

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
884705
Machine
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