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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 294351 · 2001-05-25

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND WAS ON INTERSTATE IN FAR RIGHT LANE TRYING TO EXIT, AND VEHICLE RAN UP ON GRASS, BRAKES COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING THE POST. CONSUMER HIT FACE ON WINDSHIELD. STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT BACK AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED ON TIME, IT WOULD GLIDE. VEHICLE HAD ABS BRAKES, AND NO WARNING EVER INDICATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND CONSUMER DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE, IT WAS NEVER TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
889158
Machine
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