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

crash2 injured · 414701 · 2003-06-25

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY BRAKES FAILED AFTER ACCELERATING FROM BEING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW BEFORE WE WERE INTO THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON A BUMPY DRY SURFACE WHILE BRAKING THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS BRAKES WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS SET BY MANUFACTURE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE SILVERADO. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10023749
Machine
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