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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

crash1 injured · 421837 · 2003-07-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. MANY TIMES I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WILL STOP AT FIRST A SECOND AND THEN THE BRAKES WOULD LET GO AND THE TRUCK WOULD STILL GO. I HAVE TO PUT THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND THEN THE TRUCK WOULD SLOW DOWN. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS IN SAN DIEGO AND NONE OF THEM KNEW THE PROBLEM. ONE DEALER TOLD ME TO GENTLY APPLY THE BRAKES FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP PROPERLY, BUT I'M SORRY, I CAN'T DO THAT DURING A PANIC SITUATION. THE HAS FAILED AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND ONE TIME WHEN MY PREGNANT SISTER WAS DRIVING, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP THROUGH A PARKING LOT, SO SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DON'T KNOW WHAT DO NOW. TRUCK IS ALREADY OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE PLAN ON SELLING THE TRUCK SOON AND BUYING ANOTHER BECAUSE THIS ONE IS NOT SAFE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10030459
Machine
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