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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

crash · 428965 · 2003-09-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Miles at failure
31,800
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ABS KICKS (SOUND AND FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL) IN AT VERY LOW SPEED (AS I CAME TRYING TO COME TO A STOP) AND I LOSS ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT (HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME). I LEARNED THAT BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY FAST WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I CAN REGAIN BRAKE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY REPEATABLE.*AK I FINALLY HAD TO PULL THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE IT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ABS CONTROL MODEULE REPLACED ONCE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10037379
Machine
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