# 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `428965` · 2003-09-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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.
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