SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
I WORK AS A SALESMAN AT A SMALL USED CAR DEALERSHIP. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 4 GENERAL MOTORS FULL SIZE TRUCKS (1999 SUBURBAN, 1997 CHEVY SILVERADO, 1998 SILVERADO, 1999 SILVERADO) HAVE SPEED SENSORS FAIL, CAUSING THE ABS TO COME ON AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT I WAS RECENTLY TEST DRIVING A 1999 SILVERADO, AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AND DROVE RIGHT INTO THE GARAGE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT STOPPING TO LET A PEDESTRIAN CROSS THE STREET, BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND IF I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ON 4 VEHICLES, THERE MUST BE MANY MORE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *LA