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

crash · 449041 · 2004-01-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
44,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS A VERY DANGEROUS ABS MALFUNCTION WHICH CAUSED A PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT WITH $2000.00 OF DAMAGE. GM HAS BEEN USELESS TO ME, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT FOR FREE. THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AT, ROMANO CHEVY IN SYRACUSE, STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000 SILVERADOS. I HAVE PAID FOR MANY OTHER REPAIRS, BUT I FEEL THAT A DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX FOR FREE AND DO A RECALL SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT LIKE I DID. THEY WANT TO SWEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG. I HAVE BEEN CORRESPONDING WITH GM FOR A YEAR WITH NO PROGRESS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTENTION WHATSOEVER OF HELPING ME. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. STEVE MARTE *LA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10052910
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