SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
200
Speed
10 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
2001 CHEVROLETE SILVERADO, ABS BRAKE FAILURES INTERMITTENT ABS SLOW SPEED FAILURES, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, NO WARNING LIGTHS COME ON BEFORE OR AFTER, NO NOISE, VIBRATION ,NOTHING TO WARN BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL. VEHICLE AS BEEN TO DEALER 11 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, THEY DO ALL THE USUAL INSPECTIONS,READ THE COMPUTER,DRIVE VECHICLE.EXCEPT FOR ONE ,THEY HAVE NEVER CKECKED THE MAZE OF WIRES ,CONNECTIONS,AND OTHER COMPONETS THAT THE ABS RUNS THROUGH,OR IS USEING. THE GM. SHOP MANUAL GIVES STEP BY STEP INSTRUTIONS, HOW TO CHECK VECHICLE FOR INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURES. I HAVE TO DRIVE VECHICLE WITH ABS DEACTIVEATED, USING HYDRAULIC BRAKES WHICH ARE EXCELLENT, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY BRAKE FAILURES DRIVING VECHICLE