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2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

crash · 496932 · 2004-09-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Miles at failure
51,500
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON AUGUST 19,2004 I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT, WHERE IT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BODY SHOP TESTED THE BRAKE UNIT BEFORE REPAIRS AND FOUND NOTHING. AFTER REPAIRS, THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT REPLACING THE ANTI-LOCK COMPUTER. THE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE OCASIONALLY COME ON THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, AND I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS AT 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERS THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND NOT A PROBLEM. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE UNIT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED WHEN I NEEDED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE KELSEY-HAYES BRAKES ARE RELIABLE AND I WILL BE SELLING THE VEHICLE DUE TO MY FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10091203
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