NHTSA complaint: 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation