# 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `502633` · 2004-10-20 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** AVALANCHE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 33,067
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW MY VEHICLE AS I APPROACHED AN AREA OF FLOWING WATER. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I  NORMALLY WOULD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW UP, INSTEAD, THE BACK END BEGAN TO BREAK LOOSE AND SPIN AROUND. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND TWICE AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A UTILITY POLE. THE ABS BRAKES OBVOIUSLY DID NOT PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. INSTEAD OF SLOWING THE VEHICLE, THEY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO THE UNCONTROLLABLE SPINOUT.
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