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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

crash · 504204 · 2004-10-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
Miles at failure
66,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY I COMPLAINED OF FADING BRAKES WHILE TRAVERSING ROUGH SPOTS IN ROADS.DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SAID IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM. HE SAID I COULD DISCONNECT IT?BUT I CHOSE NOT TO. NOW MY 1999 SILVERADO HAS AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM. WHILE PERFORMING A GENTLE STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP UNLESS I STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I CRASHED THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED. MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND THEY ARE ALL IN GOOD ORDER. THE MECHANIC DID HOWEVER NOTICE THAT THE ABS WAS ON CONSTANTLY. ( SO DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN ON THIS MATTER) THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM IN THIS TRUCK.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10097972
Machine
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