# 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `509882` · 2004-12-05 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 41,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK.  THE SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP.  THE FAILURE IS THAT THE SYSTEM ENGAGES UNNECESSARILY AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP WHEN DESIRED.  IT WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DAILY, AND THE ONLY CRASH I DID NOT AVOID WAS INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE, WHICH DID NOT CAUSE DAMAGE.  HOWEVER, THERE WERE SEVERAL NEAR MISSES.  THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT I TOOK WAS TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES.  THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT MY DEALER SUGGESTED WAS TO SPEND $500 REPLACING THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS.  HE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO, AND THAT MY PROBLEM WOULD ONLY GET WORSE.  GM HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT SAFETY RECALL.  I FEEL THAT SINCE I HAVE LURCHED INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS, LURCHED FORWARD IN CROSSWALKS, AND COME CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES WHILE PARKING, THIS SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
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