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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash1 injured · 515059 · 2005-01-03

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
35,500
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK (BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION) I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THE HYDRO BOOST TO THE BRAKES TO BE LEAKING FLIUD. THEY REPLACED THE PART, IT HELPED THE BRAKES SOME BUT DID NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU ARE ON A POTHOLE OR WASHBOARD ROAD AND USE THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK AT ALL. WHEN YOU STOP ON A SMOOTH ROAD THE BRAKES SEEM TO WORK FINE. TTHE ONLY OTHER THING THAT IS A REAL CONCERN TO ME IS WHEN YOU ARE JUST SITTING IN THE TRUCK WETHER IT IS RUNNING OR NOT YOU CAN PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH LITTLE EFFORT AND IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS TO TRY AND GET MY PROBLEM SOLVED. THE MECHANICS AGREE THAT IT SHOULDN'T DO WHAT ITS DOING BUT CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT IS DARGEROUS TO DRIVE THE TRUCK . *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10105676
Machine
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