# 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
> NHTSA complaint `525141` · 2005-03-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
- **Miles at failure:** 56,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
A LOUD AIR BLOWER SOUND COULD/CAN BE HEARD FROM THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO TWO MECHANICS WHO BOTH TOLD ME THE ABS SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF IN ORDER TO NOT DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO PURCHASE $1,200 PART + LABOR FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER WITH NO GUARUNTEE THE PART WILL WORK. WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THEY SEE THE ABS FAILURES IN CHEVY PRODUCTS DAILY. IN NOVEMBER I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE ABS SYSTEM HAD BEEN DISENGAGED DUE TO FAILURE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND WILL SELL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK
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