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2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 533783 · 2005-05-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COLORADO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: STANDARD BRAKING WAS FINE BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER NEEDED THE ABS IT DID NOT WORK. IN NORMAL BRAKING THE WHEELS STARTED TO LOCK UP AND IT RELEASED BUT IT NEVER REENGAGED. THE ABS TROUBLE LIGHT AS WELL AS A INFORMATION CENTER ON HIS DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ABS SENSOR. THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PART TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. GM IS PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE INVESTIGATION. GM INDICATED THE FAULTY ABS WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10119977
Machine
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