# 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
> NHTSA complaint `537237` · 2005-05-31 · 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:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
- **Miles at failure:** 18,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VECHILE AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES THE ABS KICKS IN AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP.  IT HAS CASUED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS AND 1 SMACK INTO A GARAGE DOOR.  I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS TRUCK AND IT WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS.  THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 24,000 MILES ON IT BUT IS OUT OF WARR DUE TO AGE.  DEALER WANTS $400 TO FIX, BUT IT APPEARS BASED ON MY MECHANIC AND REPORTS READ ON INTERNET THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
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