NHTSA complaint: 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER WA SHAVING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR ON A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ABS ENGAGED FALSELY, AND WAS KICKED IN EVERY TIME CONSUMER CAME TO STOP. IT PULSATED WHEN IT DIDN'T NOT NEED TO. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A YEAR THEN CONSUMER REPLACED THE SENSORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON 7-30-2005 BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP. THE OWNER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation