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1999 CHEVROLET T SERIES — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 553106 · 2005-09-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
T SERIES
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FAILURE TO BRAKE HARD ENOUGH OR BRAKES NOT FULLY RESPONDING DURING PANIC SITUATION. PROCEEDING IN VEHICLE AT 50-60 MPH FOLLOWING BEHIND A CAR TOWING A SMALL FISHING BOAT. TRAFFIC AHEAD IN HOWARD COUNTY STOPPED SUDDENLY & CAN AHEAD BRAKED HARD. I ALSO THEN BRAKED HARD. THE WHEELS NEVER LOCKED UP, NOR WENT INTO ANTI LOCK SOUNDS. THE BACK OF THE BOAT WAS HIT BY MY VEHICLE. THIS WAS ABOUT TWO YRS AGO IN SUMMER TIME. PUSHING HARD DID NOT RESULT IN PROPER BRAKING OF VEHICLE. NOW, SAME VEHICLE AT ABOUT 58K MILES HAS DEVELOPED A LACK OF BRAKING AT UNDER 10 MPH THAT COULD VERY WELL BE RELATED. WHEN BRAKING ABOVE 10 MPH, THE SPEED DROPS TO 10 MPH, THEN THE BRAKES GIVE WAY FOR A FEW SECONDS & THEN RECOVER IN PULSES WITH SOUNDS. ITS NOT PROPER BRAKING/STOPPING MODE FOR ABS! THIS IS ABOUT A CHEVY TAHOE. THE INCIDENT BOXES BELOW ARE BASED ON THE PAST ACCIDENT, NOT THE PRESENT BRAKE ISSUE. THE DATE SHOWN IS ONLY AN APPROXIMATE. I HAVE BOTH MY REPAIR BILL TO MY FRONT END DAMAGE & PHOTOS. NONE OF WHICH IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE ISSUE! *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10135508
Machine
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