SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
45 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DT: WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND UNDER THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE CAR WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP ON THE BRAKES TO STOP-SOMETIMES THIS DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS WERE MADE. AT ONE INCIDENT THE CONSUMER WAS TOWING A HORSE TRAILER AT 45 MPH. WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THERE WERE NO BRAKES, A COMPLETE FAILURE, CAUSING THE HORSE TRAILER TO JACKKNIFE. THE BRAKES FAILED AND ENGAGED AND FAILED AND ENGAGED AS REPORTED BY THE CONSUMER. THIS RESULTED IN THE TRAILER DAMAGING THE VEHICLE, TRAILER, AND INJURY TO THE HORSES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE ABS SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. *AK