# 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `556565` · 2005-09-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 96,855
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MILES PER HOUR REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO PARKED CARS IN PARKING LOTS, AND MY OWN GARAGE AT HOME. I DID CRASH INTO STEEL DUMPSTER AT WORK. ABS ENGAGED WHILE DOING 5 MPH GOING DOWN A HILL AT WORK. THEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS PRESSING AND RELEASING BRAKES. THE VEHICLE SPED UP DUE TO NO BREAKING AND SLIDE SIDEWAYS WHICH RESULTED IN ME STRIKING A STEEL DUMPSTER AT WORK CAVING IN BOTH DOORS ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN $4346.38 INSURANCE CLAIM WHICH I PAID A  $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE ON. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ABS AFTER THAT AS THE CONSTANT ENGAGEMENT OF THE ABS WOULD OCCUR AT ANYTIME I WAS GOING 5 MPH OR LESS. *JB
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