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2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 560466 · 2005-10-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ABS ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENED AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ON ONE OCCASION HE PANIC BRAKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS RESULTED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEALER CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE ASSUMED THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10141128
Machine
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