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1999 GMC SIERRA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 560868 · 2005-11-01

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

(1) RECALL ON WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. (2) DUE TO WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CAUSING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION, THE ABS MODULE TURNED DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT, THE MODULE NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO OVER ACTIVATION. A LOW SPEED CRASH OCCURRED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. (3) DURING THE RECALL CAMPAIGN, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO RELATE THE CRASH OR THE FAULTY ABS MODULE TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THEY ESTIMATED REPAIRS IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLAR RANGE. THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE MALFUNCTION. I DO NOT HAVE ABS ON MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10141413
Machine
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