# 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
> NHTSA complaint `570804` · 2006-01-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
- **Miles at failure:** 92,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 4X4  IN NOVEMBER 2005, I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ABS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE LIGHTLY APPLYING MY BRAKES THE ABS STARTED TO CHATTER AND I COULD NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH AND HIT A LIGHT POLL WITH THE RIGHT SIDE FENDER AND BUMPER. I GOT OUT TO LOOK TO SEE WHY I SLID, BUT THE SURFACE WAS CLEAN AND DRY. I WAS PUZZLED, ON THE DRIVE HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME COMING TO A STOP AND AGAIN LIGHTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS SHUTTERED, THIS TIME STOPPING INTO CROSS INTERSECTION TRAFFIC.  I WAS NOW SCARED AND THE SLOWER I DROVE THE WORSE IT WAS, I APPROACHED A SCHOOL ZONE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND A CHILD RAN ACCROSS THE STREET AND AGAIN I BRAKED BUT I COULD NOT STOP QUICK ENOUGH AND STRUCK THIS CHILD, NOT SERIOUSLY BUT ENOUGH TO KNOCK HIM DOWN. I GOT HOME PARKED THE TRUCK AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP BECAUSE LAST YEAR I SPENT  A LOT OF MONEY AT THE CHEVY DEALER GETTING A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB, AND SEVERAL SERVICE ITEMS COSTING THOUSANDS AND I WAS JUST TAPPED OUT AND I FIGURED I WOULD WAIT TILL I GET SOME MONEY. I HEARD THE OTHER NIGHT ON THE NEWS ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS VERY ISSUE SO I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT MY VIN NUMBER [XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE ABS SPEED SENSOR PROBLEM.     [XXX]  *JS    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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