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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

crash1 injured · 579194 · 2006-04-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Miles at failure
52,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ANTI-LOCK MODULE UNIT DRAINED BATTERY, WAS TO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE SO IT WAS DISCONNECTED, AFTER RESEARCHING THAT IT WAS NOT TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BY MANUFACTURER. RESULTED IN BRAKES BEING LOCKED UP WHEN ATTEMPTING A CURVE AND VEHICLE ROLLING OVER. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10155337
Machine
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