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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR

crash · 651777 · 2008-01-02

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
Miles at failure
135,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT LOW SPEEDS. TWO YEARS AGO I RAN INTO THE BACK OF MY OWN SECOND VEHICLE, AS IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN MY TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 10 MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR FREE BECAUSE OF A RECALL. IT IS 2 YEARS LATER, AND THE TRUCK IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. IT WILL NOT STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER ANOTHER INSPECTION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE WHEEL BEARING SENSOR HAD BEEN CLEANED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL AND THAT IS WAS POSSIBLE CORROSION HAD BUILT UP AGAIN. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT IT WAS UNACCEPTABLE THAT EVERY 2 YEARS THE BREAKS JUST STOP WORKING.*CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10213430
Machine
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