2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ENGAGING PREMATURELY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF HIS GARAGE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT HUBS AND ABS SENSORS FOR FREE AND THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE DAMAGES MADE TO HIS GARAGE DOORS. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SAME DEFECT HE EXPERIENCED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 87,000 MILES. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP UNTIL A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE FAILURE, BUT THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR OF THE ABS FOR FREE. THE VIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.