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1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

crash · 697613 · 2008-11-25

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE DISENGAGED, ENGAGED, AND PUMPED. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2003, AT 46,663 MILES, THE FAILURE OCCURRED, BUT ONLY ONE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2004, AT 54,318 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND A SECOND SENSOR WAS REPLACED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY ON FEBRUARY 21, 2006, IN WHICH BOTH SENSORS WERE REPLACED AT 58,869 MILES. ON MARCH 3, 2006, THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HAD BEEN CRASHED INTO THE WALL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HUB, WHICH WAS CLAIMED TO HAVE CAUSED THE CRASH. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS POORLY REPAIRED. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE ABS FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE ABS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10250309
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