# 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `709341` · 2009-02-21 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 61,420
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
ABS FAILED, MOTOR KEPT RUNNING UNTIL THE FUSE WAS PULLED, WENT TO DEALER, I WAS TOLD REPAIRS WOULD COST $800-1100 FOR REPAIR.  I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE ICE BELT STATES, BUT NOT IN THE SOUTH..  THE ABS FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, I WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WITH A 1000 POUND TRAILER IN TOW, A VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HIM, MINOR DAMAGE $2500.  MY POINT IS THE SOUTH HAS A HUMIDITY PROBLEM THAT CAUSES ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL, WE HAVE SALT AIR IN MOBILE, ALABAMA.  THIS RECALL SHOULD BE FOR ALL NOT JUST THE ICE BELT C/K 1500 PICKUPS. *TR
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