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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 727392 · 2009-07-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
83,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAD TWO CRASHES LAST WINTER (MICHIGAN 2009) WHEN WE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE VEHCILE (2000 SILVERADO PICKUP) LUNGED FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. WE FIGURED THE VEHCILE SLID ON ICEY ROADS BUT IN JULY THIS YEAR WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT WHERE WE SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE AND TRUCK DID NOT STOP AND KEPT ON GOING. WE THEN TOOK IT TO GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC PUT A NEW WHEEL BEARING (WITH WHEEL SENSOR) ON RIGHT FRONT. I NOTICED ON 8/30/2005 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. 05V379000 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF 1999-2002 TRUCKS WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE SO LUCKY THAT ANOTHER HUMAN BEING WAS NOT HURT IN THESE INCIDENCES. WE HAVE REPLACED 2 BUMPERS AND NOW LOOKING AT A 3RD ONE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10277030
Machine
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