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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 740072 · 2009-10-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
72,500
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LOW SPEED, THE ABS KEPT ACTIVATING AND PREVENTED ME FROM STOPPING MY VEHICLE. WHAT STOPPED ME WAS THE TRUCK THAT I HIT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE DELIVERY TRUCK. AT THAT TIME I OPENED THE HOOD ON MY TRUCK AND DISCONNECTED THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR RENDERING MY ABS INOP. THAT'S THE WAY MY ABS WILL REMAIN TILL CHEVY ADMITS THE SYSTEM HAS FLAWS AND THERE IS A RECALL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10288793
Machine
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