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2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

crash1 injured · 740228 · 2009-10-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Miles at failure
100,670
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I FIRST RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN 2005. IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 11/1/05 AND HAD BRAKES "FIXED", WHICH WAS SIMPLY CLEANING THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. MILEAGE WAS 61,911. THEN ON 9/11/09 MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT OUR SUPERMARKET AT LOW SPEED (3-4 MILES PER HOUR). BRAKES FAILED AND TRUCK CONTINUED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF A PARKED VEHICLE, WHICH IN TURN WAS PUSHED BACKWARD HITTING A WOMAN PUTTING GROCERIES IN HER TRUNK. THE WOMAN WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND AND MAY HAVE BEEN INJURED. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY AGAIN "FIXED" BRAKES. THIS TIME IT WAS AT MY EXPENSE OF $447. MILEAGE WAS 100,670. GM HAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. FIRST, THE RECALL "FIX" WAS ACTUALLY JUST A BAND-AID TO TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND NOT A ROOT-CAUSE SOLUTION. THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETIN OR COMMUNICATION TO OWNERS THAT THIS SERVICE NEEDED TO BE DONE AGAIN EVERY FEW YEARS (AT OWNERS EXPENSE) OR THE BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED ISSUE WOULD RETURN AGAIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10288917
Machine
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