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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 768364 · 2010-03-01

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
63,400
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PULLING INOT A PARKING SPACE AT DUNKIN DONUTS AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP IT MADE A NOISE AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WAS GOING TO KICK ON BUT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND MY BRAKE PEDAL FROZE STUCK AT THE TOP OF DEPRESSION LEAVING ME WITH NO BRAKE AT ALL. I HIT THE CEMENT STOP BUMPER POLE, LUCKILY IT WAS THERE, AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK.(BUMPER & FRAMEWORK). GOOD THING THIS OCCURED HERE WITHIN A PARKING AREA AND NOT OUT ON THE ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION WHICH I JUST WENT THROUGH. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED BUT IT MAKES ME VERY WEARY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I DISCONNECTED THE FUSE TO THE ABS SYSTEM SO THIS WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN UNTIL IT IS INVESTIGATED FURTHER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10315167
Machine
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