NHTSA complaint: 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING ON ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING LIGHT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THREE SEPARATE CRASHES AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ABRUPTLY BUT DID NOT RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS ONE REPORTED INJURY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 151,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation