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1995 CHEVROLET S10 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 95173 · 1997-12-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; FIRST THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME. TAKEN TO DEALER AND RESET. THEN ABOUT (2) WEEKS LATER DRIVER HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, AND HAD NO CONTROL. VEHICLE SPUN, ENTERED DITCH AND STRUCK A VEHICLE ALREADY IN A DITCH WHO HAD SAME TYPE OF SPINOUT. TRUCK BOUNCED OF OTHER VEHICLE, SPUN AGAIN, AND LANDED FRONT END IN DITCH. ON OCTOBER 31ST, 1997, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT TRUCK HAD NO FRONT BRAKES. ON NOVEMBER 3RD, THE BRAKES WERE TURNED, AND THE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM NO LONGER EXISTS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
818699
Machine
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