# 2006 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `962508` · 2013-02-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** EXPRESS 2500
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENT. AFTER A WEEK IT STAYED ON. WHEN THE LIGHT WAS ON THE BRAKES ACTED NORMAL EXCEPT NO ABS FUNCTION. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK (ABOUT 30 MPH) AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW FOR A CURVE. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE THIS TIME, I NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VAN JERKED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. ON TO THE MUDDY SHOULDER AND INTO THE GUARD RAIL.  *TR
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