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2000 CHEVROLET ASTRO — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 968168 · 2013-03-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
ASTRO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
176,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON DRY PAVEMENT WHILE PARKING THE CAR. BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR CAR KEPT MOVING IT SEEM TO WANT TO ACCELERATE. IT HIT THE OPPOSING PARKED VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AFTER ACCIDENT HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT CHEVY DEALER HUBS AND SENSORS REPLACED THIS VEHICLE IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE.EVEN AFTER REPAIRS THE ABS SYSTEM CAN STILL FUNCTION INAPPROPRIATELY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10502726
Machine
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