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2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE — WHEELS

crash · 985902 · 2013-06-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
WHEELS
Miles at failure
177,000
Speed
7 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS PULLING INTO A LOCAL GAS STATION AND THE ABS CAUSE ME TO NOT STOP IN TIME.. I ENDED UP HITTING THE BUILDING... CRACKING THE BRICK WORK... THE NIGHT BEFORE U NOTICE THE SAME THING... HOPPING WHEN I WAS AT A SLOW SPEED TRYING TO STOP BUT THIS WAS VERY BRIEF AND I STOPPED... I LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR.. THIS DEFECT CAUSE INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE... I THEN CALLED CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THE RECALL AFFECT MY VEHICLE, BUT THE ONLY OPEN RECALL WAS A HEAD RESTRAINT.. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, AS I WAS DRIVING THERE THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON.. THE CODE THE PULLED WAS FOR THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THEY DID HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE DUE TO THE RECALL WHICH FIT MY VEHICLE, BUT YET MINE WAS NOT RECALLED... *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10519553
Machine
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