Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 2500 / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999048252 Incident Date: Nov, 30 1999
Consumer's City: TEMPLE Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 2500 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, air:antilock
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCGK29R8WE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 31 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The abs brake system when braking and you hit a bump, pothole or depression the brakes go into anti lock and do not come out. it takes about 1/3 more distance to stop. this is especially bad on snow and ice. when traveling with other pickups in upper canada the other trucks could stop on snow but i would go by them by about 25-30 ft. i had one accident where i was approaching a stop sign at a t in the road and the highway was slippery and i hit a bump as i was stopping. instead of stopping i just slowed and could not make the turn i hit a tree. $20,000 damage to truck. on the interstate i78 i was following traffic which came to a halt for contruction work i was unable to stop and had to pass a car on the right birm of the road. this problem has occured several times with mysel and my son driving. it is very dangorous since your normal stopping distance is suddenly increased and there is nothing you can do.