Service Brakes Related Problems of the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Table 1 shows two common service brakes related problems of the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500.

Table 1. Service Brakes related problems of Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Problem Category Number of Problems
Brake Light On problems
1
Service Brakes problems
1

Brake Light On problem #1

Abs,brake light,antiskid light, and service trailer brake system come and have no trailer brakes. Happens many times. Nearly caused crash while towing trailer.

Service Brakes problem #2

While driving on the freeway, exiting to an off-ramp, truck lost power steering and brakes simultaneously, without any prior indications of mechanical trouble. Chevrolet currently shows no recall on this vehicle. Fortunately traffic was light and a collision was avoided. Why would one critical system's pump--power steering--be used to drive a second critical system's pump--hydrobooster?.


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