StabiliTrak

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StabiliTrak is General Motors' trademark name for their Electronic Stability Control system. Introduced in 1997 Cadillac models, the system is now available on many of the company's cars and trucks. The StabiliTrak Control System was made standard equipment on all GM SUVs and vans sold in the U.S. and Canada by 2007 except for certain commercial and fleet vehicles. While the "StabiliTrak" name is used on most General Motors vehicles for the U.S. market, the Electronic Stability Program identity is used for GM overseas brands, such as Opel, Holden and Saab, except in the case of Saab's 9-7X which also uses the "StabiliTrak" name.

StabiliTrak uses sensors to detect the difference between the steering wheel angle and the direction you're actually turning and depending on the situation, applies quick, precise force to the appropriate brakes to help the driver control the vehicle’s direction to help keep it on course.

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As of May 2008 the following vehicles come standard or have StabiliTrak available:

Buick: LaCrosse, Lucerne, Rainier, Terraza

Cadillac: CTS, DTS, Escalade, Escalade EXT, Escalade ESV, STS, SRX, XLR

Chevrolet: Avalanche, Corvette (known as Active Handling), Express, HHR, Malibu, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, Trailblazer, Trailblazer EXT, Uplander, Equinox