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StabiliTrak is General Motors
General Motors

General Motors Corporation , founded in 1908, is the world's second-largest automaker after Toyota, ranked by 2008 global unit sales. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2008....
' trademark
TradeMark

TradeMark is a tall, primarily residential, skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2007 and has 28 floors. There are 200 hundred residential units....
 name for their Electronic Stability Control
Electronic Stability Control

Electronic stability control is a computerized technology that improves the safety of a car handling by detecting and preventing skids. When ESC detects loss of steering control, ESC automatically applies individual brakes to help "steer" the vehicle where the driver wants to go....
 system. Introduced in 1997 Cadillac
Cadillac

Cadillac is a luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors. Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, mainly in the United States, Canada, and Mexico....
 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.






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StabiliTrak is General Motors
General Motors

General Motors Corporation , founded in 1908, is the world's second-largest automaker after Toyota, ranked by 2008 global unit sales. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2008....
' trademark
TradeMark

TradeMark is a tall, primarily residential, skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2007 and has 28 floors. There are 200 hundred residential units....
 name for their Electronic Stability Control
Electronic Stability Control

Electronic stability control is a computerized technology that improves the safety of a car handling by detecting and preventing skids. When ESC detects loss of steering control, ESC automatically applies individual brakes to help "steer" the vehicle where the driver wants to go....
 system. Introduced in 1997 Cadillac
Cadillac

Cadillac is a luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors. Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, mainly in the United States, Canada, and Mexico....
 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 Control
Electronic Stability Control

Electronic stability control is a computerized technology that improves the safety of a car handling by detecting and preventing skids. When ESC detects loss of steering control, ESC automatically applies individual brakes to help "steer" the vehicle where the driver wants to go....
 identity is used for GM overseas brands, such as Opel
Opel

Adam Opel Gesellschaft mit beschr?nkter Haftung is a Germany automaker, part of General Motors.The company was founded on 21 January, 1863, and began making automobiles in 1899....
, Holden
Holden

GM Holden Ltd is an Australian Automotive industry based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was originally independent, but since 1931 has been a subsidiary of General Motors ....
 and Saab
Saab

Saab AB is an aerospace and defense company based in Sweden....
, except in the case of Saab's 9-7X
Saab 9-7X

The Saab 9-7X is a Saab Automobile-Brand name mid-size sport utility vehicle based on General Motors' GMT360 platform, which also includes the current GMC Envoy and Chevrolet TrailBlazer ....
 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.

Applications

As of January 2009 the following vehicles come standard or have StabiliTrak available:

  • Buick
    Buick

    Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....
    : LaCrosse, Lucerne, Rainier, Terraza


  • Cadillac
    Cadillac

    Cadillac is a luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors. Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, mainly in the United States, Canada, and Mexico....
    : CTS, DTS, Escalade, Escalade EXT, Escalade ESV, STS, SRX, XLR


  • Chevrolet
    Chevrolet

    Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
    : Avalanche, Cobalt, Corvette (known as Active Handling), Express, HHR, Malibu, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, Trailblazer, Trailblazer EXT, Uplander, Equinox


  • GMC: Acadia, Envoy, Envoy XL, Savana, Yukon, Yukon XL


  • Hummer
    Hummer

    Hummer is a brand of off-road vehicles sold by General Motors . The original H1 was based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle ....
    : H3


  • Pontiac
    Pontiac

    Pontiac is a brand of automobiles, produced by General Motors Corporation that has been sold in the United States, Canada and Mexico since 1926....
    : G8, G6, Grand Prix, Montana SV6, Vibe, Solstice GXP, Torrent


  • Saab
    Saab Automobile

    Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab, is a Swedish automaker and currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors. It is the exclusive automobile royal warrant holder as appointed by Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden....
    : 9-7X


  • Saturn: Relay, Outlook, Astra XR, Aura XR, Vue, Sky Red Line


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