Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / W4500 / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002035784 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2002
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: W4500 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:pads
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 24 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: zip code r1a4a7. st. andrews, manitoba, canada. the brake booster line cracked twice. this occurred without warning or incident. took vehicle to dealer for repairs and they said they could replace and shorten the length of the brake line booster. they shortened the length and replaced it. about a year and a half later the same thing occurred. took vehicle back to the dealer for the replacement. consumer paid for these repairs both times. the third incident was premature wear of the brakes on one of the pads, causing overheating and a brake failure. this resulted in damage to the brake wheel disc. this was repaired by gmc dealer at consumer's expense. no problems with brakes at this time. current 200,000 kilometers. failure mileage 100,000 kilometers. *ak