Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SAFARI / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002092083 Incident Date: Apr, 16 2002
Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SAFARI Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GKDM19W4YB Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When approached a red light, driver applied brakes, vehicle did not stop, and went trhough intersection. vehicle has done similarly in atleast two other ocassions. when applying brakes it produces a loud noise, and brakes faile to respond ( as the last incident) or extended braking distance. out of the three incidents two were at speeds of 35 to 40 miles, and one at the speed of 60 miles. the failure to respond is intermittent , but clunking and clapping noises from the front brakes are a more persisten and common. vehicle has been in dealer for front brake reapirs for 8 different times in 2 years. failure of brakes to respond is agravated when there are "bumps" in the road.*ak