Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003043113 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2003
Consumer's City: CAMANCHE Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA Model Year: 1998
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#: 2GTEK19M9W1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 17 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 22 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: there is a problem with the abs sensors. the abs kicks in when slowing down for stopping. the problem occurred since october of 2003. he has to push hard on the brake to get it to stop the vehicle. when he applies pressure to the brake it pushes back against his foot. the contact is concerned that someone could be hurt due to the delayed stopping. the contact had taken vehicle to a dealer, and they said that the sensors were dirty, and had major corrosion which caused them to work improperly, and both sensors to fail. the contact had them cleaned. the problem has not occurred since he had them cleaned. the contact feared that the problem will come back. *ak