Consumer Complaint Detail
GMC / SIERRA 3500 / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003208561 | Incident Date: Feb, 22 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SEATTLE | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SIERRA 3500 | Model Year: 2001 |
| 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#: 1GCHG39R611 | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 02 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Failure occurs below 15mph while doing a normal stop on both wet and dry road (with no contaminants on the road to affect braking). this has happened eight times in the 8500 miles i have driven the vehicle, with the eighth time resulting in an accident. event course is that i am coming to a normal stop, and while my foot is on the brake i push slightly more on the pedal in an instance where a little more brake is needed to stop before where i had originally planned. immediately the abs kicks in (i can hear a whirring sound but the brakes pedal does not fluctuate), and i loose about 50% of the braking power right when i need more to stop sooner. obviously the vehicle keeps moving forward past where i need it to stop. this vehicle is owned by seattle public schools and is a maintenance vehicle. the maintenance shop and dealer claim that there is nothing wrong with the vehicle, and i have refused to drive it. rear wheel bearing seals have been replaced. i have been driving over 40 years and have never experienced this type of response from any other vehicle i have driven. / please note on your web page, i could not make a selection for anything but a 'passenger vehicle'. this is a van. |