| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003210698 | Incident Date: Feb, 09 2003 |
| Consumer's City: WASHINGTON | Consumer's State: DC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: LESABRE | Model Year: 2002 |
| 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#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 24 2003 | Complaint Type: CON |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Letter on behalf of james burns (mi) re a previous letter sent to nhtsa requesting brake defect and driving information on 2002 buick, lesabre; response to letter/s/by k. weinstein on 03/25/2003- es03--006321; reply to detroit ofc, dot #003-2279. on february 10, 2003 while driving wife home from hospital abs light came on. pulled off highway 28 into a motel, shut off motor, then started vehicle again and abs light did not appear. while driving in inclement weather, the abs light came on and the brakes failed. mr burns attempted to contact buick and nhtsa, but received no response. senator levin 's office would like nhtsa to look into the matter, and contact mr. burns regarding the brake problem. *ak the consumer was told the brakes failed because there was a thin coat of ice on the brakes, which caused the brakes to fail. *jb * cb *jb |
