Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / EXPRESS / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004287966 Incident Date: Jul, 09 2004
Consumer's City: CHUGIAK Consumer's State: AK
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: EXPRESS 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#: 1GAHG39R621 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 09 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: During panic stop with empty vehicle, brake effectiveness was insufficient. brake pedal traveled to mechanical stop with no antiskid cycling, no wheel skids. examination of road surface afterwards showed not even a faint trace of tire marks. vehicle was being operated on freeway and brakes had not been used for several hours prior to this stop. an hour after this incident an intentional panic stop was made from 65mph to reconfirm, results were the same. vehicle is being scheduled for inspection by dealer. note: the original front brake pads were replaced several months ago due to the oem front grease seals failing and causing grease contamination of the front innner disc brake pads. *ak