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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004309646 | Incident Date: Nov, 19 2004 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 1996 |
| 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#: 3GKEC16R4TG | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 13 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was exhibiting no problems. upon approaching a red traffic light the brake pedal was depressed, and the pedal went to the floor, as if the abs system was kicking in, but the vehicle did not slow down. i replaced the master cylinder and bled all brake lines, and the condition still exists. i performed diagnostics on the vehicle according to seveal service manuals and determined that the abs modulator valve has failed in such a manner as to allow brake fluid to bleed into the abs accumulator, without getting an abs diagnostic failure light. i had to drive the vehicle home for over 20 miles with severely limited breaking power and was very fortunate to have avoided an accident. i would rather not have abs breaks on the vehicle than have a break system that can fail in this manner. pumping the brake pedal was ineffective in building brake pressure, as is normally the case when a master cylinder fails.*ak |
