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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005006118 | Incident Date: Jan, 30 2005 |
Consumer's City: PFLUGERVILLE | Consumer's State: TX |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
Model Name: Z71 | Model Year: 2002 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Parking brake |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19T321 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 04 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Premature total parking/emergency brake failure. failed texas vehicle safety inspection. vehicle inspector informed me the same failure was common among 2002 trucks like mine and warned of a costly repair. parking brake was very seldom engaged yet became totally worn out at some point prior to vehicle reaching 50,000 miles. dealer admitted to a poor design but said there was no recall. he said a bulletin was issued to replace the junk part with a beefed up version. my repair cost exceeded $400.*jb |