| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014888 | Incident Date: Mar, 16 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HARRISBURG | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: LESABRE | Model Year: 2005 |
| 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#: 1G4HR54K85U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 12 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 13 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 3/17/2005 traveled to myrtle beach, sc mostly on i-95. on the way i experienced periods of rain. the first time i noticed a problem was during rain when another vehicle caused me apply my brakes in an emergency situation. when i applied foot pressure in the normal manner the brakes did not respond properly, instead of slowing down immediately, i discovered i needed to apply at least 2-3 times more pressure (if not more) to get the brakes to slow the vehicle. i encountered this problem for the remainder of the trip whenever i was in wet conditions. i did not experience on dry roads at any speed, and i was driving at speeds of up to 75 mph. 3/23/2005 returned to harrisburg, pa. experienced rain from the south carolina/north carolina border all the way home (approximately 520 miles). the rain varied in intensity from a light drizzle to a down-pour. the brakes continued to not slow the car in the normal way (my top speeds varied from 55 to 75 mph). i continued to have to apply excessive foot pressure to slow the vehicle or even get it to respond. when i applied the brake the response was very similar to driving a car from the 40's or 50's equipped with brake shoes that has been driven through a large puddle of water and the brake shoes needed to be dried by applying the brake pedal to dry them before they would take hold again. at one point i thought the floor mat might be the culprit and interfering with the operation of the brake pedal, but the mat was nowhere near the brake pedal. i took the car to the dealer, but the day i was able to do this there wasn't any rain and the problem could not be duplicated. when we receive heavy rain again i will be going back to the dealer. *ak |
