Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005024946 Incident Date: Jun, 09 2005
Consumer's City: DOVER Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA Model Year: 2000
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#: 2GTEK19T4Y1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 13 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Brake failure when applying brakes at slow speed over irregular( bumpy) surface. the abs activates, the brake pedal goes almost to the floor and the vehicle does not stop within a safe distance.the vehicle was returned to the dealer and they cleaned the mounting surface for the abs sensors. this was after two failures. the dealer wanted to charge me until i explained this is a design safety flaw and they agreed to collect from general motors. the brakes have failed in this same manner two (2) more times exactly as described above.