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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026658 | Incident Date: May, 06 2005 |
| Consumer's City: APPLE VALLEY | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SIERRA | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 3 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2GTEK19T841 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 28 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: purchased vehicle in november 2003, and on 12-22-03 had a minor accident. this occurred at a low speed at which consumer tapped another vehicle from behind. took vehicle to a dealer. he checked the vehicle diagnosticians via computer, but the codes checked out as well as a test drive and inspection from the service department. this checked out as adequate, no problems found. about 2 months later, experienced a similar accident. consumer called gm to inquire about this problem. again taken to dealer, and no problem found. 5-7-05 experienced another accident that resulted in 3 injuries. the accident happened as consumer was approaching an intersection from about a distance of 60 feet and traveling about 45 mph when applied brake failure and suffered a complete failure with no brakes at all. "brakes would not even grab." glided through intersection striking another vehicle that resulted in 3 injuries. took to dealer who checked vehicle and again found nothing wrong yet consumer feels as though brakes are not functioning properly. *ak |
