| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005036683 | Incident Date: Jul, 01 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MADISON | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 1997 |
| 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: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNGK26J3VG | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 30 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Oct, 01 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the consumer states 1997 chevrolet suburban has brake problems. this resulted in a crash, and there were only minor injuries. the brakes just started having problems for a couple of weeks. before the consumer could get a chance to have the brakes checked, had an accident. the brakes were checked and fixed after the accident, and the mechanic at the dealership told the consumer that this was very common with corrosion build up. the consumer had to pay $1300.00 to fix the braking system. prior to the accident the brakes were losing power, and it was difficult to stop. this was an intermittent problem. the consumer contacted gm about the problem with an e-mail, with no response. the consumer lives in a salt-belt state. the mechanic stated that there was a corrosion build up on the abs sensor. a police report and an insurance report were taken. the speed was around 20 mph.*ak updated 1/4/2006 - *nm |
