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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039764 | Incident Date: Aug, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MANCHESTER | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO | Model Year: 1996 |
| 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#: 2GCEK19R0T1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 21 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 07 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The brakes on our 1996 chevy silverado 4x4 pick up fail to work properly. there is a delay between applying pressure on the brake & the truck actually braking. this problem seems to happen more often when braking & turning. i first noticed it when pulling into a parking space. the truck makes the same sound & vibration that happens when the anti lock brakes kick in if you're sliding on a slippery surface. this makes it impossible for us to trust that the vehicle will stop completely when needed. caution is required to operate this vehicle. we don't dare tow anything or even load the bed of the truck with anything to heavy since we're worried that the brakes will not handle the extra weight. we're also worried about operating it in inclement weather which is fast approaching in the northeast. a mechanic told us that alot of chevy pick-ups have this same problem. we investigated this on the internet & found that gm did a recall for this problem on vehicles in canada but hasn't done one in the us yet. we also found out that the federal government is investigating this complaint, but it's in the early stages of it's investigation. we would like to see immediate action taken before this problem causes an accident which would result in serious property damage and/or bodily injury. *nm |
