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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042726 | Incident Date: Sep, 09 2005 |
Consumer's City: NORWALK | Consumer's State: CT |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 1998 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNFK16RXWG | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 13 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 09 2002 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Catastrohic loss of entire breaking system due to bursting of brake lines without prior notice; dealer required complete replacement of entire brake system owing to servely rusted parts throughout; mechanical emergency brake system required several hundred yards to stop vehicle; vehicle had been regularly serviced since new with most recent service just 2 months before brake system failure; had vehicle been traveling at highway speed possible fatal consequences; possible issue of design/component defect |