| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046037 | Incident Date: Nov, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LEWISBURG | Consumer's State: TN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO | 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#: 2GCEC19T8Y1 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 09 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 29 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving under normal driving conditions, meaning fair weather and dry road surface, the service brakes were applied rather firmly. a vehicle had stopped suddenly to avoid a collision and had done so rather abruptly. after the service brakes were applied, the anti-lock brake system disengaged the brakes repetitively and did not allow the vehicle to slow sufficiently. driver had to swerve to avoid a collision. luckily, there was no significant property damage (under $200 so a police officer who observed the incident refused to file a report), and there was no personal injury. i called a local gm service department and asked as to the time frame of the recall for this issue. i had seen a reference to it on the national news in september. the service advisor told me that there was no recall on the anti-lock brakes. i told the service advisor there was a notice on the national news in reference to that exact issue. he then changed his story and claimed that it was only a recall if i lived in the northern states where the dot uses salt on the highways. i live in tennessee where the local dot uses excessive salt on the highway at the mere mention of a possible dusting of snow. and yet, the "recall" is not in effect in my state. i decided to look for myself at the recall notice and found this farce of a recall notice. i must ask, why is a manufacturing defect that could cause a major malfunction in the safety mechanisms of a vehicle only looked at in certain states? the answer i expect to get is that the dot does not use salt on the roads in the south, a blatant lie. so, as for the corrective action, i can do nothing. the service department says there is nothing wrong with my brakes, the anti-lock brake system, or my truck. the service advisor then told me that i should learn how to drive and to have a nice day. *nm |
