| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007119568 | Incident Date: Sep, 12 2007 |
| Consumer's City: MARIETTA | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SKY | Model Year: 2008 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8MG35X18Y | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 07 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Manufacturer:gm model: saturn sky redline 2008 brakes become ineffective after car sits idle for an extended period of time over 7 hours. essentially occurs every day when the car initially starts after sitting idle for a period of time. it is a safety hazard everytime you start your car and attempt to drive off straight away as the brake pedal becomes very difficult to use and the stopping response time is significantly increased. i almost crashed into another car driving past my driveway and as i was reversing out a parking lot. just imagine if that was a small child that ran out and you could not stop in time! i took it the dealer, he left it overnight and experienced the same problem yesterday. i know he was surprised but all he did was print out the saturn service bulletin that states it is normal which instructs the dealer not to do anything. the actual bulletin wording highlighted in red states "important: do not attempt to repair or replace any parts for what is considered normal operation of the ohb". since when is a change in brake effectiveness like this considered normal? this is being experience by numerous customers (see url http://www.skyroadster.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18188) only have a hard copy of the saturn bulletin and could not find it on-line. it had a document id#: 1982132 with a subject title of "information on optimized hydraulic boost brake system characteristics #07-05-22-002 - (06/04/2007) *jb |
