| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007120324 | Incident Date: Aug, 06 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BROOMFIELD | Consumer's State: CO |
| 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:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8MG35X88Y | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 05 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: We took delivery of a 2008 saturn sky rl (turbo) in early august 2007. the very next day we started the car and pulled out into the driveway. when the brakes were used to slow the vehicle their was about a 75% failure with the brake pedal. my wife was briefly panicked and slammed the brakes down further and eventually got the car to stop. by this point she had already traveled an extra 15 feet down the driveway and nearly hit me as i was standing in the driveway watching her back out her new vehicle. we initially thought since the vehicle was new that it might just need a few days to get things working. she drove the car very carefully for a few days and pumped the brakes before each use. after a few days the issue did not go away so we contacted the dealer. we brought the car into the dealer (which is sat for 3 weeks). eventually we were told by the dealer that this is a problem with the car and is caused because they eliminated the brake vacuum pump from the 08 models. the dealer said they would install the old vacuum pump on our car but it could not be done for another 4 months because they don't have the parts. the concern with this car is we are now familiar with the vehicle and understand to let it run for a few minutes before driving. out of several new cars over the years i must admit this is the first time i have been told to let the car run for a minute so the brakes will work. however my concern is around someone new driving any 08 sky? i think there is a huge safety concern around a peson in valet. i have seen numerous complaints regarding this same issue on the skyroadster forums and feel it is a matter of time before there is an accident or some is seriously injured by being backed over. *tr |
