Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / RAINIER / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007120348 Incident Date: Jul, 09 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: RAINIER Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5GADT13S552 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 15 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2005 buick rainier. while driving and applying the brakes, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle stopped normally. he immediately drove to a mechanic, who inspected the vehicle and determined that all 4 brakes and rotors were pitted and caused the brake pads to fail. the dealer examined the vehicle on two occasions and they stated that the pitting was due to the brakes overheating. the rear brakes and pads were replaced in july of 2007. the front brakes and pads will be replaced in september of 2007. the manufacturer denied that there was a defect, but offered to pay for the rear rotor replacement. the contact filed complaint number 71-538033018 with buick. the speed was unknown. the current mileage was 20,150 and failure mileage was 19,237.