| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007127650 | Incident Date: Nov, 20 2007 |
| Consumer's City: CHAPEL HILL | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SOLSTICE | Model Year: 2008 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2MF35X18Y | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 22 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 13 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This complaint is identical to one already filed with the nhtsa, representing a potentially hazardous safety issue. while backing out of the garage from a cold start in my new pontiac solstice gxp delivered only one week earlier (mileage at one week=200), the brakes failed with the car in reverse and the car continued to roll backward (fortunately without power applied down a slightly inclined driveway. when put into drive, the brakes responded. later in the day, from a cold start, the brakes failed again momentarily while pulling out in drive. the dealer service department was very responsive and diagnosed a failure of the valve in the master brake cylinder that allows pressure to build up in the hydraulic lines. the part is on national back order as a stac order. i was told that no spare parts have yet been stocked to fix this problem anywhere in the country. the dealership put me immediately in a rental vehicle at gm's expense until the part comes in, which could be "2 days, 2 weeks, or 2 months" as the service manager said. could this be a manufacturer's defect present in all brake master cylinders, perhaps outsourced, delivered to the solstice gxp assembly line in delaware? *tr |
