Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / K10 / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997052772 Incident Date: Jan, 31 1997
Consumer's City: CHANDLER Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: K10 Model Year: 1997
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#: 2GCEK19R5V1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 08 1998 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Brakes are spongy and have long stopping distances. the anit-lock system kicks in the pedal drops to the floor losing most of the stoping power and has locked up the back wheels. causing control lost of the truck while going around corners. the system will also engage when the truck hit a bump during normal braking also causing long stopping distance and loss of control. not yet had a total failure of brake system.