Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S10 / 1991

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997119828 Incident Date: Oct, 19 1997
Consumer's City: WHITTIER Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S10 Model Year: 1991
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNCS1325M2 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 03 1997 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1991
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving at approx 10mph exited at a driveway, went to apply brakes, vehicle did not stop. brakes made noise, pushed brakes to floor. just redone in may 97 with pads and shoes. weather was clear dry, has to apply brakes sooner than ususal. this defect can result in an accident. *ak dealer told consumer that this is happening because he is not used to abs and he needs to get used to the way they work, abs light is illuminated and will not go off, regular brakes seem to work fine, consumer has had 3 minor accidents due to the faulty abs, only 1 of the accidents caused damage to another vehicle. *slc