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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998076888 | Incident Date: Jun, 11 1998 |
| Consumer's City: NEWARK | Consumer's State: DE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: FIREBIRD | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G2FS22KXW2 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 20 1998 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The front brake rotors on my '98 pontiac firebird started warping at 10,000 miles, they got to a point where i came close to losing control of the vehicle on rain slicked roads. the extreme pulsating of the brakes makes the car very hard to control on wet roads. the warping of the rotors gets worse as the brakes get hot. when starting out in the morning the warping isn't very noticable, but gets much worse as they heat up. which makes it diffcult for the service dept. they check the brakes cold. after much complaining the dealer replaced the rotors at 13,417 miles. they started to warp again at about 16,000 miles. the dealer told me it was normal wear, and that it must be my breaking habits. later the manager told me that break problems are a very common complaint with gm. i don't know what to do at this point and i hate to touch the brake pedal at highway speeds due to all of the shaking of the car. i really feel that this is a major saftey issue. the combination of the antilock brakes and the severe pulsating makes for a dangerous situation. your help in this would be greatly appreciated. |
