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2007 GMC SIERRA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1022918 · 2013-11-20

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
86,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT A GREEN LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE ILLEGALLY ENTERED THE INTERSECTION. I SAW THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP BUT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKING ACTION OCCURRED. I WAS TOLD I BLEW A BRAKE LINE. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED OF THE DAMAGE FROM THE ACCIDENT BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE BRAKE LINE REPAIR. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK BACK I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR AN ALIGNMENT WITHIN A FEW DAYS. WHILE THE REPAIR SHOP WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN FOR THE ALIGNMENT A SECOND BRAKE LINE BLEW. THERE IS NOT A RECALL FROM GMC AND THERE NO REASON WHY THE BRAKES LINES SHOULD BE RUSTING OUT AND BLOWING ON A CAR THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10553088
Machine
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