# 1997 BUICK LESABRE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `108180` · 1998-06-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
## Narrative
WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH ON INTERSTATE, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL  BECAME STUCK, PEDAL DID NOT MOVE, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAREND VEHICLE IN FRONT.  HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. 2 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CONSUMER DID EXPERIENCE BRAKE PEDAL GETTING STUCK,  BUT ONLY FOR 1 SECOND BUT THEN RELEASE ITSELF. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM.  *AK
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