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1989 PONTIAC FIREBIRD — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

crash · 123177 · 1998-11-12

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
FIREBIRD
Year
1989
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN SON APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, WHERE THE BRAKE BOOSTER ROD CLIP WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
830673
Machine
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