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2005 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1253170 · 2016-01-14

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EQUINOX
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
110,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MILEAGE= 110,000 MILES.............FIRST OF ALL I JUST GOT THE BRAKES DONE, WHEN I FIRST PULL THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE IN THE MORNING, AS I APPROACH THE FIRST STOP SIGN, I PRESS THE BRAKES, THEN IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE, MAKES A SOUND AS IF SOME OF THE ELECTRONICS ARE TRYING TO RESET OR SOMETHING, ALL WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING, I HAVE TO KEEP PUMPING THE BRAKES FOR LIKE JUST A FEW MINUTES, ULTIMATELY IT GOES AWAY, TOTALLY SCARY BECAUSE I LIVE IN A SCHOOL ZONE, AND ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION THERE WERE CHILDREN AT THE CROSSWALK WHEN THE FAULT OCCURRED, I DON'T KNOW IF GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE SWITCHING TO FORD VEHICLES FROM NOW ON, THIS IS TOTALLY NOT GOOD! THEN ON ANOTHER OCCASION I MISSED THE STOP SIGN AND HAD TO DRIVE OVER THE CURB BECAUSE THE BRAKES GAVE OUT, COULDN'T AVOID IT, HAD TO GO ON THE CURB TO STOP, GOING ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR! IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS ALREADY, GOT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HUB/SENSOR REPLACED, BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE FAULT RECURRED, THE ABS AND THE T/C LIGHT TURN ON, AFTER READING SIMILAR STORIES I'M RELUCTANT TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY INTO THIS PROBLEM, APPARENTLY, THE " THE PIG-TAIL HARNESS" FIX SEEMS TO BE THE GO-TO METHOD FOR THE FIX, WILL BE DOING THAT SOON MYSELF! PLEASE GM CORPORATION DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GET'S HURT!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10820352
Machine
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