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1995 GMC C3500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1271499 · 2016-03-30

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
C3500
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
190,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

DRIVING NORMAL. LIGHT TURNED RED. APPLIED BRAKES. HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. RAN RED LIGHT CAUSING TRAFFIC COLLISION. TOWED TO SHOP. SHOP OWNER SPEND HOURS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE. CHECKED NUMEROUS THINGS. FOUND NOTHING WRONG. TOLD ME I'M NUTS. SHOP OWNER TOOK FOR ONE LAST TEST DRIVE AND IT HAPPENED TO HIM! NO BRAKES! HE SAID HE HAD CONSIDERED JUMPING FROM TRUCK. IT SCARED HIM. TURNED OUT TO BE ABS MALFUNCTION. ABS OPENS ALL THE WAY ALLOWING ALL FLUID TO BYPASS RESULTING IN NO BRAKES! HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A SAFETY RECALL?

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10852348
Machine
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