SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
25 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES IN LOW SPEED DRIVINGS (<=30MILES) DURING SUMMER AND DURING WINTER. ONE WINTER FAILURE BEFORE A RED LIGHT (SPEED <=25 MILES) CAUSED A HEAD TO TAIL COLLISION, WHICH COST MORE THAN $2,000 IN REPAIRS. FIRST, I FELT THE BRAKES WORKING WITH SOME SHARP NOISES AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY SOMETIMES. I SENT THE CAR TO A GM DEALER SERVICE STATION T O INSPECT. NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND, THEN, SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, I ALMOST HIT A POLICE CAR. THE SAME GM SERVICE STATION FOUND SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THIS TIME AND MADE A REPAIR. FINALLY, LAST WINTER, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AND CAUSED A LOW SPEED COLLISION MENTIONED ABOVE. I LOST CONFIDECE ON THEIR BRAKE QUALITY. PLEASE HELP ME TO REMIND OTHERS TO WATCH OUT GM BRAKES. NEVER TRUST IT. *AK