# 1995 BUICK CENTURY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `159699` · 1999-07-22 · 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:** CENTURY
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## 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
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