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2016 GMC SIERRA 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1629872 · 2019-12-18

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
4,400
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2 TIMES NOW MY TRUCK BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I MEAN, THEY LITERALLY DIDNT WORK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED MY PICKUP ALMOST HIT MY HOUSE. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THE PICKUP HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT MY HOME CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. I AM CURRENTLY IN FEAR OF DRIVING THIS PICKUP TRUCK DO TO THESE 2 BRAKE FAILURES. WILL THE NEXT CRASH ACTUALLY HURT SOMEONE? GMC NEEDS TO REPAIR THESE BRAKE FAILURE ISSUES. AGAIN, THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES EVEN THOUGH I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE AMOUNT FROM THE SECOND BRAKE FAILURE IS WELL OVER $2,000.00. PLEASE HAVE GMC REPAIR/FIX THIS PROBLEM SO I CAN DRIVE MY PICKUP WITHOUT WORRY AND MORE DAMAGE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11289849
Machine
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