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1998 GMC SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

crash · 163880 · 1999-08-11

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I OR MY HUSBAND HAVE HIT THE BRAKES, THEY LOCK AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CAR, IT CONTINUES TO SLIDE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE TECHNICIAN AT SILVEIRA PONTIAC AFTER THE FIRST ACCIDENT IN 1998. HE TOLD ME THAT WAS THE NATURE OF ABS BRAKES, I HAD A VAN BEFORE MY SUBURBAN THJAT HAD ABS BRAKES AND I /WE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. IN FEB. 1999 WE HAD THE BRAKES REDONE AT MARIN-PONTIAC-BUICK-GMC AND WE WERE HOPING THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED: HOWEVER IT WAS NOT AND IT RESULTED IN MY HAVING A SECOND ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: 2457512R16 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
709865
Machine
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