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2020 BUICK ENCORE GX — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1799986 · 2022-03-07

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCORE GX
Year
2020
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
45,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2020 Buick Encore GX. The contact stated that while attempting to stop, the brake pedal was depressed and it traveled to the floorboard causing the brakes to fail to stop the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact residence however, the brakes failed again. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was unaware if a diagnostic test was performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11455501
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown