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2017 BUICK REGAL — SERVICE BRAKES

fire1 injured · 1826148 · 2022-07-16

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
118,140
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

Vacuum Pump blew up forcing cam shaft sensor to blew out of engine and caused my brakes to fail. This happened at a stop sign. I proceed through the stop in front of a semi-tractor. Fortunately it was in front of the police station in(30mph) town zone and he was able to brake before killing me. My vehicle stopped before going through the front door of an auto shop, My Timing Cam is damaged and Shepherds is quoting $2600 to replace, plus an additional $800 already spent in replacing the vacuum pump. I’ve driven the car an additional 6 months with the cam sensor detached but the vehicle stalls when I slow or stop. This has caused additional hazardous situations. Person(s) will die if this defect is not addressed, it’s probably already happened. I have over 25 years in Automotive safety systems design and manufacture, this needs addressed immediately.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11474224
Machine
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