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1993 GMC JIMMY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 197476 · 2000-02-14

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
JIMMY
Year
1993
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT MY BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT AN ACURA INTEGRA. LUCKILY I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO 15MPH BEFORE THE BRAKED FAILED. THIS MAKES THE 3 TIME I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE NHTSA AND THE SECOND TIME TO GMC. IT ALSO MAKES ABOUT THE 8 TIME BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. LUCKILY I HAVE NEVER BEEN HURT. I WISH THE RECALL ON MY CAR COULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY NOTICE YET. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
718759
Machine
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