SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
20 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH MUSHY BRAKES, BUT SERVICE PEOPLE AT RAINBOW TOLD ME IT WAS TYPICAL GMC ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND CAN HEAR AND FEEL A VIBRATION THROUGH THE PEDAL. ALSO, READ YOUR ARTICLE ON THE INTERNETDATED 7/23/99 ABOUT GM TO RECALL 3.5 MILLION VEHICLES BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER THREE MAJOR BRAKE JOBS, THE ONLY THING THE MECHANICAL PEOPLE AT FIRESTONE AND GEG'S AUTO REPAIRS COULD SAY WAS, TYPICAL OF THE GMC ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. HVE CONTACTED GMC SHARON NOIM IN TAMPA ON 7/23/99 AND SAID THE ONLY THING SHE SEES IS A RECALL 96067 THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKES. CALL BACK ON 8/6/99 AND SPOKE WITH A SHARRONDA, SHE SAID SHE HAS SEEN NOTHING YET ABOUT THE BRAKE RECALL. CALLED MIKE IN THE SREVICE DEPT. AT RAINBOW OLDS IN HARVEY, LA WHERE THE SUV WAS PURCHASED, HE SAID HE HAS SEEN NOTHING OR HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON ANY GMC VEHICLE. I EXPLAINED MY PREDICAMENT TO HIM. HE SAID HE WOULD CHECK INTO IT AND RETURN MY CALL. NEVER DID. CALL GMC AGAIN ON 12/6/00 IN TAMPA AND SPOKE WITH SHANTALET DALLAS, WHO MUST HAVE A A BAD DAY, SHE SAID SHE HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL ON THE ABS BRAKES. CALLED BACK TO GET SOMEONE WITH A BETTER ATTITUDE AND SPOKE WITH VIRGINIA BEATY. SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON FOR MY VEHICLE 96067 FOR THE LINEAR EGR VALVE, THAT SHE SAID WAS STILL OPEN. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON IT. SHE SET UP A NEW