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2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 360790 · 2002-07-04

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
SUNFIRE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TURNED IN DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND I WENT THRU THE GARAGE DOOR. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL. I CALLED A WRECKER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. THEY DROVE IT AND CHECKED THE FLUID, SAID THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES BUT I ASSUME THEY DID NOT GET INSIDE THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS COULD OF HAD BEEN A LARGER PROBLEM IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT STOP. I KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON THE PEDDLE..PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GET BACK INTO THIS CAR IT SCARES ME.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
763832
Machine
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