# 1998 GMC SIERRA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `365884` · 2002-08-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AS SPEED GOES BELOW 10MPH AND PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. PEDAL PULSATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. MECHANIC REPLACED FRONT LEFT ABS SENSOR. *AK    UPON READING A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, CONSUMER FOUND OUT THERE ARE OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME DEFECT EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER DENIED KNOWING ABOUT IT.  BEFORE THE FAILURE CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED.  *JG
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