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1998 GMC C/K PICKUP — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

crash · 429505 · 2003-09-09

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
C/K PICKUP
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Miles at failure
77,203
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I AM WRITING ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEMS IN 1998 GMC SIERA EXT. CAB P/U. THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE ABS SYSTEM WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, IT HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS. I SPOKE TO MY MECHANIC TODAY SAID IT WOULD COST WELL OVER $600.00 TO CORRECT ISSUE, AND HE HAS RAN ACROSS THIS ISSUE WITH NUMEROUS GMC PICK UPS. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE ON THE FRONT BRAKES, I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE THE WAY I AM SUPPOSED TO MAINTIAN IT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IF THIS ABS PROBLEM.AS I WAS BACKING UP I APLIED BRAKES, AND THE ABS DEPLOYED. I'M JUST GLAD IT WASN'T A CHILD THAT WAS BEHIND ME. IT SEEMS THAT GMC HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKING SYSTEMS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10037566
Machine
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