# 1999 SUBURBAN SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
> NHTSA complaint `489662` · 2004-08-10 · SUBURBAN
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBURBAN
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** SUBURBAN
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
WE HAD BROUGHT OUR 1999 SUBURBAN FOR A BRAKE PROBLEM.  THE MECHANIC ASSURED US THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, HE WENT ON TO SAY, HE ALSO OWNED A 1999 SUBURBAN AND THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP AS WELL AS OTHER TRUCKS.  HE ALSO SAID THEY CHANGED THE BRAKES THE NEXT YEAR (2000)    3 WEEKS LATER MY SON WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF HIM SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES - HE COULDN'T STOP, AND HE WAS DRIVING A DECENT DISTANCE AWAY - THE SUBURBAN ROLLED OVER AND WAS TOTALED.    THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND I AM SURE THAT OTHER SUBURBANS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ACCIDENTS.  GMC SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM, SO IT SAVES PEOPLE.
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