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2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

crash · 509857 · 2004-12-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CAVALIER
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
Miles at failure
28,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1) BRAKE FAILURE, WARPED ROTORS AND HUBS, LRO. 2) CRASH, REAR END COLLISION. PROPERTY DAMAGE. 3) GM REFUSED TO FIX 2003 CAVALIER ON 01-17-04 UNDER WARRANTY AND AS A RESULT A CRASH HAPPENED ON 02-28-04, A REAR END COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.CAUSE WAS DEFECTIVE FACTORY EQUIPMENT, WARPED ROTORS AND HUBS RESULTING IN VIOLENT JUDDER, SHUTTER, AND CHATTER, DUE TO A LATERAL BRAKE RUN OUT PROBLEMS.THIS CONDITION SHOWS UP THRU THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH. IT'S A TOTAL OUT OF CONTROL CONDITION.THERE IS INDEED 2 TSB'S OUT ON THE LRO PROBLEM FROM GM, TSB 01-05-23-001A, BRAKE LATERAL RUNOUT,TSB 00-05-05-22-002B, BRAKES ROTOR SERVICE GUIDE ON 02-28-04 MY DAUGHTER AUDRA M GRIFFIN CRASHED INTO A 2001 FORD PICKUP DUE TO FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. MY DAUGHTERS STATEMENT WAS "DADDY THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK", THIS AFTER AN EXTREME NASTY GRAM (FAX) WAS SENT TO JESSICA WHITE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE DANGEROUS CONDITION REGARDING MY FROM BRAKE SYSTEM. GM ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO FIX THIS UNSAFE CONDITION UNDER MY WARRANTY CONTRACT. THEY DID NOTHING THUS ENDANGERING ME AND MY FAMILY. FAST ACTION IS REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE AND GET THIS CAR FIXED PRONTO. SO FAR GM SEEMS CONTENT TO DO NOTHING. THEY NOW SEEM TO BE MORE INTERESTED IN AVOIDING LEGAL LIABILITY, THEN THEY ARE ABOUT MY SAFETY.*AK

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10102155
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