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2004 GMC SIERRA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

fire · 523958 · 2005-03-28

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
8,927
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE STEPPED ONTO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY LOST BRAKES AND STEERING AND SMOKE ALSO POURED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. ONCE HE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLUID POURING FROM THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. THE HOOD WAS OPENED AND THE CONSUMER SAW THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALER BUT THE FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HYDROBOOSTER ASSEMBLY ACCUMULATOR WHICH HAD COME APART. *BF *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10113198
Machine
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