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1999 GMC SIERRA — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

crash · 533614 · 2005-05-04

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 1999 GMC SIERRA (NEW BODY STYLE) AND HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2002. WHAT IT IS DOING IS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL GO OFF ANYTIME I APPLY THE BRAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HIT A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD MAKING THE ANTILOCK BRAKE TRIP AND LUNGES FORWARD LIKE I LOST MY BRAKES. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST YEAR WERE I REAR ENDED A MINI VAN IN PART I THINK IT WAS LACK OF BRAKES DUE TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. TWO YEARS AGO DURING A SMALL SNOW I WAS PULLING INTO PARK AT WORK AND THE ANTILOCK WAS TRIPPED AND FORCED ME INTO A DUMPSTER. THE BRAKES ARE LIKE A SPONGE IT ALMOST SCARES ME AT TIMES. THANKS FOR BEING AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT GM IS HAVING WITH THE BRAKES. I SEEN THE REPORT ON THE NEWS SO I THOUGHT I WOULD TELL MY STORY, RICK

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10119867
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