NHTSA complaint: 2004 GMC SIERRA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: PURCHASED VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2003, AND ON 12-22-03 HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED AT A LOW SPEED AT WHICH CONSUMER TAPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER. HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICIANS VIA COMPUTER, BUT THE CODES CHECKED OUT AS WELL AS A TEST DRIVE AND INSPECTION FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS CHECKED OUT AS ADEQUATE, NO PROBLEMS FOUND. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR ACCIDENT. CONSUMER CALLED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AGAIN TAKEN TO DEALER, AND NO PROBLEM FOUND. 5-7-05 EXPERIENCED ANOTHER ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN 3 INJURIES. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AS CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION FROM ABOUT A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET AND TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN APPLIED BRAKE FAILURE AND SUFFERED A COMPLETE FAILURE WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL. "BRAKES WOULD NOT EVEN GRAB." GLIDED THROUGH INTERSECTION STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RESULTED IN 3 INJURIES. TOOK TO DEALER WHO CHECKED VEHICLE AND AGAIN FOUND NOTHING WRONG YET CONSUMER FEELS AS THOUGH BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation