1999 GMC SIERRA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO MY 1999 GMC SIERRA 4X4 PICKUP TRUCK, VIN NO. [XXX], AND I COULD NOT STOP AND HIT THE REAR END OF MY GIRLFRIEND'S 2001 CHEVY BLAZER. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT GM OF THE ACCIDENT AS THERE IS A RECALL IN CANADA (PRODUCT SAFETY BULLETIN [PSB]- FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION #04094 DATED JANUARY 25, 2005) FOR BRAKE FAILURE. GM REPRESENTATIVES SENT A FACT FINDER TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS THE WHEEL SENSOR. THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIR ESTIMATE TO MY TRUCK IS $2,902.86 AND $1,907.79 TO THE BLAZER. THE ESTIMATES WERE FAXED TO GM AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE REPORT INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT, SINCE THE DAMAGES WERE OVER $1,000.00 THE CASE HAD TO BE REFERRED TO RISK MANAGEMENT. RISK MANAGEMENT STATED THE FACT FINDERS REPORT DID NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM WHICH WAS CONTRARY TO WHAT I WAS TOLD PREVIOUSLY. I REQUESTED A COPY OF THE REPORT AND WAS DENIED AS IT IS CONSIDERED PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. I INFORMED RISK MANAGEMENT THAT A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF. RISK MANAGEMENT OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF THE DAMAGES. I CALLED THE ORIGINAL CONTACT PERSON AT GM AND WAS TOLD THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A CURRENT DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE HISTORY CODE SHOWS THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS MISSING - DROPPED OUT OF CIRCUIT - INDICATING THAT THERE HAS BEEN PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL SENSOR. SINCE THE ACCIDENT I BORROWED MY MOTHER'S CAR AND WAS ASKED TO RETURN IT SO, I DR