NHTSA complaint: 2000 BUICK CENTURY — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO EXTREME WINTER WEATHER AND ROAD SALTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation