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1991 BUICK PARK AVENUE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

crash · 60319 · 1996-11-06

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
PARK AVENUE
Year
1991
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Severity

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

Narrative

APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK ON WET PAVEMENT AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK CONSUMERHIT EMERGENCY BRAKE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES, THEN CONSUMER WENT TO PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD REAR DRUMS SHOWED SIGNS OF INTENSE HEAT, MASTER CYLINDER HAD A LEAK ON THE SIDE PAINT ON BACK CYLINDER WAS DUE TO TO FLUID LEAKAGE ENTIRE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS RPLACED.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
804617
Machine
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