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Complaint 1110449

1999 GMC SIERRA • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Sep 14, 2014

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1110449
Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Model Year
1999
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date
Sep 14, 2014
Date Received
Sep 17, 2014
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SERVICE BRAKES

Owner Narrative

DRIVING DOWN HILL, APPROX SPEED OF 45 MPH, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES WHEN DID HEARD POP NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING. PUMPED ON BRAKES AND GEARED DOWN TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD TO NOTICE THAT FLUID WAS COMING OUT OF THE BODY. WAS ABLE TO GET MIRROR AND RESEARCH AND FIND THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED WITH RUST, AND IT HAS SPLIT. *TR

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