Complaint 533425

1998 GMC SIERRA • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE • incident Feb 15, 1999

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
533425
Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Model Year
1998
Incident Date
Feb 15, 1999
Date Received
Aug 1, 2005
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

Owner Narrative

CONTACT STATES: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ACTIVATES WHEN DRIVING ON DRY ROAD AT LOW TO NORMAL SPEED, 20-40 MPH. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ACTIVATES WHEN IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO OR WHEN IT IS NOT AN EMERGENCY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT SEE THAT AS THE PROBLEM, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR ACTIVATES OFTEN. COMPLAINT TO DEALER HAVE BEEN IGNORED. THIS HAPPENED SINCE SHE BOUGHT THE CAR. THE NUMBER FAILURES IT IS OVER 500. THE DATE OF INCIDENT DATE WAS WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED TO OCCUR.*AK THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED, FOR THE FIFTH TIME, THE BUT THE ABS SENSOR WAS NOT CHECKED. *NM

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