Complaint 887078
1999 GMC SIERRA • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC • incident Oct 1, 2009
- Complaint ID
- 887078
- Make
- GMC
- Model
- SIERRA
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Incident Date
- Oct 1, 2009
- Date Received
- Oct 24, 2011
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, HE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED BY THE REPAIR SHOP. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN BEING EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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