Complaint 888663
1999 GMC SIERRA • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC • incident Nov 2, 2011
- Complaint ID
- 888663
- Make
- GMC
- Model
- SIERRA
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Incident Date
- Nov 2, 2011
- Date Received
- Nov 2, 2011
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner Narrative
STARTED VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL. PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INVESTIGATION ONE OF THE SOLID BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE IT JUST SUDDENLY FAILED. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME OR IT WOULD HAVE ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSED A DANGEROUS SITUATION OR ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUST AND ALL SOLID BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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