Complaint 910298
1999 GMC SIERRA • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC • incident Mar 8, 2012
- Complaint ID
- 910298
- Make
- GMC
- Model
- SIERRA
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Incident Date
- Mar 8, 2012
- Date Received
- Mar 17, 2012
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Owner Narrative
WAS APPLYING BRAKE WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND LOST ALOT OF BRAKING POWER ALMOST COULD NOT STOP IF NOT FOR EMERGENCY BRAKE TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN IN SALT 3-4 TIMES I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE 2002 AND IT HAD 40K MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT NOW HAS 84K AND BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OFF IT I AM PLANNING TO REPLACE THEM WITH QUALITY PARTS. BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, EVEN IN SALT BELT OF THE COUNTRY A BRAKE LINE SHOULD NOT RUST TO THE POINT OF BURSTING WITH 84K MILES ON VEHICLE SHAME ON YOU GM FOR USING LOW GRADE LINE ON SUCH IMPORTANT SYSTEM. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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