Complaint 919513

1999 GMC SIERRA • SERVICE BRAKES • incident May 20, 2012

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
919513
Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Model Year
1999
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date
May 20, 2012
Date Received
May 21, 2012
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SERVICE BRAKES

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A BURSTING SOUND EMITTED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINE AND A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

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