Complaint 933232

2002 GMC SIERRA • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Jul 27, 2012

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
933232
Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Model Year
2002
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date
Jul 27, 2012
Date Received
Aug 10, 2012
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

SERVICE BRAKES

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND THEN APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

Data sources & freshness

TruckCodex aggregates official public-sector datasets. See the Source registry for dataset-level coverage and the Freshness log for last-import timestamps.

Census, SAFER, SMS, Licensing & Insurance (L&I), roadside inspections, crashes, and authority history.

Refreshed daily.

Vehicle recall campaigns, defect investigations, and consumer safety complaints (SCRS).

Refreshed daily.
EIA

Retail diesel and gasoline price history and state fuel-tax tables.

Refreshed weekly.

Cross-border carrier registry and Canadian recall campaigns where applicable.

Refreshed weekly.

TruckCodex is an independent aggregator; it is not affiliated with FMCSA, NHTSA, EIA, or Transport Canada. Always verify compliance-critical information directly with the originating agency.