Complaint 948035
2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Oct 23, 2012
- Complaint ID
- 948035
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- ESCALADE
- Model Year
- 2002
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Oct 23, 2012
- Date Received
- Nov 5, 2012
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CADILLAC ESCALADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,077. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,275. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 1/30/2013 *JS
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