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1998 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes, Air Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	179922
Internal NHTSA #	711889
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SIERRA 1500
Model Year	1998
File date	21/04/99
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have had multiple incidents where the brakes have to be applied quick and hard in traffic or on turns where the road is somewhat slightly bumpy or rough and the brakes will chatter and buzz, the pedal goes to the floor and the truck will not stop. On the april 1999 incident the car in front of me stopped in a turn lane to enter a freeway and i had to hit the brakes quick and hard. Well they again rattled and buzzed, the pedal went to the floor and the truck did not stop. I in turn bumped the car in front of me. There was little damage to the car. My truck instead suffered to an overinflated body shop bill to the tune of #3,000. 00. The selling dealer did the body repairs and checked the brakes. Mr. Ron byars service manager told me the brakes, after we both test drove the truck and duplicated the no stop condition on hard brake application at slow speeds, that this is a normal condition with abs brakes on these pick ups. Mr. Byars also said his demo was worse than my truck. He also stated there was a check out done where he found no codes or problems. I had also explained to mr. Byars that on most occasions where i had to hit the brakes hard and the pedal went to the floor the front brakes would drag. To release them i had to stop, back up hitting the brakes and they would release. This condition has damaged my brake pads and rotors. He is telling me gm can do nothing to fix my truck. What needs to happen, someone killed or badly injured before gm opens their eyes. I need help.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	7
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HURST, TX
VIN pattern	1GTEC19R5WRXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/05/98
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	RWD
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Vehicle speed	3
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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1998 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes, Air Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes, Air Antilock Problems, Complaints and Defects

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