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2003 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	944719
Internal NHTSA #	10478908
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SIERRA 1500
Model Year	2003
File date	26/08/12
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Dear sirs; we own a 2003 gmc sierra 1500 extra cab truck. It was purchased in june of 2003. It has just over 100,000 miles on it. It has been maintained throughout and garaged. On sunday, august 26, 2012, our son was driving the truck in our neighborhood and the brakes failed without warning. (this vehicle is primarily driven by my husband to work and back daily. No indicator light ever came on.) there were children playing in the street. After avoiding a ball that had rolled down a driveway and into the street, he pressed on the brake and the pedal went to the floor. He then pressed on the emergency brake, the emergency brake did not stop the truck. On his third attempt was able to steer to the curb and throw the truck into park to stop. Thankfully, there were no kids in his path. He would not have been able to stop and his life would be altered forever. Not to mention our lives and that of an innocent bystander/ child. Looking online to see if there have been problems reported, we found the nhtsa has an investigation on this gmc trucks and suv? S. The brakes on this truck were done between 70,000 and 80,000. All pads were replaced, 2 new rotors and 2 rotors were cut. No mention of brake line deterioration, corrosion, or visible problems were brought to our attention at that time. This vehicle is used mainly by my husband who drives it 6 miles one way to work daily. No problems, squeaking, or pedal changes had been noted. We were all really quite shaken by this incident. We had it towed to a dealership for repair. It went there during the labor day holiday thus delaying the repair. We were informed that the brake lines had rotted out. Any information or direction will be greatly appreciated.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	99000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OXFORD, CT
VIN pattern	2GTEK19T031XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	20
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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