NHTSA Complaint #10100309 — 1996 GMC SUBURBAN

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10100309
Vehicle	1996 GMC SUBURBAN
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Date of Incident	November 20, 2004
Date Filed	November 21, 2004
Mileage	114,346 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING NO PROBLEMS. UPON APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS KICKING IN, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BLED ALL BRAKE LINES, AND THE CONDITION STILL EXISTS. I PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS ON THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO SEVEAL SERVICE MANUALS AND DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULATOR VALVE HAS FAILED IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO ALLOW BRAKE FLUID TO BLEED INTO THE ABS ACCUMULATOR, WITHOUT GETTING AN ABS DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE LIGHT. I HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME FOR OVER 20 MILES WITH SEVERELY LIMITED BREAKING POWER AND WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE ABS BREAKS ON THE VEHICLE THAN HAVE A BREAK SYSTEM THAT CAN FAIL IN THIS MANNER. PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS INEFFECTIVE IN BUILDING BRAKE PRESSURE, AS IS NORMALLY THE CASE WHEN A MASTER CYLINDER FAILS.*AK

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