NHTSA Complaint #741560 — 1998 PONTIAC FIREBIRD

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	741560
Vehicle	1998 PONTIAC FIREBIRD
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Date of Incident	October 1, 2000
Date Filed	March 7, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

UNEVEN WEAR IN THE BRAKE ROTORS. GM HAS REDESIGNED THE ROTOR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICING TWICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, GM REFUSES TO FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT WAS INCORRECTLY REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE UNEVEN WEAR CAUSES A SHIMMY IN THE CAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. ACCORDING TO GM SERVICE BULLETINS, IT GENERALLY HAPPENS AFTER ABOUT 7000 MILES FROM LAST BRAKE SERVICING (AS IS THE CASE WITH MY CAR. *AK

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