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Pontiac Grand Prix Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock Safety Report | Oct 01, 2003
Reported on Oct 01, 2003
| PROBLEM: BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM. OCCURRED ONLY ONCE SO FAR. I HAD STOPPED AT A STORE AND WHEN I LEFT, THE FIRST TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKE IT FELT THE SAME AS IF I HAD JUST GONE THROUGH A CAR WASH (MUCH GREATER PEDAL PRESSURE NEEDED TO STOP). I CONTINUED ON TO MY WORKPLACE AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES SEVERAL MORE TIMES. EACH SUBSEQUENT TIME THE SAME CONDITION HAPPENED. MUCH GREATER PEDAL PRESSURE WAS REQUIRED TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. IT FELT AS THOUGH 50-75% OF THE BRAKING POWER WAS GONE. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE FLUID AND IT WAS RIGHT AT THE MAX LINE. STRANGELY, WHEN I LEFT WORK SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. OBVIOUSLY I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT POSSIBLE HAPPENING AGAIN. I'M GUESSING IT MUST HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRONIC GLITCH OF SOME SORT??! *LA | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | WAUKESHA WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2WS522X41 |
| Mileage: | 2005 miles. |
| Speed: | 10 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | WILDE PONTIAC WAUKESHA WI 53188 |
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