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Pontiac Grand Prix Service Brakes, Hydraulic Safety Report | Dec 29, 2011
Reported on Dec 29, 2011
| THIS VEHICLE HAS ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES APPROX. 500 FT. BEFORE THE INTERSECTION, AFTER SLOWING (BY COASTING) TO 15 MPH, NO STOPPING OCCURRED AND SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION OF BUSY CROSSROAD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN BROADSIDED. THE ROADS ARE GRAVEL AND HAD A SLIGHT COVERING OF SNOW( LESS THAN 1/2 ). SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IN PLENTY OF TIME, PUMPING THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT, HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. THIS HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. ON 1/19/12 MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP AT A T- INTERSECTION AT LOW SPEED WITH NO BRAKE RESPONSE ON SLIPPERY, SNOW COVERED PAVED ROAD AND SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION INTO OPPOSITE DITCH DAMAGING THE FRONT FASCIA OF THE VEHICLE. RELIABILITY OF THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS IN DOUBT. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR DTC WHEN THIS OCCURS. MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ON SLICK OR WET ROADS. WILL HAVE TO HAVE DEALER DIAGNOSE BUT THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER INCIDENT BUT THIS MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JULY 2006. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.THERE IS NO APPARENT CAUSE OR WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AT THE FIRST STOP AFTER SPEED HAS EXCEEDED 25MPH. *TT | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FOWLERVILLE MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2G2WP552361 |
| Mileage: | 103041 miles. |
| Speed: | 15 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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