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Pontiac Sunfire Service Brakes, Hydraulic Foundation Components Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings Safety Report | Aug 29, 2001
Reported on Aug 29, 2001
| THE FRONT AND BRAKE BRAKE LINE RUBBED THROUGH FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE LEFT TRANSMISSION MOUNT, BECAUSE A PART WAS NOT INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION. HAD TO MAKE NEW BRAKE PIPES FROM BPMV BACK TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE RACN AND FROM THE BPMV TO THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON MY SON WAS ALMOST WITHOUT ANY BRAKES. HE WAS JUST GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR PHOENIX, AZ. IF THIS WOULD OF HAPPENED ON HIS TRIP, IT WOULD OF RESULTED IN HIS DEATH. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Sunfire |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LAWRENCE KS |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2JB1246Y7 |
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| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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