General Motors Under Investigation For Faulty Brake Pumps
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On top of everything, General Motors is in the crosshairs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The U.S. federal agency has opened an investigation into pickup trucks and SUVs made by the Detroit automaker from 2014 through 2016. An estimated 2.7 million GM vehicles could be affected. The cars could suffer from faulty brake pumps.
The agency’s investigation includes the Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, Chevrolet Suburban, Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade. So far, there have been 111 consumer complaints filed with the NHTSA. There’ve been nine crashes and two reported injuries so far related to the faulty brake pumps.
The NHTSA says a brake vacuum pump could deteriorate. This could subsequently cause stopping distances and braking effort to increase, potentially leading to crashes, injuries, and deaths. Right now, the agency is investigating to determine how widespread the problem is. This will help decide if a recall is required. General Motors is assisting with the investigation while monitoring complaints and warranty claims, according to GM Spokesperson Tom Wilkinson.
Without a recall, owners who experience brake problems who take their vehicle to a General Motors dealership or independent repair shop should keep their receipts. If there is a recall, they could receive reimbursement for the repair.
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I was having this problem I thought I needed to change my breaks, before I schedule the visit I received the letter from GMC.
Guess what? I went to my dealer and they said my car did not have the problem even thou I knew it did. they said they looked at it, never gave me the documents the computers were “down”, and the problem ” disappeared” after 1 months guess what its back! I dislike my dealer very much now.
What model car is it
I have a 2016 Chevy malibu and just found out the vacuum pump exploded. They couldn’t give me a reason why. You better investigate the malibu 2016 cars too. I just went out of warranty. This is a very costly part to replace
My 2011 F150 had an electric vacuum pump which, of course failed. They replaced it free. Then they went to driving the pump off something rotating on the engine. Had problems there when the pump seized and broke the sacrificial drive piece.
Now they’re using some kind of Venturi device to create vacuum, the results of its success are unknown, too new.
I guess the bottom line is automotive vacuum pumps are a beeach to design and have last. So, Chevys not the only one, Fords in the swim pool with them, and there may be others….