GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Make: GMC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sierra
Model Year: 2006
Other Engine Info: MFI, Iron, 8 Cyl
Plant City: Oshawa Truck
Plant Company Name: NA-Canada Truck
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: On
Trim: 1500 (1/2 ton)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING COMING TO A RED LIGHT. CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. UPON INVESTIGATION, ALL FIVE BRAKE LINES LEADING FROM THE PUMP UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT, NEXT TO THE FRAME ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. EVERYTHING ELSE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS ALMOST NO CORROSION AT, EXCEPT THE SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE OF INFERIOR BRAKE LINES USED. *TR
2006
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL. THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THEN WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. *TR