2017 Chevrolet Suburban

ON MARCH 21, 2019 I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE ISSUES. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE. THERE WERE 3 OR 4 CARS IN FRONT OF ME TO TURN LEFT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN, EVERYONE PROCEEDED. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PASSED THE CROSS WALK AT THE INTERSECTION, SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES AND DECIDED NOT TO PROCEED. I SAW HER MAKING A SUDDEN STOP, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. SINCE WE WEREN'T GOING VERY FAST, MY EXPECTATION WAS FOR MY CAR TO STOP. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO BE MORE DIFFICULT TO PUSH. INSTEAD THE HARDER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE THE MORE I REALIZED I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AT THAT POINT I FELT LIKE I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. THINGS WERE HAPPENING SO FAST. AFTER MY VEHICLE BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I ASKED THE GIRL TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SO WE WOULDN'T BLOCK TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE POLICE TO COME OUT TO TAKE A REPORT. SHE STATED THAT HER VEHICLE ALREADY HAD A HOLE IN THE BUMPER SO MY VEHICLE DIDN'T DO MUCH DAMAGE TO HER CAR. WE BOTH HAD OUR VEHICLES REPAIRED. SOMETIME IN EARLY TO MID MAY I RECEIVED A GENERIC LETTER FROM GM (DATED APRIL 2019) DISCUSSING THE FACT THAT THERE MAY BE A CONDITION WITH THE 2017 SUBURBAN MAY HAVE A CONDITION WHERE CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCED INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT. I CONTACT GM AFTER STUDYING UP ON THIS ISSUE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. I RECD A CASE #. SOMETIME LATER HE CONTACTED ME SAYING MY CASE HAD BEEN MOVED TO ANOTHER AREA. NEVER HEARD FROM ANYONE CALLED THEM ON JUNE 18. WAITED FOR ANOTHER CALL. FINALLY HEARD CASE WAS BEING MOVED TO ANOTHER AREA AND WAS TOLD IT COULD TAKE 30 DAYS OR MORE. I SUPPLIED ALL THEY ASKED FOR. THEY SENT SOMEONE OUT TO RETRIEVE DATA. WAITED AND WAITED. AFTER MUCH EFFORT RECEIVED AN EMAIL SAYING THAT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 5 MONTHS AGO & THE CONDITION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PRESENT AT THAT TIME AND DECLINED TO ASSIST

PERFORMED SAFETY RECALL 'REPAIR' UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V645 AT LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ON 17 OCTOBER 2019. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE DECREASED BRAKING PERFORMANCE AT LOW SPEED - CONSISTENT WITH CHIEF COMPLAINT DESCRIBED IN THE CAMPAIGN DESCRIPTION. CURRENT SYMPTOMS STILL INCLUDES INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT AND VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS CONTROLLING VEHICLE SPEED IN SLIGHT DECLINES AND STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. OWNER SUSPECTS DETERIORATED VACUUM PUMP AND RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF VACUUM PUMP AS PART OF GM SAFETY RECALL REPAIR PROCEDURE (NOT JUST SOFTWARE UPDATE/MODIFICATION) UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V645.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB MCCOSH CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (1 BUSINESS LOOP 70 W, COLUMBIA, MO 65203, (573) 442-6156), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5584337574. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V645000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

I AM TRYING TO HAVE GM REINSTALL THE SAFETY FEATURE, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING. GM RECENTLY LITERALLY TOOK AWAY THE HAPTIC WARNING FUNCTION RECENTLY BY "UPDATING" THE SOFTWARE IN THE 2017 SUBURBAN. ON PAGE 298 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES THAT WHEN THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE LANE DEPARTURE FEATURE WILL EITHER BEEP OR THERE WILL BE A RUMBLE IN THE SEAT ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE DEPENDING ON THE DRIFT. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE I PAID FOR AND LIKE VERY MUCH. IT IS VERY USEFUL TO BE SUBTLETY REMINDED THAT THE CAR IS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAVE CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE WRITTEN MARY T BARRA, CEO OF GM, AND HAVE NOT EVEN RECEIVED A "WE'RE WORKING ON IT" REPLY FROM HER. THIS IS A PURE AND SIMPLE SAFETY FEATURE THAT GM HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME, WITH NO EXPLANATION OR REGRETS. PLEASE ADVISE ON THE BEST WAY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANKS, [XXX]. *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I AM TRYING TO HAVE GM REINSTALL THE SAFETY FEATURE, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING ... I WOULD LIKE TO TALK WITH [XXXX], WHO IS QUOTED IN A [XXX] ARTICLE PUBLISHED 9-11-19. GM RECENTLY LITERALLY TOOK AWAY THE HAPTIC WARNING FUNCTION RECENTLY BY "UPDATING" THE SOFTWARE IN THE 2017 SUBURBAN. ON PAGE 298 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL IT STATES THAT WHEN THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE LANE DEPARTURE FEATURE WILL EITHER BEEP OR THERE WILL BE A RUMBLE IN THE SEAT ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE DEPENDING ON THE DRIFT. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE I PAID FOR AND LIKE VERY MUCH. IT IS VERY USEFUL TO BE SUBTLETY REMINDED THAT THE CAR IS DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAVE CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE WRITTEN MARY T BARRA, CEO OF GM, AND HAVE NOT EVEN RECEIVED A "WE'RE WORKING ON IT" REPLY FROM HER. THIS IS A PURE AND SIMPLE SAFETY FEATURE THAT GM HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME, WITH NO EXPLANATION OR REGRETS. PLEASE ADVISE ON THE BEST WAY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.**THANKS, [XXXX] ## VIN FAILED ## , ## *TT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *AS

WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY THERE APPEARED TO BE A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AND WHEN SECOND GEAR DID KICK IN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN JERK. ALREADY HAVING MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, THAT MORNING A WHIRLING SOUND APPEARED EACH TIME THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS PRESSED. WHEN WE GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT CAME BACK CLEAR. I ALSO PAY FOR ON STAR, AND THEY PROVIDE ME WITH REGULAR DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS, WHICH NEVER INDICATED A PROBLEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THE VEHICLE APPEARED FINE ON PAPER BUT WITH A TEST RUN, THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO SEE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. A MECHANIC TOOK OUR OLD TRANSMISSION APART AND SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND WHEN IT WENT UP IT SENT SHRAPNEL INTO THE PUMPS AND DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CERTAIN GM TRUCKS

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON AS A PASSENGER.I PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT AT VERY LOW SPEED FROM A HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. IT WAS A RED LIGHT. 1ST CAR MAKING A LEFT.I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE CROSSWALK.AFTER BEING STOPPEF FOR OVER A MINUTE,I BEGAN TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT VERY STIFF AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. NO EMERGENCY STOP/LIGHTS/SEAT VIBRATE OR ABS SYSTEMS WERE ACTIVATED. AS THE CAR CREPT PAST THE CROSSWALK WITH THE BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED FULLY, SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP 5-8 FEET FURTHER THAN WHEN I HAD STOPPED PRIOR. I NEVER RELEASED THE BRAKE ENOUGH TO EVEN MOVE. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED SHAKING MY SON HAD LOOKED AT ME AND VERY SCARED ASKED IF IT WAS AN EARTHQUAKE. I SAID NO THE CAR HAD NOT STOPPED. HE SAID TO ME WOW THAT WAS THE SAME FEELING FROM WHEN OUR VEHICLES BRAKES FAILED ONCE BEFORE AND PLOWED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. MY SON WAS THERE FOR BOTH INCIDENTS BUT MY WIFE AND I WERE SEPARATE DRIVES FOR BOTH INSTANCES. I THEN TESTED THE BRAKES TO BE OPERATIONAL AND CONTINUED HOME. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO PARADISE CHEVROLET AT THE FIRST APPOINTMENT THEY HAD AVAILABLE EVEN AFTER I STATED IT WAS A SAFETY EMERGENCY ON A VEHICLE THAT HAD HAD BRAKE FAILURES IN THE PAST. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP DUE TO FAILURE CAUSING A TRAFFIC COLLISION WITH INJURIES. CHEVROLET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS TIME THE VACUUM PUMP WAS WITHIN PARAMETERS AND BRAKES WORK SUFFICIENTLY AFTER THE VACUUM UPDATE FROM A YEAR AGO.I AM NOW DRIVING THE SAME VEHICLE BASED ON THE INSPECTION FROM LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER.I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AFTER THE VACUUM PUMP BEING REPLACED 2 TIMES DUE TO FAILURE AND A THIRD TIME WITH A FAILURE AND NO PROPER REPLACEMENT.MY FAMILY IS IN DANGER AND SO ARE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

I WAS AT THE TOP OF A BOAT RAMP BEGINNING TO BACK UP IN ORDER TO LAUNCH OUR BOAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD AS A ROCK, IT WOULD NOT PRESS DOWN. QUICKLY, I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND MOVED SLOWLY TO LEVEL GROUND. THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED HARD, BUT STOPPED WHEN EXERTING TREMENDOUS PRESSURE, AKA "STANDING ON THE BREAK." I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILED BRAKE ASSIST VACUUM PUMP. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST GM FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM.