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GM Argues Vacuum Pump Failure Lawsuit is Itself a Failure

General Motors brake vacuum pump failures caused a class action lawsuit in February, but GM argues the braking lawsuit should be stopped in its tracks.

GM brake vacuum pump failures and brake booster problems reportedly cause hard brake pedals and complete brake failures.

According to the GM class action lawsuit, these models have been defective since before they were first sold.

2016-2020 Buick Envision

2018-2022 Chevrolet Equinox

2018-2022 GMC Terrain

Three vehicle owners filed the lawsuit by claiming their vehicles suffered from brake failures and failures of the vacuum pumps.

One plaintiff complains the vacuum pump shattered internally and sent shards of metal into the engine. Another plaintiff complains her Chevy brakes failed when the vacuum pump went out. And another owner says the brake booster vacuum pump exploded.

The plaintiffs assert GM was more concerned with profits than safety by su …


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