BRAKELIGHT: 2000 GMC Sierra

BRAKELIGHT: 2000 GMC Sierra

brakelight-feb-2014“Here are a couple photos from a 2000 GMC Sierra 1500 5.3L. Vehicle has 309,821 miles and customer stated noise had started just a couple days before bringing it to us. Pictures are of the passenger front rotor.”

— Michael Conover, Midas Auto Service Experts, Cleburne, TX

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