1995 CHEVROLET 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

18 complaints about Service Brakes, Hydraulic

18
Complaints
4
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

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All Service Brakes, Hydraulic Complaints (18)

Dec 5, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING 20MPH THE BRAKE MASTER FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. CONSUMER COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. TS

Aug 30, 2001 Crash

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE. ABS HAD FAILED. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE WAS $ 2600.00. *AK

Oct 1, 2000 Crash

MADE PANIC STOP TO AVOID TRUCK PULLING HAY WAGON, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, REAR BRAKES DIDNT WORK, HIT TRUCK, EXAMINED REAR BRAKES, SHOES SHOW NO SIGN OF WEAR SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW, HAVE REPLACED FRONT PADS ONCE. *AK

Oct 1, 2000 Crash

MADE PANIC STOP TO AVOID TRUCK PULLING HAY WAGON, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, REAR BRAKES DIDNT WORK, HIT TRUCK, EXAMINED REAR BRAKES, SHOES SHOW NO SIGN OF WEAR SINCE TRUCK WAS NEW, HAVE REPLACED FRONT PADS ONCE. *AK

Jan 27, 2000

BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DURING QUICK AND SUDDEN PANIC STOP BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. *AK

Dec 28, 1999

ENTERING A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH WAS RED AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE RAN OUT RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC, AND AT THAT POINT AVOIDED THE TRAFFIC. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK

Aug 16, 1999

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 50 MPH, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND ABS FAILED. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER. *AK

Aug 10, 1999

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. DEALER NOT NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AND NO REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN DONE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Aug 9, 1999

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BRAKES GOT REAL SPONGY. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, AND THE AXLE SEAL WAS BROKEN WHICH SATURATED THE BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

Jul 23, 1999 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT. *AK

Jul 22, 1999

APPLYING BRAKES FRONT BRAKES PULL FROM EACH OTHER. *AK

Jan 26, 1998

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. **AK

Dec 6, 1997

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL CONSTANTLY GOES TO THE FLOOR AND ABS HAVE POOR STOPPING ABILITY. *AK

Nov 18, 1997

BRAKES FAILED.

Nov 12, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FROM 10 TO 50 MPH THE CONSUMER SAID: WHEN HE APLIED THE BRAKES PEDAL, THE BRAKES DON'T WORK HOW IT SHOULD BE WORKING BECAUSE DOESN'T STOP VEHICLE ON TIME OR KEEPS ROLLING. *AK

Nov 5, 1997

THE VEHICLE'S REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKS FLUID, AND WHEN LEAKS GET ALL OVER THE BRAKES AND THE DISC BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE GETS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

Sep 26, 1997

WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER 14 TIMES. NO REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Feb 18, 1997

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE BRAKING. *AK