1994 CHEVROLET BERETTA Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

DT: TOTALED VEHICLE, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE KEEP GOING STRAIGHT AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT. NOT SURE IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES ON BEFORE COMING TO A VERY JERKY STOP. *NLM

Mileage: 107,000

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND ROTOR DISTORTION NEEDS REPLACING AT APPOX EVERY 11000MI. FRONT BRAKE DESIGN TOO SMALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. DT

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKING THE CARE DOES NOT STOP. IT ACTUALLY JUMPS, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1994. COULD THERE BE A DEFECT?*AK

BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE ON BEFORE STOPPING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DURING COLD TEMPERATURES AUTOMATIC LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK, AND INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL CAR IS WARM. ENGINE KNOCKS WHEN FIRST STARTED, THEN LESSENS AS IT RUNS BUT NEVER GOES AWAY. BRAKE PADS ARE REPLACED EVERY 12 THOUSAND MILES AND ROTORS CUT. OIL PAN CRACK AT JOINT OF PLUG. WHEEL COATINGS PEEL AND CENTER CAPS FALL OFF DURING REPEATED BRAKE WORK. *AK

NO SUMMARY

INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP. OWNER STATES THAT WHEN SHE PUMPS THE ABS THE VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES FAIL ON OCCASION.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE FRONT OF VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS HAS BEEN WORN OUT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE COMSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND WHEN THE COMSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAK PEDAL. COMSUMER DIDN'T TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER YET. *AK

ON 2 OCCASIONS, WITH 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS, WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP TO AVOID HITTING A STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF CAR, DRIVER APPLIED ABS BRAKES, BUT THEY FAILED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. *AK

CONSUMER HAS NOTICE EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SHOES PADS AND ROTORS. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS UNKNOWN.

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ON WET ROADS.

IN DRY WEATHER IN AN EMERGENCY APPLIED THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ON TWO DIFFERENT OCASSIONS WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENTS, REARENDED THE CARS IN FRONT BOTH TIMES . *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN IT IS RAINING.

ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED, REPLACED DISC PADS/ROTORS. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED, REPLACED DISC PADS/ROTORS. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE; ALSO, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CORRODED, REPLACED DISC PADS/ROTORS. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED OF 19MPH, APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL BECAMES VERY HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON.

MODULATOR FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL.

EXPERIENCING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT

EXPERIENCING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT

REPLACED 4 SETS OF BRAKE PADS.

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY OUT. TT FRONT DISC PAD WAS DOWN TO BARE MEDAL. PULL TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE DRIVING. RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR RATTLED. *SLC

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY OUT. TT FRONT DISC PAD WAS DOWN TO BARE MEDAL. PULL TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE DRIVING. RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR RATTLED. *SLC

HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES EVERY 14,000 MILES. TT

HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES EVERY 14,000 MILES. TT

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN BRAKE APPLIED, VEHICLE SKID, ADJUST THE BRAKE TWICE, TO NO AVAIL. TT

THE VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. THE BRAKES LOCK UP ALL THE TIME . PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

BRAKE NOISY AND VEHICLE VIBRATES OUT OF CONTROL WHEN BRAKING, DUE TO HARD SPOTS ON PADS. *AK

ABS BRAKES; BRAKE SENSOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED (4) TIMES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SKIP AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS A MUST. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

CALIPER SLIDES FAILED, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT DISC BRAKES. *AK