1991 CHEVROLET C1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

UNEVEN FRONT BRAKE APPLICATION. MEDIUM BRAKE PRESSURE ENERGIZED RIGHT FRONT ONLY CAUSING SEVERE RIGHT STEER. HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE ENERGIZED BOTH FRONT BRAKES ONLY TO LEAVE LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED. PROBLEM OCCURRED GRADUALLY AND PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED TO DANGER LEVEL, ESPECIALLY ON WET OR LOOSE SURFACES. INSPECTION DETERMINED THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE SUPPORT CLAMP HAD BEEN OVER COMPRESSED IN MANUFACTURING CAUSING GRADUAL COMPRESSION OF THE INNER HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE POINT OF VIRTUAL CLOSURE. THE ONLY FLOW POSSIBLE WAS AT ELEVATED PRESSURE AND ALSO PREVENTING RETURN FLOW CAUSING SEVERE AND EXTENDED CALIPER CLAMPING PRESSURE. FAILED PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 146,000

AFTER CHANGEING THE BRAKES FOR THE 4 TIME I HAVE NEVER CHANGED REAR BRAKES DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE STILL NEW. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY GO PARTIALLY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 35MPH IN THE RAIN & APPLIED THE BRAKES. ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID. VEHICLE WAS NOT CONTROLABLE. FELT LIKE BEING ON ICE. FINALLY GOT VEHICLE TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER & TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED & WAS GIVEN A FILE NUMBER. PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES HAS REAPPEARED. *AK

ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MALFUNCTION.

BRAKE PADS TOO SMALL ON INSIDE, CAUSING FASTER WEAR AND DAMAGE TO ROTOR.

PROPORTIONAL VALVE FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR.

BRAKE SYSTEM EXHIBITS EXTREME VIBRATION AND PULSATION, REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP WHEN THERE IS A PANIC STOP. OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY REPLACED A BRAKE PUMP. THE OWNER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. SO THE DRIVER FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK WAS NEVER FIXED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP WHEN THERE IS A PANIC STOP. OWNER TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY REPLACED A BRAKE PUMP. THE OWNER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. SO THE DRIVER FEELS LIKE THE TRUCK WAS NEVER FIXED. *AK

BRAKE SOLENOID FELL APART CAUSING DAMAGE TO REAR AXLE, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE.

BRAKE FAILURE.

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED.

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN, PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND CHANGED THE ABS DUMP VALVE, BUT THE NOISE HAS BEGUN AGAIN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER HIT A DEER.*JB