1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems
19 complaints about Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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ABS VALVE ROTTED OUT, CAUSING TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 45MPH IT WOULD MAKE HOWLING NOISES IN THE REAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLEM WAS REAREND DIFFERENTIAL. ALSO, BRAKES WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLIED. CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM WITH NAKED EYE. TIRES WERE REPLACED & VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED, AND FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD FAIL TO RETRACT OR LOCK. *AK
REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY/BRAKE LINING GOT CONTAMINATED AND HAD BAD BRAKE FLUID, WHICH MAY CAUSE REAR BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES, AND INSTALLED NEW BRAKE FLUID. DEALER STATED THAT THE FLUID NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVERY TWO YEARS. BUT THIS IS NOT LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *AK
REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY/BRAKE LINING GOT CONTAMINATED AND HAD BAD BRAKE FLUID, WHICH MAY CAUSE REAR BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES, AND INSTALLED NEW BRAKE FLUID. DEALER STATED THAT THE FLUID NEEDS TO BE CHANGED EVERY TWO YEARS. BUT THIS IS NOT LISTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 30 MPH OR LESSER SPEED, THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR SERVICE BEFORE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
ON FLAT ROAD THE BRAKES ARE FINE WHEN GO DOWN A HILL SOMTIMES THERE NO BRAKES, HAVE ABS ANTI BRAKE PLEASE DESCRIBE .
ABS BRAKES; VEHICLES REAR BRAKE LINES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
AT 28,500 CAR IS ON ITS SECOND BRAKE SHOE ON THE FRONT END, SECOND DIDN'T LAST 8,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
ABS, BRAKES WILL PULL WHEN ENGAGED, ABS YELLOW LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACED ROTORS AND DISC PADS AND CALIPERS AND WHEN APPLIED BRAKES CREEP WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH.*AK
ABS, BRAKES WILL PULL WHEN ENGAGED, ABS YELLOW LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACED ROTORS AND DISC PADS AND CALIPERS AND WHEN APPLIED BRAKES CREEP WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH.*AK
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY; DURING PANIC STOP OR WET SURFACE, DOES NOT PUMP BRAKES AS INTENDED. TT FAULTY WINDOW MOTOR FAILED, WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. INSTALLED A WIRING OR CONNECTO AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. *SLC
ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTION, EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, NO PART REPLACED. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURES. *SKD
ABS: BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING OVER WASHBOARD SURFACE; VEHICLE KEPT BOUNCING OVER HUMPS; NO WARNING; SPEED 20 MPH. TT
BRAKE FAILURE. TT
THE BRAKE PAD START MAKING NOISE TAKING BACK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH BRAKE SO CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO A PRIVATE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE PADS. TT
NOTICED UNEVEN WEAR ON BOTH FRONT ROTORS DUE TO CALIPER HANGING AT AN ANGLE, REPLACED BRAKE SHOE AND CUT ROTORS. TT
NOTICE UNEVEN WEAR ON BOTH FRONT ROTOR, DUE TO CALIPER HANGING AT AN ANGLE, REPLACE BRAKE SHOE AND CUT ROTORS. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL ON WET AND BUMPY ROADS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD