1994 CHEVROLET G20 Problems & Recalls

WHILE DRIVING APPROACHING STOPLIGHT BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR AND DRIVE VAN UP AND OVER CURB WHILE USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. CONTACTED DEALER WHERE VAN WAS TOWED. SAID BRAKES NEEDED TO BE BLED AGAIN. BRAKES BLED AND PEDAL STILL FELT THE SAME-SPONGY. TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. DRIV...

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD, A VEHICLE STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRAKE, THE ABS ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THERE WAS A DRILL-LIKE SOUND WHEN THE B...

NHTSA# 99-I-006-000: THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, OR MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH 3-SENSOR ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM...

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN A BUMP, POT HOLE OR SLICK SURFACE IS ENCOUNTERED

Mileage: 98,443

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. I HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED LAST MONTH AT 32,095 ACTUAL MILES. THE PROBLEM OF PULLING TO THE LEFT CONTINUES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN BRAKES ARE RELEASED, IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT--IT DOESN'T RELEASE. IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY ...

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. I HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED LAST MONTH AT 32,095 ACTUAL MILES. THE PROBLEM OF PULLING TO THE LEFT CONTINUES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN BRAKES ARE RELEASED, IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT--IT DOESN'T RELEASE. IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY ...

ON 7-5-01 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 PM WHILE PARKED IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT I HEARD A LOAD EXPLOSION. SUDDENLY THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE SETTLED DOWN. I KNEW AT THIS TIME THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUFFERED A RAPID AIR LOSS. SEARS ROEBUCK SELLER OF THE TIRE BLAMES A ROAD HAZARD. NO IN...

VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO MAXIMUM WITHOUT TOUCHING THROTTLE, MORE THAN ONCE. *AK

GEARS ON REAR END ARE ALL CHEWED UP. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS WHEN VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

AXLE SEAL OF REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. ALL OF BRAKING WAS BEING DONE BY FRONT BRAKES. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. GMC DENIED ANY DEFECT.*AK

AXLE SEAL OF REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. ALL OF BRAKING WAS BEING DONE BY FRONT BRAKES. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. GMC DENIED ANY DEFECT.*AK

AXLE SEAL OF REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. ALL OF BRAKING WAS BEING DONE BY FRONT BRAKES. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. GMC DENIED ANY DEFECT.*AK

THERE WAS A FRONT END COLLISION AT 15 TO 20 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

BOTH TIMES FAILED WITH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. LIFTED WIPER OFF GLASS AND HEATED MOTOR UNTIL OVERLOAD PROTECTION CAME ON. FIRST TIME HAD TO COOL DOWN FOR 12 HRS. AND BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. SECOND TIME STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. INSTALLED WIND REFLECTORS AND WIPER BOOTS TO HOLD WIPER ON WINDOW BUT...

ONCE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED IN AN EMERGENCY STOP IT TAKE A FEW STOPS BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT IT STILL TAKES A GOOD DISTANCE TO BRING THE VAN TO A STOP. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH LUG: NUTS CAME OFF OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF. CONSUMER ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, WHEN SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE, THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER KEPT BRAKING TO BRING VEHICHLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SEAT BELT KEPT THE CONSUMER IN PLACE. DUE TO THE COLLISION, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HEAD/NECK, AND CHES...

THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT DID RESTRAIN DRIVER. THESE FAILURES RESULTED IN SEVERAL INJURIES TO HEAD/ NECK AND CHEST. *AK

THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT DID RESTRAIN DRIVER. THESE FAILURES RESULTED IN SEVERAL INJURIES TO HEAD/ NECK AND CHEST. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN, THESE FAILURES RESULTED IN SEVERAL INJURIES TO HEAD,NECK AND CHEST.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN, THESE FAILURES RESULTED IN SEVERAL INJURIES TO HEAD,NECK AND CHEST.

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN A HUMMING NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR END. OWNER DISCOVERED THAT THE AXLE SHAFT BEARINGS WERE PITTED. THE OWNER REPLACED THE AXLE SHAFT BEARINGS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN A BUMP, POT HOLE OR SLICK SURFACE IS ENCOUNTERED.

CONSUMER ONCE APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO FLOOR. YET AUTO DID NOT STOP.- HE HAS ALSO HAD THREE ACCIDENTS , AS A RESULTS OF FAULTY BRAKES IN THE SAME VEHICLE. *AK

SPLASH SHIELD IS PUSHED BACK WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND RUBS ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE.

PCM MODULE FAILED.

ROTORS FAILED.

STEERING BOX FAILED.

CALIPERS FAILED.

UNIVERSAL JOINTS FAILED.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 6 TIMES.

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED.

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WILL DROP ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE HAS A DELAY IN STOPPING. THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE WHEN APPLYING THEM, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIMES, JUST SOMETIMES. *AK

GENERAL TIRES BEGAN GOING BAD AT ABOUT 33,000 MILES. MADE A THUMPING SOUND AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL THEY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *AK

REAR AXLE SEALS (BOTH SIDES) WERE LEAKING AND SOAKED THE BRAKE SHOES, NECESSETATING A REPLACEMENT OF BOTH SEALS AND BRAKE SHOES.

REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING.

FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP. *AK

BRAKES PADS CONTINUALLY FAIL, CAUSING VIBRATION/PREMATURE TIRE WEAR.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVEN TIMES.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION TRAVELLING AT 35 MPH. TT

DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT VERY TOUCHY, SLIGHEST MOVEMENT CAUSES LOCK UP; CAUSES DIFFICULT DRIVING. TT CAN'T ALWAYS LOOK TO LEFT WINDOW WHEN NEED TO BINDS UP IN TENSE VEHICLE DRIVING SITUATIONS.

BATTERY, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE RESERVIOR BECAME EXTREMELY HOT; BATTERY COULD HAVE EXPLODED; ROD SUPPORTS HOOD IN OPEN POSITION, TOO HOT TO HANDLE; NORMAL SPEED

VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HWY, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, UNKNOWN CAUSE. TT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 65 MPH, HAVE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, AFTER FEW SECONDS AND RESTART, IN FOR REPAIR 6 TIMES REPLACE COMPUTER MODULE. TT

BRAKES HAS FAILED THREE TIMES, THIRD TIME CAUSING CONSUMER TO ROLL ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. *AK

STEERING GEAR BOX LEAKS RESULTING IN LOSS OF FLUID AND AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. TT

SEAT BELT GETS TWISTED INSIDE ROLLER, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO GET STUCK. TT

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IDLING AT STOP SIGN CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE.SHIFTED GEARS TO PARK TO STOP. DESCRIBE

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IDLING AT STOP SIGN CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE.SHIFTED GEARS TO PARK TO STOP. DESCRIBE

HORN BUTTON DIFFICULT TO LOCATE AND GET TO ON OUTER SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT

WINDSHIELD WASHER DOES NOT SPRAY ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE DRIVING HIGH SPEED; BLOCKS DRIVER'S VISION; DESIGN FLAW. TT