1994 CHEVROLET K1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE WAS NOTICED WHEN FLUID WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ALERTED.

Mileage: 102,000

REAR ABS FAILED. *YH

REAR ABS FAILED. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 25MPH AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND FRONT OUTER PART THAT THE PADS GRAB BROKE AWAY FROM CENTER. CONSUMER REPAIRED VEHICLE , FINDING THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED. NO CONTACT WAS MADE TO THE DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE NUMEROUS RUST HOLES ON RIGHT SIDE. *SLC

BRAKES MADE BANGING AND SCRAPING NOISES, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, SHATTERED LEFT REAR SHOE SHATTERED CAUSING EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STICK AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, LEFT FRONT BACKING PLATE ON FRONT BRAKE WAS BENT AND WAS RUBBING ROTOR, ROTORS WARPED AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC

THE BRAKES ON THIS 1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAVE BEEN BAD SINCE NEW . I DRIVE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY" GO TO THE FLOOR" AND LEAVE ME WITH NO BRAKES . CHEVERLOT HAS IGNORED ME ,TOLD ME THIS IS HOW THEY WORK . BUT MY PEDAL STILL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I RUN OUT OF BRAKES . IF THEY WOULD ONLY TELL ME THE TRUTH I WOULD FIX IT MY SELF.. I ALLOW EXTRA STOPPING ROOM ALL THE TIME AND HAVE BEEN LUCKY NOT TO HAVE TO HAD A SITUATION WHERE THIS HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME . ANY INFO ,HELP ON THIS SUBJECT ??*AK

THE BRAKES ON THIS 1994 CHEVROLET K1500 PICKUP TRUCK HAVE BEEN BAD SINCE NEW . I DRIVE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY" GO TO THE FLOOR" AND LEAVE ME WITH NO BRAKES . CHEVERLOT HAS IGNORED ME ,TOLD ME THIS IS HOW THEY WORK . BUT MY PEDAL STILL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I RUN OUT OF BRAKES . IF THEY WOULD ONLY TELL ME THE TRUTH I WOULD FIX IT MY SELF.. I ALLOW EXTRA STOPPING ROOM ALL THE TIME AND HAVE BEEN LUCKY NOT TO HAVE TO HAD A SITUATION WHERE THIS HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME . ANY INFO ,HELP ON THIS SUBJECT ??*AK

WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR, TRUCK DID NOT STOP, AND HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK *ML

BRAKES LOCK UP IN THE FRONT AND DO NOT PERFORM WELL IN THE REAR, SEVERAL NEW PADS INSTALLED, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. MJS

CONSUMER HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET FOR 60 MPH, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE KEPT PICKING UP SPEED . ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS WENT COMPELETY OUT AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. *AK

IN AUGUST, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH BLOWING THE FUSES FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT. IT WAS TRACED TO A CHAFFED WIRING HARNESS. THIS CAUSE THE LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND IF YOU ARE TOWING A TRAILER WITH ELECTRIC BRAKES, THE LOSS OF BRAKES. IN AUGUST, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERLY RUSTED AND TOOK THEM TO MY DELAER FOR REPLACEMENT. IT TURNES OUT THAT THEY DIDN'T REPLACE ALL OF THEM. LAST NIGHT, ONE RUPTURED, CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY BRAKES AND BACK INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. 15 MINUTES EARLIER, I WAS TOWING A HORSE TRAILER! THANK GOD IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN! *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES GENTLY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THEY LOCK UP. AFTER USING THEM A FEW TIMES, THEY LOSE BRAKING ABILITY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK BRAKES COMPLETELY REDONE AT 42,000 MILES.

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE ROTORS CRACKED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, CAUSES BRAKES TO LOCK UP/PULSATE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

DURING A PANIC STOP THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. ALSO, WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AND RESIST. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM