1995 CHEVROLET S10 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

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Aug 3, 2010

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

Mileage: 170,000

Mar 2, 2005 Crash

WHILE BRAKING THE BRAKES OF THE CONSUMER'S 1995 CHEVROLET S10 LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO A STEEL POST. THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. *NM THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD. *NM

May 11, 2004

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AT THE DESIRED STOPPING POINT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE BRAKES. CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 99I006000 FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK BRAKES FAILED IN 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN A MONTH. *LA

Mileage: 112,000

May 6, 2004

WHILE BRAKING ABS FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

Mar 23, 2004

I OWN A 1995 CHEVROLET S10 2WD PICKUP TRUCK. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE MY ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO STOP ME IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. I HAVE NOT YET RECIEVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER SO I WAS WONDERING WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU.*AK

Jan 20, 2003

WE ARE THE OWNERS OF A 1995 CHEVY S10 LS VIN NUMBER [XXX]. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MINOR PROBLEMS AND A FEW MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK IN THE THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND CAUSED A POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION, ALL WHICH HAVE MADE US UNHAPPY WITH THE TRUCK. I APPROACHED A STOPLIGHT, WHERE OTHER VEHICLES WERE STOPPED AND I PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE IN DISBELIEF BUT STILL MY TRUCK CAREENED ON. THIS ALL OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 5 SECONDS. BEFORE I KNEW IT I WAS GIVEN A CHOICE OF EITHER SLAMMING MY TRUCK INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT 40MPH, OR TAKING MY CHANCES ON THE SIDEWALK, THAT TO MY BLESSING WAS EMPTY. DESPERATELY, I VEERED MY TRUCK TO THE RIGHT OVER THE SIDEWALK, OVER BLOCK BARRIERS ONTO A PARKING LOT PRAYING THAT THE IMPACT WOULD SLOW MY TRUCK DOWN. MY TRUCK FINALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK, IT TURNS OUT THAT THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE A PLASTIC PART THAT CONNECTS A VACUUM LINE TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER BROKE. I AM SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN. IF THIS PART FAILS AT ANY TIME, THERE ARE NO POWER BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER''S MANUAL, THE PART IN QUESTION NEVER NEEDS SERVICING AND HAS NO REPLACEMENT INTERVAL. WHAT EVEN SCARIER IS THAT WE HAVE HAD OUR BRAKES SERVICED TWICE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. QUESTION TO GM AND OTHER WHY DID THIS PART BREAK? WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS INCIDENT? HAVE THERE BEEN SIMILAR INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE WITH OTHER GM TRUCKS? IS THIS A RECALL ITEM? OVER THE COURSE OF OWNING OUR GM TRUCK WE HAVE HAD OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURES, THE FIRST WAS WHEN THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL TO THE FLOOR AND NOW THIS''BRAKE FAILURE. WE HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS GM TRUCK. IT HAS PROVEN TO BE UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 99,800

Nov 27, 2002

FAILURE #1-REAR BRAKES WOULD LOCK WHEN STOPPING. THIS WOULD ACTIVATE THE REAR ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND RESULT IN EXTRA LONG STOPPING. FAILURE #2-THE AIR VACUUM HOSE THAT CONTROLS THE POSITION OF THE VENTS (IE HEATER OR VENT OR DEFROST) MELTED AND CONTROL OF THE DEFROST WAS LOST. WINDSHIELD FROSTED OVER AND REDUCED VISION THROUGH WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITION. DT

Oct 9, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED MR

Sep 11, 2002

THE ABS ANTILOCKING LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. WHEN I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DELIVER I WAS TOLD THAT THE BPMV VALVE HAD FAILED AND THAT I HAD NO ABS BRAKES. THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1400 TO REPLACE THIS VALVE. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE FOR A SAFETY SYSTEM REPAIR. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND OUT FROM OTHER SOURCES THAT THE RETAIL GM PRICE OF THE VALVE IS ONLY $108.63. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEV S10 ABS SYSTEM. SHOULDN'T THIS BE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL? IF NOT IT SHOULD AS LEAST BE REPAIRED AT A REASONABLE COST!*AK

Sep 6, 2002

ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Jul 19, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

May 6, 2002 Crash

CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF ABS BRAKE FAILURE. . CONSUMER STATES TOLD MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WERE ABS BRAKES, AND IT TAKES THEM LONGER TO STOP. *AK

Feb 22, 2002

THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT BRAKES, BUT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FUNCTIONING (ESPECIALLY NOTICED WHILE IN REVERSE). UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR SHOES SHOWED LITTLE OR NO WEAR. I DID REPLACE THE SHOES IN THE HOPE THAT THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS NOT. I SUSPECT THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN FUNCTIONAL. THE PROBLEM CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHEN UNDERGOING AN OMISSIONS TEST WITH THE REAR WHEELS ON ROLLERS - THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE WHEELS FROM TURNING. I DID NOT DETECT THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE INFREQUENCY OF BRAKING UNDER THE CONDITION OF DRIVING IN REVERSE, ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NEVER BEEN VERY GOOD ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Jan 26, 2002 Crash

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. COLD WEATHER ENHANCES THE PROBLEM. ONE ACCIDENT AS OCCURED AND SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. CONTACTED GM AND THE LOCAL DEALER. THEY BOTH INDICATED NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH IS IN WORKING ORDER. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE HAS INDEED BEEN SEVERAL ABS RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. I NEED SOME HELP IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. THANKS.*AK

Jan 22, 2002 Crash

ON JAN 19, 2002 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON ROUTE 17, WHEN A CAR CUT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION DOWN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME AND A COUPLE OF OTHER DRIVERS. I HAD TO APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND LISTENED TO THEM GROAN AND GLIDE ALL THE WAY TILL THEY HIT THE FLOOR , AFTER WHICH I THEN ROLLED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. EVERYONE BUT MYSELF MANAGED TO STOP IN TIME WITH A SHORTER STOPPING DISTANCE. I MUST HAVE WENT 300 FT WITH BRAKES FULLY APPLIED BEFORE SLAMING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CHEVROLET SHOULD REPLACE THE HAYNES BRAKING COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH ONE THAT WORKS AS TESTED. *AK

Dec 15, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Aug 23, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT AT RANDOM INTERVALS. ABS ENGAGES ON SMOOTH SURFACES INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY.*AK

Apr 29, 2001

BOTH WHEEL SENSORS FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 38000 MILES. INDICATIONS FROM OWNERS MANUAL STATED THAT THERE WILL STILL BE NO LOSS OF BRAKES. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN (C99046) RELATING TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ON THIS VEHICLE-DID THE PROBLEM THEY REFER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WHEEL SENSOR FAILURE????? DUE TO INADEQUATE REPAIR SERVICE AT THE CLOSEST CHEVROLET DEALER I WAITED TO GO TO BRUNSON IN HAMPTON SC FOR REPAIRS ON THIS AND ALSO ON THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER (COVERED UNDER ANOTHER RECALL). THEY CONFIRMED THAT BOTH WHEEL SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE PREMATURE FAILURE TO ME. *AK

Apr 13, 2001

RECALL 99 V 193 000; INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL. CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER RECALL WAS REPAIRED PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES RECALL WORK WAS DONE, HOWEVER AFTER DEALER REPAIRED THE ABS, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE OCCASIONALLY AND THEN FREQUENTLY, DEALER REPLACED THE ABS MODULE, COSTING THE CONSUMER $464.28. *SLC

Apr 11, 2001 Crash

CONSUMER CONTACT DEALER A YEAR AGO IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V193000. DEALER CORRECTED RECALL PROBLEM. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOCK UP WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Mar 26, 2001

POWER ASSIST BRAKES HAS FAILED 4 TIMES WHEN APPLIED. CARBON SEEMS TO BUILD UP IN EGR VALVE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAN IT OUT OR BY JUST DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD DO IT.*AK

Feb 27, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

Jan 22, 2001 Crash

WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. A MINOR ACCIDENT DID OCUR. *AK

Jan 14, 2001

SINCE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTION IN 97, I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE 2 LOCAL "FACTORY TRAINED" SERVICE SHOPS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I'VE INVESTED A LARGE SUM OF MONEY ON REPAIRS THAT DID'NT FIX THE BRAKES,INCLUDING SAFETY CAMPAIGN #99041. THE SERVICE TECHS ARE DUMBFOUNDED BUT ADMIT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS WITH THE KELSEY HAYES ABS SYSTEMS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER S10 OWNERS WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. DESPITE MY CONSTANT PERSISTANCE, THE GM DEALERSHIPS HAVE PROVIDED NO SOLUTION AND DENY KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL CAMPAIGN# 99046. AT A LOSS, I TURN TO YOU.*AK

Jan 14, 2001

SINCE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTION IN 97, I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE 2 LOCAL "FACTORY TRAINED" SERVICE SHOPS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I'VE INVESTED A LARGE SUM OF MONEY ON REPAIRS THAT DID'NT FIX THE BRAKES,INCLUDING SAFETY CAMPAIGN #99041. THE SERVICE TECHS ARE DUMBFOUNDED BUT ADMIT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MANY OCCASIONS WITH THE KELSEY HAYES ABS SYSTEMS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER S10 OWNERS WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM. DESPITE MY CONSTANT PERSISTANCE, THE GM DEALERSHIPS HAVE PROVIDED NO SOLUTION AND DENY KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL CAMPAIGN# 99046. AT A LOSS, I TURN TO YOU.*AK

Jan 9, 2001

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AT 1-2 MPH, THE BRAKES RELEASE AS IF THE PEDAL WASN'T BEING PRESSED, THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED 2 ACCIDENTS AND 1 CLOSE ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. *SLC

Oct 23, 2000

VEHICLE HAS A BAD (EGR) VALVE. WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

Sep 19, 2000

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WOULD BE STANDING ON BRAKES & VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT.HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. HUSBAND A CERTIFIED MECHANIC & WAS NOT REPAIRING THE ABS BRAKES. *AK

Sep 15, 2000

OUTER FRONT DISC PAD WORE COMPLETELY OUT WITHOUT THE WEAR INDICATOR ON THE FRONT PADS ENGAGING. RESULTING IN DANGEROUS BRAKING AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. DEALER SAID THAT THE CALIPERS MUST HAVE STUCK RESULTING IN THE DAMAGE. IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN EVERY S10 PICKUP NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THIS HAPPENED ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES AT THE SAME TIME. SINCE THE WEAR INDICATORS ON THE INNER PADS DID NOT ENGAGE, IT LEAD TO AN UNEXPECTED AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NO WARNING.*AK

Aug 1, 2000

I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WITH SAME FAILURE (1280.00). NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

Jul 31, 2000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V193000 IN MAY ,AND HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. BUT, DEALER CLAIMED PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER, AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL ARRIVE. *AK

Jul 18, 2000

EGR CLOGS WITH CARBON, BRAKES FAIL, HAVE ALSO HAD ENGINE SURGES, VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, HAVE HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY 1

Jul 13, 2000

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Jul 12, 2000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN SOME CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO TAKE HOLD. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME( 40 FEET) BEFORE THE BRAKES TOOK HOLD. THIS HAPPENED ON A SOLID SURFACE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, AND WOULD NOT BE SERVICED FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Jul 5, 2000

RECALL 99V193OOO/ABS BRAKES. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

Jun 26, 2000

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKING SYSTEM. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

Jun 15, 2000

BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE, ALMOST CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. CANNOT FIND DEALER TO FIX ASAP, PLUS HAD TOWED 3 TIMES IN REGARD TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB **** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****724072.

Jun 13, 2000 Crash

BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

Jun 13, 2000 Crash

CONSUMER'S SON WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH AND UPON APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS CONTINUOUSLY STOPPING AND WANDERING VEHICLE BACK AND FOURTH ALTHOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

May 25, 2000

REAR BRAKE LINE DISENGAGED, CAUSING LOSS OF REAR BRAKE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

May 22, 2000

WHILE DRIVING REAR BRAKE LINE DISENGAGED, CAUSING LOSS OF THE BRAKE CONTROL. *AK *ML

May 18, 2000

TWO MORE FAILURES. SAME PROBLEMB. UNABLE TO STOP. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

May 18, 2000

OWNER WOULD LIKE CHEVROLET TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF EGR VALVE, DAMAGES CAUSED BY RECALL CAMPAIGN (991-006). *CJ

May 16, 2000

RECALL 99V193000/ABS: BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ON BEFORE IT CAME TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

May 15, 2000 Crash

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Mar 2, 2000

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR AND FAULTY ROTORS. THREE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND TURNED TWICE EACH. ALSO, FIVE SETS OF BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED FROM 22,0000 MILES OF WEAR UNTIL THE PRESENT, 58,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

Mar 1, 2000

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH ABS AND THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. WHEN I BRAKE, IF I HIT A BUMP, THE BRAKES LOCK UP, AND I CONTINUE TO SLIDE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS, ON DRY AND WET PAVEMENTS AND ON SNOW AND ICE. I CAME VERY CLOSE (10-15 FEET) TO SLIDING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION ONCE WHEN THIS BRAKE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AT A DIFFERENT PLANT. I HAVE WASTED A LUNCH HOUR AND A LOT OF TIME ON THE PHONE TRYING TO GET SATISFACTION FROM GMC, TO NO AVAIL, BESIDES PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHER'S LIVES ON THE LINE WHENEVER I DRIVE. AS FOR THE DRIVER'S SEAT PROBLEM, THIS DEVELOPED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THE LEVER ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT WHICH LAYS THE BACK DOWN AND BRINGS IT UP CAME OFF, STRIPPED (IT WAS PLASTIC). NOW I HAVE NO WAY TO ADJUST MY SEATBACK, AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, IT SLIPS BACK ON IT'S OWN AND I CANNOT CONTROL IT. I AM SURE THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS I'LL BE DRIVING ALONG AND MY SEATBACK WILL JUST FALL DOWN. THE GLOVE BOX DOOR BROKE OFF THE DASH. IF I HAVE AN ACCIDENT, IT WILL BECOME A MISSILE INSIDE THE CAB. BOTH THE SEAT AND THE GLOVE BOX DOOR ARE NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHICH IS KNOWN AS A "UNIVERSAL" WARRANTY, AND WHICH I PAID AN ADDITIONAL $1300 TO OBTAIN, JUST FOR PROBLEMS SUCH AS THESE. *AK

Feb 10, 2000 Crash

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED REAR WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 30 MPH. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER/MANUFACTUREER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

Feb 7, 2000

WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING 80 KPH- 100KPH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN SHE APPLIES BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND WILL NOT MOVE. CONSUMER USES THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE INTO MECHANIC FOR REPAIR, REPLACED BOTH WHEEL SENSORS, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURED SINCE. *AK *ML

Feb 4, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Jan 21, 2000

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. *MJS

Dec 28, 1999

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH & MAKING A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BEFORE HAND OF A RECALL NOTICE FOR ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE UNDER RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

Dec 20, 1999 Crash

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 2/99 DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE WITH MY 95 S-10. MY FIRST CHARGABLE ACCIDENT IN 19 YEARS. AT THE TIME OF MY ACCIDENT I TOLD THE INSURANCE CO. MY BRAKES FAILED. NOW I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IS THERE ANYWAY POSSIBLE THAT I COULD HAVE THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

Dec 14, 1999

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT FASTER SPEED. YH

Dec 14, 1999

ABS LOCKS UP ON OCCASIONS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE, USUALLY IN WET WEATHER. *MJS

Dec 1, 1999

ABS BRAKES FAIL TO WORK, LIGHT IS ON. REGULAR BRAKES WORK. *AK

Nov 23, 1999 Crash

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 14 AND TURNING AT THE INTERSECTION ANOTHER DRIVER TOOK OFF, CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, CAR SLID ABOUT 12 INCHES, AND HIT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE DOOR. TRUCK FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS. AIRBAG SENSOR WAS CHIPPED, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE TRUCK TOWED. *AK

Nov 15, 1999

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING FROM GOOD TRACTION ONTO BAD TRACTION, BRAKING SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO ON A REGULAR STOP VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER BRAKES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHIUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Nov 15, 1999

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE DRIVING FROM GOOD TRACTION ONTO BAD TRACTION, BRAKING SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO ON A REGULAR STOP VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER BRAKES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHIUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Nov 9, 1999

WHILE DRIVING DOWN IN RAINING CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING. IF CONSUMER HITS A BUMP THEY WILL COME BACK ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER UNTIL WIND SHIELD WIPERS COME BACK ON. ALSO, ABS BRAKES ARE MAKING A GROWLING NOISE WHEN STOPPING. HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER. *AK

Nov 9, 1999

WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE COMING TO A RED LIGHT,THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD, AND THE EGR VALVE LOCKED UO, CAUSING THE POWER BRAKES NOT TO WORK. *AK

Nov 9, 1999

WHILE DRIVING 45 TO 50 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE COMING TO A RED LIGHT,THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD, AND THE EGR VALVE LOCKED UO, CAUSING THE POWER BRAKES NOT TO WORK. *AK

Oct 28, 1999 Crash

WHENEVER THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY FAIL TO ENGAGE. WOULD MAKE TURNS OR SLOW DOWN AND VEHICLE WOULD KEEP TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT. WHEN IT WAS RAINING, APPLIED BRAKES HARD TO AVOID REARENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE, SWERVED INSTEAD & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

Oct 26, 1999

WHEN WET OUTSIDE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WILL SKID UNTIL IT HITS DRY PAVEMENT AGAIN. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

Oct 25, 1999

E-MAIL SENT ALSO ABOUT FAULTY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WHAT IS CHEVROLET WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT? IT IS WINTER SOON AND I WANT SOME ACTION AND I WANT MY TRUCK TO GET FIXED.

Oct 20, 1999

VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY INVOLVED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ALSO, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE WHEELS, AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO CLOSER TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

Sep 30, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Sep 30, 1999

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Sep 30, 1999

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET PAVEMENT,CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Sep 28, 1999

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC EVERYONE STOPPED SHORT, CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED. *AK BRAKES TEND TO SKID FREQUENTLY. JN

Sep 20, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THEY VIBRATE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Sep 15, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON WET PAVEMENT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE IS SLIDING, AND WHEN MAKING ANY TYPE OF TURN VEHICLE SLIDES AND GOES STRAIGHT FORWARD.CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP. *AK

Sep 8, 1999 Crash

WAS DRIVING 20MPH & HAD TO APPLY ABS BRAKES QUICKLY, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD NO BRAKES, AND REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. NO INJURIES INVOLVED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

Sep 3, 1999

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ABS FAILURE; WHENEVER VEHICLE TRAVELED AT APPROX. 40 OR MORE MPH BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD WHEN APPLIED, AND A SOUND WOULD COME FROM THE WHEEL. DEALER NOTIFIED. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

Sep 2, 1999

ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. ALSO WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ELECTRONIC BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL MODULE, BUT PROBELEM PERSISTS. *YC

Aug 30, 1999

POSSIBLE ABS BRAKE FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ABS LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED ON DASH. NLM

Aug 29, 1999 Crash

TRUCK WAS DRIVEN ON GRAVEL ROAD WITH LOOSE GRAVEL, BRAKES WERE PUSHED AND WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING TRUCK TO SKID. ABS DID NOT APPEAR TO WORK. TRUCK WAS TOTALED. SIMILAR BRAKE ACTION ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS BUT NO DAMAGE.

Aug 24, 1999

THE BRAKES SEIZED AND RUSTED LOCKED; VEHICLE CAN'T MOVE. BRAKES ALWAYS HAVE LOCKED IN SLIGHTEST WET WEATHER. DEALER, GENERAL MOTORS PROTECTION PLAN WILL NOT REPAIN BRAKES UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATA BASE REGARDING THE

Aug 18, 1999

BRAKES CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES DUE TO A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF THE SYSTEM, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE DUE TO FAILURE. YH

Aug 18, 1999

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED. MJS

Aug 18, 1999

BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS FAILED. MJS

Aug 11, 1999

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON. PARTS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Aug 10, 1999

ABS LIGHT ON DUE TO FAILURE OF THE MODULE. YH

Aug 10, 1999

ABS PUMP FAILED YH

Aug 4, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH A RED LIGHT. *AK

Aug 2, 1999 Crash

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION . UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Jul 28, 1999

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Jul 27, 1999

PANEL LIGHTS STAY ON ABS AND PARKING BRAKE. DEALER CONTACTED AND HAD NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. NO REPAIRWORK DONE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Jul 27, 1999

THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *ML

Jul 27, 1999

THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *ML

Jul 23, 1999

WHEN TRAVELING, APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP, VEHICLE SKIDED TO A STOP. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THE EMERGENCYPARKING BRAKE ENGANGED, VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY FREELY. IN ADDITION, DRIVESHAFT SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Jul 22, 1999

ABS DEPLOYMENT SOMETIMES INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE / REDUCES BRAKING POWER. BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED BACK UP BY SYSTEM. I AM AWARE OF THE RECALL ON ABS SYSTEMS ON 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODELS, BUT THIS DOES HAPPEN ON MY 2 WHEEL DRIVE MODEL!*AK

Jul 19, 1999

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON A DECLINE AIR SEEMED TO BE COMING OUT, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW VACUUM BOOSTER ASSIST. *AK *ML

Jun 9, 1999 Crash

WHILE DRIVING 15 TO 20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BOUNCE OFF A TREE, ROLL DOWN ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AND KEPT ROLLING UNTIL IT LANDED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK

May 26, 1999

A/C SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO PIN-HOLE IN EVAPORATOR ,SYSTEM REPLACED AND RECHARGED THEN A/C COMPRESSOR PISTON FAILED AND WAS REPLACED,ALONG WITH CONDENSOR .A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME WHEN SYSTEM FAILED TO CIRCULATE REFIDGERANT .FRONT CALIPER SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN WHEN ENGAGED IN RAPID STOPPING,THE CALIPER WAS SEVERELY WORN ,WHILE ONLY HAVING 25,000 MILES AT THE TIME,THE REMAINING CALIPERS WERE SHOWING MINIMAL WEAR AT THAT TIME.PROBEMS IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM WHINING IN GEAR, TO ROUGH SHIFTING ,TO WHINING WHILE IN NEUTRAL, BEGAN WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. PROBLEMS REMAINED EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER MECHANICS STATED NO PROBLEM WAS FUOND.TROUBLES REMAINED AFTER MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION SERVICES WERE PERFORMED AT FULL COST TO ME. NO SATISFACTION WAS RECEIVED . THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SHIFT ROUGH ,WHINE IN AND OUT OF GEAR UNTIL THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED SHOWING A WORN THROW-OUT BEARING AS THE CAUSE OF THE WHINING

May 6, 1999

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ABS ENGAGE IN NORMAL STOPS, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO RELEASE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER. *AK

May 1, 1999

ABS ACTIVATES ON SLIGHT ROUGHNESS. SUDDEN STOPS ON 2 OCCASIONS CAUSED THE ABS TO ACTIVATE AND THE PEDAL TO SUDDENLY FALL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ONCE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CALIPER FROZE ON ONE WHEEL RUINING THE ROTOR. IN GENERAL, THIS VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE TO OPERATE DESPITE THE FACT IT IS IN OTHERWISE LIKE-NEW CONDITION.

May 1, 1999

ABS ACTIVATES ON SLIGHT ROUGHNESS. SUDDEN STOPS ON 2 OCCASIONS CAUSED THE ABS TO ACTIVATE AND THE PEDAL TO SUDDENLY FALL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ONCE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CALIPER FROZE ON ONE WHEEL RUINING THE ROTOR. IN GENERAL, THIS VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE TO OPERATE DESPITE THE FACT IT IS IN OTHERWISE LIKE-NEW CONDITION.

Apr 30, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, INDICATING THAT THE ABS BRAKES AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY WHICH IS CAUSED BY THE COMPUTER CHIP WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK

Apr 7, 1999 Crash

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THREE ACCIDENTS. *AK

Apr 1, 1999

PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. EACH TIME, I HAVE BEEN BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND HAD SLOWED ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN THE ABS STARTED TO FUNCTION. THIS EXTENDED MY STOPPING DISTANCE TO THE POINT THAT I WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY INTO THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ROAD SURFACE IN EACH CASE WAS PAVED AND DRY. *AK

Mar 4, 1999

THE BRAKES ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER CAN STAND ALL THE WAY ON THE PEDAL, AND BRAKES WILL NOT RESPOND UNTIL 30 SECONDS AFTERWARDS VEHICLE WILL START TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Feb 25, 1999

ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS DURING DURING WET WETHER CAUSING THEM TO MAKE NOISE AND THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR.

Feb 16, 1999

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE ,CAUSING ALL WHEELS TO LOCK UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET.

Jan 27, 1999

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THAT BRAKE PEDAL WAS MISSING POSITIVE LOCKING CLIP & HAD TO BE REPLACED . *AK *ML

Jan 27, 1999

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THAT BRAKE PEDAL WAS MISSING POSITIVE LOCKING CLIP & HAD TO BE REPLACED . *AK *ML

Jan 5, 1999

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AEXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Dec 2, 1998

WHEN ON A DECLINE AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. USUALLY WHEN ITS RAINING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

Nov 20, 1998

MASTER CYLINDER CAP IS NOT STAYING LOCKED AS IT SHOULD BECAUSE THE LOCKING TABPS WILL NOT STAY ON PROPERLY, CAUSING MASTER CYLINDER TO LOSE PRESSURE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *TT

Nov 16, 1998

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAIL A NUMBER OF TIME AND HAS CAUSED ME TO SWURVE TO AVOID THE POTENTIAL ACCIDENT

Oct 28, 1998 Crash

WHEN APPLYING HARD PRESSURE ON BRAKES, ABS FAILS, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. TWO ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED.

Aug 30, 1998

BRAKE PADS FAILED, ROTOR CRACKED.

Aug 30, 1998

BRAKE PADS FAILED, ROTOR CRACKED.

Aug 21, 1998

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DIATANCE. ALSO, CARBON IS GETTING INTO THE BRAKE VACUUM HOSES HOSES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Aug 21, 1998

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DIATANCE. ALSO, CARBON IS GETTING INTO THE BRAKE VACUUM HOSES HOSES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Aug 17, 1998 Crash

BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP FOR NO REASON. HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS GOING 40 MPH, LEFT SKID MARKS. THERE WERE 2 INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK *YH

Aug 14, 1998

THE VACUUM BOOSTER FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO HAVE NO BRAKING POWER.

Aug 5, 1998

BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

Jul 24, 1998

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Jul 14, 1998

AT SLOW SPEED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ABS BRAKES GROWLED AND FAILED TO HOLD WITH PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR.

Jul 8, 1998

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

Jun 30, 1998

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

Jun 29, 1998

BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO BRAKE COMPONENTS.

Jun 29, 1998

BRAKE PADS FAILED, ROTORS FAILED.

Jun 29, 1998

BRAKE PADS FAILED, ROTORS FAILED.

Jun 23, 1998

BRAKE PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY, REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

Jun 20, 1998

I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, ON TWO OF THE OCCASSIONS, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, ON THE THIRD VISIT THEY SAID THEY RECREATED TO CONDITION BUT THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR ANTILOCK BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO LIST THIS ON THE TICKET. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT THE INCIDENTS IN QUESTION AND THEY SAID IF THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT RECREATE IT THEN THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. DURING ALL OF THIS I HAVE SEEN ON T.V. (DATELINE) AND READ OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME TROBLE WITH THEIR BRAKES. THE BRAKES USUALLY FAIL AT UNDER 35MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND ALL MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

Jun 4, 1998

BRAKES FAILED.

May 26, 1998 Crash

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 3 CRASHES. DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

May 26, 1998 Crash

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 3 CRASHES. DEALER CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

May 12, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES DURING RAINY WEATHER. ALSO, ABS FAILURE.

May 12, 1998

ABS BRAKING FAILED.

May 9, 1998

ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS.

May 9, 1998

ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS.

May 8, 1998

HAD STARTED VEHICLE & WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES & NOTHING HAPPENED. ABS BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY. *AK

Apr 28, 1998

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Apr 14, 1998

ABS BRAKES FAILED.

Apr 10, 1998

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP. ALSO THE ABS LIGHTS STAY ON. *AK

Apr 7, 1998

POWER STEERING FAILURE.

Mar 20, 1998

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, EXCESSIVE BOUNCING FROM REAR OVER ROUGH SURFACES/REPLACED REAR SHOCKS. *AK

Mar 17, 1998

DELAY BETWEEN ACTIVATION OF BRAKES.

Mar 11, 1998

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, TOO OFTEN AND IN ANY SITUATION (SMALL BUMPS, MANHOLE COVERS, WET GROUND.)

Mar 11, 1998

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, TOO OFTEN AND IN ANY SITUATION (SMALL BUMPS, MANHOLE COVERS, WET GROUND.)

Mar 11, 1998

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, TOO OFTEN AND IN ANY SITUATION (SMALL BUMPS, MANHOLE COVERS, WET GROUND.)

Feb 26, 1998

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING TWO VEHICLE COLLISIONS.

Feb 26, 1998

BRAKE LINE (RUBBER HOSE) RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTOR CAUSING FAILURE.

Feb 18, 1998

EA94-038, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING "POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKES" TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEMS. *AK

Feb 12, 1998 Crash

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Feb 9, 1998

}DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ABS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR. LOSS OF BRAKES. ALSO, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. ,DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER CHIP. ONLY ABS DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING, *AK

Feb 2, 1998

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

Jan 23, 1998 Crash

ABS BRAKES LOCKE DUP WHEN APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

Jan 23, 1998

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN COMING TO A PANIC STOP NOTHING HAPPENS. JUST HAVE HEARD PEDAL AND SOMETIMES THE WHEELS WILL LOCK UP. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE TO DETECT A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM. *AK

Jan 23, 1998

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

Jan 21, 1998 Crash

GOING UP RAMP ABS BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE, VEHICLE KEPT GOING AND HIT GUARD RAIL. DRIVER WENT THROUGH WINDSHIELD, SUSTAINING HEAD WOUNDS/SHOULDER INJURY AND NUMEROUS CUTS AND ABRASIONS. HE STILL SUFFERS FROM INJURIES, DIZZINESS, AND LOSS OF USE OF SHOULDER AND ARMS. *AK

Jan 20, 1998

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP/FAILED SEVERAL TIMES RESULTING IN THREE ACCIDENTS.

Jan 18, 1998

FRONT END STRUT MAKING A CREEKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS.

Jan 18, 1998

FRONT WHEEL COULD BE MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE BY HAND. OWNER REPLACED THE IDLER ARM AND TIGHTEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.

Jan 18, 1998

FRONT END MAKING A CREEKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. POSSIBLE LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM PROBLEM.

Jan 18, 1998

FRONT WHEEL COULD BE MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE BY HAND. OWNER REPLACED THE IDLER ARM AND TIGHTEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.

Jan 18, 1998

DRIVER COULD SEE THE BED MOVING AROUND WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. DEALER TIGHTEN THE BED RETAINING BOLTS.

Jan 18, 1998

BRAKES MAKE NOISE. DRUMS WERE RESURFACED AND DEGLAZED.

Jan 15, 1998 Crash

OWNER SAID THAT SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE CAR SKIDDED OUT OF PLACE, AND SHE HIT A CAR FROM BEHIND. *AK.

Jan 13, 1998

ROTORS FAILED.

Jan 13, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

Jan 9, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPORADICALLY MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER REPLACED MOTOR, AND PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. ALSO ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE MAKING A PANIC STOP. *AK

Jan 7, 1998

ABS BRAKE FAILURE.

Dec 23, 1997

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. THE OWNER HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED . THE ABS BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON , WHEN BRAKES WERE PUMPED, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

Dec 23, 1997

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP. THE OWNER HAD THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED . THE ABS BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON , WHEN BRAKES WERE PUMPED, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

Dec 22, 1997 Crash

CONSUMER HAS EXPRIENCED BRAKES FAILURE MORE THAN ONE TIME. THE FIRST TIME BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO FAULTY PARTS THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES. CONSUMER WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES TO STOP WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE DRIVEN 10MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40MPH. DUE TO CRASH, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 7,000 MILEES. THE BRAKES WOULD LOSE PRESSURE THIRD TIME. CONSUMER WENT TO DEALERSHIP WHO BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CHECKED THE CALIPER CODE, (NO-CODE), THERE WAS AIR IN THE LINES. *AK

Dec 22, 1997 Crash

CONSUMER HAS EXPRIENCED BRAKES FAILURE MORE THAN ONE TIME. THE FIRST TIME BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO FAULTY PARTS THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES. CONSUMER WAS PRESSING THE BRAKES TO STOP WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE DRIVEN 10MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 40MPH. DUE TO CRASH, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 7,000 MILEES. THE BRAKES WOULD LOSE PRESSURE THIRD TIME. CONSUMER WENT TO DEALERSHIP WHO BLED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND CHECKED THE CALIPER CODE, (NO-CODE), THERE WAS AIR IN THE LINES. *AK

Dec 19, 1997 Crash

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; FIRST THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME. TAKEN TO DEALER AND RESET. THEN ABOUT (2) WEEKS LATER DRIVER HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, AND HAD NO CONTROL. VEHICLE SPUN, ENTERED DITCH AND STRUCK A VEHICLE ALREADY IN A DITCH WHO HAD SAME TYPE OF SPINOUT. TRUCK BOUNCED OF OTHER VEHICLE, SPUN AGAIN, AND LANDED FRONT END IN DITCH. ON OCTOBER 31ST, 1997, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT TRUCK HAD NO FRONT BRAKES. ON NOVEMBER 3RD, THE BRAKES WERE TURNED, AND THE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM NO LONGER EXISTS. *AK

Dec 19, 1997 Crash

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; FIRST THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME. TAKEN TO DEALER AND RESET. THEN ABOUT (2) WEEKS LATER DRIVER HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, AND HAD NO CONTROL. VEHICLE SPUN, ENTERED DITCH AND STRUCK A VEHICLE ALREADY IN A DITCH WHO HAD SAME TYPE OF SPINOUT. TRUCK BOUNCED OF OTHER VEHICLE, SPUN AGAIN, AND LANDED FRONT END IN DITCH. ON OCTOBER 31ST, 1997, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT TRUCK HAD NO FRONT BRAKES. ON NOVEMBER 3RD, THE BRAKES WERE TURNED, AND THE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM NO LONGER EXISTS. *AK

Dec 15, 1997

BRAKES FAILED.

Dec 12, 1997

INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE.

Dec 8, 1997

ABS BRAKES: WHEN BRAKING IN WET CONDITIONS, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR ,FEELS LIKE GAINS SPEED THEN STOPPING. MAKES GRINDING NOISE, DOES NOT STOP. REAPPLIED BRAKES, SOMETIMES IT WILL STOP, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. MECHANIC AND DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

Dec 8, 1997

VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN ON WET OR GRAVEL TYPE PAVEMENT. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKING. HAD ROTORS REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

Dec 8, 1997

VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHEN ON WET OR GRAVEL TYPE PAVEMENT. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. VEHICLE ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKING. HAD ROTORS REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

Dec 4, 1997 Crash

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES NORMALLY IN WET WEATHER, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK MASTER CYLINDER HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO IT LEAKING. FUSE FOR HORN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS KEPT BLOWING. AIR CONDITIOER WAS NOT BLOWING COLD. BATTERY HAD A BAD CELL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START. *SLC

Dec 4, 1997 Crash

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES NORMALLY IN WET WEATHER, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK MASTER CYLINDER HAD BEEN REPLACED DUE TO IT LEAKING. FUSE FOR HORN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS KEPT BLOWING. AIR CONDITIOER WAS NOT BLOWING COLD. BATTERY HAD A BAD CELL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START. *SLC

Dec 4, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL OCCASIONALLY.

Dec 4, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAKE NOISE DUE TO FAILURE.

Nov 25, 1997

BRAKES DO NOT PERFORM IN ICY/SNOWY CONDITIONS.

Nov 25, 1997

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A RUPTURED BRAKE HOSE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS.

Nov 20, 1997 Crash

BRAKING APPLICATION UPON SUDDEN PANIC STOP, WHEREAS NO RESPONSE RECEIVED FROM ABS, RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISION. *AK

Nov 17, 1997

DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH MAKING A NORMAL STOP IN RAINING CONDITIONS, BRAKES LOCKED UP, ENDED UP SLIDING TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SAID ONE BRAKE WAS OPERATING THAT IS WHY IT WENT TO RIGHT SIDE. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK

Nov 17, 1997

BRAKE PROBLEMS.

Nov 16, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER.

Nov 14, 1997

DRIVING APPROX35-40 MPH NEEDS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, HIT BRAKE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY STOP. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER DROVE UP SON IDEWALK. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Nov 14, 1997

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

Nov 14, 1997

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

Nov 12, 1997

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED HEARD A NOISE AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED . THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

Nov 12, 1997

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED HEARD A NOISE AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED . THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

Nov 12, 1997

BRAKES FAILED AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

Nov 7, 1997

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

Nov 7, 1997

WHEN MAKING A PANIC OR RAPID STOP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. AT TIMES BEGINS TO PULSATE, HEARS NOISES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY RANGE OF SPEED,U SUALLY IN WET CONDITIONS. THIS IS ALSO AN INTERMITTENTPROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED CALPIERS/PADS/ROTORS. DEFECT IS STILLOCCURRING, DEALER CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Nov 7, 1997

WHEN MAKING A PANIC OR RAPID STOP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. AT TIMES BEGINS TO PULSATE, HEARS NOISES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY RANGE OF SPEED,U SUALLY IN WET CONDITIONS. THIS IS ALSO AN INTERMITTENTPROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED CALPIERS/PADS/ROTORS. DEFECT IS STILLOCCURRING, DEALER CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Nov 7, 1997

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Nov 6, 1997

OWNER HAS TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO RESPOND. *AK *SLC

Nov 6, 1997

OWNER HAS TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO RESPOND. *AK *SLC

Nov 5, 1997

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, CONSUMER MASHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE PEDAL WAS HARD. THE TRUCK WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. *AK DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS OR FAILURES, CONSUMER STATES THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ABS WAS NOT WORKING. *SLC

Nov 4, 1997

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CONTAMINATION.

Nov 3, 1997

OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY SLIP BEFORE STOPPING THE TRUCK FULLY. *AK

Nov 1, 1997

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CONTAMINATION.

Oct 29, 1997

ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED

Oct 29, 1997

VEHICLE IS VERY SLOW IN STOPPING. ABS BRAKES KICK IN AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. BRAKING, IS ESPECILLY, HORRIBLE IN BAD WEATHER.

Oct 28, 1997

QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, NOTHING HAPPENED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKES CAUGHT AND SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES. *AK *SLC

Oct 28, 1997

ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED. CONSUMER UNHOOKED FUSE TO ABS SYSTEM AND NOW BRAKES WORK OK.

Oct 27, 1997

DRIVING ABOUT 20-25MPH & WOULD START TO APPLY BRAKES, LEFT FRONT WOULD LOCK UP, BUT OTHER WHEELS WOULD NOT CATCH/LOCK UP. VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A SLIDE WHEN WEATHER IS WET; DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN DRY WEATHER. THE DEALER SAID BRAKES WORKING FINE AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE ON COMPUTER. *AK

Oct 23, 1997 Crash

WHILE TRAVELING, A PEDESTRIAN ON A BIKE RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICAL BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND THE VEHICAL CONTINUED TO MOVE, HITTING THE PEDESTRIAN. *AK

Oct 21, 1997

WHIILE DRIVING THE CAR AND WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE CAR BRAKES DON'T RESPOND AT ALL. CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT FOR THE TRUCK TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK

Oct 17, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL FREEZES INT THE UPWARD POSITION. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE WITH NO BRAKES, NO MOVEMENT IN THE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE TRAVELS 2TO 3 HUNDRED FEET WITH NO BRAKES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ON. SECOND TIME ABS LIGHT WERE ON, AND THEY STILL COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

Oct 17, 1997 Crash

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND REARENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

Oct 8, 1997

WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WILL PROCEED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN COLLISION DEALER CHECKED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Oct 7, 1997

IN DAMP/RAINY WEATHER THE BRAKES TEND TO UN EXPECTEDLY TO LOCK UP WHEN THE SLIGHTTEST AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK

Sep 12, 1997

BRAKES FAIL ON GRAVEL, SNOW AND ICE.

Jul 30, 1997

ANTILOCK SYSTEM FAILED.

Jul 25, 1997 Crash

BRAKE FAILED ON SLIPPERY WET PAVEMENT CAUSING DRIVER TO CRASH.

Jul 10, 1997

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

Jul 2, 1997 Crash

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30 TO 35MPH. *AK

May 20, 1997

DRIVING VEHICLE 40 MPH; WENT TO APPLY BRAKES (ABS), VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. KEPT APPLYING PRESSURE ON BRAKES, WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER PUTTIHG ON COMPUTER & TOOK FOR TEST DRIVE. *AK

May 16, 1997

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH PROPERLY. WOULD HAVE TO STAND ON PEDAL & NOTHING HAPPENS, ABS WILL NOT KICK IN. TOOK TO DEALER & THEY COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO REPAIR IT. *AK

May 12, 1997 Crash

APPLIED THE ABS AND THE BRAKES DID NOT TAKE, CAUSING FRONT END CRASH AT 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

May 9, 1997

POWER ASSISTED BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Apr 16, 1997

BRAKES: PREMATURE WEAR OF THE OUTSIDE DISC BRAKE PADS. WEAR INDICATOR INSTALLED ON INSIDE PADS; BUT OUTSIDE WORE OUT BEFORE INSTALLING WEAR INDICATORS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK

Apr 14, 1997

DURING HARD BRAKING (NON-PANIC) AT APPROX. 60MPH, EXPERIENCED PULLING TO EXTREME RIGHT DUE TO LEFT FRONT CALIPER STICKING. DEALER LUBIRCATED CALIPER SLIDE POINTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO, ON WET PAVEMENT EXPERIENCED CALIPER STICKING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, DURINGNORMAL STOPPING, ABS KICKED IN, TOOK LONGER TO STOP, ABS LIGHT APPEARED, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INADEQUATE TO EFFECTIVELY STOP IN STRAIGHT LINE IN A TIMELY MANNER. *AK

Apr 14, 1997

DURING HARD BRAKING (NON-PANIC) AT APPROX. 60MPH, EXPERIENCED PULLING TO EXTREME RIGHT DUE TO LEFT FRONT CALIPER STICKING. DEALER LUBIRCATED CALIPER SLIDE POINTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO, ON WET PAVEMENT EXPERIENCED CALIPER STICKING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, DURINGNORMAL STOPPING, ABS KICKED IN, TOOK LONGER TO STOP, ABS LIGHT APPEARED, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INADEQUATE TO EFFECTIVELY STOP IN STRAIGHT LINE IN A TIMELY MANNER. *AK

Apr 9, 1997

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE CALIPERS/SHOES AND PADS, CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE RIMS OF THE WHEELS. EA94-038. *AK

Apr 9, 1997

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE CALIPERS/SHOES AND PADS, CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE RIMS OF THE WHEELS. EA94-038. *AK

Mar 18, 1997

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN EXCESSIVELY AND THERE MAYBE A PROBLEM , OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Mar 18, 1997

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN EXCESSIVELY AND THERE MAYBE A PROBLEM , OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

Mar 13, 1997

THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKING POWER. *AK

Mar 5, 1997

CONSUMER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD IS WORN MORE THEN THE LEFT SIDE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. *AK

Feb 27, 1997 Crash

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION. *AK

Feb 26, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FROZE, BECAME LOADED WITH ICE WHICH DEFLECTED CABLE, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN BRAKES AND AXLE SEALS SMOKING AND OVERHEATING. *AK

Feb 26, 1997

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, EXPERIENCED HARD OR SOFT PEDAL, PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR, SQUEAKING NOISE, PULLS TO RIGHT OR LEFT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; DEALER REPRODUCED PROBLEM, REPLACED ABS BOX, MASTER CYLINDER, SPEED SENSOR AND BRAKE PADS. *AK

Feb 26, 1997

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, EXPERIENCED HARD OR SOFT PEDAL, PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR, SQUEAKING NOISE, PULLS TO RIGHT OR LEFT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; DEALER REPRODUCED PROBLEM, REPLACED ABS BOX, MASTER CYLINDER, SPEED SENSOR AND BRAKE PADS. *AK

Feb 26, 1997

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, EXPERIENCED HARD OR SOFT PEDAL, PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR, SQUEAKING NOISE, PULLS TO RIGHT OR LEFT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; DEALER REPRODUCED PROBLEM, REPLACED ABS BOX, MASTER CYLINDER, SPEED SENSOR AND BRAKE PADS. *AK

Feb 24, 1997

EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS, REPLACED 3 TIMES, AS RESULT OF PADS RUBBING AGAINST ROTORS, TURNED AND REPLACED ROTORS. FRONT BRAKES DO 99% OF BRAKING, PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 13,000 MILES, REAR DRUMS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

Feb 24, 1997

EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS, REPLACED 3 TIMES, AS RESULT OF PADS RUBBING AGAINST ROTORS, TURNED AND REPLACED ROTORS. FRONT BRAKES DO 99% OF BRAKING, PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 13,000 MILES, REAR DRUMS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

Feb 24, 1997

EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS, REPLACED 3 TIMES, AS RESULT OF PADS RUBBING AGAINST ROTORS, TURNED AND REPLACED ROTORS. FRONT BRAKES DO 99% OF BRAKING, PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 13,000 MILES, REAR DRUMS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

Feb 24, 1997

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP, BUT NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE QUICKLY ENOUGH . VEHICLE RIDES FOR 3 SECONDS AFTER APPLYING BRAKES ON WATER/ BUMPS/ ROCKS AND PUDDLES WHENEVER ABS ARE APPLIED. *AK

Feb 20, 1997

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING ACCIDENTS/INJURY.

Feb 14, 1997 Crash

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE USED NOTHING HAPPENS, ALSO NOTES THAT DEALERS CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OWNER HAS BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS. *AK

Feb 11, 1997

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL FADE/GET SPONGY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Feb 5, 1997

WHEN BRAKING FORCEFULLY WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND SKID WHILE REAR WHEELS DO NOT BRAKE AT ALL. *AK

Feb 4, 1997

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Jan 28, 1997

WHEN IT RAINS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ALL THE WHEELS ON THE TRUCK LOCK UP AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A SLIDE/ LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK HAS ABS. *AK

Jan 28, 1997

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Jan 28, 1997 Crash

BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT, ALSO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BURNED ARMS AND KNEES AND A GASHED FOOT.

Jan 9, 1997

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.

Jan 2, 1997

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS UNDER UNSTABLE ROAD CONDITIONS, SUCH AS SNOW/ICE/WET/RAIN,AND GRAVEL THE PEDAL'S 1ST APLLICATION GOES TO FLOOR THEN 2ND APPLICATION HAS TO BE A GENTLE TAP TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Dec 20, 1996

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; ALSO DISCOVERED A STRANGE FILM IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESEMBLING VASOLINE. *AK

Dec 20, 1996

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; ALSO DISCOVERED A STRANGE FILM IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESEMBLING VASOLINE. *AK

Dec 11, 1996

WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE WILL STOP 500 TO 700 FEET AFTER THE BRAKES ARE ON. PLEASE DESCRBIE IN DETAIL. *AK

Dec 11, 1996

WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Dec 10, 1996 Crash

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A CRASH. *AK

Dec 4, 1996

ABS BRAKES FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, VEHICLE WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION AFTER BRAKES APPLIED, COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS , PEDAL BECOME VERY HARD AND BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE, NO SKID MARKS. *AK

Dec 2, 1996 Crash

EXPERIENCED ABS PROBLEMS, WHILE PULLING TRUCK UNDER CARPORT GOING ABOUT (20) MPH PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL (3) TIMES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR . VEHIICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND RAN INTO THE PORCH. *AK

Dec 2, 1996

THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS WORE COMPLETELY DOWN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WEAR UNTIL THE ROTORS BECAME DAMAGED. THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PAD WARNING SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED TO INCLUDE THE INSIDE AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE PADS.

Dec 2, 1996

VEHICLE ONLY HAVE OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS AND THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS WORE COMPLETELY DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DAMAGING THE ROTORS, MANUF. REDESIGNING PADS WARNING INDICATORS.

Nov 21, 1996

WHEN APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ONCE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION WITH CHILD RIDING A BIKE, NO WARNING, INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK

Nov 21, 1996

BRAKE PADS WORN OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS.

Nov 15, 1996

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WITH NO WARNING WITH PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR. *AK

Nov 12, 1996 Crash

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, UPON ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN REARENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 25MPH. *AK

Oct 22, 1996

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED BRAKE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, DLR CAN'T RECREATE FAILURE. *AK

Oct 21, 1996

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, LOCK UP , BRAKES FADE, ALSO VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. *AK

Oct 17, 1996

COMING TO A CONTROLLED STOP, APPLIED PRESSURE TO PEDAL, NO RESPONSE, ABS FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED UP.*AK

Oct 11, 1996

ANYTIME YOU HIT A BUMP(ANY KIND) AND YOU ARE HOLDING THE BRAKES DOWN , THE ABS KICKS IN AND IT MAKES GROANING SOUND AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES AND NO CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK

Oct 9, 1996

ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKING UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO BRAKE COMPONENTS, AND INTERMITTENT LOSS OF CONTROL ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.

Oct 9, 1996

BRAKE DRUMS CORRODED.

Oct 2, 1996

BRAKES SPONGY, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY.

Sep 19, 1996

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT KICKING IN PROPERLY. BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE STOPS IT IS TOO LATE OR MISSES THE MARK . THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE SLIDE FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IF YOU ARE TOO CLOSE.*AK

Sep 10, 1996

ABS BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Aug 15, 1996

EXCESSIVE WEA ROF FRONT BRAKE PADS/VEHICLE HA SPOOR STOPPING ABILITY, INDICATIVE OF PROBLEM WITH ABS. *AK

Aug 15, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP, DLR CAN'T REPRODUCE CONDITION.*AK

Aug 6, 1996

WHEN PUSHING PEDAL DOWN TO BRAKE, A LOUD NOISE/VIBRATION IS EXPERIENCED. DURING WET CONDITIONS THE REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP ..

Aug 6, 1996

WHEN PUSHING PEDAL DOWN TO BRAKE, A LOUD NOISE/VIBRATION IS EXPERIENCED. DURING WET CONDITIONS THE REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP ..

Jul 17, 1996 Crash

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE DRIVING AT SPEED 35MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Jun 27, 1996

BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *DH

Jun 2, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN. *DH

May 28, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 60MPH EXPERIENCED ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP, PEDAL BECAME HARD, COASTED UNTIL STOPPED. *AK

May 17, 1996 Crash

FAILURE OF THE POWER BRAKES BOOSTER, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A ACCIDENT. *AK

May 10, 1996

THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AND THE TRUCK NOW HAS NO BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Apr 18, 1996 Crash

BRAKES FAILED AND HIT A DEER-CONSUMER HAS ABS BRAKES-WIFE WAS INJURED ALSO. *AK

Apr 17, 1996 Crash

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND THE BRAKES FAILED, HITTING A MOTOR HOME.PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Apr 11, 1996 Crash

ABS: ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THERE IS DELAYED BRAKING REACTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, ESPECIALLY IN ABS MODE; ON TWO OCCASIONS REARENDED OTHER VEHICLES. *AK

Apr 10, 1996 Crash

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

Apr 9, 1996 Crash

RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEN BRAKES FAILED ALL TOGETHER. *AK

Mar 28, 1996

ABS BRAKES MAKE A GROWLING NOISE WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING FAILURE. *SD

Mar 18, 1996

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. ABS BRAKES. *AK

Mar 12, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)*SD

Mar 6, 1996

BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL X 3- NO ACCIDENTS YET- TRUCK IN NOW IN SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT MAKES BRAKES FAIL SO FREQUENTLY. *AK

Mar 6, 1996

BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL X 3- NO ACCIDENTS YET- TRUCK IN NOW IN SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT MAKES BRAKES FAIL SO FREQUENTLY. *AK

Mar 6, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.

Feb 26, 1996

FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN ROADS ARE SLICK.

Feb 13, 1996

HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY TEN THOUSAND MILES. TT

Jan 31, 1996

ABS; WHEN DRIVING ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS OR GOING UP OR DOWN HILL TIRES SPIN AND YOU LOSS CONTROL OF THE BRAKES. ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS.PLEASE DESCRIBE

Jan 30, 1996

ABS; BRAKES HAVE LOCKED UP WHEN APPLIED AND AT SOMETIME NO BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT. IN SHOP THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Jan 30, 1996 Crash

REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH

Jan 26, 1996

FRONT END NOISY DUE TO FRONT BRAKES COMING APART/SLIDERS STUCK.

Jan 23, 1996 Crash

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Jan 16, 1996

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. TT

Jan 2, 1996

ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Dec 28, 1995

INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601405) *DSH

Dec 28, 1995 Crash

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 490867) (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DSH

Dec 15, 1995 Crash

ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN APPLIED IN ZERO DEGREE WEATHER. OWNER STATES USED EXCESSIVE EFFORT W/NO ACTIVATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Dec 11, 1995 Crash

LOSS OF ABS BRAKE CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. TT

Dec 7, 1995

# EA94-038 ABS GRABING AND MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL FADES AWAY. IN SHOP 3 TIMES FOR BRAKING SYSTEM STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

Dec 5, 1995 Crash

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE TRAVELLING AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. TT

Nov 2, 1995 Crash

ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Nov 1, 1995

THE CONSUMER IS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK PICKS UP SPEED WHEN GOING THRU THE CITY LIMITS AND THE RPM ARE RACING AND ITS HARD TO STOP. WIPERS WERE FAULTY AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC

Nov 1, 1995

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS MAKE CLUNKING SOUND. *DSH

Nov 1, 1995

FRONT BRAKE PADS SQUEAK.

Oct 31, 1995 Crash

THE TRUCK ABS BRAKES. DURING A PANIC STOP THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP.TT CONSUMER STATES WHEN YOU HAVE A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD WITH NO PULSATION AND THE VEHICLE GLIDES.*JB

Oct 30, 1995

FAILURE ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. TT

Oct 18, 1995

ABS: WHEN APPLIED, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT; FELT VIBRATION IN PEDAL. TT

Oct 18, 1995

ABS: ON A PANIC STOP, VEHICLE SKIDS, TIRES SQUEALS, AFTER 20 OR 25 FEET, DRIVER HEARD ANTI LOCK BRAKES CLICKING; ONE OCCASSION, PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. TT

Oct 17, 1995

ABS: WHEN MAKING QUICK STOP HIT POT HOLE OR BUMP MAKES BURPING SOUND; LOST PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT

Oct 12, 1995 Crash

ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAUSES TO ACCELERATOR IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. TT

Oct 11, 1995

AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT

Oct 11, 1995

AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT

Oct 11, 1995

AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT

Oct 11, 1995

AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT

Oct 4, 1995 Crash

EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ABS, ATTEMPTED TO STOP BRAKES MADE NOISE BUT DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. TT

Oct 4, 1995

DURING NORMAL STOPPING BRAKES FADE TO THE FLOOR, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Oct 2, 1995 Crash

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT

Sep 28, 1995

ABS: FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING PREMATURELY, ALL PRESSURE IS ON ONE SIDE OF CALIPER; BRAKES WEAR OUT EXTREMELY FAST. TT

Sep 28, 1995

ABS: FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING PREMATURELY, ALL PRESSURE IS ON ONE SIDE OF CALIPER; BRAKES WEAR OUT EXTREMELY FAST. TT

Sep 28, 1995

BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO GAS PEDAL. WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, GAS PEDAL IS ALSO DEPRESSED. *TT

Sep 27, 1995 Crash

BRAKE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND TO STOPPING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT

Aug 11, 1995

DRIVING AT SPEED 45 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE A TURN, BRAKES LOCKUP CAUSING VEHICLE SPIN OUT CONTROL. TT

Jul 19, 1995 Crash

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED 6 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Jun 30, 1995

THE BRAKE MAKES NOISE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR . *AK

Jun 28, 1995

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, YELLOW LIGHT CAME ON, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENSS. *AK

Jun 13, 1995 Crash

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

Jun 7, 1995

BRAKES GLAZED OVER AND STARTED PULLING TO THE EXTREME RIGHT. TT

May 31, 1995 Crash

ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES; DRY SURFACES; SMALL POTHOLE OR BRIDGE TRANSITION; SPEEDS 10 TO 15 MPH; CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

May 26, 1995

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKING AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK

May 26, 1995

REPLACED BOTH WHEEL CYLINDERS. *AK

Apr 19, 1995

ABS, BRAKES WILL PULL VERY HARD TO RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED INTERMITTENTLY. TT

Apr 18, 1995

ABS: VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES; HARDER APPLY BRAKES, WORSE IT PULLS; NEARLY PULLED STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HAND; CALIPER/SHOE REPLACED. TT

Apr 7, 1995

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY MAKE VERY LOUD NOISE.(PLEASE GIVE DETAILS). TT

Feb 22, 1995 Crash

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, AT 40MPH, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. TT

Jan 31, 1995

APPLIED BRAKES NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT