1997 CHEVROLET S10 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

I HAVE READ OF A SAFTEY RECALL ON THIS VEHICAL WITH THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, I SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO STOP, IT'S ONLY A SMALL PICK UP, I KNOW FOR CERTIAN I HAVE A FULLY LOADED WORK TRUCK A FORD 3/4 TON ECONOLINE VAN AND I KNOW I COULD HAVE STOPPED THAT VEHICLE IN TIME. I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES, THEY JUST WOULDNT DO ANYTHING , IN AN EMERGENCY THEY JUST DON'T CUT THE MUSTARD. I HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, AND MY NEEK HAS BEEN NOT FEELING GOOD EVER SINCE. MY FATHER IN LAW GAVE THIS TRUCK TO MY WIFE HEN HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE, AND IT WAS TOLD TO ME HE HAD THE TRUCK INTO THE SHOP REPEATEDLY FOR THE SAME THING SINCE IT WAS NEW. SEEMS TO ME GM SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT AND THE BODY COLLISION, BEINGS THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT AND HAVENT DONE SQUAT, AND PAY FOR MY PAIN AND MEDICAL. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE FLUID ABNORMALLY LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND THEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE BRAKES LINES WERE CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE BRAKES WERE BLED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 97V146001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 06/21/10 *BF UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB

Mileage: 93,000

THERE ARE 8 SAFETY RECALLS ON THE CHEVY S10.1997.THE COMPANYS STATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF THESE RECALLS.BUT MY VEHICLES HAS ALL OF THESE DEFECTS.AND IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THESE ISSUES.IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY.BUT PEOPLES LUCK ALWAYS RUNS OUT.I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ITS BREAKING ME FINANCIALLY BY FIXING THIS ONE.

Mileage: 82,000

THE BRAKE LINE ON MY 1997 CHEVY S-10 BURST LEADING TO TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY ...LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT ... AN EMERGENCY REPAIR AT A NEARBY STATION COST ME $800 ... THEY REPLACED ONLY ONE SIDE OF BRAKING SYSTEM (THE SIDE THAT BURST) ... I TRIED TO CONTACT CHEVY TO GET THEM TO REPAIR THE OTHER SIDE (THAT WILL LIKELY BURST) AND THEY SAID "NO" - NOT COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED, CAR STARTED TO ROLL DOWN HILL, ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO ENGAGE THE PARKIG BRAKE. CAUSE WAS BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. *NM

Mileage: 98,500

BRAKES: THE FRONT BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AT SLOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IF THE VEHICLE HAS SET IDLE FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES ENGAGE, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE, WITH NO MEANS OF STOPPING. *NM

Mileage: 45,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCKBRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VI AND THE YEAR, AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK

BRAKING FOR DEER AT NIGHT EXPERIENCING TOTAL MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE, IE, BRAKE PETAL GOING DOWN TO FLOOR BOARD AFTER INITIAL SMALL RESISTANCE. AFTER AVOIDING DEER THE BRAKE PETAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. NO BRAKE FLUID LOSS. RESERVOIR FULL

Mileage: 100,000

THE VEHICLE WAS LETTING OFF EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH PUT THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER TO SLEEP. THE DRIVER WAS AWAKENED BY A POLICE SIREN. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE BRAKES FAILED TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SUFFERED MUSCLE AND NERVE DAMAGE DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER COULD HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *JB

Mileage: 117,900

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, ENGINE STALLED, AND THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. IT WAS AN A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *NM

Mileage: 62,000

WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES ON NORMAL CONDITIONS. VEHICLE WILL TAKE LONGER TO STOP, MAKING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

TOOK MY 1997 S10 PICKUP TO A MECHANIC AND REQUESTED HE CHECK THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL FAULTS WHEN CONTINUEING TO APPLY PRESSURE AND BEGINS TO MAKE A BOUNCING TYPE OF FEELING AND THE DISTANCE TO STOP (ESPECIALLY ON WET ROADS) CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS WERE FAULTY AND TO CONTACT A DEALER AND HAVE THE VIN RESEARCHED FOR RECALLS, ETC. ALSO REFERRED ME TO NHTSA.

Mileage: 73,166

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED. *JB

Mileage: 95,000

CONSUMER STATED THE BUILT-IN WEAR INDICATORS NEVER MADE A HIGH-PITCHED WARNING SOUND TO INDICATE BRAKE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND WAS ALSO HEARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ROTORS, DISC, WHEEL CYLINDER AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT *JB

Mileage: 63,800

SEEMS AS IF WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BAKES LOCK UP OR DO NOT CATCH. CAR-X SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MALFUNCTION IS. THIS PROBLEM ALMOST COST ME TO CRASH A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN PARKING IN A PARKING LOT AND MY BRAKES DO WORK CORRECTLY. ANY HELP ON THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECTIATED. THANKS. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP EVERY TIME IF ROLLING SLOW. SAY IN TRAFFIC. *AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 25,000 MILES. *TT

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 25,000 MILES. *TT

AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS AND LESS THAN 77,000 MILES, THIS P/U EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS, BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN, HOWEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST CHEVY. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST, OUT OF SEVEN(7) TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, PERIOD, MUCH LESS THIS EARLY. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES IN THE 1997 S-10 SERIES? IF NOT, CAN A SURVEY BE RUN TO CHECK?

THE NUMBER OF FAILURES IS AN APPROXIMATE NUMBER BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAVE GIVEN ME PROBLEMS FROM THE DAY AFTER I BROUGHT THE TRUCK HOME UNTIL THE DAY MY HUSBAND WRECKED. THE APPROXIMATE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED, HOWEVER BOTH VEHICLES IN THE ACCIDENT WILL PROBABLY BE TOTALED. I HAD THE TRUCK IN THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. ONCE THEY REBUILT MY MASTER CYLINDER JUST TO SAISFY ME, ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, HAD TO PUSH REALLY HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP, THERE WAS A SQUISHY NOISE, AND EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE.*AK BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING NOISE, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, HAD TO PUSH REALLY HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP, THERE WAS A SQUISHY NOISE, AND EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE.*AK BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING NOISE, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC

WHEN BRAKING QUICKLY OR A COMPLETE STOP ANT LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T KICK IN. PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS NO BRAKING. BRAKES GRAB A LITTLE WITH PULSATING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE PRESSED VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY TURNED LEFT. DEALER HAD ADVISED CONSUMERTHAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A RUST PROBLEM WHICH WERE NATURAL CAUSES, AND WOULD DISAPPEAR IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. DEFECT WAS STILL PRESISTED, AND CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING OUTISIDE OF DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS SNOW ON GROUND, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE LUBRICATING THE FRONT STEERING MECHANISM, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT HYDRAULIC LINE HAS BEEN DAMAGED (I.E., PINCHED) BY THE STEERING AND/OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THE LINE HAS NOT FAILED AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE OTHER OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO HYDRAULIC LINES CAUSED BY STEERING/SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ON THE 1997 2.2L CHEVROLET S10.

VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN RAIN OR SNOW OR WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. *AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN RAIN OR SNOW OR WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. *AK

WAS DRIVING & HAD STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD LEAVE THE FOOT AFTER BEING PRESSED. ABS ACTS AS IF ITS WORKING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. BRAKES WOULD GO OUT WHEN THE ROADS ARE EITHER WET OR SNOWY. CURRENTLY, DOING IT ON DRY PAVEMENT. HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF BRAKES. TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED BRAKES WERE FINE.*AK

THE ABS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. YH

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE STARTED APPROX.FEB/MARCH IN 1999 AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP WITHOUT HELP OF RESOLUTION. THE BRAKES HAVE ACTED UP NUMEROUS TIMES BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION TO DATE. THE ARE STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $500-700 DEPENDING ON THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME THE FIRST NEWS REPORT OF A RECALL ON THE S-10 VEHICLES WERE MADE, MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW IT IS 32,000 BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING 40,000 MILES A YEAR TO WORK AND HOME. ALSO, THE NEWS REPORTS DID SAY MY MODEL YEAR OF 1997 IN ONE OF THE REPORTS. I NEED HELP. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH FAILURE HAPPENED YESTERDAY. IT'S IN THE SHOP FOR DETERMINATION AND REPAIR. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS ALSO? I CARE FOR MY VEHICLES WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE THROUGH DEWEY'S AUTO CENTER, A GOODYEARD DEALER IN FENTON, MICHIGAN 810/629-2278. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP. THANK YOU. *AK

ABS BOOSTER PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROX 70MPH ON FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSING LOSS OF APPROX 99% OF BRAKING EFFECIENCY. AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE AND IS NOT USED BY ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL. BRAKING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE NHTSA WITH INFO REGARDING NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS PART.

UNWILLING TO ACCEPT BLAME FOR POOR ENGINEERING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS NOT RAINING AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, CONSUMER PRESSED ON BRAKES, VEHICLE STOPPED, AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED. CONSUMER WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN ICY CONDITIONS ABS KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. THERE IS A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES UP (SEVERLY). THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS IN PANIC STOP CONDITIONS ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENT. *AK

THE VEHICLES ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO (AT RANDOM) ENGAGE FAR TO EARLY UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND NEAR MISSES. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH AND THE LIGHTS CHANGE, WHEN APPLYING NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO STOP THE TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL DROP TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS BRAKES KICK IN EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO DANGEROUS DISTANCES AS A RESULT. IF THE BRAKES HAD REMAINED NORMAL AND THE ABS NOT ENGAGED THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE STOPPED IN THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF DISTANCE FOR THAT SPEED. IN SHORT I CAN STOP MY 69 CADILLAC FASTER AT TIMES THAN I CAN THIS PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES NOW FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. HOWEVER I DID RECENTLY NOTICE THAT UP TO THE 1996 MODEL YEAR FOR THE S-10 THE TRUCKS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A ABS PROBLEM.....I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE 97 MODEL YEAR AS WELL.*AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, COMPUTER SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES MUSHY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

EA 94 038/ABS BRAKING SYSTEM: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM. WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE OR BUMPS WHEELS LOCKUP. VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ALSO, WHEN BACKING UP, MAKES NOISE, SPRONG, SPRONG, AND SPRONG AS PLUNKING ON A BANJO, LIKE A SPRING LETTING GO. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT STOPPING VEHICLE WHILE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE, SLIDS 20 FEET THROUGH INTERSECTION WHILE GOING 25 MPH, NO ACCIDENT, NO FATALITIES, NO BRAKES EITHER. *AK

ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED-DEALER CLAIMS BATTERY ACID WAS THE CAUSE. WHAT IS AVOIDING FUTURE FAILURES? I WOULD LIKE MORE INFOMATION SO THAT I MIGHT MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. WHAT DO CAR MANUFACTURERS DO WHEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAPPENS, THEY SEEMED KIND OF MATTER-OF-FACT ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL. PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW/ICE/ IN COLD WEATHER & HAD APPLIED (ABS) BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH FIRE TRUCK. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER NO PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES AFTER BEING TOLD TOW TRUCK DRIVER. *AK

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

THE BRAKES 'GRAB' (LOCK UP) ON OCCASION (IN DAMP OR WET WEATHER), AND ONE TIME ALMOST FAILED COMPLETELY (I WAS TURNING A CORNER OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT).

WHILE MAKING A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD COME ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *YC

BRAKES HAVE INCONSISTENTLY PULLED VEHICLE TO THE LEFT DURING ABRUPT STOPPING--BRAKE LININGS SUBSEQUENTLY PRMATURELY FAILED ON LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING METAL TO METAL CONTACT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROTOR. VERY POOR ENGINEERING ON THE PART OF CHEVROLET IS PRODUCING INFERIOR QUALITY BRAKES.

ONGOING ERRATIC OPERATION OF BRAKE SYSTEM; FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, FRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONCE WITHIN 10,000-11,000 MILES OF WEAR. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ONGOING ERRATIC OPERATION OF BRAKE SYSTEM; FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, FRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONCE WITHIN 10,000-11,000 MILES OF WEAR. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

DELAYED ACTION IN BREAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VEER OFF ROAD

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LOCK UP, VEHICLE MPVES FORWARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES FAIL ON LEFT TURNS. LEFT TURNS INTO PARKING SPACES. LEFT TURN WHILE BRAKING. BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IF THE GROUND IS WET OR SMOOTH SURFACE. THIS ALSO HAPPEND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID HEAD-ON TC WITH PERSON WHO RAN RED LIGHT. THIS WAS ALSO A MOVE TO THE LEFT. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. IT OCCURS WHEN YOU DON'T EXPECT IT. VERY DANGEROUS.

I HAVE TAKEN TO CHEV.2-3 TIMES AND TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG.A FRIEND TOOK HIS TO A BRAKE PLACE AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE HE LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE HE ALSO OWNED AN S10 AND DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM / WHAT I AM WANTING TO KNOW IS ARE THERE SIMULAR PROBLEMS BEEN DOCUMENTED BECAUSE I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY ,IF SO WHAT IS THE CURE

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

EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DURING A PANIC STOP AT 5-10 MPH BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. TWICE THE PICKUP WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS ONLY OCCURS DURING A PANIC STOP. *AK

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILED CAUSING NOISE. MJS

WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED,BRAKES FAILED. MJS

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN THERE IS A ROCKY ROAD LEFT WHEEL LOCKS UP AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON WET AND ICY PAVEMENT, VEHICLE SLID ACROSS THE ROAD, CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL. THE OTHER PART OF VEHICLE HIT THE WALL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I DO BELIEVE THEY ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES WON'T STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, BACK BRAKES WERE SKIPPING, AND BRAKES PADS AND THE FAN CLUTCH WENT OUT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES WON'T STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, BACK BRAKES WERE SKIPPING, AND BRAKES PADS AND THE FAN CLUTCH WENT OUT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. CONSUMER WAS MOVING INTO LEFT TURNING LANE, APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN FLOOR , CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK *ML

EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, THE TRUCK SHUTTERS LIKE IT'S HITTING ICE THEN DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME, THE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND A STRANGE NOISE COMES FROM THE DASH. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, THE TRUCK SHUTTERS LIKE IT'S HITTING ICE THEN DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME, THE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND A STRANGE NOISE COMES FROM THE DASH. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH, HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO AIRBORNE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES CAME OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAIL WHEN FIRST APPLYING PEDAL ON SECOND APPLICATION BRAKES ENGAGE.

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD WORE PERMATURELY.

TRUCK MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH BRAKING.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE STARTED AT THE SAME SPEED . THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; AFTER DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS BECAUSE OF WEAR, OWNER STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, SUCH AS THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; AFTER DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS BECAUSE OF WEAR, OWNER STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, SUCH AS THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE.

IN PANIC STOPS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL "COAST ABOUT 20 FEET" THEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DESIGN FLAW CAUSED FRONT BRAKES TO PERFORM MOST OF THE BRAKING RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR OF OF FRONT BRAKES.

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING COLLISION. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. 821881 DUP OF 533599, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK

FRONT BRAKES FAILED.

WHILE STOPPING QUICKLY, ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.

1ST INSTANCE BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE ON ICY PAVEMENT. 2ND INSTANCE, IN PANIC SITUATION, PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE APPROX. 200 FEET BEFORE CRASHING.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND THE PADS ON THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND THE PADS ON THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IN THREE INSTANCES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE SNOW AND WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AVOIDING COLLISIONS.

ABS FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IN THREE INSTANCES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE SNOW AND WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AVOIDING COLLISIONS.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

OWNER CLAIMED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP FOR A MINUTE OR TWO THEN RELEASED. *AK

APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP FROM CRASHING INTO A CURB AT 15 MPH THE BRAKES DID NOT PICK UP. THE END RESULT WAS CRASHING INTO A TREE. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, DURING NORMAL BRAKING, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP NORMALLY, DRIVER HAD TO KEEP PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET TRUCK TO STOP. DEALER NOT ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM WITH TRUCK. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS ON THREE OCCASIONS WHICH DID NOT REMDEY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

LEFT FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP ON SLICK SURFACES. IF SIMULATED RIGHT AND LEFT WILL EXHIBIT SAME DEFICIENCY AT 50MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, RECALL NOTICE ON BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER INCIDENT.

VEHICLE SEEMED TO SPEED UP WHILE DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES.

WHEN APPLIED BRAKES STOPPED INTERMITTENTLY, NO WARNING LIGHTS, PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR. DEALER HAS NOT DUPLICATED PROBLEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VAN THEY DID NOT RESPOND. *AK

OWNER TRIED TO COME TO A QUICK STOP AND THE TRUCK HAS ABS, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. HE WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE; WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP WHEN COMING TO STOP SIGN DURING LIGHT SNOW CONDITIONS, VEHICLE SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION, HIT BUMP WHILE BRAKING. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, AT APPROX. 10 MPH ATTEMPTED TO SLOW/STOP, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, NO RESPONSE, RAN INTO MOBILE HOME, DLR COULDN'T RECREATE MALFUNCTIONED CODE IN COMPUTER TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK