This Problem Across All Years
THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE STOPPING NORMALLY AT LESS THEN 5 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SO HARD IT WAS HARD TO STOP. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE STOPPING NORMALLY AT LESS THEN 5 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SO HARD IT WAS HARD TO STOP. *AK
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP ONCE FOR INSPECTION. ALTHOUGH AN ABS PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.*AK
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKING APPLICATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A REPAIR SHOP ONCE FOR INSPECTION. ALTHOUGH AN ABS PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.*AK
ROUGH BRAKING THAT BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE CONTROL WAS QUESTIONABLE. GMC DEALER ADVISED THAT ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. INSPECTION OF ROTORS INDICATED THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PAD CONTACT AREA ON THE ROTORS. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO THEN BE APPLIED OVER A WASHBOARD TYPE SURFACE WHICH ALMOST ELIMINATED FUNCTIONALITY. ALL PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON THIS GMC JIMMY VEHICLE WHICH ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES. DEALER RETAINED PARTS AND BILLED $725.
ROUGH BRAKING THAT BECAME WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE CONTROL WAS QUESTIONABLE. GMC DEALER ADVISED THAT ROTORS ON ALL 4 WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. INSPECTION OF ROTORS INDICATED THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PAD CONTACT AREA ON THE ROTORS. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO THEN BE APPLIED OVER A WASHBOARD TYPE SURFACE WHICH ALMOST ELIMINATED FUNCTIONALITY. ALL PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED ON THIS GMC JIMMY VEHICLE WHICH ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES. DEALER RETAINED PARTS AND BILLED $725.
DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED HER VEHICLE IN 2001 AND HAS ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES PADS WERE WORN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN ABOUT 3000 MILES FOR A RECHECK. IN SEPT. 2004 SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO FIRESTONE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT EVERYTHING WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN MARCH 2005. *NM
DT: THE CONSUMER PURCHASED HER VEHICLE IN 2001 AND HAS ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM BECAUSE THE BRAKES PADS WERE WORN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN ABOUT 3000 MILES FOR A RECHECK. IN SEPT. 2004 SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO FIRESTONE FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT EVERYTHING WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED IN MARCH 2005. *NM
THIS VEHICLE AT 11,000 MILES ONE YEAR AGO WENT FOR STATE INSPECTION AND THE ROTORS WERE SO RUSTED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE REFACED SO THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER THE GENERAL VEHICLE 3 YR 30,000 MILE WARRANTY. THEN TODAY AT 27140 MILES DURING STATE INSPECTION THE ROTORS WERE ONCE AGAIN RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THEY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. FAILURE OF THESE ITEMS COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. EXPLANATION FROM DEALER WITHOUT ANY TESTING WAS THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE ROAD SALT. NONE OF MY OTHER GM VEHICLES ( 1991 JIMMY WITH 169,000 MILES,AND A 1996 GRAND AM WITH 159,000 MILES) EXHIBIT THIS SYMPTOM EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE USED ON THE ON THE SAME ROADS. THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SPECIFICATION FOR THE METAL IN THESE ROTORS. THIS IMPROPER SPECIFICATION MAY LEAD TO POSSIBLE CRACKING OF THESE ROTORS. I AM REQUESTING THE OLD PARTS FROM THE REPAIR SHOP SO THAT GM MAY INSPECT THEM. BEING A QUALITY ENGINEER I KNOW THAT GM WILL WANT THESE BACK TO PERFORM METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS ON THE ROTORS AND FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE RUST. *NM
THIS VEHICLE AT 11,000 MILES ONE YEAR AGO WENT FOR STATE INSPECTION AND THE ROTORS WERE SO RUSTED THAT THEY COULD NOT BE REFACED SO THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER THE GENERAL VEHICLE 3 YR 30,000 MILE WARRANTY. THEN TODAY AT 27140 MILES DURING STATE INSPECTION THE ROTORS WERE ONCE AGAIN RUSTED SO BADLY THAT THEY REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. FAILURE OF THESE ITEMS COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. EXPLANATION FROM DEALER WITHOUT ANY TESTING WAS THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE ROAD SALT. NONE OF MY OTHER GM VEHICLES ( 1991 JIMMY WITH 169,000 MILES,AND A 1996 GRAND AM WITH 159,000 MILES) EXHIBIT THIS SYMPTOM EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE USED ON THE ON THE SAME ROADS. THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SPECIFICATION FOR THE METAL IN THESE ROTORS. THIS IMPROPER SPECIFICATION MAY LEAD TO POSSIBLE CRACKING OF THESE ROTORS. I AM REQUESTING THE OLD PARTS FROM THE REPAIR SHOP SO THAT GM MAY INSPECT THEM. BEING A QUALITY ENGINEER I KNOW THAT GM WILL WANT THESE BACK TO PERFORM METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS ON THE ROTORS AND FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE RUST. *NM
PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GMC JIMMY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INCLUDING IGNITION SWITCH, WHEEL BEARINGS, CLANKING NOISE, ROARING NOISE, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSE FAILURE, BATTERY, A/C, AND SO ON. CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE CLANKS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND MY A/C DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. DEALERSHIP CONSISTENTLY SAYS "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG" HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2+ YEARS AND I KNOW MY CAR. *LA
PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GMC JIMMY HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INCLUDING IGNITION SWITCH, WHEEL BEARINGS, CLANKING NOISE, ROARING NOISE, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WINDSHIELD WIPER HOSE FAILURE, BATTERY, A/C, AND SO ON. CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE CLANKS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND MY A/C DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES. DEALERSHIP CONSISTENTLY SAYS "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG" HOWEVER I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2+ YEARS AND I KNOW MY CAR. *LA
VEHICLE HAS NON-ENGAGING TRANSMISSION AS AT TIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS OUT IN 2ND AND THEN DROPS DOWN TO 1ST. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 OCCASIONS AS THERE WERE EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. FRONT END MAKES CONSTANT POPPING NOISE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN LUBED ON 3 OR MORE OCCASIONS AS WELL AS COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND LUBED. BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A RUPTURE IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
VEHICLE HAS NON-ENGAGING TRANSMISSION AS AT TIMES IT WILL NOT SHIFT THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND SOMETIMES IT STARTS OUT IN 2ND AND THEN DROPS DOWN TO 1ST. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON 3 OCCASIONS AS THERE WERE EMISSIONS PROBLEMS. FRONT END MAKES CONSTANT POPPING NOISE. PROBLEM HAS BEEN LUBED ON 3 OR MORE OCCASIONS AS WELL AS COIL SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND LUBED. BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A RUPTURE IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
UPON APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
UPON APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND BEING WARPED. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK
CONSUMER HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND BEING WARPED. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK