1990 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

17 complaints about Service Brakes, Hydraulic

17
Complaints
3
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

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All Service Brakes, Hydraulic Complaints (17)

Apr 5, 2001 Crash

SUSPECT RELATED CAMPAIGN FOR ABS HYDRALIC VALVE BLOCK (INTERMITTENT PULL IS WHEEL LOCKOUT). *AK

Mar 12, 2001

WHILE ON A TWO WAY STREET, BRAKES GOT HARD AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP PUMPING ON BRAKES UNTIL IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN.*AK THE ABS FAILED TEICE AND THE CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHCILE. *YH

Jan 9, 2001

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. IT WAS NEVER FIXED AND WAS HARD TO DUPLICATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE LOCKED OUT UNDER A PANIC STOP BUT THE ABS FAILS TO KICK IN AND THE CAR IS ESSENTIALLY BRAKELESS. OTHERS HAVE UNDOUBTEDLY DIED OR SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURY BECAUSE WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR IS A MISSLE. *AK

Mar 19, 2000

WHEN ABS SYSTEM FAILED I HAD NO BRAKING, I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE THIRD ABS SYSTEM. *AK

May 28, 1999 Crash

BRAKE PEDAL BECAME FROZEN, WOULD NOT MOVE OR GO DOWN IN POSITION TO BRAKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK

Jan 4, 1999

BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY IS VERY HARD TO PUSH AND WILL BARELY STOP CAR. SEAT BELT DO NOT TIGHTEN TO HOLD YOU FROM BEING THROWN, THEY ARE VERY LOOSE.

Oct 16, 1997

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

Mar 5, 1997

ABS PUMP/MOTOR FAILED. *AK

Feb 4, 1997

ABS PUMP AND MOTOR ASSEMBLE FAILED AT 53,000 MILES AND THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT THUMPING NOISE AT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL.

Dec 4, 1996

WHEN ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VEERS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT.

Nov 25, 1996

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Feb 13, 1996 Crash

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN A SUDDEN STOP. TT

Sep 27, 1995

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

Sep 9, 1995

CONSUMER HAS HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP THE ABS ANTI -LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED . TT

Jul 5, 1995

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. TT

Mar 20, 1995

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T GO DOWN THIS IS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE. TT

Feb 28, 1995

ABS: ROTORS/CALIPERS/PADS CONSTANTLY GOES OUT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2 MONTHS; CALIPER STICKS; HEAR GRINDING NOISE; LOSS OF BRAKES. TT