1993 SATURN SL Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE ON BRAKING FROM 40MPH. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BUT DOES NOT STOP VEHICLE.*JB

ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, CURRENTLY, ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON WHILE DRIVING, AND CAUSES ABS TO BE NON OPERATIONAL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK COMPUTER FOUND ERROR AND IF THE CODE RESETS CONSUMER WILL NEED TO REPLACE ABS CONTROLLER. *JG

WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER WENT TO STOP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO JUMP CURB TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE THAT WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, BUT THERE WAS A BRICK IN THE WAY, CAR WENT INTO A PEDESTRIAN WALK AREA, AND CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A VAN. THEN VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT 10MPH, APPLIED BRAKES & NO BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE HIT A DITCH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE OFFICER CHECKED VEHICLE & NOTICED NO BRAKES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON AN INCLINE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THIS HAPPENED ON A CLEAR DAY ON DRY PAVEMENT, WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH INTO TWO CARS. *AK

TOTAL FAILURE OF BRAKES.

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

ERROR IN THE SSEMBLY OF THE UPPER FITTINGS TO THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED LOSS OF HYDROLIC PRESSURE WHICH RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.

ABS BRAKE PROLBEMS; WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER, DRY PAVEMENT. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WITH PLENTY OF STOPPING DISTANCE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED; ALSO REPLACED ABS BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. HAVE TO BRAKE AHEAD OF TIME TO AVOID ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED AND RESURFACED ROTORS 2 TIMES. TRANSMISSION LEAKING. REPLACED VALVE BODY COVER GASKET. ANOTHER MECHANIC CLAIMS CRACK IN TRANMISSION. FIRST HALF WAS DONE UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TIME ROTORS/PADS WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. DEFECT IS STILL REOCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING LOST BRAKES DUE TO BRAKE LINE/HOSE RUPTURE. THE CAR HAS POWER BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES RUSTED.

BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, HEARD LOUD NOISE, IN FOR REPAIRS, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WORE OUT, REPLACES THE DISC PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, HEARD LOUD NOISE, IN FOR REPAIRS, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WORE OUT, REPLACES THE DISC PADS AND ROTORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. ALSO WHILE SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE TURNS OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. ALSO WHILE SHIFTING GEARS VEHICLE TURNS OFF. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP.

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THEY HAVE FAILED , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP DUE TO CRACKED BRAKE PAD, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *DSH

RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKS UP DUE TO CRACKED BRAKE PAD, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *DSH

PURCHASE CAR NEW THE ENGINE BLEW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT SHUT RIGHT AND THE CAR HARD TO START THE FRONT END SHAKES, THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR . TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING PRESS ON THE BRAKE WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR THERE WAS LITTLE BRAKING . TT

IN THE MORNING THE BRAKES ARE SOFT AFTER CAR WARMS UP . TT

FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.

BRAKE THE FRONT DISC WEAR OUT AT 12,000 MILES THE NEXT TIME WAS 28,000 MILE. TT

FRONTAL COLLISION DUE FAULTY BRAKE LINE WHICH CRACKED DUE TO CORROSION AND RUSTED IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 15 MPH. TT

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL.

REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BRAKES DUE TO GRINDING NOISE. RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT. TT

ROTORS RUSTE DUE TO PADS FREEZING IN THE HOLDERS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE. TT

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, GOING AT 35 MPH. TT

BRAKES CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION AFTER DRUMS/ROTOR REPLACED, CAUSING RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO WOBBLE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.

BRAKES GRAB MAKING PEDAL SOFT. TT

ABS BRAKES AND TRACTION LIGHT REMAIN ON. OWNERS MANUAL AND MANUFACTURER STATES LIGHT SHOULD GO OFF. BRAKES MAKE CLICKING SOUND. TT