1995 Chevrolet Astro

I WAS ON 401-EAST IN TORONTO. I TOOK THE ISLINGTON RD EXIT AND TGE TRAFFIC WAS CRAWLING AT THE BEST. WE WRE TARVELLING AT LESS TAH 10MPH AND I WAS ABOUT 5FT BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT. I WANTED TO SLOW DOWN AND USED THE BRAKES. THE CAR STOPPED IN A COULPLE OF FEET AND THEN LURCHED/SURGED FORWARD WITH MY FOOTSTIL ON THE BRAKES. THIS IS THE THRIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE OTHER TWO TIMES IT WAS IN LANSING AND IT HAPPENED AT MUCH HIGHER SPPEDS. I TOKK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS SURGING/LURCHING WAS NORMAL FOR ABS BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AGAIN TWOWEEKS AGO WHILE I WAS GETING OTHER WORK DONE AND I WAS TOLD THEY ARE GOOD FOR ANOTHER 10,000MILES. DOES NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 991006000 RELATE TO THIS? ACOORDING TO A DEALER IN TORONTO THIS VAN IS NOT INCLUDED. I WOLULD LIKE TO GET SOME INFO ONWHOM TO APROACH IN THE GM CORPORATION REGARDINGTHIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASISTANCE.

IT WAS A LIGHT SNOW FALLING BUT THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE FREEZING AND THE STREETS WERE WET. A CONSILIDATED FREIGHTWAYS TRUCK CUT IN FRONT OF ME SO I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT PUMP THE BRAKES LIKE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO. THE VAN SKIDDED INTO A DIVIDING WALL DUE TO ABS FAILURE. THE VAN WAS TOTALED. I HAD SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG TRAMA. MY WIFE BROKE HER RIGHT KNEE CAP AND CRACKED HER BREST BONE. I SAW THE RECALL LAST NIGHT ON TV. I SAW THAT MY OLD VAN IS BEING RECALLEDBECAUSE OF ABS PROBLEMS. PLEASE ADD THIS ACCIDENT TO YOUR LIST. THANKS> *AK

PROBLEM: FONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT SPEED OF 40 AND ABOVE THE VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES SO BADLY THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED FAR GREATER THEN IT SHOULD BE. ALSO THIS SHAKING HAS CAUSED ME TO REPLACE THE IDLER ARMS . IF IT WAS NOT CAUGHT IN TIME THEY WOULD HAVE BROKEN LOOSE, AND TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE LOST.(PUT IN SHOP ON THESE DATES FOR SHAKING IN FRONT END WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS STARTED 6/8/98 @29407MILES DEALER RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS COST 73.20. IN SHOP AGAIN 9/4/98 @32946MILES. DEALER RESURFACED ROTORS AGAIN NO CHARGE. SHOP 10/21/98 @34520MILES DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AND IDLER ARMS NO CHARGE. IN SHOP 12/9/98 @36746MILES SHOP NEED REAR BREAKS THAT IS PROBLEM WITH SHAKING IN FRONT END. COST 244.52. IN SHOP 12/11/98 @36750MILES SHAKING AGAIN SHOP RESURFACED ROTORS COST NO CHARGE. IN SHOP 3/23/99 @ 40500MILES SHOP CALLED ON 3/24/99 NEED ROTORS RESURFACED AND TIGHTEN IDLER ARMS, COST UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE BREAKING SYSTEM THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO ANYBODY ON THE ROAD BECAUSE BEFORE YOU CAN COME TO A COMPLEAT STOP YOU HAVE TO REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BREAKS AND REAPPLY THE BREAKS AGAIN CAUSING THE BREAKING DISTANCE TO SHORTEN GREATLY. ALSO SINCE THE SHAKING HAS CAUSE THE IDLER ARMES TO BE REPLACE ONCE AND TIGHTEN AGAIN THERE IS KNOW TELLING WHEN THEY WILL BREAK LOOSE AND TOTAL CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING WILL BE LOST. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS PATTERN SHOWING FROM THE REPAIR DATES THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY IT JUST COMES BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE NOTICE IN YOUR DATA BASE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 2 OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS LIKE MIND. ODI ID 825208 AND ODI ID 805773