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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
306 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · May 1, 1999
Service Brakes, AirService Brakes, Hydraulic
ABS ACTIVATES ON SLIGHT ROUGHNESS. SUDDEN STOPS ON 2 OCCASIONS CAUSED THE ABS TO ACTIVATE AND THE PEDAL TO SUDDENLY FALL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ONCE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CALIPER FROZE ON ONE WHEEL RUINING THE ROTOR. IN GENERAL, THIS VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE TO OPERATE DESPITE THE FACT IT IS IN OTH…
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ABS ACTIVATES ON SLIGHT ROUGHNESS. SUDDEN STOPS ON 2 OCCASIONS CAUSED THE ABS TO ACTIVATE AND THE PEDAL TO SUDDENLY FALL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ONCE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CALIPER FROZE ON ONE WHEEL RUINING THE ROTOR. IN GENERAL, THIS VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE TO OPERATE DESPITE THE FACT IT IS IN OTHERWISE LIKE-NEW CONDITION.
NHTSA ODI #706156
Mileage unknown · Apr 30, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, INDICATING THAT THE ABS BRAKES AREN'T WORKING PROPERLY WHICH IS CAUSED BY THE COMPUTER CHIP WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #833414
Mileage unknown · Apr 7, 1999
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THREE ACCIDENTS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #821000
Mileage unknown · Apr 1, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. EACH TIME, I HAVE BEEN BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND HAD SLOWED ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN THE ABS STARTED TO FUNCTION. THIS EXTENDED MY STOPPING DISTANCE TO THE POINT THAT I WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY INTO THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ROA…
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PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. EACH TIME, I HAVE BEEN BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND HAD SLOWED ALMOST TO A STOP WHEN THE ABS STARTED TO FUNCTION. THIS EXTENDED MY STOPPING DISTANCE TO THE POINT THAT I WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY INTO THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ROAD SURFACE IN EACH CASE WAS PAVED AND DRY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #705185
Mileage unknown · Mar 4, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE BRAKES ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER CAN STAND ALL THE WAY ON THE PEDAL, AND BRAKES WILL NOT RESPOND UNTIL 30 SECONDS AFTERWARDS VEHICLE WILL START TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #835457
Mileage unknown · Feb 25, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS DURING DURING WET WETHER CAUSING THEM TO MAKE NOISE AND THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR.
NHTSA ODI #544131
Mileage unknown · Feb 16, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ACTIVATE ,CAUSING ALL WHEELS TO LOCK UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET.
NHTSA ODI #834868
Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED THAT BRAKE PEDAL WAS MISSING POSITIVE LOCKING CLIP & HAD TO BE REPLACED . *AK *ML
NHTSA ODI #834065
Mileage unknown · Jan 5, 1999
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, AEXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #833058
Mileage unknown · Dec 2, 1998
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN ON A DECLINE AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. USUALLY WHEN ITS RAINING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #831583
Official recalls
5Jul 19, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
Jul 1, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
Jun 12, 1997
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
Oct 8, 1996
THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENS AT THE STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING GEAR COUPLING. WITH THIS LOOSENESS, THE YOKE PINCH BOLT CAN WEAR ON THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPLINES AND THE BOLT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE BODY TO CHASSIS MOVEMENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
Sep 22, 1995
FAN BLADE RIVET BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN, A PERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE AND INJURED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FAN WITH A NEWER FAN HAVING THICKER-HEADED RIVETS.
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NHTSA investigations
6EA00008 · Loss Of Power Assist
Opened Mar 16, 2000 · Closed Aug 31, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
EA99018 · Spare Tire Separation From Vehicle
Opened Jun 30, 1999 · Closed Oct 20, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
No summary supplied.
PE99004 · Separation Of Spare Tire From Vehicle
Opened Jan 15, 1999 · Closed Jun 30, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
ALLEGED THAT WIRE CABLE/WINCH ASSEMBLY WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY UDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL, ALLOWING THE TIRE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION
EA97022 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened Oct 23, 1997 · Closed Jul 2, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
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There is no summary currently available
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PE97028 · Windshield Wiper
Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 23, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
DURING THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, OVER 400 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WERE FURNISHED BY GM.IN ADDITION GM REPORTED OVER 3000 WIPER SYSTEM WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
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