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Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
568 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Dec 17, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKES DO NOT HOLD UP WHEN THEY ARE USED, HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT HE DID SAY THAT THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY OCCASIONALLY GIVE OUT AND THE PED…
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OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKES DO NOT HOLD UP WHEN THEY ARE USED, HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT HE DID SAY THAT THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY OCCASIONALLY GIVE OUT AND THE PEDAL STAYS HARD, CONSUMER RAN OVER A CURB TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN VEHICLE. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #806495
Mileage unknown · Dec 17, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE INBOARD DISC PAD WEAR, RESULTING IN THE DETERIORATION OF BRAKE ROTORS, THERE IS METAL TO METAL NOISE WHEN BRAKING, NOT REPAIRED YET. *AK
NHTSA ODI #806487
Mileage unknown · Dec 17, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
AT 25,000 MILES BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WORE OUT, ALSO EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #804986
Mileage unknown · Dec 17, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE.
NHTSA ODI #512991
Mileage unknown · Dec 16, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE ABS BRAKE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT HE COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, EA 95 026
NHTSA ODI #806393
Mileage unknown · Dec 16, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA ODI #512620
Mileage unknown · Dec 13, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES, THERE AREN'T ANY, BUT ONE NEAR MISS EXPERIENCED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #806351
Mileage unknown · Dec 12, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
UPON APPLYING ABS BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED FORWARD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER HITTING BUMPY ROADS BRAKES GRABBED AND LET GO IN A CYCLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #806246
Mileage unknown · Dec 12, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
FAILURE ON ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, CONSUMER APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, PE95-023. *AK
NHTSA ODI #806214
Mileage unknown · Dec 12, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
ABS: PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DID A STOP/GO MOTION; REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WEATHER/CLEAR/SUNNY. NO LONGER OWN VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #805391
Official recalls
3Apr 28, 2003
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
Feb 5, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH CAN WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE SWITCH WILL PERFORM NORMALLY UNTIL THE BRAKE SWITCH CONTACTS WEAR OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE BRAKE LAMPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REVERSE THE WIRING.
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.
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NHTSA investigations
4EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
DP00001 · Oem Hitch Receiver Platform Cracking
Opened Jan 31, 2000 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT CRACKS IN THE HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL
PE97027 · Drivers Seat Failure
Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 31, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seats
THE COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING FAILS, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO MOVE OR TIP REARWARD INTO A RECLINED POSITION.
EA95026 · Poor Brake Performance
Opened Sep 20, 1995 · Closed Sep 20, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES
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