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1995 Chevrolet G20 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE HIT THE CURB AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
WHEN THE DOOR IS PUSHED SHUT THE DOOR DOES NOT SHUT ALL THE WAY AND COMES OPEN WHEN DRIVING. DEALER TRIED TO FIX ONCE, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *JB
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. BRAKES WERE CHANGED TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. *AK
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF, CAUSINGF THE PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE WHEEL TO FALL OFF, COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDTION AND APPROACHING TO MAKE A STOP WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK
FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED TWICE.
OWNER STATES THAT NONE OF THE SEAT BELTS IN HER VEHICLE CAN ACCOMMODATE A CHILD SAFETY SEAT, THE SEAT BELTS JUST DO NOT FIT AROUND ANY CHILD SEAT. OWNER QUESTIONS THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, THE RIGHT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BEAR LEFT/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE NOTES THAT HIS BRAKES DO NOT HAVE PROPER STOPPING POWER WHEN BRAKES ARE USED, HE FEARS BRAKES MAY ONE DAY FAIL HIM. *AK
(4) TIMES THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE AND THE VAN DOES NOT STOP AND MOVES RIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. TAKEN TO DEALER (3) TIMES, AT DEALER AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP UNDER BRAKING; HE ALSO NOTES THAT HIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD BE THE CAUSE OT THE PROBLEM, HE TOOK VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND WAS THAT THEIR WAS FAULY WIRING AND A SPEED SENSOR. *AK
TURNED OFF STREET VEHICLE SURGED SPONTANEOUSLY. THOUGHT CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, PRESSED ON PEDAL CAR FLEW LIKE A BULLET, STOOD ON BRAKE AND EMGERGENCY BRAKE COASTED 7/10THS OF A MILE, DLR UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
DIFFERENTIAL RING AND PINION GEAR FAILURE, CAUSING REAR END NOISE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE REAR END MAKES NOISE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
DESIGN OF SEAT BELT CAUSES IT TO JAM IF ONLY PULLED WITH THE RIGHT HAND.
THE AUTOMATIC FRONT LAP/ SHOULDER SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK BECAUSE THEY ARE TWISTED . PLEASE EXPLAIN MORE. *AK
DOOR ASSEMBLY, WILL NOT PROPERLY ADJUST, CAUSING A LARGE GAP IN THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 45MPH, ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, NEAR THE TRANSMISSION AREA. *AK
POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS ON VEHICLE. *AK
POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS ON VEHICLE. *AK
WIHLE DRIVING ON THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BOTH FRONT TIRES WORN EXCESSIVELY SHOWING SIGNS OF RUBBING SMEERS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FRONT AND SECOND ROW SEAT BELTS ALWAYS SEEM STUCK OR LOOSE AND BECOME TANGLED. BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM . TT
REAR SEAT LAP/SHOULDER BOLTS BROKE FROM WHEEL WELL CAN NOT FASTEN SEAT BELT. TT
VEHICLES STALLS OUT INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO WARNING.CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ALL CONTROLS. TT
ROTOR HAS TO BE RESURFACED AFTER 1500 MILES. TT
ONCE REACHING AROUND 15 MPH, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATES, THEN BANGS INTO GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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