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 1993 record →
ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STOPPING. BRAKES PEDAL ALSO FADES WHEN APPLIED. DEALER FOUND NO FAULT WITH BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PERIODICALLY LOCK UP WITH MINIMAL BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT.
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
LEAKING HEATER CORE CAUSED ANTIFREESE SOLUTION TO BLOW THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS AND SPRAY THE DRIVER AND PASENGER IN THE FACE.
EA-94-038, THE DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM, IN LOW SPEED, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES PERFORM POORLY.
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/CONTROL.
WHILE DRIVING IN WET/SLIPPERY OR SNOWY WEATHER AT APPROX 10-20 MPH THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP. NEEDS STEER OFF TO SIDE , NEEDS STAND ON BRAKES TO STOP IT, THIS HAPPENS ALL TIME. WET WEATHER MAKES BRAKES LOCK UP HARD WHEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEGIN TO WORK. SEEMS VEHICLE GOES FASTER. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PARTS, STILL CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, CLAIMS IT SUPPOSE TO WORK LIKE THIS. CANNOT TELL IF IT IS WORKING RIGHT. THOSE DEFECTS CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED MANY TIMES.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN SWITCHING FROM 2-WHEEL DRIVE TO 4- WHEEL DRIVE THE WHEELS LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
EA94038; THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL FADE/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AND THE ROTORS WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP VEHICLE APPROPRIATELY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM FAILS CONTINUOUSLY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL APPEARS NORMAL, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP CAUSING, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.
HEATER CORE BLOWS ANTIFREEZE SOLUTION THROUGHT THE DEFROSTER VENTS, AND SPRAY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THE FACE, EYES, AND POOL ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE.
VEHICLE HAD 18,00 MILES WHEN WAS HEARING SQUEAKING LOUD NOISE. THIS WAS BECAUSE FRONT CALIPERS LOCKED. CHANGED ROTORS, HAS NOT EXPERIENCED PROBLEM SINCE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH THE CONSUMER SAID: THE BRAKES HAD FAILED ABOUT 40 TIMES, AND WHEN IT RAINS THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP IN ALL WET CONDITIONS. HE HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO SHOP. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE IN THE AIR, THEY GRAB AND SOMETIMES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR . THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY THEN, THIS USUALLY HAPPENS IN WET CONDITIONS, OCCASIONALLY ON DRY.THIS DEFECT ALSO CAUSED ACCIDENT WHICH ALLOWED THE CONSUMER TO REAREND A VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND ALSO CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK
WHEN THE ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT, BUT WHEN THE REGULAR BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE TRUCK DOES NOT PULL. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED.
EA94-038, THE DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY SLIP BEFORE FULLY STOPPING THE CAR. *AK
WHEN DRIVER MAKES A PANIC STOP THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE ABS BRAKES KICK IN . WHEN APPLYING THE REGULAR BRAKES, THE TRUCK DOES NOT PULL. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES AT 35MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS WOULD CAUSE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE FOR THE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECTED TO AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
OFTEN TIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS ON GOING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE DRIVER HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE TRUCK TO STOP. DEALER HAS READJUSTED NUMBER OF TIMES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. *AK
BRAKES ARE VERY SP0NGY. WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS ON GOING, MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK DEALER HAS FLUSHED BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICED REAR BRAKES, ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES, AND FREED UP CALIPERS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING THE ABS ELECTRONIC MODULAR, HOWEVER DEALER STATED RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT NECESSARY, CONSUMER IS WONDERING WHY HE HAS SPENT $1452.92 IN BRAKE REPAIRS SINCE 1996 IF THERE IS NOTHING WRONG THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *SLC
EA94-038; UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKE FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH IN DRY CONDITIONS APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND TRIED AGAIN AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH TRUCK RESPONDING POORLY TO PEDAL APPLICATION PRESSURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ALMOST HAS TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. TO APPLY THE BRAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS, IT TAKES ALOT OF PRESSURE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. *AK
APPLIED BRAKES WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING LOT. ANTI- LOCK BRAKES SHUT DOWN, VEHICLE WENT INTO SKID, WET ON PAVEMENT. COMPUTER CHECK SHOWED MOTOR RELAY PUMP HAD GONE OUT. *AK
ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING.
EA 94-038, WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO TOUCH THE FLOOR, AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
DISTRIBUTOR CAP FAILED.
DUE TO CORROSION DISTRIBUTOR FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE OVER 50.
VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES, HAD NO BRAKE POWER AT ALL CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO GAURD RAIL, RESULTING IN INJURY. DEALER TOLD OWNER IT WAS THE ABS MODULE WHICH HE IS REPLACING. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPPING DISTANCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKES LOCK UP AND START SLIDING IN RAIN OR SNOW. ON BUMPY HIGHYWAY BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. HAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN IT WAS CHECKED IN 1993. *AK
TRUCK WAS IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A LOADING DOCK, DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED, TOOK TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK *JB
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