SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. BRAKE PEDAL TAKES A FRACTION OF A SECOND TO DEPRESS FAR ENOUGH TO ENGAGE.
1994 Chevrolet S10 complaints
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BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, BOTH TIMES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.
SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL COME ON AND SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WON'T STOP. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
EA94-038, INTERMITTENTLY TEHE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN COLD OR WET WEATHER CONDITION THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. BUT IN WARM WEATHER HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE THE TRUCK WILL STOP. HAD BRAKES ADJUSTED, BUT THEY ARE NOT STILL WORKING PROPERLY. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ON OCCASION WHEN NOT NECESSARY, COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS ON ONE OCCASION.
BRAKES: THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND THE ROTORS. *AK
VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED DURING PANIC STOP. BRAKING RESPONSE TO PEDDLE DEPRESSION BELIEVED TO BE TOO SLOW.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, PEDAL IS HARD/NOT STOPPING VEHICLE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES DELAY DURING PANIC STOP SITUATIONS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/COLLISION.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH THE VEHICLE'S MAIN BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP ON THE SPOT, AND SEAT BELTS TRAPPED CONSUMER INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING ON THE WIPERS, THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK
WHEN BRAKES APPLIED THE PEDAL WOULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR.
POOR SUSPENSION.
TRANSMISSION FAILED/REPLACED THREE TIMES.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A COLLISION.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.
BRAKES LOCKED THEN RELEASED, ALSO PLUS PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
DRIVING TRUCK AND CAME TO AN INTERSECTION, PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, PEDAL ACTED AS IF ENGAGING HAD DIED. BRAKES DID NOT WORK. *AK
ABS PROBLEM; ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES BY OWNER WITH 17,000 MILES, 27,000 AND 35,000. THE BACK BRAKES ARE NOT WEARING AT ALL. THE BRAKES WERE BLED BY CHEVROLET IN 1995, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS TODAY. *AK
EA94038; INTERMITTENTLY THE DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING PEDAL TO FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.
ESA94-038; THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TOOK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
EA94038; THE DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHIICH ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. *AK
IN WET CLIMATE THE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WIPERS TO BE INOPERATIVE IN THE RAIN, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PROBLEM OCCURRED 2 TIMES. DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM IS THE CIRCUIT BOARD. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM BROKE INTERNALLY, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK AND ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER ALSO REPLACED SPINDLE, FRONT PUMP AND TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK *SLC
APPLIED BRAKES AND TRUCK WILL NOT SLIDE. IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED WITH TOO MUCH PRESSURE, PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. IF ON ICE OR SLICK SPOTS ON HIGHWAY AND TIRES TRY TO SLIDE, CANNOT HOLD STEADY PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE IT WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL IN WET WEATHER.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR .
ANTI LOCK BRAKES VERY UNPREDICTABLE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, MAKING BRAKING ABILITY LESS POSSIBLE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED IN WET WEATHER, CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER SMELLS SMOKE. WHEN OWNER TOUCHES THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE THEY ARE EXTREMELY HOT. THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR/FAIL
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE AND COLLISION OCCURRED.
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, SLOW SPEEDS, WET SURFACE, BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, LETS GO/CATCHES; NO BRAKING EFFECT, ACCORDING TO DEALER, BRAKES WORKING NORMAL. *AK
BRAKES FAIL AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
BRAKES FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN TRAVELING ON ICY OR SNOWY ROADS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE PEDAL FREEZES AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAS NOT YET CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *SLC
AT LOW SPEED, DRIVING ON GRAVEL OR SLICK PAVEMENT BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. SOMESTIMES IT WILL ACCELERATE, DIFFICULT TO STOP. DEALER CANNNOT FIND PROBLEM. CLAIMS IT IS NORMAL WITH ABS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL IS SOFT AND WILL INTERMITTENTLY TRAVEL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
EA94-038 THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, DRIVING 30-35 MPH AND HITTING THE BRAKES HARD, THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. TAKEN TO DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES, DEALER NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE A PROBLEM. TAKEN TO DEALER IN JUNE OF 97, DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS RESOLOVED. OWNER IS STILL EXPERIENCING A BRAKING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE MAKES A FUNNY NOISE AND WOULD NOT STOP. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *AK
EA94-038; THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENT. REPLACED PADS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, HOWEVER BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK WELL AND DO NOT STOP VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING ON SLIPPERY ROADS. *SLC
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