1994 Chevrolet S10 complaints

BRAKE PROBLEMS.

DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH BRAKES ARE GOING CLOSER TO FLOOR, MAKES SQUEAKY NOISE. SOMETIMES CAN TAKE TIME TO BRAKE, THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ABS KICKED IN WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO MOVE FORWARD. TOOK ABOUT HALF OF CAR LENGTH BEFORE MAKING A COMPLETE STOP. RAN AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE OF DEFECT. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. SAID NO PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ABS, BUT WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO USE ABS CORRECTLY. THIS IS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK

BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY.

BRAKES MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE.

ABS: WHEN APPLIED, BRAKES ARE HARD, GO PARTIALLY TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NOT CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP, AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *SLC

THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TOO QUICK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE OUTSIDE PADS WERE WORN, HOWEVER THE INSIDE PADS WERE NOT. DRIVER DOOR PANEL VIBRATES, DEALER TIGHTENED THE PANEL. *SLC

ABS LIGHT WENT ON COUPLE TIMES. BRAKES FELT SOFT, FADED OUT. DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

BRAKES LOCKED UP.

BRAKE PROBLEMS.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY IN WET WEATHER, SOMETIMES MALFUNCTION IN DRY WEATHER.

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW OR WET ROAD CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT ALL WITH THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, IF YOU GO OVER A BUMP AND APPLY BRAKES AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES FAIL. REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES SEEM LIKE THEY SHUT OFF, AND THAT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MPH THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKES, BUT DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEN HE TRIED AGAIN AND THEY WORKED. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

EA94038; IN WET CONDITIONS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FADE/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, INCREASING A RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS, SHOES, CALIPERS, AND HAS RESURFACED ROTORS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ROLL. ALSO THE BRAKES GRIND. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IT TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL FOR THE ABS TO ENGAGE. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR , THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 4 TIMES BY THE DEALER. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES.

ABS BRAKES ARE SUBJECT TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSING ENTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP. *AK

BRAKES LOCK UP AT LOW SPEEDS ON WET PAVEMENT , THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *AK DEALER RETORQUED SPINDLE UNIT AND BLEED BRAKES, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED SINCE. *SLC

HAD CALLED MANUFACTURER & WAS INFORMED VEHICLE UNDER RECALL (397V09600). MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED OWNER THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON. HE WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES , THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE MODULATOR. *AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER REPAIR, THERE WAS STILL A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, SO DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AT NO COST TO CONSUMER, A WEEK LATER SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AND NOW CONSUMER REFUSES TO DRIVE VEHICLE, DEALER CHECKED THE ABS MODULATOR AND STATED THAT IT WAS NO GOOD. *SLC

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED , THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR VEHICLE HAS INADEQUATE STOPPING POWER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS ARE NOT WORKING. *SLC

EA94-038:WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH APPLIES BRAKES FOR QUICK STOP FOR ABOUT3-5 SEC NO BRAKES,THIS USUALLY HAPPENS IN WET CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES HEARS NOISE. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. CONSUMER CHANGED ROTORS/REAR WHEEL CYLINDER TO LARGER SIZES. SEEMS TO BE WORKING BETTER, DOES NOT HAVE DEFECT THAT OFTEN AS BEFORE. CONSUMER STATES CHEAP GRADE OF BRAKES WORKS BETTER BECAUSE IT'S SOFTER AND NOT MADE OF METAL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE, BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING IN DAMP WEATHER THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN FIRST APPLIED.

ABS BRAKES SOMETIMES FADE/MAKE A ROARING NOISE.

FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM.

IN WET CONDITIONS THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND SLIDES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT, SOMETIMES MAKES LOUD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY NO BRAKING EFFECT, WET/DRY SURFACE, VARIOUS SPEEDS; AN INDEPENDENT DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS & REAR BRAKE SHOES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ABS BRAKES LOCK UP/VEHICLE TAKES A LONG TIME TO STOP.

WHEN IT IS RAINING OR SNOWING AND HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, AND THE TRUCK WILL GET GOING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING LOCKS UP, AND THERE IS NO CONTROL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS WET OUT SIDE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE 96. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE PEDAL IS GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

UNDER NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS BRAKES WERE APPLIED , ABS ENGAGED AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER PUT A NEW SET OF BRAKE LINES ON THE REAR. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NOT RELIABLE TO STOP VEHICLE EACH TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; NEAR CAUSING CRASH. MOSTLY ON WET PAVEMENT. NOT CHECKED BY DEALER AS YET. VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP UPON IMPACT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SWITCH. WHEN TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, DRIVER MUST EXIT VEHICLE AND START BLADES MANUALLY TO RESTORE FULL OPERATION. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *NLM

WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP . OWNER STATES THAT WHEN HE PUMPS THE BRAKES THEY WILL. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, VEHICLE HAD AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC

DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT BUSY INTERSECTION, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP SUDDENLY WHEN LIN EOF CARS IN FRON THALTED, REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT.

ABS BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND TRUCK CONTINUED TO MOVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER.THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK