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 1994 record →
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON REGULAR ROAD CONDTIONS, THE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NO CATCHING OF THE BRAKES. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. A MONTH AGO THE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, NOT A PROBLEM SINCE REPLACING THEM. *AK
DURING LOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS MINIMUM RESPONSE FROM ABS, PEDAL DWINDLES TO FLOOR. PROPER POSTIONING RETURNS AFTER PUMPING SENSATION. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN TRAVELING WITH LOAD AND MAKING A REGULAR STOP, THE PEDAL WOULD TRAVEL TO THE FLOORBOARD. THIS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP ON REGULAR ROAD CONDTIONS. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REBUILT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO BY A BRAKE SPECIALIST, NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN TRAVELING ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES. EVEN IF THE PEDAL DOES NOT GO TO THE FLOOR, THERE IS STILL NO BRAKING ABILITY. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH TWICE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH TRUCK. *AK
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, ABS WAS FULLY ENGAGED. HE HAD TO STAND ON TOP OF THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE HARD TO PRESS. THE BRAKES RESISTED . THE DRIVER HAD TO SWERVE TO KEEP FROM COLLIDING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON . THE OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL SENSORS. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED.ALSO, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.
THE FIRST TIME IT SNOWED AFTER CONSUMER BOUGHT TRUCK HE TRIED DRIVING IN THE SNOW, AND THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. DEALER SAID THAT WAS THE WAY THE BRAKES SHOULD WORK. THIS PROBABLY HAPPENS EVERY TIME WHEN THERE IS SNOW. THE PEDAL IS GOING TO THE FLOOR, HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE. THERE IS AN ON GOING INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME FOR ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET/ICY/ROCKY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES DOWN AND ONE WHEEL GOES AROUND, CAUSING THE BRAKES NOT TO CATCH UNTIL BOTH WHEELS ARE LINED UP. NO PROBLEM FOUND BY DEALER. *AK
PUSHED THE BRAKES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. LOST CONTROL/RAN OVER A PARKING SIGN AND HIT A TREE. *AK
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON WET PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE WILL START SLIDING , PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK. DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK
EQUIPPED W/4W ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, WHEN APPROACHING A STOP AND THE ROAD SURFACE IS DISTORTED, GETS A FIRM PEDAL WITH NO BRAKES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.*AK CONSUMER STATED INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IMPROVED SLIGHTLY AFTER SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE INSTALLED, BUT STILL HAPPENS ON OCCASIONS.*JB
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WILL HIT THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CONTINUES TO MOVE A FEW FEET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT 20MPH THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. EMERGENCY BRAKES HAVE BEEN USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE TWICE. HAS NOT SEEN DEALER. *AK
BRAKING PROBLEMS.
ABS BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAIL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
EA94-038; IN WET CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *NLM
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WILL LOCK UP AND GO TO THE FLOOR. THE DRIVER HAS TO PUT ON THE EMENGENCY BRAKE BEFORE THE TRUCK WILL STOP. SOMETIMES THE PEDAL WILL COME BACK UP ALL BY ITSELF. EVEN THE DRIVER STATES THAT SOMETIMES SHE PUMPS THE BRAKES WHICH SHE KNOWS THAT SHE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO, BUT IN SOME EVENTS, THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK DEALER FOUND EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR AND REPLACED THEM, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED CYLINDERS AND RESURFACED BRAKE DRUMS DUE TO CONTAMINATION, BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
ABS: WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL SLIPPED/STUMPED, ESPECIALLY ONAN INCLINE. PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO FLOOR. HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES TO AVOID CRASH. DEALER HAS NOT DUPLICATED PROBLEM, SYSTEM OPERATING AS DESIGNED. VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON GRAVEL PAVEMENT OR ON WET CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
EA94038; ABS PROBLEMS; ON ANY ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL HAS TO GO DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES, IN APRIL OF 97. THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES STILL EXISTS. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE'S DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT BRAKES SLIP AND THEN GRAB AGAIN IN RIGHT TURNS, THIS ONLY OCCURS IN HOT WEATHER. TAPE PLAYER DID NOT WORK, IT WOULD EAT TAPES. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW MADE A POPPING NOISE WHEN FIRST USED, DEALER LUBED AND ADJUSTED LEFT WINDOW TRACK. *SLC
WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET THE VEHICLE SLIDES BEFORE OPERATING CORRECTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ROTORS VIBRATE. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEM (ROTORS). THE ROTORS WERE TOO THIN TO BE TURNED AND THEY HAD A GROVE IN THEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK UNDER WET CONDITIONS AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKES PEDAL, IT WILL BRAKE A LITTLE, BUT THEN IT WILL BE SLIDING. *AK
ABS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKE PAD GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO NEIGHBORS FENCE AND YARD.
COSUMER HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE VEHICLE . THE VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. GEAR BECOMES STUCK BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
EA94038; WHEN PULLING UP TO A PARKING SPOT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT HARD AND THERE WAS MINIMAL IF ANY BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. RIGHT AFTER CRASH ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING THIS VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FOUR CAR COLLISION. THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL NOT PRESS DOWN, AND HAS TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK
COOLANT LEAKS ONTO BRAKE PADS CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY.
MAKING LEFT TURN; VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY; SLAMMED ON BRAKES; BRAKES FAILED; REARENDED VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER. WAITING FOR GM INVESTIGATOR FOR FINDING. *AK CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR A BAD EGR VALVE WHICH HAD BEEN THE CAUSE OF TWO ACCIDENTS. *SLC
PROBLEMS OCCURS WHEN ROADS ARE WET, SANDY OR EVEN DRIVING OVER LEAVES OR SMALL PUDDLES. BRAKE PEDAL APPEARS TO GO TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE BRAKE MAKE A STRANGE NOISE, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES A DISTANCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
ABS, BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT FAILED WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT, VERY HARD PEDAL, INCREASED STOPPING, ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED. *AK
OIL PRESSURE COOLING LINE FAILURE.
VEHICLE'S BRAKES DESTROYED THE ROTORS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. OWNER HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. *AK THE FIRST PROBLEM TAKEN TO DEALER WAS AT AROUND 13000 MILES AND DEALER ONLY ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES, CONSUMER HEARD INDICATOR MAKE NOISE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACED, CONSUMER FEELS THERE SHOULD BE AN INDICATOR FOR THE OUTSIDE AS WELL AS INSIDE. *SLC
THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE BRACKET IS COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, RESULTING IN VEHICLE CATCHING ON FIRE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING INTO THE CREEK. BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE. UNDER INVESTIGATION, EA-94 038. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN PANIC STOP ON WET PAVEMENT OR PAINTED LINES IN ROAD THAT ARE WET BRAKES GO INTO ABS MODE, WILL NOT STOP IN SAFE DISTANCE. ALSO, GOES INTO ABS WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH ABS. VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
EGR VALVE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE, LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, AND AN ACCIDENT.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO FADE.
THROTTLE FAILED THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH,
CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO AN PARKING SPACE, FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, RESULTING IN THE CONSUMER HITTING AN ENBANKMENT. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING SERVICE AT THE DEALER. *AK
THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ILLUMINATED ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. *AK
WHILE BACKING UP APPLIED ABS BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE, NO WARNING; ACCORDING TO DEALER, MASTER CLYNDER GONE/REPLACED. OWNER TRADED VEHICLE IN; NOT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
ABS PROBLEMS. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON ICY AND WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. THIS PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED DRIVER TO HAVE ACCIDENT ON MAY 14, 1997. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH; ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED HOME, SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO DRIVEWAY, HAD NO BRAKES & OVERRAN THE SIDEWALK; TOOK TO DEALER & WAS TOLD CARBON BUILT UP IN INTAKE MANIFOLD & EGR VALVE. DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY & LOST BRAKING POWER. *AK
CONSUMER HAS NOTICED ON TWO OCCASIONS THAT THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT AN APPARENT CAUSE, CAUSING GLASS FRAGMENTS TO ENTER THE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. BOTH TIMES THERE WAS NO KNOWN DEFECT. FURTHERMORE, UPON REPLACEMENT OF CRACKED FRONT WINDSHIELD, THE GLASS INSTALLER NOTED THAT ADHESIVE INSTALLED ON FRONT WINDOW FAILED, FRONT GLASS COULD HAVE POPPED OUT. *AK
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