GOING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ABS SYSTEM PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THE ONLY WAY OF STOPPING WAS TO RUN INTO SOME TREES NEAR BY. TT
1994 Chevrolet S10 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 1994 record →
STARTER LEAKS OIL. *SD
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
REAR BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS GOING IN A PARKING GARAGE PRESS ON THE GAS TRUCK ACCELERATE . TT
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, UNKNOWN SOURCE OF PROBLEM. TT
PROM CHIP OF COMPUTER FAILED. *TW
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK CUTS OFF . TT
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *SD
REAR BRAKES FAILED. *SD
INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. *SD
ABS SENSOR WENT OUT, LOST BRAKES. TT
EA94-038 ACTIVE, BRAKES FAILED ON WET SURFACE OR UNEVEN SURFACE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING LOCKUP AND CALIPERS AND ROTORS AND DISC PADS WEAR. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS HAVING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.ON APPLICATION EXCESSIVE IS NEEDED TO STOP THE CAR.(EA94-038). TT
UNIROYAL TIRES SLIDE IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER. *SD
ABS BRAKES; TRUCK HAS REAR ABS BRAKES WHEN APPLIED ON WET SURFACES BRAKES LOCK UP OR LOST CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE BRAKE CORD GOT CAUGHT AND BROKE AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. PLESE DESCRIBE. TT
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *SKD
THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS NEEDED FOR BRAKES TO APPLY. TT
BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS, PEDAL HAS NO FEEL TO IT, AND BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. TT
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
TRUCK PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN QUICK STOPS NEEDED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 484244) *DSH
DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN OCCUPANT UPON IMPACT; REARENDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE; ALSO, FRONT/REAR PASSENGER BELTS DO NOT LOCKUP UPON IMPACT.
ABS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, RESULTING IN LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
HAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP. *AK
BRAKES LOCKED UP. *SD
WHEN IT IDLES, THE TRUCK'S RPMS GO UP TO 3000. *AK
ABS: BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED; PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR; HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
IN DAMP WEATHER ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP-. TT
VEHICLE WILL NOT SAFELY HAUL PAYLOAD 0F 1,200 LBS, ALSO 650 LBS OR MORE IN BED CAUSES FRONT END TO RAISE/VEHICLE TO WANDER. *AK
ACCELEATOR PEDAL STUCK WHILE DRIVING, STUCK TO THE CAPRET, *AK
ENGINE FAILURE.
TRUCK WILL RACE OUT OF CONTROL AND WILL NOT STOP UNLESS IT IS READY TO STOP. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
THE HOIST FOR THE SPARE TIRE SNAPPED FOR THE THIRD TIME AND THEY WON'T FIX IT AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE VEHICLE HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND WHEN HE WENT TO BRAKE THE BRAKES WERE NOT THERE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *SD
VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING AT BETWEEN 40 TO 55MPH. TT
APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND AND THE PEDAL VIBRATES, SECOND TIME THIS HAPPEN RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 8 TIMES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
EA94-038 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE, LIGHT CAME ON YELLOW, AND ALSO RED LIGHT PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN MAKING A TURN, IN FOR REPAIR. TT
THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP THE CAR. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, EA94-038 ACTIVE. TT
ABS: ON TWO OCCASSIONS, BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR; LEFT FRONT WHEEL SLID/LOCKED UP; NO WARNING. TT
DURING HARD BRAKING EFFORT BUCKET SEAT BACK LOCK DID NOT ENGAGE AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT FLEW IN REAR OF VEHICLE. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, TRYING TO STOP AND BRAKE FAILED, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, SOME TIME THE BRAKE ARE HARD THERE IS GRINDING NOISE. TT
DRIVER SEAT BACK RECLINED BACKWARD AFTER VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. TT
UPON MAKING ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN, SUDDENLY HIT BUMP IN ROAD, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY THEN WENT TO FLOOR, RESULT LURCH FORWARD INTO REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.
REAR ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT
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