CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON WET AND ICY PAVEMEN, APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
1996 Chevrolet S10 complaints
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ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
ENGINE NOISE UPON ACCELERATION.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES AND STATES THAT BRAKES DID WORK WHEN USED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION; ALSO, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG AFTER CRASH AT 45 MPH. *AK
VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT SLOW DOWN ADEQUETLY, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK
FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO A POOR FINISH ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, CONSUMER BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK ALSO RADIO GOES OUT WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER BUMPS, ALSO GRILL IS PEELING.*JB
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, HIT CEMENT BARRIER SO HARD THAT IT BENT THE STEERING COLUMN; ALSO, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
FIANCEE DRIVING VEHICLE W/BOSS, ON ICY AND SLIPPERY ROADS, GOING DOWN HILL, WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, LOST CONTROL, HIT CEMENT, WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND ABS BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH. *AK
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, DURING A PANIC STOP AT 30 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXPERIENCED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES. *AK
WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN, ALMOST HIT A DEER AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, EXPERIENCES INADEQUATE BRAKE ACTION, VEHICLE PULLS TO EXTREME LEFT OR RIGHT, THEN ROLLS APPROX. 15 FEET FURTHER BEFORE STOPPING. *AK *JB
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS , IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 5MPH. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AND SHIMMY IN FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION, CAUSING MALFUNCTIONING OF IDLER/ARM PITMAN AND REAR AXEL, UPON BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO EXTREME RIGHT, ALSO JERKS TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. *AK
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE LOSS OF CONTROL AND GOING INTO DITCH.
THE ABS LOCKED UP WHEN APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON DRY ROADS LATE AT NIGHT TRIED TO AVOID A DEER, HIT BRAKES (ABS) AND THEY FAILED, HIT EMBANKMENT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD DRIVER. *AK
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 50 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL PULL DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHOUT A REMEDY. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601860)
DURING PANIC STOP OR WHEN HIT BUMP IN ROAD EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, FRONT BRAKE VEERED TO LEFT OR RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, AND PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PEDAL IS VERY SOFT. *AK
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. COMPLETE ABS FAILURE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
ABS BRAKES, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES VEWHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE; ON THREE OCCASIONS THE BRAKES FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *AK
2 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE WITH 110 MILES ON ODOMETER, UPON PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH AND THEN POWER STEERING FLUID POURING OUT.*AK
DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HEAD RESTS DO NOT ADJUST, IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THIS WOULD NOT PROTECT THE HEAD.*AK
FAILURE ON THE REAR WINDOW, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED, CAUSING GLASS FRAGMENTS INTO THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
THE STEERING IS MISALIGNED, CAUSING THE REAR END TO PULL TO THE SIDE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL, WHEN DRIVING THE THROTTLE STICKS; UPON LIFTING FOOT OFF GA SPEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. *AK
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
TACHOMETER--ERRATIC OPERATION. WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER LET OFF THROTTLE, BUT CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN.
VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGES FROM 1000 RPM TP 2000 RPM, ALSO COMPUTER FAILURE. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKE PROBLEM.
DRIVING ACROSS THE BRIDGE THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LOCKED UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .8AK
AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN HIT FROM THE REAR THE FRONT BUCKET SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL GO INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. *AK
DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION; REARENDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
AT 12:00 ACCIDENT AT 40-45MPH DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.THE TRUCK WAS TOTOLED.
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SHORT IN DIRECTIONAL LAMPS. *AK
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF THE FRONT ABS BRAKES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *AK
RUPTURE FUEL LINE, RESULTING IN A TOTAL FIRE. *AK
THROTTLE LOCKS WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING ENGINE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, ON GRAVEL ROAD ON FOGGY WEATHER, LOST CONTROL AT APPROX. 55MPH, RAN INTO DITCH AND HIT TREES, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
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