ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN BRAKING. TT
1993 Chevrolet Suburban 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 1993 record →
ABS BRAKES FAIL AT VARIOUS TIMES. TT
ONLY GOING 20MPH VEHICLE STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF OWNER APPLIED ABS BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. TT
HAVING PROBLEM WITH POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL OFTEN ON HILLS, GRAVEL, OR WET ROADS, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *DSH
PE95-023 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE APPLIED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 12:00 SPEED, 30 MPH. TT
REAR BRAKE SEAL BROKE AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID OVER REAR BRAKES. TT
WHEN BRAKING, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. HAD IN TWICE, STILL IS NOT FIXED. TT
BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HYDROPLANE. TT
EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN FRONT WHEELS LOCKUP UNDER NORMAL APPLICATION OF BRAKE, WET OR DRY CONDITIONS. TT
BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISES WITH NORMAL USE. TT
TRAILER HITCH CRACKED. *DSH
ABS: ERRATIC BRAKING; BRAKE LOCK UP; BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE'S NO OBVIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM PRESENT. TT
PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
PE95-023 ACTIVE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEED, AND REAR LOCKED UP. TT
ABS, BRAKES FAILURE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 25 MPH, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, PE95-023 ACTIVE. TT
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE AT LEAST TWO CAR LENGTHS. (ABS). TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN THE REAR BRAKES. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ON BUMPY ROADS LOCKS-UP.AND ALSO TAKES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
PE95-023 ACTIVE, LOSS OF BRAKE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 15MPH, (ABS). TT
EXPERIENCING DELAYED BRAKING REACTION. FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. TT
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL W/SOFT PEDAL AND POOR RESPONSE. ALSO WHEN PAVEMENT UNEVEN. TT
EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
ABS,PE95-023 ACTIVE, BRAKES FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY MAKES A LOUD NOISE, HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
IF YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE TRUCK FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE WILL NOT STOP IT HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAME TO A STOP THERE WAS NO BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THERE WAS A NOISE HAS ABS ANTI LOCK BRAKE . TT
ABS BRAKES FAILED. *SD
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT
BRAKES MAKE GRINDING SOUND FEELS LIKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEPRESSED PEDAL BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DESIGN, CAUSES BRAKING PROBLEMS. *SKD
ABS SYSTEM, APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, BRAKES GRAB AND THAN A LOUD NOISE, THEN PEDAL FADE OUT, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AT LOW SPEEDS. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE IN WET ROAD CONDITION INTERMITTENTLY ON DRY ROAD CONDITION. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE , EXPERIENCE LOCKUP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 5 MPH. TT
ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING OR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED 4 TIMES. TT
2ND AND 3RD ROW BENCH SEATBELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO LATCH OR OPEN BECAUSE BUCKLES ARE TOO FAR DOWN IN SEAT. TT
ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING, LOUD POPPING NOISES AND INOPERATIVE. TT
IN TIMES OF EXTREME EMERGENCIES THE ANTI LOCK AND BRAKING SYSTEM ARE INOPERATIVE. TT
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. TT
REAR RIGHT SIDE QUARTER GLASS CRACKED AND SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. TT
ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DURING NORMAL STOPPING,VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LONG STOPPING DISTANCE PERIODICALLY, DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. TT
HINGE FOR FOLD DOWN REAR SEAT HAS SHARP EDGE. CHILD FELL AND SPLIT KNEE OPEN. DEALERS IMMEDIATELY GROUNDED HINGE. CHEV-MFG., NO SAFETY PROBLEM. TT
HEARD HUMMING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ALSO PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT
BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *SKD
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, DEALER SAID ABS OPERATION IS NORMAL. TT
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