BRAKES FAILED.
1994 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 1994 record →
BRAKES WEARING VERY UNEVENLY. FRONT BRAKES AVERAGE 70 & REAR AVERAGE 60. EVERY 10,000 MILES HAVE TO CHANGE BRAKES. ALL BRAKES CHANGED DUE TO UNEVENESS OF WEAR. *AK
BRAKE LINING BROKE AWAY FROM BRAKE SHOES.
WHENEVER STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A STOP SIGN HEARS A NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. HAS TO LET UP OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN PUSH THE PEDAL BACK DOWN BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. *AK
EA94-038; THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WNICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON A BUMPY SURFACE OR IN A PANIC STOP, THE VEHICLE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE AND DO NOT STOP VEHICLE.
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON BUMPY ROADS AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK HESITATES TO STOP. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN TWO COLLISIONS. *AK
REAR AXLE SEALS LEAK FROM REAR END AND SOAK BRAKE PADS. RESULT: LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
AIR CONDITIONER LINE LEAKS WATER INTO VEHICLE.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 50 MPH OR 60 MPH COMING HOME FROM HOME, IT WAS A RED LIGHT WHEN HE TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT COULDN'T STOP AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVING OVER SIDEWALK,ALMOST HAVING AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAS ANY BRAKES. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
BRAKING PROBLEMS.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK FAILS TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL LETS GO AND VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. ALSO ALL 4 WHEELS LOCK UP.VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN DEALER. *AK
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING ON OCCASION APPLIED BRAKES AS HARD AS CAN BE THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE FULLY ,CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. *AK
WHEN PUTTING THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND THEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK, THE BRAKES FAIL AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO ROLL BACKWARDS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND MAKING A PANIC STOP ON ROUGH GROUNDS, AND APPLYING YOUR FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TRUCK KEEPS GOING. IT TAKES ABOUT 2 SECONDS LATER BEFORE THE TRUCK WILL STOP. THIS HAPPENS ONLY ON BUMPY ROADS. *AK
OWNER CLIAMS THAT WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES THAT THEY DON'T RESPOND. *AK
HAD STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES (ABS), WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR; THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BEEN TO DEALER & PROBLEM CANNOT BE LOCATED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THEN HAVE TO LET UP OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND APPLY PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL AGAIN BEFORE THE TRUCK WILL STOP. *AK *SLC
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND ALSO BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY HARD. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. ALSO, BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISES WHEN APPLIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES ON ONE OCCASION THAT IT HAPPENED, HE WAS HAULING A TRAILER, THE SECOND TIME HE WAS NOT HAULING ANYTHING. *SLC
BUCKET SEAT: FRONT BUCKET SEAT MOUNTING FAILED ,CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT FORWARD. DEALER HAS NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
UPON TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON WET PAVEMENT TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE/BRAKE FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS. CONSUMER STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. *AK *SLC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR WOULD JERK TO THE LEFT AND WAS VERY SLOW TO STOP. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND SERVICED ROTORS. VEHICLE NOW MAKES A VIBRATION WHEN STOPPING. *AK.
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
INTERMITTENTLY IN LOW SPEEDS AND SUDDEN STOPS, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY BRAKES AT THE TIME. A POLICE OFICER FOLOWED THE CONSUMER AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, FINDING NO BRAKES ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, AND WHEN IT RAINS THE BRAKES GET GRABBY. *AK
WHENEVER APPLYING THE BRAKES (ABS) AT ANY SPEED, THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STOPS FURTHER THAN NECESSARY. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CANNOT LOCATE. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES RELEASE. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON EVEN PAVEMENTS THE ABS DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
HARDER TENSION APPLIED TO BRAKING APPARATUS : UNBALANCED REAR BRAKES, THEREBY CAUSING REDUCTION TO SENSORS ON ABS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE OWNER'S WIFE STOPPED VEHICLE AND CONTINUED. THEN SHE COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, HAVING AN ACCIDENT, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO STOP, ACCORDING TO CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING AND THE BRAKES DON'T GRAB, MAKING BUMPING NOISES; THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHCLE TO THREE DEFFERENT DEALERS, AND THEY HAD SAID THE VEHCLE WAS FINE. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
BRAKES: INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. TOOK IN TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES BECAUSE THEY WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. *AK *SLC
EA94038; IN LOW SPEEDS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKES FAIL ON OCCASION.
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT PARTIALLY TO FLOOR, VEHICLE KEPT GOING APPROXIMATELY 5 FT BEFORE STOPPING, NO WARNING. DRY/HOT WEATHER; INSPECTED BY DEALER, FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE KEPT GOING; REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT STANDSTILL, NO WARNING, DRY WEATHER; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BRAKE FAILED 5 TIMES WITHIN 4 YEAR PERIOD. NOT DUPLICATED BY DEALER. *AK
WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY RELEASE ( THEY WILL NOT STOP) . OWNER HAS TO STAND ON THE BRAKES OR PUMP THE ABS SOMETIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK EGR VALVE REPLACED. 2 SHOCKS REPLACED DUE TO A RATTLE IN THE FRONT. *SLC
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO THROUGH INTERSECTION, ALSO VEHICLE BOUNCES ON OCCASION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
IN LOW SPEEDS, THE DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN MAKING A GRADUAL OR A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY SOFT, RESULTING IN BRAKE FADE AWAY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING FORCE UNDER HEAVY BRAKING ON WET PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHERE DETAILS. *AK
REAR BRAKES FAILED WHEN PUSHED.
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