ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
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 →
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET SURFACES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND HAS CHECKED THE ABS BOOSTER. *AK
POWER SEATS DETACHING FROM ANCHORS. ABS BRAKES LOCKING UP ON WET ROAD WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING BRAKES TO SLIDE. FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY (5 TIMES). LEAKS IN VALVE COVER GASKET. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 40 MPH ON HIGHWAY BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. BUT THE VEHICLE COULDN'T STOP, REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE IN A CRASH. CONSUMER SAID DEALER TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED AND VEHICLE SKIDDED ABOUT A BLOCK AND COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUOUSLY.
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HITTING A BUMP AND STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE TRUCK JERKS DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN STOPS. ALSO WHEN HAVING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK, IT JUST JERKS. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE THE ABS KICK IN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DIATANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED DURING A PANIC STOP THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE BRAKES LET GO, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURES.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
BRAKES FAILED TO WORK AT 20 MPH AND STOP THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED A CRASH.
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGING IN LIGHT BRAKING AND NOT EFFECTIVE FOR THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE, NEAR ACCIDENTS.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO RESURFACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND DRUMS/REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE INITIAL STOP IS ENGAGED, HAVING A SOFT PEDAL. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED TWICE WHICH THE SOFT PEDAL RETURNED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. REAR BRAKES ARE ADJUSTED CONTINUOUSLY. ALSO FRONT ROTORS CUT TWICE, AND REAR DRUMS CUT ONCE.
OWNER CLAIMED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE TRUCK DID NOT COME TO A FULL STOP. HAD TO KEEP PRESSING THE PEDAL FOR TRUCK TO STOP. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED.
ABS SYSTEM HAS A ONE-HALF TO THREE-QUARTER SECOND TIME FROM THE MOMENT THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, COULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO COAST MOMENTARILY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 TO 60 MPH, WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPS ON BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP IN ANY TYPE OF SURFACE. DEALER HAD CHECKED BRAKE PADS AND REPLACED THEM AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
VEHICLE HAS COME CLOSE TO REAR ENDING VEHICLES BECAUSE THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY.
THE BRAKES FADE WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, AND HAVE TO PUMP THE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP. *AK
EA95-026; WHEN TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY/WET/ICY ROAD CONDITIONS.
EA94-038; THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TIRES. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN COLLISION TO OCCUR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25MPH, TOOK RIGHT HAND TURN. WENT TO MAKE A STOP AT RED LIGHT AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER. PUT BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDAL BUT COULD NOT STOP AND RAN INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OF A CAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS.
BRAKES FAILED.
ABS LOCKS WHEN VEHICLE IS ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE OWNER IS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. TEH DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE VEHICLE. *AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION FAILURE PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS 95I-005.000. *AK
VEHICLE HAS HAD EIGHT PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITHIN FIRST 18,000 MILES.
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SMALL SKID CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK YOU APPLYING Y FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL DIDN'T GO DOWN AND THE TRUCK KEPT ROLLING FORWARD. *AK
COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.
MULTIPLE COLLISIONS AND NEAR MISSES DUE TO BRAKE FAILURES.
ABS FAILURE. THERE HAD BEEN 6 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR PRIOR TO COLLISION.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE GOIN GOVER A BUMPY SURFACE, THE ABS BRAKES SEEM TO ACTIVATE EVEN WHEN BRAKING LIGHTLY AT TIMES. WHEN THEY ACTIVATE, IT FEELS LIKE THE REAR BRAKES NO LONGER HOLD AND VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WITH FRON TBRAKES ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE, BY FAR DECREASING ITS STOPPIN GPOWER. DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. *AK
REPEATED ABS FAILURE.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 30MPH. *AK *JB
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK ON HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN, AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO GO FORWARD. THEN IT WILL STOP SECONDS LATER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING TWO ACCIDENTS. *AK
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED.
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