ABS BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.
1994 GMC Sonoma complaints
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BRAKES FAILED.
VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED 2 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, THE WHEEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED , AND THE SECOND TIME, THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED THE ABS BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ABS HAS BEEN SERVICED AND IS NOW OPERATING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE APPLYING LIGHT PEDAL PRESSURE, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY WITHIN A FEW MILES OF DRIVING. *SLC
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP AT A LIGHT. CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN THE VEHICAL STOPPED. *AK
CONSUMER WENT TO STOP, PUSHED BRAKES, DID NOT RESPOND ON TIME , DRY PAVEMENT. FEELS BRAKES ARE DRAGGING,ALMOST TO THE FLOOR THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF CONSUMER HAD ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. *AK
ABS BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 1-2 MPH. ALSO REPLACED WORN OUT FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ABS BRAKES RESIST. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING 90 MPH. THE DRIVER DID NOT ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, HOWEVER IT WAS ON DURING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER LATER ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STRIP OUT BETWEEN THE WIPER ARM AND THE WIPER TRANSMISSION. *AK *SLC
WIRNING HARNESS HAS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING A MALFUNCTION IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY. ALSO SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA, CONSUMER STATE THE WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK
WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL ASSEMBLEY FELL OFF FALLING TO THE FLOOR BOARD, ALSO THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PROCEEED. VEHICLE AWAITING SERVICE AT THE DEALER. *AK
APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL DISCONNECTED, CAME APART, NO BRAKES, DRIVER COASTED ON CURB & GRASS TO AVOID CRASH, NOT INSPECTED BY DEALER/MECHANIC. *AK
AFTER DRIVING SHORT DISTANCE WEATHER CONDITIONS CHANGED, REQUIRING USE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT INTO USE, WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND, LIKE FAN HITTING FAN SHROUD; STOPPED & TURNED VEHICLE OFF; HAD IT TOWED HOME; TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED OLD MOTOR MOUNTS WITH NEW ONES. *AK
EXPERIENCING EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE, LOW BRAKE PEDAL AND GRINDING. *AK
#PE94-046, AT LOW SPEED 10 MPH THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP . *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF HIS FAULTY BRAKES; HE ALSO NOTES THAT HE HAS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AT LOWER SPEEDS. *AK
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING NORMAL BRAKING IN WET AND DRY PAVEMENT, A SLOW REACTION/ OR EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THEM NOT TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED.
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE IS EXPERIENCED. *AK
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.
BRAKE LIGHT FAILED.
CRUISE CONTROL WILL ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION WHILE DRIVING. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, ON WET SURFACE, OR ROUGH SURFACE, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, EXPEREIENCED LOCKUP. *AK
FRONT BRAKES FAILED, WERE REPLACED BUT FAILED AGAIN.
ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL IS VERY LOW, LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. **AK
THE ROTORS ON THE TRUCK ARE TOO SMALL TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF THE TRUCK. THEREFORE THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP TRUCK PROPERLY. THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES/DISC. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, ON MULD/SNOW/ICE, EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, WHEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES RELEASE TIRE FROM STOPPING, RESULTING IN ROLLOVER. *AK
ABS BRAKING; BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT PE94-046. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR STICKS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BRAKE PEDAL INCONSISTANT. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES PEDAL IS HIGH OTHER TIMES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, REAR BRAKES WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET ROADS OR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *DSH
DURING ACCELERATION NOTICABLE VIBRATION CAUSING OTHER ACCESSORIES TO FALL OFF. TT
SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED. *AK
BRAKES FAILED ON SLIPPING SURFACES. *SD
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, ON WET SURFACE OR RAINING WEATHER THE VEHICLE LOCKS UP. TT
POOR PERFROMANCE ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
PE94-046 THERE IS POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS ANTI- LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM . TT *JB
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT PE94-046. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY ON ONE OCCASION BRAKES LOCKED.TT CONSUMER STATES ON FOUR OCCASIONS HE WOULD HIT THE BRAKES HARDS AND THE RIGHT FROT TIRE LOCKED UP, ON DRY PAVEMENT, CONSUMER ALSO STATES TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING GOING FORN 1ST GEAR TO 2ND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMING UP.*JB
VEHICLE'S ABS DISENGAGES ON BUMPY ROADS OR IN SNOWY WEATHER.TRUCK HAS LONG AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE(EA94-038). TT *SLC
ABS: ANYTIME ABS KICKS IN, PEDAL KEEPS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH TO FLOOR UNTIL THERE ARE NO BRAKES; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT; NO WARNING. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE OF UNIROYAL TIRES.
WHEN RAINING THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP AND WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK. TT CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE TRUCK SITS IN RAIN OVERNIGHT OR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THE ABS WILL LOCK, PROBLEM OCCURS WITH LITTLE PRESSURE APPLIED AND CLEARS UP AFTER FIRST COUPLE MILES OF THE TRIP, DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE THROW OUT BEARING. *SLC
THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED DEALER REPAIRED AND REPLACED THE SYSTEM AFTER REPAIRED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKE ARE NOT GOOD . TT
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SD
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