UPON BRAKING, DURING NORMAL CONDITION, VEHICLE JERKS TO LEFT, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
1993 GMC Suburban complaints
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UPON BRAKING DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS, VEHICLE JERKS TO LEFT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, THEY WILL RELEASE, THEN CATCH BACK UP; VARIOUS SPEEDS; SEEMS, ABS KICKS IN TOO SOON. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKES EA95-026. TT
#EA95-026; ABS- BRAKES GRIND REAL BAD AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN 5 MONTHS AND 10,000 MILES. CHECK GAUGE LIGHT KEEPS ON MAINLY WHEN STOPPING AT LIGHT. TT
EA95-026, ACTIVE, ABS, BRAKE FAILURE , WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW SPEED, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND ABS MAKES A LOUD NOISE, BRAKE LIGHT RED COMES ON. TT
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AND HARD PEDAL. TT
FAN MOTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER AND DEFROSTER COMES ON SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PHONE EXT 6149: ABS: ANTI BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUALLY COMES ON; SETS CODE 38 IN COMPUTER; WHEELS LOCKED UP. TT
THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKING SYSTEM IS WEAK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE TRUCKS ABS SYSTEM CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THE SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE PREMATURELY. TT CONSUMER STATES ABS ENGAGES AT WILL FOR NO REASON, CONSUMER FEELS THE BRAKE FAILURE IS NOT DUE TO ABS, BUT DUE TO A BAD MASTER CYLINDER. RADIATOR FAILED AT 38000 MILES. *SLC
THE TRUCK ABS BRAKES. THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THREE WELDS ON THE TRAILER HITCH CRACKED WHICH COULD CAUSED IT TO DROP THE TRAILER IT WAS TOWING.TT *JB
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO TAKE OVER UNDER NORMAL BRAKING; VERY NOISY; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARDER THAN NORMAL, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT; PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY GOES TO FLOOR. TT *JB
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE, ABS DOES NOT WORK. TT ABS LOCKS UP, CONSUMER HAS DISCONNECTED THE ABS.*JB
ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS. TT
ABS: MADE PANIC STOP, NO BRAKING EFFECT; HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES; STARTED TO STOP, THEN LET GO; VEHICLE JERKED; INCREASED STOPPING. TT
APPLIED BRAKES, DID NOT HOLD; DRY SURFACE; CAUSED ACCIDENT; REARENDED PARKED VEHICLE. REPORTED BY STATE FARM. TT BRAKES DO NOT WORK ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN A DRY SURFACE, AFTER LOOKING OVER ACCIDENT, IT SEEMS THAT ROAD WAS NOT DRY. *SLC
THE ABS SYSTEM TAKES LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THEN THE REGULAR BRAKES. TT DUE TO ABS FAILURE, THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENT. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LOSS OR NEW VEHICLE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST. *YH
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED NOTHING HAPPENS, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TT
WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE THERE IS NO BRAKE ITS THE PERFORMANCE. TT
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE OF ABS SYSTEM, LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
HAVE TO USE EXTREME EFFORT TO STOP VEHICLE, BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP. TT
ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING ABILITY. TT
ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. IN A PANIC STOP THE ABS ACTS PREMATURELY AND INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. TT
ABS BRAKES; NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND UPON APPLICATION AND ON WET SURFACE DRIVER MANUVERED TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL.
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILURES WITH HARD PEDAL NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP HAD 2 ACCIDENTS. TT
BRAKE PADS WEAR PREMATURELY, VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND RIGHT AND DO NOT STOP WELL. *AK
THE TRUCK HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN IN A PANIC SITUATION THE BRAKES TAKE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
PERIODICALLY BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKS UP ON WET SURFACES AND ALSO IN DRY WEATHER. TT
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED IN AN EMERGENCY ABOUT 50 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
PE95-023 ACTIVE, ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 33 MPH. TT
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH
THE FRONT SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN LATCHED AND THE TENSION DOES NOT WORK. TT
THE ARM OF SEATBELT MOUNTED TO THE FLOOR DO NOT COME OUT FAR ENOUGH, CONNECTING AND RELEASING BELT IS VERY DIFFICULT. *AK
ATV 21,000 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED; BURNED PART WHEN HOT; THGEY DON'T WANT TO SHIVFT WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED IN A SUDDEN STOP. *AK
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN DRIVING UP TO AN INTERSECTION. HAS ABS SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKES; VEHICLE DOESN'T RESPOND TO BRAKE APPLICATION, ESPECIALLY W/TOWING. TT
ABS BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON WET/ROUGH SURFACE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. *AK
BRAKES GRIND/FAIL WHEN PEDAL IS APPLIED. *SKD
THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY SHEARS FRONT BRAKE PADS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
BRAKES PERFORM ERRATIC. HE HAS FURTHER DESCRIPTIONS AND HAS TALKED WITH OTHER OWNERS. BUS. (310) 696-6848. TT
HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR TWICE BECAUSE OF SPLITTING. TT
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