While driving 55 MPH driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. This caused the vehicle to hit a ditch. Vehicle was towed to dealer for analysis, and mechanic noticed that both rotors were rusted and needed to be replaced.
1996 Chevrolet C1500: brake failure
13 of the 227 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Brake failure by model year
- 199613
- 19956
- 19943
- 19931
- 19922
- 19911
- 19904
What owners say
The brakes completely failed without warning causing loss of braking ability.
When applying the ABS brakes on wet or dry pavement, pedal goes to the floor, causing extended stopping distance, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Engine would abruptly stop running. Failure was not dependent on vehicle speed, engine RPM, throttle position, or operating temperature. Shutoffs were frequent and came completely without warning. At any time, the engine could completely and unrecoverably shut down. Shutoffs were violent due to high compression of the diesel engine, and resulted in partial loss of braking and steering. Driving vehicle in presence of traffic would certainly result in an accident! Failure was corrected through installation of a "pump-mounted solenoid driver." I know of others who are experiencing the identical symptoms and conditions.
When the brakes are applied sometimes the pedal goes to the floor, and other times it gets hard, resulting in extended stopping distance. The dealer has cleaned and adjusted the brakes. The manufacturer has been notified.
While driving ABS brakes failed, pedal went to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. In addition, front end misalignment, resulting in premature wear of tires.
While driving the truck applied brakes, the pedal goes to the floor. Once the driver applies pressure to the pedal the brakes will catch, and that's when the truck stops.
Abs brakes failed, pedal went to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. In addition, front end misalignment, resulting in premature tire wear.
While driving 25-30 MPH and making a right turn the tie rod end broke on the left front side. The brakes failed, the pedal traveled to the floor, causing loss of vehicle control. *akplease give further details.
Applied brakes and pedal went to the floor, went to dealer 6 times, they dont know what the problem is.
Abs failure on 2/13/96, when applying the brakes the pedal went to the floor and front brakes locked up, back brakes released, causing vehicle to go through intersection. This happened on dry pavement. The pads were replaced one month ago.
Upon applying force to the brake s the pedal goes to the floor, causing extended stopping distance/ brakes fade away; complete loss of the brakes. Also, dealer has replaced the rotors.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet C1500?
13 of 227 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet C1500 (6%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet C1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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