When the consumer attempted to park the vehicle, the brakes failed causing the vehicle not to stop. The consumer took the vehicle to a mechanic and was told the brake line had rusted. *jb...
1998 Chevrolet Pickup: brake failure
5 of the 73 complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Pickup describe brake failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Brake failure by model year
- 20031
- 20022
- 20011
- 20001
- 19985
- 19973
- 19961
- 19951
- 19942
- 19901
What owners say
While driving at 30 MPH consumer heard a loud bang noise coming from the front of vehicle. When the consumer tried to depress the brakes pedal went to the floorboard. Consumer traveled the rest of the way home doing less than 10 MPH. The brake rotors had split in half and were barely functional. Manufacturer had been notified of the problem, but would not solve the problem.*ak the consumer stated a recall was issued for this problem back in 1993/1994. The consumer feels that the manufacturer has not totally fix the problem.
Left front antilock brakes failed.
Power booster went out, brakes failed, air sound when pressing pedal, engine raced.
Brakes failed. Yh
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Chevrolet Pickup brake failure
Is brake failure a common problem on the 1998 Chevrolet Pickup?
5 of 73 owner complaints about the 1998 Chevrolet Pickup (7%) mention brake failure. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Chevrolet Pickup?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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