As I proceeded to pass another vehicle, throttle stuck while vehicle was in passing gear. Due to high engine RPM, vacuum assistance of the brakes was lost as well. This all occured while descending a long hill with a steep curve at the bottom. Although I was standing hard on the brakes, I kept gaining speed. While attempting to brake, I shifted to neutral. Shifting into neutral resulted in excessive RPM, so I had to shift back into drive gear to keep from blowing the engine. When the situation was getting critically dangerous(curve looming ahead and still gaining speed), and when I was about to turn off the ignition (my last remaining option), the throttle finally released. At one point, my speed was approx. 60 MPH, although I was standing on the brakes. At this point, I haven't yet determined whether the cause is electronic or mechanical. My suspicion is a fault in the cruise control. I do know it scared me and is a potentially very dangerous problem. Will notify if I can determine the exact cause of the problem.
1994 Chevrolet S10 brakes complaints
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Brakes have failed to respond properly on three different occasions, the most recent was 10/1/99 and nearly caused an accident . Vehicle would not stop, slide and almost caused me to rearend another vehicle. This was not due to excessive spend!
Vehicle experienced a brake failure while turning off main highway onto road at approximately 20 MPH. Vehicle suddenly lost complete control for approximately a second or more; brake pedal appeared hard when applied, then brakes reengaged. Dealer notifed. Can the federal safety agency help in this matter or provide additional information.
While driving approximately 35 MPH the anti-lock brake system failed, the pedal went to the floor causing vehicle to hit a tree which resulted in servere injuries.
On four different occasions vehicle's ABS brakes did not function properly, lunging forward and activate too late causing collisions that resulted in property damage.
The ABS light keeps coming on & off. When the ABS brakes were applied to avoid missing a hole, had no brakes. Pedal went to floor. Eventually the brakes caught & the vehicle stopped. Taking vehicle to dealer to check.
When the brake pedal was applied it was very hard. The pedal went no more than an inch, it was pumoed but did not loosen up, there was no reaction. To stop the consumer made a quick turn, causing a rollover. Vehicle flipped once, and land on its wheels at an complete stop. The dealer has been contacted.
The road wet & applied brakes to stop before intersection. Vehicle failed to slow down. Stood on brakes to stop. Nearly hit by bus. Will be taking vehicle to dealer to check.
Traveling at 50mph on rte 206 so. Another car ran us off road,the trucks brakes failed and we ran on grassy slope barely missing 3 trees and 3 tele poles. We are only alive because of my husbands good driving abilities. The antilock brake system failed because we skidded appox 400 feet.
My brakes failed and caused me to go through a stop sign, thus causing another vehicle to hit my front right side of my truck.
While driving at 35 MPH and applying the brakes, they went straight to the floorboard, causing the consumer to rear end the vehicle in front, and the other vehicle rear end the vehicle in front of them.
We have had 3 incedents with the brakes that all ended in accidents the latest was two weeks ago and the vehicle is in the shop now.
This vehicle is affected by the recall for the ABS braking system which involves extended stopping distance. Dealer has been contacted.
The anti-lock brakes on this truck will lock out at any time or any speed,it is very dangerous. These brakes lock out about one time every time I drve it.
Anti-lock brake system locked up causing extended stopping distance which resulted in a collision, vehicle side swiped a truck and hit a tree causing property damage.
1. Abs engages when it should not. 2. Wipers start without wiper switch being engaged.
Struck another vehicle responding to fire station for squad run. Could not stop in traffic even though standing on brake pedal with full force.
While applying the brakes brakes would make a loud noise. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide further information.
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When driving at any speed and applying the brakes, the ABS system is working intermittently, and the windshield wipers are working intermittently.
When applying the ABS brakes pedal became hard and would not move, nearly causing a collision . Cause unknown. *ak
When driving at any speed and going down a hill, consumer applied the brakes and the ABS system locked up and skipped, and vehicle kept on going.
There is a switch that engages the brakes under the brake pedal. This swich failed and kept the brakes on for the last 300 miles of a trip. This wore the brakes out and I took it to the dealer at about 6000 miles. The dealer replaced the switch and redid the brakes to make them work. What this included I found out at 23,000 miles when my brakes needed to be redone again. The rear drums are blue from the heat. The front rotors were turned to within 0.001 of scrap. I had to replace them at 23,000 miles. The dealership would not look at the car the second time without charging $50.00 and basically said that the truck was out of warrenty and tough cookies. It is good to know that they have finally been caught on this. Ps they also replaced my transmission due to the converter pump up problem.
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When barkes are applied at any speed, brakes make a crunching noise, & pedal goes to the floor. This occurs when driving over any small or large bumps. Brakes have to be pumped to stop, many near accidents. The number of failures & specific dates were not provided, too numerous to put in that section of the questionaire. Four dealers have told me this is normal. Brake failure is not normal, this should be added to the current recall list. I have talked to others with the same problem.
This is a random failure mode. When brakes fail, the first pump feels like a something is trying to brake. The second pump, the vehicle looses all braking capabilities. The third pump of the brakes, the brakes engage. This has resulted in one accident and several close calls.
Faulty brakes and engine surge caused accident which resulted in one injury. Nlm
Inadequate ABS system which results in brake lock up. Mjs
Brakes failed on two occasions, one incident resulting in vehicle accident. Mjs
Vehicle experiencing ongoing problem with brake pedal going to the floor before stopping. Manufacturer. Was notified through e-mail. No reply was given.
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