Hard brake pedal, vehicle was moving on a city street, braking. All r/f braking components contributed to incident. Possibly recall 991006000 was never exercised.
1994 Chevrolet S10: soft or spongy brake pedal
9 of the 966 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet S10 describe soft or spongy brake pedal.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 2
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls and 2 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Soft or spongy brake pedal by model year
- 20011
- 20001
- 19991
- 19961
- 19955
- 19949
- 19922
What owners say
While driving at 55 MPH and applying the brakes, ABS light came on and the brake pedal was hard. Ther e wasn't any brakes. Consumer kept pushing on the brakes in which the brake pedal went down due to the pressure, and the brakes locked up which threw the vehicle to the left of the center of the road.
Consumer noticed the brake warning light on. He went to apply the brakes , the pedal went to the floor and the vehicle did not stop. The dealer replaced the brake modulator. *ak consumer states after repair, there was still a soft brake pedal, so dealer replaced the left front wheel speed sensor, failure occurred again and dealer replaced master cylinder at no cost to consumer, a week later same failure occurred and now consumer refuses to drive vehicle, dealer checked the ABS modulator and stated that it was no good.
Abs, brake booster unit failed while pulling out of parking lot, very hard pedal, increased stopping, entire braking system replaced.
Brakes started feeling spongy and going to the floor, took the brakes in for service and the rotors were replaced and realigned. The brakes still feel spongy.
Abs system failed. Pedal spongy, hit brake hard, pedal dropped about an inch.
While driving experienced intermittent ABS failure when attempting to slow/stop brake action seemed inadequate, pedal became spongy, resulting in extended stopping distance in wet/dry conditions.
Vehicles ABS braking system failed 2times with soft pedal, ea94-038.
Upon making attempt to slow down, suddenly hit bump in road, brake pedal became spongy then went to floor, result lurch forward into rear of another vehicle.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: certain 4-wheel drive pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with ABS (antilock braking system) manufactured from september 1989 through august 1996. Under certain driving conditions the switch which signals the ABS system whether the vehicle is in 2-wheel or 4-wheel drive can malfunction causing increased stopping distances during ABS stops while in the two-wheel drive mode.
- Risk
- If this occurred at a time when minimum stopping distance was required, a vehicle crash could occur without prior warning.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace or repair the 4-wheel/2-wheel drive switch.
Recall number 99V193000 · Recall details
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- What is wrong
- A vacuum hose can detach from the power brake booster check valve as a result of engine backfire.
- Risk
- This can result in increased engine idle and loss of power brake assist after depletion of the booster vacuum reserve.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a clamp on the power brake booster assist.
Recall number 94V228000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1994 Chevrolet S10 spongy pedal
Is soft or spongy brake pedal a common problem on the 1994 Chevrolet S10?
9 of 966 owner complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet S10 (1%) mention soft or spongy brake pedal. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Chevrolet S10?
There are 2 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Chevrolet S10
ABS 240Wipers 207Brake failure 143Grinding brakes 10Fuel leak 9Stalling 9Adaptive cruise 8Premature wear 8Loss of power 6Engine failure 5Seat belt 5Sudden acceleration 5
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