Consumer was driving at 70 MPH and applied the brakes, pedal was hard and went straight to the floorboard, and the ABS system kicked in. Consumer took foot off the brakes, and the there wasn't no type of power assistance.
1996 Chevrolet S10 brakes complaints
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When coming upon a stopped vehicle ( approx 10 carl length ahead of my car ) I was traveling at about 25 to 30 MPH when I applied my brakes to gradually slow down but all I got was a vibration from the brake pedal but no braking. I continued a firm push on the brakes but rolled into the stopped vehicle without any slowing of my vehicle. I held the pedal down solid with no pumping. The truck in front of me sustained little if any noticeable damage. I had to be towed.
Brake pedal goes to floor with a panic stop. Takes too long to stop. On dry or wet pavement. 4 bad times since new.
Anti-lock brake light is on intermittently since feb. The anti-lock brakes don't work when they should; such as on slick pavement, but will kick in consistently when I am turning and applying the brakes during situations like manuvering into a parking spot. The road conditions can be bone dry and no speed is involved.
Spare tire carrier malfunctioned and tire came off from under truck at 55 MPH and nearly caused accident. Windshield wipers do not work sometimes. Antilock brakes lock up, especially when road surface is wet.
While driving at highway speed, wheel kept spinning,and the brake pads got stuck. Also, passenger's side disc brakes didn't release, and rotors burned.
While driving at 40.MPH on a dirt road, consumer tried to go around a deer in the road, brakes failed and vehicle lost control and went up an enbankment, rolled down the enbakement. Vehicle went sliding sideways and didn't slow down. Upon impact, driver' side air bag didn't deploy.
While braking at stop sign on an incline vehicle anti-lock brake will activate causing vehicle to slide last 10'0. Especially when road surface is wet. Even braking from 20-25 MPH will cause vehicle to move forward last 10'0 as brakes release when anti-lock kick in.
While driving 65 MPH brake booster malfunctioned, causing loss of control, brake booster failure was the cause. Transmission slipping due to failure of the fitting and line. *ak.et.
No summary listed for this vehicle.
Brake line failure; was rubbing against oil pan. Brake line gave way, causing brake fluid to leak out. Driver had no braking ability. It was poor routing design.
Vehicle was serviced 4-3-99 and brake fluid level ok; sudden failure, not previous problem; repair cost of $690 included replacement of defective wheel speed sensor and master cylinder assembly
Consumer states front brake caliper was installed with a twist in brake hose and had been pinched against suspension component, removed caliper and reinstalled and drove 2-yrs. Dealer contacted and states front brakes needed replaced. Owner replaced and noticed defect, repairwork completed by owner. Provide further infomation...
In an emergency stop or in bad weather the ABS brakes will fade out, causing brakes to be totally inoperative, resulting in an accident.
Brakes pull when applying, severe on occasions with intermittent failure at highway speeds.
Symptom: loss of brakes, pedal traveled to the floor due to faulty brake vacuum booster.
While driving in snowy/slushy weather, snow/slush builds up around the emergency parking cable. When it melts from the cable, it causes the emergency parking brake to activate which causes smoke to come from the rear of the vehicle. Please provide further information and VIN#.
Consumer is experiencing excessive brake wear. Has replaced the brakes three times in the past year and a half. Dealer has been contacted.
When driving under wet conditions and brakes are applied the rear brakes lock up immediately. The front brakes vibrate violently and make a loud sound under the hood. Dealer has been conatacted.
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Abs brakes fail to work properly, almost causing crash
Abs/brakes have failed many times. Rear brakes lock up severely causing loss of control. This has occurred numerous times and is extremely dangerous. Have seen many similar failures at your web site. Please do something.
Anti lock brakes failed resulting in vehicle collision.
Countless calls to dealer and manufacture does not produce results.
Found outer brake pads worn down to metal during routine tire rotation, at 21500 highway miles, with no prior warning. Dealer says I was lucky as he has received many similar complaints at much lower mileage. Dealer says this is due to removal of asbestos from pad material and gm undersizing the rotors. In addition, the wear indicators are located on the inner pads which wear at a much slower rate, as in my case. The underdesign of this brake system is a safety hazard and gm's responsibility. Gm needs to be made to conduct a recall to replace calipers, rotors and pads with a safe design before someone gets killed!
While driving slowly, stopping and picking up speed, applied brakes, and the brake's went straight to the floorboard and locked up. The vehicle has been in the shop four to five times for repairs. Dealer replaced the brakes and the problem has returned.
Brakes have been replaced three times, and the problem still exists, repair work, I.e. Pads, rotors, have been done. Dealer cannot duplicate the problem. *ak consumer states vehicle pulls to the side when brakes are applied, the pedal did not feel right from day one, on the first dealer visit the right front assembly, caliper, pads, rotors, were replaced due to being loose and pads had completely wore down and were squeaking, at 16000 miles this problem repeated itself, on 28-sep-98 vehicle was involved in an accident, one person was injured and the driver air bag did not deploy when it should have.
Vehicle was experiencing intermittent brake troubles. Brakes would grab on one side, causing brakes to lock-up . Vehicle been dealer shop and repairs were made, but later on vehicle had once again experienced another brake lock-up. Taken back to dealer shop and informed of nothing could be found.
Rear driver's side tire fell off, which almost caused an accident. Also brakes malfunctioned.
Anti lock brakes failed resulting in collision, no deployment of air bag during collision.
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