When approaching a stop, vehicle even on dry pavement if it hits slightest pump, will lose ABS brake power. Contacted dealer, this was a common problem.
1998 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 brakes complaints
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Erratic brakes, one accident so far, sometimes brakes go almost to the floor.
While traveling at low speed and when depressing brakes vehicle goes into extended stopping distance. Please provide further information.*ak this problem has occured about 10-12 times over the last 10 months, the problem occurs mostly during city driving when depressing the brake pedal it seems there is no power assist, the pedal has to be pushed down extremely hard to get the truck to stop, the truck will stop it just takes a longer distance. Nlm
Excessive wear of all tires, wearing inside on one side, and outside on other side. Vehicle has been to dealer on 7 occasions, and unable to correct problem. *ak the right front brakes keep locking up between 40-45 MPH the vehicle begins to shake.
Going through front disc pads within 1 1/2 months on average dealer will not cover under warranty said nothing is wrong with brakes that is normal.
The ABS brake system when braking and you hit a bump, pothole or depression the brakes go into anti lock and do not come out. It takes about 1/3 more distance to stop. This is especially bad on snow and ice. When traveling with other pickups in upper canada the other trucks could stop on snow but I would go by them by about 25-30 ft. I had one accident where I was approaching a stop sign at a t in the road and the highway was slippery and I hit a bump as I was stopping. Instead of stopping I just slowed and could not make the turn I hit a tree. $20,000 damage to truck. On the interstate i78 I was following traffic which came to a halt for contruction work I was unable to stop and had to pass a car on the right birm of the road. This problem has occured several times with mysel and my son driving. It is very dangorous since your normal stopping distance is suddenly increased and there is nothing you can do.
The problem seems to be a vacuum leak in the power brake assist unit . There is a clearly audible hissing sound when the brake pedal is depressed while the engine is running, stopping power has diminished by approximately75% with the ability to stop quickly { in less than 100 feet} virtually nil. This problem developed without any warning or signs of gradual failure. At the onset of the failure I was pulling a trailer equipped with electric brakes,for the remainder of my trip I relyed heavily on the trailer brakes to safely come to a stop. With out the trailer to assist me stopping the vehicle was extremely difficult and un relyable. Thank you.
When traveling on the highway and applying brakes pedal goes all the way down to the floor. Also, vehicle vehicle veers to the right.
Abs brake system isn't working properly. When consumer applies brakes, vehicle turns to the left.
While driving on the highway applied brakes, and they pulled either to the right or left. Vehicle has been to the dealer five times. But, is still having the same problem.
Consumer hit a small bump while braking for a red light when the brake pedal went to the floor and he had no braking ability. Nlm
When applying ABS brakes pedal goes to the floor, causing extended stopping distance, when hitting bumps in the road surface while braking the anti-lock sensors release brake pressure but fail to start ABS pump.
When the brakes are applied and the truck is going over rough road or rr tracks the brakes seem to lose stopping power and fade or sink to the floor and the truck does not stop as expected. I must give myself lots of stopping room, and I have told the wife to give herself a lot of stopping room. The wife has scared herself, and I have also when this problem occurs unexpectedly. I have taken the truck to the dealer, and they have worked with me. Then I was told that nothing further could be done and others having this problem. Disconnected the ABS or they put heavy loads in the bed of the truck. I did not know anyone else to talk to until I was watching the news tonight the 17th of jan. 2000, and saw an article about your site on news channel 5 out of nashville, tn. I hope this helps not only me, but all the other persons that have loaded thier trucks down or have disconnected the ABS system. In the failure block and the speed block I just put numbers so I could finish the questionnaire. Thanks.
When consumer comes to a complete stop car lurches foward. Consumer has to leave a big gap between consumer and other cars because consumer doesn't know when vehicle is going to laurch forward. Took to dealer , and replaced the master cylinder.the problem was corrected for a couple of months, and currently problem has occurred again.
While driving ABS braking system activates when it should not, resulting in extended stopping distance which and may cause a crash. The ABS light is not lit. Please provide further information.
When driving at any speed and applying the brakes vehicle shakes, and brake pedal goes half way to floorboard. Sometimes vehicle will come to a stop, and sometimes vehicle won't stop. Also, dealer turned the front brake rotors. But consumer is still having problems, and vehicle has been to the repair shop four or five times. However, dealer can't determine the cause of the problem.
Brakes fail to stop vehicle in wet / icy conditions; pulls to right in panic stop conditions; brake pedal goes to floor if braking occurs over rough surface, such as rr tracks that causes the truck bed to bounce slightly and doesn't recover in time to avoid potential accident; problem only occurs at irregular intervals so has been difficult for dealer to diagnose.
Whenever making a normal stop brakes would release but not all the way. Was traveling 50mph & started to slow down for a red light, when the brakes failed. Has been to dealer twice & mechanic could not locate the cause of the problem.
Brakes will not stop vehicle adequately on wet / slippery surfaces. Stopping distance is two to three times greater than non anti lock brakes on specified road conditions. When optional snowplow equipment is on truck , braking effectivness decreases further.
Brake master cylinder replaced. Erratic operation of electrical system, causing radio to be reset 2-3 times a week.
Abs brakes do not stop on sandy or dirt type roads. Pedal pulsates and goes to floor. Took vehicle to dealer, and they tested it on pavement, but not stopping on dirt. They found vehicle to operate normally.
Brakes failed causing vehicle collision.
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