Consumer applied brakes and pedal went all the way down to the floor. Brakes felt like a sponge. Vehicle didn't stop at will, and there was hesitations.
1999 Chevrolet Suburban brakes complaints
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When applying brakes pedal goes to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Abs brake system is wearing out excessively. Would pull to the right when applied. Took vehicle to dealership & had the pedal repaired. Brakes were repaired at least 4 times.
When applying brakes the pedal goes all the to the floor, pedal is soft. This incident happened intermittently. She was traveling on the highway and another vehicle jumped in front of her ,and she couldn't stop in time. And was hit from behind.
Any speed of traveling vehicle will pull to the right without prior notice when appying brakes. This vehicle has ABS braking system. Consumer has contacted dealership. Dealership said that no problem.
Excessive wear of front rotors and pads, causing vehicle to vibrate when brakes are applied. Dealer notified. Please provide further details.
When applying brakes vehicle will pull to the left and to the right, along with a extended stopping distance, especially in an emergency situation. Dealer cannot determine cause.
Vechicle continued to pull and drift to right even when crown of road is falling to the left. Problem while braking did not occur while appyling normal braking pressure during normal stop. However on the day of my accident I applied normal pressure and the old problem reoccured drifting to the right and then while applying excessive brake pressure the steering jerkrd to the right causing me to hit the truck ahead of me..car e l moesbra.
Vehicle pulled to the right when applying brakes, causing difficulty in controlling vehicle. Dealer has resurfaced and turned rotors/did an alignment/changed calipers, and brake pads three times, but defect still occurs.
Premature brake wear. Dealer has replaced brake pads/rotors, and bearings. Manufacturer has been notified.
The truck has had a severe vibration in the front end since it was delivered I returned the vehicle to the delivering dealer with 845 miles on it for service. The vehicle stayed at the dealership for 11 days the drive shaft was removed and sent to be trued it was then reinstalled. The original factory tires were removed and replaced the front end was aligned. This same procedure has been repeated a 2 other dealers trying to correct the problem. Late in 1999 the truck was at day's chevrolet and the service manager ben larue showed my husband a similar 1999 up on a lift that the torison bar support and assembly could be bent with a pair of vice grips the metal is inferior. The front end of the this vehicle has been braised at the torision bar assembly it has had the ends of the torison bars grounded down and returned to us as fixed. Chevorlet has just had their last repair attempt and they took the front end apart and packed with grease to correct the noise and vibration it did not work. We still here the noise in the front end it still vibrates at highway speeds and is very annoying. The transmission has slipped since the vehicle had about 8,000 miles on it every time we take it in we are told they cannot duplicate the problem. It still will slip at low speeds up a steep incline it will also roll when put in park. The brakes have always been an issue with this vehicle I reported this on the first time back for repair. The vehicle has leaked on the left side at the 2nd door and the rear doors. The vehicle has had a ticking vacuum noise since the day it was new the dealerships told us they know it is annoying but do not how to fix it. This vehicle is not safe it vibrates it will not stop and chevrolet will not do a thing about it we have been through bbb and currently pursuing lemon law.
Defective ABS system causes the steering wheel to pull to the right, during application. Yh
Defective ABS system causes the steering wheel to pull to the right during application. Yh the restraint tightens tighter and tighter until it becomes uncomfortable to the consumer, the seat-shoulder harness was replaced under warranty and the replacement is having the same problems.
While driving stepped on brake pedal, brakes failed, causing extended stopping distance, and resulting in loss of control.
The braking system in this car is totally inadequate to provide safe braking. Far too much pressure is required to reach maximum braking. Chevrolet service techinicans say the problem is that the rear brakes often lose tension and hte vehicle becomes totally reliant on only the front brakes to stop. This is exceptionally dangerous. The car has been in for service on the brakes at least a half dozen times, with temporary results. Chevrolet technicians say the brakes are the most commonly complained about feature of this car. The 2000 model year has a totally redesigned and more effective rear disc system. The models equipped with ineffective rear drums should have a required rear disc retrofit or other permanent solution.
Consumer stated when going down hill on a grade traveling 35mph, when he got to the bottom and applied the brakes, the vehicle did not stop, brakes had overheated, consumer could smell the brake shoes and pads, vehicle was taken into the dealer, and they noticed the rotors and drums were overheated, the replaced the rear brake shoes, dealer mentioned it was an aftermarket product. *ak. Consumer stated the brakes on the vehicle overheated, boiling the brake fluid and blowing the drums and the rotors, consumer believes the brakes are under-designed for the weight of the vehicle.
When brakes are applied pedal is normal, but steering wheel vibrates and the vehicle experiences extended stopping distance. Dealer has inspected the vehicle and turned the front rotors and drums.
Brake rotors warped but dealer insists they are fine at 5000 miles. Now at 6500 miles and they are worse. Air conditioner pump seals blown out. Entire suspension has been disassembled by dealer due to excessive creaking, 3 times, to no avail, still excessive creaking. Looking for lemon law procedure, dealer has been no help.
Rear ABS brakes don't work. Front brakes are the only ones working at 23,000 miles. Dealer has repaired the rear brakes 3-4 times, and wasn't going to repair them again.
Steering is very erratic.the truck bounds about the highway in an erratic and unpredictable manner.we feel quite unsafe.I returned it twice to the dealer,and complained.it pulled right,then left.I thought it was out of alignment.dealer claimed to have checked alignment,rotated tires,found a sticking brake caliper and so forth.the problems persist.sure wish you would help getting the problem corrected.thanks.
1. The front brakes are not working properly and are causing the vehicle to pull to the right, there have been multiple attempts to fix this problem, the rotors have been resurfaced, the pads replaced and collapsed brake lines replaced. 2. The vehicle has a vibration and the dealer is unable to find the cause, the driveshaft was replaced and the tires have been balanced several times.
While driving braking system malfunctioned, causing the wheels to lock up and vehicle to stop abruptly, resulting in occupant going forward hard which may have resulted in injuries. Dealer could not determine the cause of the problem.
While pulling into a parking spot consumer did not have any brakes, causing vehicle to continue traveling. Consumer put vehicle into park to stop vehicle. Please provide further infotmaton.
While driving on highway coming into the city, applied brakes and pulled to left. Contacted dealer, dealer made the necessary repairs. Presently, it is pulling to the right. Vehicle has been in the shop for seven times for the same problem.
The vehicle pulls when the brakes are applied
Every 20,000 miles we have to put brakes on front. The brake pads are totally gone by 20,000. We are replacing wtih the best pads avaiable. This still does not help. We have replace the brakes at 21,000miles and at 40,000miles. There has to be something wrong with this system.
When applying brakes for normal stopping procedures vehicle will pull either to left or right, causing loss of vehicle control. Dealer has attempted to fix it 6 times, but cannot solve the defect.
Failure of manufacturer to fix reoccuring problem with braking and alignment of vehicle.
Steering is erratic.vehicle bounds about as it travels the highway.driver must fight the wheel at all times.very tiring to drive.returned to dealer twice with no improvement.this is the worst handling machine I have ever driven.I have several years driving 18 wheelers,and several autos as well as three or four suburbans.I believe the machine is unsafe and am waiting for an accident to happen.
When the brake pedal was applied therenwas some resistance in the pedal. When the anti-skid system kicks in the stopping distance was extended, causing the consumer to crash. Dealer has not been contacted.
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