Abs light would come on/ pedal jerked, and there were no brakes. Contacted dealer. He said that it was a sensor that needed to be reset. Replaced computer module. Vehicle has been dealer about five times, and is still at the dealer.
1996 GMC Safari brakes complaints
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Started vehicle in the garage and heard a clunking & grinding noise. Kept vehicle running, backed out of the garage, turned the wheel, and there was no steering. Went to apply brakes , and there were no brakes. Contacted dealer. *ak. Vehicle lost power and brakes due to tension pulley was broke.
I had the air conditioner replaced in dec. And in feb. I had just driven in from ga to ca and it was 7:30am in the middle of traffic and the front of the air condit. Unit fell off. I heard what I thought was rocks hitting under the front end and later found out it was bearings, but just as I heard the sound I lost my power steering and brakes. I had no brakes at all .. I hit my emergency brake slowly and power steered my van to the side of the road. It took everything I had to turn the wheel . If I had been going 60 on the freeway instead of 10 miles an hr. I probley would have been in the biggest trouble of my life. I could have killed someone not having any brakes or steering, somehow the two are connected. I have never heard of this happening to anyone and when I spoke to different auto repairmen. They have not heard of it either.. I had replace the AC in the van in dec, and paid 500.00 . I have had on going problems with the AC from the time I first got the van. I hope no one ever has this problem or hurts someone because there air conditioner falls apart. The running of the auto and the connection to the A/C should never be hooked together. Ac's go out alot in auto's and this is a sure way to kill someone.
Occasionally vehicle pulls to the right on braking. Yh
Brakes failed causing noise. Mjs
Applied brakes and system failed sporadicaly, most failures under dry condition on asphalt. Two brake modules, computer module, master cylinder, calipers, pads, rotors all been replaced. Front tires replaced at 24,000 miles. Pedal can be pressed to floor at any time, failure has a mushy pedal with a coasting to a stop. Some time making noise (unlike that of ABS system) until pedal is released.
Belt slips when wet, causing engine hesitation.
Front brake caliper bushings make a popping noises just before stopping.
When applying foot to the brake pedal the vehicle will pull to the right or left. The brake pedal will lose pressure and go to the floorboard when at a stop sign, causing the truck to move forward a little. *ak
When driving the vehicle in wet conditions and putting foot on the brake pedal to stop, the truck just kept going. Have to pump the brake pedal several times before the truck will stop.
Brake problems intermittently, when coming to a stop with foot on brake pedal the vehicle surges forward and feels like the transmission and the driveline is moving forward. The dealer cannot duplicate the problem.
Upon making a stop the front brakes grab, resulting in a loud grinding sound, contacted the dealer and the front brake calipers were cleaned.
Owner has ABS brakes. He states that in wet wheather the rear ABS brakes lock up and do not release.owner is very concerned about this problem.
Brake noise.
Brakes failed, causing a popping noise from left front wheel area.
Owner has ABS brakes, she states while driving vehicle and coming out of driveway brakes did not work, she also notes that her brake pedal went to floor, resulting in an accident.
Abs brake failure, on wet road surface vehicle has extended stopping distance .ak
Emergency brake pedal is so high that it is impossible to engage with foot.
While driving attempted to apply the ABS brakes and the vehicle would not stop. Hit another vehicle head-on and the air bag did not deploy.
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