When driving below 10 miles per hour my vehicle ABS breaks are vibrating . So you have to pump the brakes and then you get a soft break pedal and you need to keep pumping the break pedal to stop the vibration.
1998 GMC Sierra 1500 brakes complaints
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Since I have owned this vehicle, the antilock brakes seem to engage for no reason on dry pavement. When this happens, you have the feeling that you will not be able to stop. This started after is was out of warranty so the dealer has not looked at this problem. My son is a gmc certified mechanic, and we have investigated this problem and been unable to determine it's cause. I understand that this is a common problem with this make and model of truck, however I can find no detailed reports on this. Please advise as to whether you are aware of any problems concerning the braking systems on the gmc and it's sister vehicle the chevy. Thanks, steve varley.
While driving consumer stepped on brake pedal to stop or reduce speed, instead, it resulted in extended stopping distance. Also, front brakes prematurely wore out, and had to be replaced at 18000 miles.
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I have had multiple incidents where the brakes have to be applied quick and hard in traffic or on turns where the road is somewhat slightly bumpy or rough and the brakes will chatter and buzz, the pedal goes to the floor and the truck will not stop. On the april 1999 incident the car in front of me stopped in a turn lane to enter a freeway and I had to hit the brakes quick and hard. Well they again rattled and buzzed, the pedal went to the floor and the truck did not stop. I in turn bumped the car in front of me. There was little damage to the car. My truck instead suffered to an overinflated body shop bill to the tune of #3,000.00. The selling dealer did the body repairs and checked the brakes. Mr. Ron byars service manager told me the brakes, after we both test drove the truck and duplicated the no stop condition on hard brake application at slow speeds, that this is a normal condition with ABS brakes on these pick ups. Mr. Byars also said his demo was worse than my truck. He also stated there was a check out done where he found no codes or problems. I had also explained to mr. Byars that on most occasions where I had to hit the brakes hard and the pedal went to the floor the front brakes would drag. To release them I had to stop, back up hitting the brakes and they would release. This condition has damaged my brake pads and rotors. He is telling me gm can do nothing to fix my truck. What needs to happen, someone killed or badly injured before gm opens their eyes. I need help.
Witnessed carl black dealership cover-up safety problems too myself and many customers in my many hours in thier dealership (they routinely call safety problems as "normal "to their customers this includes problems with brakes and steering. Their customers should be notified that their problems where not "normal"
When applying the brakes in emergency stopping it appears as if the pressure applied is insufficient and the pedal nearly goes to the floor, cause unknown.
Vehicle has ABS brakes. While pulling vehicle into garage went to apply brakes and vehicle did not stop. Pedal went to floor. Cause of problem unknown.
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