When egr valve fails (campain notice g96067) power brakes are very erratic.
1994 GMC Sonoma brakes complaints
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While driving would step on brake pedal but brakes will not activate right away, and pedal will kick in. Brake system had been repaired four times before.
After having a recalled item repaired consumer experienced same problem a couple of hours later.
Abs brakes would fail to stop vehicle when pedal was pressed. Problem was intermittent. This resulted in extended stopping distance.
Before recall 99v193, consumer was involved in 2 accidents due to the brakes on the vehicle being defective, after recall repair, brakes still do not work properly.
Vehicles anti-lock brake light illuminated and was told by dealer that the vehicle was not included in the recall (99i006), consumer feels the entire anti-lock braking system should be replaced. Nlm
Vehicle experienced failure of the recall component (99v‑193) prior to recall notification, consumer is requesting reimbursement.
Abs light continues to illuminate while vehicle is in motion. Dealer has inspected vehicle.
Consumer was traveling on a side road and went to apply brakes, and ABS brake system didn't kick in. There was snow on the ground.
Vehicle experienced failure of the recall component (99i-006) prior to recall notification, consumer is requesting reimbursement for the entire ABS system.
Brake system failure, vehicle has intermittent braking failures (extended stopping distance) on wet surfaces. Brake pedal will go to the floor, but the vehical wont stop. Insufficient pressure being applied to brakes.
Master cylinder failed. Yh
Recall 99v193000/ABS: ABS failure resulted in extended stopping distance at slow speed, and pedal going all the way to the floor. This problem has caused two rear end accidents. Dealer was not notified at this time.
Upon three separate situations, last one and the only one which caused front end crash damage, I was attempting to stop quickly at about 35 MPH, the truck felt as if it were on ice. The truck took longer to stop than expected and there was no pulsing feeling in the brake pedal or no sounds while consistently holding it down with hard foot pressure. The brake pads were changed at around 50,000 mi. On the other two occasions, the same thing happened but I was able to avoid a crash because of clearance to manuver into the other lane.
Brake failure caused pedal to go to the floor, replaced master cylinder still the light came on possible the ABS failure. Yh
Vehicle not listed by gmc as being one as defined by the federal safety agency campain id number: 99v193000. This is per my local gmc dealer. My vehicle's anti-lock brakes do malfunction as defined. On icy/snow covered surfaces and gravel hills the brake pedal will suddenly drop while foot pressure is being applied. The brakes will then lockup unexpectedly. The only way to overcome or prevent this malfunction is to place the vehicle shift lever into four wheel drive before hand. This problem is so widespread there is an aftermarket kit available that allows the gmc owner to bypass the ABS system. I know gm owners who have done so because they feel the ABS brake system is unsafe. Do you know how many of the 1125749 potential number of units affected were actuallly notified by gmc to have this problem corrected?
My pick up has four wheel anti lock brakes. When the brakes are applied on irregular surface the stopping time is greatly extended. When you have one front wheel on a slick surface it slides and the stopping distance is extended. Today I pulled the front wheels on ice and applied the brakes with the back wheels on bare pavement and the stopping time was greatly extended and the front wheels appeared to lock up. I have been told by gmc that they are working on this problem with you and may have a resolution in january. I would hate to have a wreck in the mean time. I have not notice any of these brake problems with my 1999 lhs.
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Brakes are woefully inadequate with or without ABS coming into play. I've had numerous incidents where I could not stop this vehicle in a normal stopping distance because of either ABS kicking in from a single tire bounce while stopping on uneven road surfaces or when the truck was loaded, such as when hauling heavy material or pulling a loaded trailer. The front disc pads for this truck are exceedingly undersized when compared against a similar weighted sedan (5300lbs) and sedans aren't expected to haul 1/2 ton loads. I have accidentally traveled through intersections trying to stop this vehicle several times. Luckily never hitting anyone or getting hit but very disturbed. I understand there are two recall campaign programs slated for this vehicle by gm (99i006000 and 99v193000) but per my dealer gm is several months away from having any parts or corrections for this.
When applying the brake pedal the pedal went to the floor. Dealer fixed the problem; a broken retainer on the brake pedal. Almost caused an accident but was able to use the emergency brake.
Vehicle has been experiencing ongoing / intermittent problem with brake system: whenever brakes are applied the pedal would goes to the floor and pedal would be hard when pressing, causing extended stopping distance. Dealer / manufacturer notified.
Antilock brakes have not worked properly since truck was new when braking /windshield motor has been intermitent since truck was new some times it works then will shut off at any given time then come back on
When applying the brakes, pedal goes to the floor causing loss of control. However, driver usually has to swerve of the road to avoid hitting other vehicle. Dealer cannot identify problem.
Was driving 65 MPH's and tried to stop quickly, but not to the point of squeeling brakes and truck refused to stop. I ended up driving through the turn into a grassy, flat medium before stopping. Brakes were initially pressed at 65 and failed immediately and you could feel the anti-lock system working because of the vibration, but that is also when braking ceased. I had a witness in the car and we were fortunate I had experienced this type of behavior before qand was able to take control and steer away from any major obstacles. This has happened is the past in sudden stopping situations on dry land and also in snow and rain or anytime the anti-lock system became activated. I have anti-lock in our 1994 mitzubishi galant and the difference in stopping ability is not even near each other in effectiveness. I'm not sure what my options are but I thought that a recall was generated from this and all gm trucks where the ability to control the vehicle was very minimal under similar circumstances but my dealership said that this was arumor only and no recall had ever been issued. I have talked this over with owners of similar vehicles (gm trucks) and we have all experienced this type of episode. This rumor, by the way, was in printed form in our local newspaper about 6 months ago and I just confronted my dealer just last week again. I know this is a problem and by documenting this complaint in the manner I am currently doing hopefully will act as a documented approach in case of an accident to myself or family member which would allow a lawsuit. I would prefer a safety recall to fix the problem before an accident does occur.
I have been traveling at 40 MPH and had to stop suddenly and the ABS system has failed several times allowing the truck to continue moving forward on wet and dry surface. Luckily no accident occured,but it is very frighten to not ne able to depend on your brakes when needed.
When making normal stops, driver will hear noise and then vehicle will not stop,total loss of brakes, driver must bear down in order to stop.
Abs activates continually. Mjs
When applying the brakes vehicle did not stop with foot permanently on brakes. Dealer has seen vehicle before and cannot find the cause.
While driving at 50 MPH applied the brakes, and pedal was hard and got soft. Abs system didn't kick in, and the brakes worked intermittently. Problem repaired at dealer. *ak
Power door locks and window on drivers door fail constantly. Abs brakes lockedand cause an accident.
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