When applying brakes in an emergency/sudden stop on rough or wet surface ABS will not engage. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
1994 GMC Suburban brakes complaints
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Intermittently when brakes are applied pedal goes partially to floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. Dealer has inspected vehicle, and could not duplicate or correct problem. *ak because of faulty brakes, consumer has had 2 accidents, where one person was injured and several running of stop lights and stop signs.
When driving on a bumpy road or hitting a bump while braking at same time, brakes would not respond. Consumer had rear ended another vehicle because of this problem.
When brake pedal is applied there is a delayed response. Brakes will grab/ release, and, grab again. Deaeler has been contacted.
When appyling ABS brakes pedal goes to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. Cause unknown, dealer cannot identify the problem. *ak front brakes are shuddering because front brakes are too small for the vehicle.
On two(2) separate occassions, emergency application of the brakes at approximately 45 MPH, failed to slow vehicle. In both cases, the pedal did go "hard" but the vehicle continued to travel as if the brakes had not been applied. In the first instance that occurred in 1997, I was able to steer around a car that had stopped suddenly in the lane in front of me and avoided a collison. Following the incident, I was unable to duplicate the failure after repeated tries. The second occasion occured in feb. 1999 when my wife travelling at 45 MPH was unable to stop for a vehicle that turned in front of her at an innersection striking the crossing vehicle in the passenger side. Although the other driver was cited for the accident, my wife reported to me the same conditions that I had experienced previously and had not told her about. She refused to drive the vehicle for several months and only after I had taken the vehicle to the dealer and was told there was nothing wrong with it. I have been a licensed driver for over 35 years and have owned and driven many vehicles with and without antilock brakes. There is a problem with the brakes on this vehicle that has been experienced by other owners of similar vehicles I have spoken to over the years.
Roads were wet, towing 600 pounds, consumer tried to stop and vehicle will not stop. Vehicle stopped in the middle of intersection. Another time while driving in the rain, consumer need to stop at a very busy road, vehicle did not stop. Consumer feels lucky there were no cars coming. Took vehicle to dealer, and they daid it was the wheels.
When applying brakes aggressively on dry pavement ABS system hesitated before activating, causing extended stopping distance. Cause unknown. *ak
I feel that my ABS take a very long distance to stop my vehicle even at 25 MPH, at which speed I had to swerved to avoid the vehicle in front of me. I e-mailed to gmc who told me that they where sorry about my problem and to bring my truck to a dealership to have it checked.I brought my vehicle to two different dealerships and their response was that my ABS are working, I know that there was a recall on some other vehicle from gmc that describe exactely what I am feeling with my suburban.do you have any complaint from other owners of suburban? I talked to a few of them in my area and their response was that none of them like the way their ABS work.
Ea-95026: poor brake performance: vehicle experieced problem whenever it rolled over on rough surface, causing brake pedal to pulsate, and extended stopping distance. Vehicle been inspected by independent repair shop.
Abs failure caused accident. Yh
I drove a gm product for over 20 years, before owning this machine, that weighed the same as this one, had the same size tires and type(factory reccommended) as my suburban and I never freewheeled through any red lights or hit anyone! It is very scary driving this machine. If the anti-lock brakes are so good then why are they automatically disconnected when in 4 wheel drive? I thought off road conditions and snow and ice(where 4 wheel drive is necessary) is where you would want the superior brakes?
When applying the brakes in an emergency, brakes grabbed and completely let go, causing driver to crash into vehicle ahead. This happened on a smooth road surface, and no inclement weather. Dealership and manufacturer were notified about the problem. Damages to the vehicle were repaired. Nothing was done to the ABS. *ak
Consumer waiting at the intersection for light to change she applied brakes and the brakes didn't hold, and ran into the back of another vehicle. Dealer stated ABS system wasn't operable.
This condition is very serious when you are in need of your brakes the most they completly fail with no indication under normal brake use. Please contact me for any usefull discription on what happened. I am a certified mechanic and have been trained in anti-lock brake service .
While driving in the neighborhood, travelling about 20mph ,crossed an intersection, and vehicle two car lengths ahead stopped. Also, vehicle in front of the consumer stopped. Went to apply brakes and brakes failed.
Rear anti lock brakes do not work properly and the front brakes lock up and slide due to design.
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The brakes failed on a wet rough surface. I did not have any brakes at all. This happened to my son in 1994 and I took the vehicle back to the dealer for inspection, and they said the brakes were ok. This last time when I went back to the dealer I was advised that gmc knew there was a problem but gmc did not notify the dealer's how to fix the problem. I called gmc at 1‑800‑462‑8782 and spoke to audrey pressley and kevin, file #99289962 to know satisfaction about repairing the brake system. This vehicle has been very well maintained by the local gmc dealer. When the brakes failed I was very lucky to avoid an accident. It seems that the brakes fail on a wet bumpy surface. The rest of the time they are ok.
Non-repeatable, intermittent failure of ABS reduces braking performance significantly to the point of loss of control
When applying ABS brakes on a slight incline and coming to a stop the brakes faile, causing extended stopping distance. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Thank god no one was injured I would like to get this problem fixed befrore any one does get hurt. No summary listed for above vehicle.
When brakes were applied in a panic stop, ABS light came on and the pedal went to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. The dealer has replaced the ABS brake module.
When applying the ABS pedal goes to the floor,causing extended stopping distance. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
When brake pedal is applied under normal or emergency conditions there is a decrease in stopping distance, on rough surface, there are no brakes at all whe vehicle goes into the anti-lock mode. Also, when pedal is applied in a hard braking situation after the anti-skid system kicks in, pedal will release all the way to the floor. Dealer has not been contacted.
When the brakes are applied the vehicle vibrates and fades resulting in extended stopping distances. The dealer has replaced the pads several times. The manufacturer has been notified. Mjs
When applying the brakes during an emergency stop, truck starts to stop then begins to glide. This caused owner to crash into the rear of another vehicle. Repairs have been made to the body of the truck. Braking problem was not yet resolved. *ak
Intermittently when the brakes are applied the pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. The dealer has been notified.
When brakes are applied at 30mph and below under normal conditions, pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distances, and once causing a minor collision. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.
Whenever ABS brakes are applied vehicle would fail to stop. This causes extended stopping distance. The problem is intermittent, but constant. Taking to dealer.
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