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1995 Chevrolet C15 Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
14
Latest Aug 15, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
23%
of 60 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet C15 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Brakes
Filed Aug 15, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH FRONT LEFT BRAKE DISC ROTOR BROKE, LEAVING VEHICLE WITH NO FRONT BRAKING POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
867795
Incident
Aug 10, 2000
Brakes
Filed Oct 11, 1999

THIS TRUCK HAS ABS. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE EVEN LIGHTLY TOUCHED, ON ANY SURFACE, THE TRUCK WILL SHAKE TREMENDOUSLY (ENOUGH TO SHAKE YOU OUT OF THE SEAT). 2 MECHANICS SO FAR HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEMS. TAKING THIS TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN 2 DAYS.

NHTSA ID
713152
Incident
Aug 1, 1999
BrakesVisibility
Filed Mar 23, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE MOTOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. GM IS AWARE AND HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN, BUT THAT MY TRUCK VIN NO DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. ALSO ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY FROM THE TIME OF BRAKE APPLICATION TO THE ACTUAL MECHANICAL STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
704830
Incident
Nov 1, 1998
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Feb 3, 1998

POWER BOOSTER FAILED TWICE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WILL ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
523971
Incident
Sep 30, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jun 12, 1997

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. *AK

NHTSA ID
517606
Incident
May 17, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jan 28, 1997

MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, HAD TO PUMP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK CORRECTLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
808236
Brakes
Filed Aug 30, 1996

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND JERK AND LOCKUP. *AK

NHTSA ID
801681
Incident
Aug 20, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jan 30, 1996

EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND NO BRAKES AT ALL. TT

NHTSA ID
978446
Incident
Jan 30, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jan 26, 1996

WHEN BRAKING THE CAR PULLS DRAMATICALLY TO ONE SIDE WITH A LOUD NOISE PULLS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
978290
Brakes
Filed Jan 17, 1996
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . TT

NHTSA ID
977658
Incident
Jan 8, 1996
Brakes
Filed Dec 6, 1995

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
976187
Incident
Dec 6, 1995
Brakes
Filed Oct 6, 1995

ABS DID NOT STOP VEHICLE PROPERLY, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TT

NHTSA ID
973086
Incident
Sep 12, 1995
Brakes
Filed Sep 29, 1995

ABS: BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE; IN AN EMERGENCY STOP, PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR; CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING; HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
972732
Incident
Sep 6, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jul 13, 1995

COMING DOWN A HILL HIT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WHICH DID NOT WORK, HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID
968727
Incident
Jul 13, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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