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1988 Chevrolet C1500 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.
12
Latest Jul 14, 1999
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.
38%
of 32 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 1988 Chevrolet C1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 Jul 14, 1999

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING STOPPED VEHICLES. *YC

NHTSA ID
547176
Brakes
Filed Nov 19, 1998

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AND OFF WHILE IN USE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
831069
Incident
Nov 2, 1998
Brakes
Filed May 18, 1998

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, ALSO, THE LINING ON THE PADS CAME OFF WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID
823421
Incident
Dec 12, 1997
Brakes
Filed Apr 25, 1998

BRAKE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
534772
Brakes
Filed Nov 14, 1997

BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSING CONSUMER LOSS OF CONTROL ON OCCASION.

NHTSA ID
524756
Brakes
Filed Nov 4, 1997

BRAKE PADS HAVE FAILED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR.

NHTSA ID
524253
Brakes
Filed Oct 24, 1997

APPLIED THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK. DEALER SAID THAT THE LINING ON THE PADS CAME OFF WHICH ALLOWED THE PEDAL TO STICK. *AK

NHTSA ID
817532
Incident
Aug 12, 1995
Brakes
Filed Apr 14, 1997
Fire reported

UPON MAKING A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKES FADING AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
810106
Brakes
Filed Mar 18, 1997

EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ABS FAILURE, WHILE SITTING AT STOP SIGN BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TOO FAR DOWN, ALSO, DURING PANIC STOP PEDAL GOES FOT FLOOR DUE TO LOW PEDAL PRESSURE, ABS LIGHT FLASHES, THEN STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY, DEALER CAN'T RECREATE. *AK

NHTSA ID
809115
Brakes
Filed Feb 18, 1997

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHEN ABS KICKED IN. *AK

NHTSA ID
808992
Brakes
Filed Jan 28, 1997

BRAKES FAILED FOUR TIMES.

NHTSA ID
514276
Brakes
Filed Jan 23, 1997

ABS BRAKES DO NOT OPERATEPROPERLY; HAVE A LOT OF PEDAL TRAVEL. *AK

NHTSA ID
513670
Incident
Jan 1, 1988

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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