Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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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 1993 Chevrolet C1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED 2 DIFFERENT TIMES, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES BUT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEM AT LEAST 6 TIMES, THE SPARE TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WAS DRY ROTTED. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A PANIC, THE VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
BRAKES: POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP PUS BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. WHEN YOU FINALLY STOPPED AND STARTED OVER AGAIN, THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIOND. ALSO, DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. DRIVER ALSO REPLACED TRANSMISSION/REAR AXLE SEALING/REAR ABS BRAKES AND STARTER. *AK
THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE COLLAPSED INSIDE THE BRACKET WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP, ALSO VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING. *AK
THE BATTERY LEAKS ACID, THE ACID RUNS DOWN THE BATTERY CABLE, THE CABLE RUNS ACROSS THE BRAKE LINE AND THE ACID RUNS ON THE BRAKE LINE AND EATS THE BRAKE LINE AWAY AND BRAKES FAIL. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, IMPACTED VEHICLE IN FRONT, NO PRIOR WARNING. *AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE RUBS AGAINST BUSHING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE HANGER LOCATED FORWARED OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE, OVER TIME THE CABLE DESTROYS THE BUSHING RESULTING IN THE CABLE RUBBING AGAINST THE METAL HANGER, WITH REPEATED USE , THE CABLE WILL WEAR AWAY AND EVENTUALL BREAK, RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *SLC
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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