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 1995 Chevrolet C1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 39 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.
The 25 most recent of 39, in the owner's own words
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAIN ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET 1/2 TON C-1500 PICK UP. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TWICE BECAUSE THEY FROZE IN PLACE CAUSING BRAKE PROBLEMS. BOTH TIMES THEY WERE DELCO CALIPERS. THIS ALSO REQUIRED EXTENSIVE BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRS.*AK
AFTER REGULAR MAINTENENCE CHANGING OF BRAKE FLUID VEHICLE HAD A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN YOU FIRST STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL MORES ATTEMPS TO BLEED THE SYSTEM THE PULL WAS STILL THERE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR GUIDENCE AND WESELOH CHEVROLET SAID TO BRING IT IN TO THEM. THEY PERFORMED A FULL FUNCTION BLEED ON MY TRUCK. I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALER AND WITHIN 1 BLOCK THE BRAKES PULLED RIGHT AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEIR FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS, BRAKE LININGS AND FRONT BRAKE HOSES. ALTHOUGH THAT SEEMED TO WORK, I STILL FELT AN OCCASIONAL PULL TO THE RIGHT BUT THOUGHT I WAS JUST IMAGINING THINGS AS IT WOULD NOT PULL TWICE IN A ROW. IN JULY OF 2001 THE PULL AGAIN RETURNED AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND AT THIS TIME THEY SAID THE ABS VALVE WAS BAD. I SHOWED THEM A TSB (99-05-24-001A) AND ASKED HOW THEY WOULD NOT CONDEM AND REPLACE THE ABS VALVE ON ALL TRUCKS HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME PART NUMBER INSTEAD OF JUST THE SUBURBAN MODEL. WHY DOES THIS TSB NOT DEAL WITH ALL THE VEHICLES HAVING THIS PART NUMBER IN ITS ABS SYSTEM? I HOPE THIS HELPS OTHER TRUCK OWNERS RESOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION!!!!!!*AK
THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY WHEN APPLIED, AFTER APPLIED THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL BEFORE BEING SLOWED BY THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. NLM
BATTERY WOULD LEAK, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND WIRING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIED FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BRAKE VACUUM IS LEAKING FLUID FROM THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES, AND MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT APPLYING GREAT FROCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO COME ON AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID NEEDS TO REPLACE THE ABS BOX. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FIVE TIMES I TURNED MY TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO A HARD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DURING BRAKING AND I FINALLY GAVE UP AS FRUSTRATION SET IN. MANY WORK DAYS LOST AND STILL I LIVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE AND IT TAKES FOR EVER TO STOP THE TRUCK. I AM AFRAID OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A PANIC STOP. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE. *AK
WHEN BRAKING PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT PEDAL STILL HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY AND IS SOFT. WIPERS QUIT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WORKED PART TIME UNTIL CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. *AK
THE KELSE-HAYES ABS BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND WHEN BRAKES APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT. *MJS
DASHBOARD IS BROKEN AT THE SCREWS CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME. NLM
ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ALSO, UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, ON DASH, WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP ON LANE DIRT TRAIL ON A MOUNTAIN, BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING TRUCK TO SLIDE DOWN THE TRAIL ABOUT 75 FT, BEFORE TRUCK CAME TO STOP IN THE BUSHES. ABS LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY AND ABS SYSTEM INOPERATIVE, GONE INTO MANUAL MODE, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESET SYSTEM FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION FROM A LOCAL DEALER OVER THE PHONE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN CLEANED AND ADJUSTED AND INSPECTED, AND ABS HAS BEEN RESET SEVERAL TIMES. IS THIS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM OCCURING IN OTHER GM ABS BRAKE SYSTEMS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FRONT BRAKES STICK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THEN THEY RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING, SO THE VEHICLE MAY SUDDENLY ACCELERATE FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED. *YC
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THEY RELEASE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE BRAKES. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN TWO MINOR COLLISIONS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKES MALFUNCTION, BRAKE BOOSTER ERUPTS, AND CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO STOP. THE BRAKE ASSIST DIAPHRAM WAS TORN. BRAKES HAVE MADE A WHISTLING SOUND SINCE NEW. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER MUCH PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. DEALER SAYS ABS HAS FAILED. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
ABS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ALSO THERE IS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS POSSIBLE CAUSE OF VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO BRAKE FADE.
BRAKE CALIPER PISTONS ARE NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND CONSTANT FRICTION ON THE INSIDE DISC PADS.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICAL THE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICAL CONTINUED TO STILL TRAVEL. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. ALSO FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER WITHDREW THIS COMPLAINT ON 05-12-97. *AK
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