BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND WIRING HARNESS FAILED CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SIGNAL PROBLEMS TO THE ECM. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 549195
- Incident
- Sep 27, 1999
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 C3500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND WIRING HARNESS FAILED CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SIGNAL PROBLEMS TO THE ECM. MJS
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORKING AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. *AK REPLACED FRONT BRAKES TWICE AND HAD THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT REPLACED ONCE, REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED ON TWO OCCASIONS. *MJS
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER RAN INTO A DITCH AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKE SWITCH LIGHT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. REPAIRWORK DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE'S ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP IN WET CONDITIONS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO SIDEWAYS.
BRAKES FAILED.
HEAD LAMP SWITCH FAILED.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BRAKE PADS WORE PREMATURELY.
IN DRY WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, DIDN'T COME UP, REARENDED CAR IN FRONT, NO ONE WAS INJURED. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT.
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