1994 Chevrolet G20 Owner Complaints

WHILE DRIVING APPROACHING STOPLIGHT BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR AND DRIVE VAN UP AND OVER CURB WHILE USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. CONTACTED DEALER WHERE VAN WAS TOWED. SAID BRAKES NEEDED TO BE BLED AGAIN. BRAKES BLED AND PEDAL STILL FELT THE SAME-SPONGY. TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. DRIVING HOME ON WINDDY ROAD,APPLIED BRAKES NOTHING HAPPEND RELEASED BRAKES AND TRIED AGAIN AND THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. DEALER SAID TO BRING BACK. THEY INSPECTED SYSTEM SAID BAD MASTER CYLINDER. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND STILL SPONGY BRAKES. DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL. THEY STILL DO NOT GRIP AS STRONG DESPITE ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS REPLACED EXCEPT FOR THE VACCUME BOOSTER AND ABS MODULE. I ALSO NO LONGER HEAR THE ABS MODULE COME ON LIKE IT USED TO BEFORE ALL OF THIS, THE ABS LIGHT DOES COME ON AND GOES OUT AFTER STARTING VAN. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES YOU SHOULD HEAR THE ABS PUMP COME ON WHEN STARTING VAN THEN COME ON AGAIN AT ABOUT 7MPH. IT DOES NOT. TOLD DEALER THIS AND THEY SAID THE MANUAL IS WRONG AND THAT THE BRAKES ARE FINE. YEAH, RIGHT. WHEN GOING 55 MPH DOWN HILL VAN WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNLESS I HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN OR USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND COME TO A VERY FAST STOP. AS THIS BEING A FAMILY VAN WE A SCARED TO DRIVE IT. OTHER MECHANICS CAME TO CONCLUSION THE ABS IS AT FAULT. POSSIBLE AIR IN CHAMBERS AND HAS TO BE SERVICED BY DEALER COMPUTER. DEALER SAYS THE ABS IS FINE. WE HAVE ALSO FOUND RECALL ON ABS, BUT OUR VAN IS NOT INCLUDED ACCORDING TO G.M. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS RESOLVED!! THANK YOU *TR

NHTSA ID

10596774

Incident

Apr 22, 2014

Mileage

60,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD, A VEHICLE STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRAKE, THE ABS ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THERE WAS A DRILL-LIKE SOUND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT NORMALLY ENGAGE ON WET OR ICY SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, 99I006000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

10150352

Incident

Feb 5, 2006

NHTSA# 99-I-006-000: THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, OR MINIVANS EQUIPPED WITH 3-SENSOR ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) EBC4 UNITS. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10022436

Incident

Jun 5, 2003

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN A BUMP, POT HOLE OR SLICK SURFACE IS ENCOUNTERED

NHTSA ID

10005280

Incident

Jan 11, 2002

Mileage

98,443 mi

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. I HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED LAST MONTH AT 32,095 ACTUAL MILES. THE PROBLEM OF PULLING TO THE LEFT CONTINUES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN BRAKES ARE RELEASED, IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT--IT DOESN'T RELEASE. IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY STOP, IT PULLS TO THE LEFT, THEN RIGHT, THEN LEFT, THEN RIGHT. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1100.00. I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT THIS LOW MILEAGE.*AK

NHTSA ID

748216

ON 7-5-01 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 PM WHILE PARKED IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT I HEARD A LOAD EXPLOSION. SUDDENLY THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE SETTLED DOWN. I KNEW AT THIS TIME THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUFFERED A RAPID AIR LOSS. SEARS ROEBUCK SELLER OF THE TIRE BLAMES A ROAD HAZARD. NO INDICATION OF SUCH, HAD NOT HIT ANY POTHOLES OR OBSTACLES IN THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE USED ON HARD SURFACED ROADWAYS ONLY. (DOT NUMBER: HYHF REL TIRESIZE: P21575S15)

NHTSA ID

748003

Incident

Jul 5, 2001

VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO MAXIMUM WITHOUT TOUCHING THROTTLE, MORE THAN ONCE. *AK

NHTSA ID

747361

Incident

Jun 24, 2001

GEARS ON REAR END ARE ALL CHEWED UP. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS WHEN VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. *AK

NHTSA ID

878586

Incident

Jan 16, 2001

AXLE SEAL OF REAR BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO FAIL. ALL OF BRAKING WAS BEING DONE BY FRONT BRAKES. ALSO, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. GMC DENIED ANY DEFECT.*AK

NHTSA ID

869901

THERE WAS A FRONT END COLLISION AT 15 TO 20 MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

NHTSA ID

846110

BOTH TIMES FAILED WITH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. LIFTED WIPER OFF GLASS AND HEATED MOTOR UNTIL OVERLOAD PROTECTION CAME ON. FIRST TIME HAD TO COOL DOWN FOR 12 HRS. AND BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. SECOND TIME STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. INSTALLED WIND REFLECTORS AND WIPER BOOTS TO HOLD WIPER ON WINDOW BUT STILL LIFTED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NO WIPERS IN RAIN STORMS.

NHTSA ID

710029

Incident

May 1, 1999

ONCE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED IN AN EMERGENCY STOP IT TAKE A FEW STOPS BEFORE THEY GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT IT STILL TAKES A GOOD DISTANCE TO BRING THE VAN TO A STOP. NLM

NHTSA ID

547939

Incident

Nov 21, 1998

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

NHTSA ID

844307

Incident

Jul 23, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH LUG: NUTS CAME OFF OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF. CONSUMER ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

840411

Incident

Jun 6, 1999

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, WHEN SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE, THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER KEPT BRAKING TO BRING VEHICHLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SEAT BELT KEPT THE CONSUMER IN PLACE. DUE TO THE COLLISION, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HEAD/NECK, AND CHEST. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

828119

Incident

Sep 18, 1998

THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DURING A COLLISION. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT DID RESTRAIN DRIVER. THESE FAILURES RESULTED IN SEVERAL INJURIES TO HEAD/ NECK AND CHEST. *AK

NHTSA ID

828075

Incident

Sep 18, 1998

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN, THESE FAILURES RESULTED IN SEVERAL INJURIES TO HEAD,NECK AND CHEST.

NHTSA ID

538060

Incident

May 20, 1998

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID

534490

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN A HUMMING NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR END. OWNER DISCOVERED THAT THE AXLE SHAFT BEARINGS WERE PITTED. THE OWNER REPLACED THE AXLE SHAFT BEARINGS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

822227

Incident

Mar 10, 1997

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN A BUMP, POT HOLE OR SLICK SURFACE IS ENCOUNTERED.

NHTSA ID

527283

Incident

Nov 3, 1997

CONSUMER ONCE APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO FLOOR. YET AUTO DID NOT STOP.- HE HAS ALSO HAD THREE ACCIDENTS , AS A RESULTS OF FAULTY BRAKES IN THE SAME VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

817730

Incident

Jun 15, 1997

SPLASH SHIELD IS PUSHED BACK WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND RUBS ON THE INSIDE OF TIRE.

NHTSA ID

522615

Incident

Jun 1, 1997

ROTORS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

514041

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 6 TIMES.

NHTSA ID

516674

Incident

Apr 1, 1996

BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

516322

Incident

Mar 23, 1997