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1995 Chevrolet K15 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.
8
Latest Mar 8, 2002
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.
21%
of 38 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.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

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 1995 Chevrolet K15 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 Mar 8, 2002

WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT ROTORS SEPARATED. CONTACT DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
8005243
Brakes
Filed Dec 14, 2000
Crash reported

WAS TRAVELING 30MPH WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL RAN OUT INTO TRAFFIC. SLAMMED ON BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ABS KICKED IN FOR AWHILE. THEN, THERE WAS NO PRESSURE FOR BRAKING. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE BRAKES CHECKED, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, WAS INFORMED BRAKES WERE A PROBLEM IF APPLIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
876538
Incident
Aug 11, 2000
Brakes
Filed Jan 10, 1997

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN AT ANY SPEED AT AN EMERGENY STOP, BRAKES LOCK UP, AND THERE IS LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
807423
Incident
Dec 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Dec 16, 1996
Crash reported

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY LADY IN FRONT SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES, REARENDED INTO THE LADY'S VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
804990
Incident
Sep 12, 1996
AirbagsBrakes
Filed May 16, 1996
Crash reported2 injuries reported

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

NHTSA ID
504718
Incident
May 14, 1996
Brakes
Filed Mar 6, 1996
Crash reported

THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT WORK IN A DRY FLAT SURFACE ROAD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
980298
Incident
Jan 31, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 7, 1996
Crash reported

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

NHTSA ID
978840
Incident
Jan 3, 1996
BrakesTires & wheels
Filed Oct 2, 1995

BRAKE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND OTHER PARTS, TO NO AVAIL. TT DEALER HAS TURNED FRONT ROTORS, OILED REAR BRAKES, TURNED BRAKE DRUMS, AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER TWICE, HOWEVER BRAKES STILL GRIND AND GO TO THE FLOOR. FRONT END ALIGNMENT COMPLETE DUE TO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, CONSUMER DID NOT GIVE ANY SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION. *SLC

NHTSA ID
972785
Incident
Sep 25, 1995

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Airbags11

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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