1997 Chevrolet Pickup Brakes Problems

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

765381

AT SLOW SPEEDS APROXIMATLY 5-10 MPH THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM KICKS IN AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE.MOSTLY COMING TO A SLOW STOP SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT.I HEAR THE ABS MOTOR RUNNING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS THE VEHICLE THEN FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME.THIS IS ON A GOOD TRACTION SURFACE AND THERE IS NO WHEEL LOCK UP.IT SEEMS TO ACT UP ALMOST EVERY STOP FOR DAYS AND THEN I MAY NOT HAVE IT OCCUR FOR A FEW DAYS THEN IT RETURNS.*AK

NHTSA ID

757377

Incident

Jan 20, 2002

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL CONVIENCE STORE THE VACUUM BOOSTER FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BE EXTREMELY RIGID. MY WIFE WA DRIVING AT THE TIME AND HAD (3 MONTHS PRIOR) UNDERGONE BACK SUGERY. IT CAUSED HE TREMENDOUS PAIN TO FORCE THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN IN ORDER TO STOP. SHE PROCEEDED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND CALL ME. (AT HOME) I INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND DETERMINED THE BOOSTER HAD IN FACT FAILED. ( I AM AN AUTO TECHNICIAN BY TRADE) THE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED ($168) AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS ALIEVEATED. IF THIS WERE TO HAVE HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT A GREATER SPEED, IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION, I BELIEVE AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED AND HER INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING. *AK

NHTSA ID

754334

Incident

Aug 24, 2001

OUR DEALERSHIP AND GENERAL MOTORS HELP DESK INDICATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS BEYOND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CRITERIA, THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIX THE VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTERS EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE GM TRUCKS AS REPORTED IN THE DETROIT FREE PRESS ON JUNE 29, 2001. IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO OR ANYONE TO CONTACT REGARDING THE PROBLEM? WILL THE MANUFACTURER (GM) PAY FOR THIS DEFECT? OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE A RECALL?*AK

NHTSA ID

751316

Incident

Aug 28, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

750054

Incident

May 11, 2000

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY PULL HARD TO RIGHT, ALMOST AS IF SOMEONE GRABBED WHEEL AND PULLED IT. I DO NOT REMEMBER HAVING THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I HAD BRAKE TROUBLE AT AROUND 58,000 MILES. THE FRONT PADS WERE REPLACED, ROTORS RESURFACED, AND PACKED FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES FIXED, I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE STEERING PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1997 GMC, YUKON.*AK

NHTSA ID

749026

AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE MAKERS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJOR PARTS OF A BRAKE SYSTEM. WE HAD TO TAKE TIME TO GET THE TRUCK REPAIRED AND PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. WE SHOULD NOT IN THIS COUNTRY PRODUCE SUCH UNSAFE VEHICLES.*AK

NHTSA ID

747746

Incident

Jun 30, 2001

EA-01-013; WHEN DRIVING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL ALMOST GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS NOTED SEVERAL TSB'S REGARDING THE PROBLEM, MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

891823

AFTER READING ARTICLE IN THE NEWSPAPER DATED 6/29/01 ON BOOSTER FAILURES I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MINE TO THE LIST.*AK

NHTSA ID

747590

Incident

Aug 30, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON DRY SUNNY DAY AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER. *AK 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

891558

Incident

Jun 20, 2001

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIANCED PORBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CHECKED FLUIDS, AND THE FLUIDS LOOKED FINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WILL REPLACE A PUMP IN ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID

886461

Incident

Apr 23, 2001

NHTSA SAYS THAT THERE ARE DEFECTS WITH THIS VICHICLE, GM SAYS THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS, MY FRONT BRAKES WHERE REPLACED AT 24,000 REAR BRAKES WHERE CHECK SHOWED NO SIGN OF WEAR.THE PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK AT TIMES , SOMETIMES YOU GET A STRONG ODER OF GAS AT REAR OF TRUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID

742374

Incident

Jul 11, 1998

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

742076

Incident

Feb 8, 1998

BRAKES ON DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHLE CONSUMER STILL HAS FOOT ON BRAKE. OTHER TIMES, BRAKES FEEL SOFT, AND OTHER TIMES, BRAKES KIND OF KICK BACK. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE FIXED PROBLEM ALREADY. *AK

NHTSA ID

881236

Incident

Apr 1, 2000

REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES PADS TWICE( 20,000-48,500) AND REPLACEMENT OF CALIPERS. *AK

NHTSA ID

733360

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

723875

THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN ACTING UP FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED, THE MECHANIC SAID A RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS TRUCK BUT HAS NOT BEEN SENT OUT. HE CHARGED ME FOR A NEW BRAKE JOB ON THE FRONT BRAKES BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TWICE AND HE WENT THROUGH EVERTHING AGAIN BUT I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. I SAW A RECALL ON SOME '97 CHEVY VEHICLES ON THE NEWS BUT HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. RW. *AK

NHTSA ID

719156

CD PLAYER HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. NLM

NHTSA ID

550943

Incident

Jul 12, 1999

AT LOW SPEEDS THE REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY OR SKID. ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED BY DEALER, AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITY WITH NO CAUSE IDENTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

717782

Incident

Jan 22, 2000

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30-35MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD NO STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CONTACTED AND NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

827778

Incident

Aug 21, 1998

ABS BRAKES FAILED FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. CONSUMER ALMOST HIT A LITTLE BOY. *AK

NHTSA ID

828352

Incident

Sep 29, 1998

RUBBER BRAKE PAD COMES OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING OWNER TO GET INTO ACCIDENTS. OWNER STATES DEALERS BOLTED DOWN PAD TO CORRECT PROBELM. *AK

NHTSA ID

824779

VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN ANY WEATHER CONDITION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

824770

WHILE HOLDING FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE PEDAL LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP. WHILE HOLDING FOOT ON BRAKES, THE ABS KICKED IN, THE THE BRAKES DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THE TRUCK STILL KEPT ON GOING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

817739

Incident

Oct 19, 1997

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FROM 1 TO 15 MINUTES. WHEN THIS LIGHTS ARE ON, THE ABS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. TEH DEALER HAS ATTEMPED TO FIX THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES PRIOR . *AK

NHTSA ID

818333

Incident

Nov 5, 1997