1995 Chevrolet S10 Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 07/28/16*LJ

NHTSA ID

10876430

Incident

May 22, 2016

Mileage

69,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10347118

Incident

Jun 6, 2009

Mileage

170,000 mi

WHILE BRAKING THE BRAKES OF THE CONSUMER'S 1995 CHEVROLET S10 LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO A STEEL POST. THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. *NM THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING AS THEY SHOULD. *NM

NHTSA ID

10113791

Incident

Dec 29, 2004

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AT THE DESIRED STOPPING POINT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, WHERE NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE BRAKES. CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 99I006000 FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR CONCERNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK BRAKES FAILED IN 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN A MONTH. *LA

NHTSA ID

10065272

Mileage

112,000 mi

WHILE BRAKING ABS FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10072210

Incident

Apr 9, 2004

Mileage

72,000 mi

I OWN A 1995 CHEVROLET S10 2WD PICKUP TRUCK. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE MY ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO STOP ME IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. I HAVE NOT YET RECIEVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER SO I WAS WONDERING WHAT I SHOULD DO. THANK YOU.*AK

NHTSA ID

10063721

Incident

Mar 23, 2004

I HAD BEEN NOTICING MY BRAKES FELT SOFT I CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS, THEN LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT AND THE BRAKES FAILED AND SHE WAS IN A BAD WRECK AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016403

Incident

Apr 12, 2003

Mileage

790,471 mi

WE ARE THE OWNERS OF A 1995 CHEVY S10 LS VIN NUMBER [XXX]. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MINOR PROBLEMS AND A FEW MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK IN THE THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND CAUSED A POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION, ALL WHICH HAVE MADE US UNHAPPY WITH THE TRUCK. I APPROACHED A STOPLIGHT, WHERE OTHER VEHICLES WERE STOPPED AND I PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE IN DISBELIEF BUT STILL MY TRUCK CAREENED ON. THIS ALL OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 5 SECONDS. BEFORE I KNEW IT I WAS GIVEN A CHOICE OF EITHER SLAMMING MY TRUCK INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT 40MPH, OR TAKING MY CHANCES ON THE SIDEWALK, THAT TO MY BLESSING WAS EMPTY. DESPERATELY, I VEERED MY TRUCK TO THE RIGHT OVER THE SIDEWALK, OVER BLOCK BARRIERS ONTO A PARKING LOT PRAYING THAT THE IMPACT WOULD SLOW MY TRUCK DOWN. MY TRUCK FINALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK, IT TURNS OUT THAT THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE A PLASTIC PART THAT CONNECTS A VACUUM LINE TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER BROKE. I AM SHOCKED AND OUTRAGED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN. IF THIS PART FAILS AT ANY TIME, THERE ARE NO POWER BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER''S MANUAL, THE PART IN QUESTION NEVER NEEDS SERVICING AND HAS NO REPLACEMENT INTERVAL. WHAT EVEN SCARIER IS THAT WE HAVE HAD OUR BRAKES SERVICED TWICE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. QUESTION TO GM AND OTHER WHY DID THIS PART BREAK? WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE TO PREVENT THIS INCIDENT? HAVE THERE BEEN SIMILAR INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE WITH OTHER GM TRUCKS? IS THIS A RECALL ITEM? OVER THE COURSE OF OWNING OUR GM TRUCK WE HAVE HAD OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURES, THE FIRST WAS WHEN THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR FELL TO THE FLOOR AND NOW THIS''BRAKE FAILURE. WE HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS GM TRUCK. IT HAS PROVEN TO BE UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10003007

Incident

Dec 28, 2002

Mileage

99,800 mi

FAILURE #1-REAR BRAKES WOULD LOCK WHEN STOPPING. THIS WOULD ACTIVATE THE REAR ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND RESULT IN EXTRA LONG STOPPING. FAILURE #2-THE AIR VACUUM HOSE THAT CONTROLS THE POSITION OF THE VENTS (IE HEATER OR VENT OR DEFROST) MELTED AND CONTROL OF THE DEFROST WAS LOST. WINDSHIELD FROSTED OVER AND REDUCED VISION THROUGH WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITION. DT

NHTSA ID

770197

Incident

Nov 20, 1999

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED MR

NHTSA ID

8020532

Incident

Sep 6, 2002

THE ABS ANTILOCKING LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. WHEN I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DELIVER I WAS TOLD THAT THE BPMV VALVE HAD FAILED AND THAT I HAD NO ABS BRAKES. THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST ME $1400 TO REPLACE THIS VALVE. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE FOR A SAFETY SYSTEM REPAIR. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND OUT FROM OTHER SOURCES THAT THE RETAIL GM PRICE OF THE VALVE IS ONLY $108.63. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEV S10 ABS SYSTEM. SHOULDN'T THIS BE REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL? IF NOT IT SHOULD AS LEAST BE REPAIRED AT A REASONABLE COST!*AK

NHTSA ID

767023

Incident

Aug 19, 2002

ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

8018106

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8014328

CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF ABS BRAKE FAILURE. . CONSUMER STATES TOLD MECHANIC. MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY WERE ABS BRAKES, AND IT TAKES THEM LONGER TO STOP. *AK

NHTSA ID

8009278

Incident

May 6, 2002

THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT BRAKES, BUT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FUNCTIONING (ESPECIALLY NOTICED WHILE IN REVERSE). UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR SHOES SHOWED LITTLE OR NO WEAR. I DID REPLACE THE SHOES IN THE HOPE THAT THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS NOT. I SUSPECT THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NEVER BEEN FUNCTIONAL. THE PROBLEM CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHEN UNDERGOING AN OMISSIONS TEST WITH THE REAR WHEELS ON ROLLERS - THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE WHEELS FROM TURNING. I DID NOT DETECT THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE INFREQUENCY OF BRAKING UNDER THE CONDITION OF DRIVING IN REVERSE, ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NEVER BEEN VERY GOOD ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

758490

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. COLD WEATHER ENHANCES THE PROBLEM. ONE ACCIDENT AS OCCURED AND SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. CONTACTED GM AND THE LOCAL DEALER. THEY BOTH INDICATED NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. DEALER WANTED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH IS IN WORKING ORDER. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE HAS INDEED BEEN SEVERAL ABS RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. I NEED SOME HELP IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. THANKS.*AK

NHTSA ID

757385

Incident

Sep 4, 2001

ON JAN 19, 2002 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON ROUTE 17, WHEN A CAR CUT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION DOWN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME AND A COUPLE OF OTHER DRIVERS. I HAD TO APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND LISTENED TO THEM GROAN AND GLIDE ALL THE WAY TILL THEY HIT THE FLOOR , AFTER WHICH I THEN ROLLED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. EVERYONE BUT MYSELF MANAGED TO STOP IN TIME WITH A SHORTER STOPPING DISTANCE. I MUST HAVE WENT 300 FT WITH BRAKES FULLY APPLIED BEFORE SLAMING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. CHEVROLET SHOULD REPLACE THE HAYNES BRAKING COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH ONE THAT WORKS AS TESTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

757165

Incident

Jan 19, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

755694

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT AT RANDOM INTERVALS. ABS ENGAGES ON SMOOTH SURFACES INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE GREATLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

751025

BOTH WHEEL SENSORS FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 38000 MILES. INDICATIONS FROM OWNERS MANUAL STATED THAT THERE WILL STILL BE NO LOSS OF BRAKES. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN (C99046) RELATING TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ON THIS VEHICLE-DID THE PROBLEM THEY REFER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WHEEL SENSOR FAILURE????? DUE TO INADEQUATE REPAIR SERVICE AT THE CLOSEST CHEVROLET DEALER I WAITED TO GO TO BRUNSON IN HAMPTON SC FOR REPAIRS ON THIS AND ALSO ON THE FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER (COVERED UNDER ANOTHER RECALL). THEY CONFIRMED THAT BOTH WHEEL SENSORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE PREMATURE FAILURE TO ME. *AK

NHTSA ID

744696

RECALL 99 V 193 000; INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL. CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER RECALL WAS REPAIRED PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES RECALL WORK WAS DONE, HOWEVER AFTER DEALER REPAIRED THE ABS, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE OCCASIONALLY AND THEN FREQUENTLY, DEALER REPLACED THE ABS MODULE, COSTING THE CONSUMER $464.28. *SLC

NHTSA ID

885843

Incident

Dec 28, 2000

CONSUMER CONTACT DEALER A YEAR AGO IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 99V193000. DEALER CORRECTED RECALL PROBLEM. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE LOCK UP WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SKID, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

885647

POWER ASSIST BRAKES HAS FAILED 4 TIMES WHEN APPLIED. CARBON SEEMS TO BUILD UP IN EGR VALVE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAN IT OUT OR BY JUST DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD DO IT.*AK

NHTSA ID

884213

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

881504

WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. A MINOR ACCIDENT DID OCUR. *AK

NHTSA ID

878756

Incident

Jan 5, 2001