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 1994 Chevrolet Silverado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE SFAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY , THE BRAKE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION UNDER MY TRUCK I NOTICE BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM BETWEEN THE FRAME AND FUEL TANK . I THEN NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND I HAD NO WARNING . THE BRAKE LINES ARE LOCATED WHERE YOU CANNOT SEE THEM MAKING INSPECTION OF THEM NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE . I WAS LUCKY WHERE I WAS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED .
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1994 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE ADJUSTERS ON HIS BACK BRAKES. IN ORDER FOR THE CONSUMER TO ADJUST THE BACK BRAKES, HE HAS TO TAKE THE WHEELS AND THE HUB OFF TO ADJUST THEM . WHEN THE WHEEL IS PUT BACK ON, IT WAS SO LOOSE THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES. GM DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HIS VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL ON THE ABS RECALL. THE BRAKE SHOES ON THE REAR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED SINCE 1994 AND CONSUMER WENT IN TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE LIKE BRAND NEW. THE BRAKE SHOES ON THE REAR IS NOT TOUCHING THE HUB. CONSUMER HAS TO CHANGE THE BRAKE ON HIS FRONT EVERY THREE MONTHS. *TT *JB
AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR RECALL ON BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY ,AND DEALER CHARGED EVERY TIME WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON.*AK
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK
THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. A RETAINER CLIP FELL OFF, WHICH ALLOWED THE BRAKED LINKAGE TO BECOME DISCONNECTED RESULTING IN NO BRAKE POWER. NLM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEAKER, JUST BEFORE THE TOTAL COLLAPSE OF THE COMPONENT, THEN THE STATIONARY PROBLEM BECAME CRITICAL. CHEVEROLET REDESIGNED THE FAULTY PRONE CLIP. *SCC
WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH IGNITION OFF EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. SOMEHOW TRUCK STARTED BY ITSELF AND DROVE RIGHT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. DRIVEWAY WAS A FLAT SURFACE. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM TRUCK. AS A SAFETY MEASURE OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED BATTERY. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING CARGO LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. CARGO LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE 1997. *AK BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED. *YH
DEALER REFUSING TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.ALSO, DEALER WILL NOT GIVE CONSUMER ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING OTHER RECALLS. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ME WITH OTHER INSTRUCTION. *AK THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO GET IT DONE FOR OVER A YEAR. *YH
REPORTING AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ASKING NHTSA TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, TAKING THE CRIUSE CONTROL OFF, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKES GRABBED. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, WENT ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A SAFETY GUARDRAIL AND A BRIDGE. THEN VEHICLE SPUN AROUND INTO A 360 CIRCLE. *AK *MJS
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOAD, AND ISN'T STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS TO STAY A DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND PUMP THE BRAKES. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON OCCASIONALLY. HAD A DELAY OF 5 MINUTES OR MORE BEFORE THEY OPERATED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS THE COST GOES TO CONSUMER. VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE TO STOP WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENT (JULY OF 1998). *YC
WHILE DRIVING WITH FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRAKES LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL ,IN WHICH VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A COLLISION.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
OWNER CLAIMS THAT THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP AND PULL TO THE RIGHT.
DRIVING ABOUT 15MPH IN TRAFFIC AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
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