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1995 GMC C1500 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.
10
Latest Nov 10, 1997
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.
31%
of 32 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

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 GMC C1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Nov 10, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER ALSO ON NOTICED THE PEDAL GETS VERY SOFT AT TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
818665
Brakes
Filed Oct 24, 1997

MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE REPLACED DUE TO HARD TO PUSH PEDAL OR SOFT/SPONGY PEDAL. SINCE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THESE (2) COMPONENTS, BRAKES STOP WITH ERRATIC PERFORMANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
817558
Brakes
Filed Mar 26, 1997

THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO ALMOST HIT THE FLOOR THEN PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
810424
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jan 15, 1997
2 injuries reported1 death reported

BRAKES LOCKED AND VEHICLE SKIDDED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/PERMANENT INJURY.

NHTSA ID
513732
Incident
May 12, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jan 6, 1997

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP. *AK

NHTSA ID
807133
Brakes
Filed Apr 26, 1996

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983590
Incident
Apr 22, 1996
Brakes
Filed Apr 22, 1996

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK WELL IN TIPE OF SURFACE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983398
Incident
Apr 22, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jan 3, 1996

THE TRUCKS BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAILING. THE BRAKES LEAK AND PULL TO LEFT AND CAUSE A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
977282
Incident
Nov 3, 1995
Brakes
Filed Oct 24, 1995
Crash reported

CONSUMER DRIVING TRY TO STOP THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT CAR IN FRONT OF HIM . TT

NHTSA ID
973870
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Brakes
Filed Feb 14, 1995

WHILE DRIVING, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, DEALER CAN'T CORRECT AFTER SEVEN TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
960014

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.

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