Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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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.
28
Latest Apr 1, 2004
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.
47%
of 59 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.
4
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 1992 GMC Safari submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 28 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
The 25 most recent of 28, in the owner's own words
ABS SYSTEM FAILED. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY STILL HAD BRAKES. *AK ABS FAILED WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE LOSS OF ABS WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF INTERNAL BRAKE MODULE. CONSUMER DECLINED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE WHEN HE WAS QUOTED BY THE DEALER OF THE EXPENSE FOR REPAIR, COST WAS $1300, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WILL STILL HAVE THE SAME BRAKING CAPABILITY EVEN WITHOUT ABS. IN ADDITION, RECALL ON DIPSTICK, TO INDICATE TRANSMISSION RESEVOIR. IF DIPSTICK IS SHORTER, IT WOULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. *LA
NHTSA ID
10059838
Incident
Feb 21, 2004
Mileage
68,500 mi
Brakes
Filed Mar 9, 2004
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND REMAINS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
10061741
Incident
Mar 9, 2004
Brakes
Filed Feb 15, 2002
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
758274
Incident
Jan 31, 2002
Brakes
Filed Aug 23, 2000
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA ID
728841
Incident
Jul 18, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jul 26, 2000
ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ID
866008
Brakes
Filed May 3, 2000
WHEN BRAKING ON ICY ROAD THE BRAKES WILL TOTALLY DISENGAGE EVEN IF SOME WHEELS ARE ON DRY PAVEMENT
NHTSA ID
9000749
Brakes
Filed Mar 11, 2000
PROBLEM WITH DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN WET/SNOWY ROAD CONDITION. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK
NHTSA ID
855279
Incident
Dec 13, 1999
Brakes
Filed Feb 8, 2000
THE ABS SYSTEM FAULTY. NLM
NHTSA ID
783870
Brakes
Filed Jan 27, 2000
BRAKES WERE SPONGY, AND WERE NOT STOPPING ON CONTACT. PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR STOPPING, BUT WOULD NOT REACT OR STOP LIKE THEY SHOULD IF PRESSED FAST. *AK
NHTSA ID
848733
Incident
Aug 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Oct 26, 1999
APPROACHING STOP SIGN, PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP; WENT THROUGH STOP. SINCE THIS INCIDENT ABS HAS NOT WORKED(DASHBOARD LAMPS ON) AND REQUIRES ADDITIONAL STOPPING DISTANCE TO STOP.
NHTSA ID
713891
Incident
Feb 15, 1997
Brakes
Filed Nov 10, 1998
Crash reported
WHILE STOPPING AND TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED FROM THE BACK DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
NHTSA ID
830521
Incident
Oct 29, 1998
Brakes
Filed Apr 27, 1998
Crash reported
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GETS HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION TO OCCUR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
822805
Incident
Aug 8, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 17, 1998
ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ID
821690
Incident
Dec 27, 1997
Brakes
Filed Feb 11, 1998
BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA ID
530275
Incident
Feb 15, 1993
Brakes
Filed Jan 25, 1998
ABS FAILURE.
NHTSA ID
529772
Incident
Sep 20, 1997
Brakes
Filed Jan 13, 1998
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VAN JUST KEEP GOING FASTER AND FASTER AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER LOWERED THE GEAR DOWN TO 1ST GEAR AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VAN SLOWED DOWN. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENED ONE TIME. *AK
NHTSA ID
818439
Incident
Aug 15, 1997
Brakes
Filed Nov 12, 1997
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HAS HAS CONTINUOUS FAILURES.
NHTSA ID
524668
Brakes
Filed Nov 10, 1997
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES WILL GRAB AN SLIP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
818734
Brakes
Filed Apr 8, 1997
Crash reported2 injuries reported
ABS FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DRIVER COULD HEAR THE BRAKES MAKING A ROARING NOISE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS CAUSED A REAR-END CRASH. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP. *AK
NHTSA ID
808957
Incident
Aug 31, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 21, 1997
UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN WET AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. *AK
NHTSA ID
809207
Incident
Jun 2, 1994
Brakes
Filed Aug 2, 1996
IN APPLYING THE ABS IN A PANIC SITUATION THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TIME. THIS CONDITION CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
NHTSA ID
800425
Incident
Jul 31, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 20, 1996
ABS, BRAKE FAILED, YELLOW AND RED LIGHTS CAME ON WILL NOT GO OFF, IN FOR REPAIR, LOSS OF ABS, REPLACEMENT OF ABS MODULE. *AK
NHTSA ID
984638
Incident
May 20, 1995
Brakes
Filed Feb 23, 1996
HAS ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACE FRONT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AT 25,000 MILES, 34,000 MILE LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE POWER MODULE FAILED.*AK
NHTSA ID
979642
Brakes
Filed Jan 30, 1996
THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WELL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA ID
978462
Incident
Jan 30, 1996
BrakesElectricalEngine
Filed Oct 20, 1995
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS HAPPENS WHEN EVERIT WANTS, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS WITH NO DAHS WARNING LIGHTS, TO RESTART CONSUMER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL RESTART, CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, ALSO ABS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE BUT NOTHING WAS REPORTED TO BE WRONG CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL JERK, OR SHAKE AND SOMETIMES PULL TO THE RIGHT, THEN LEFT.*JB
NHTSA ID
973700
Incident
Jun 19, 1993
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