1995 Chevrolet Suburban SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

(1) HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKING SYSTEM 3 TIMES IN LAST 4 MONTHS (2) VEHICLE KEEPS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN ACTIVATING FOR NO REASON (3)REPLACED ROTORS, CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS (4)WHEN STARTING FROM START POSITION BRAKE CALIPERS STAY A LITTLE CLOSED AND EVENTUALLY LOOSEN UP ONCE THE VEHICLES PICKS UP SPEED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MECHANIC BLED THE BRAKES AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THE ABS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THE ROADS WERE ICY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE BRAKES LOCKED, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED. THE ABS HAD BEEN ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE ABS ACTIVATION WAS INTERMITTENT, AND MANY TIMES THE BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOP, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE WITH THE ABS SENSORS. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS SENSORS WERE CORRODED. THE DEALER CLEANED THE SENSORS AND SPRAYED THE WITH AN ANTI-CORROSION SPRAY. THE CONSUMER HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

CONSUMER STATES WHILE BRAKING HAD EXTENDED STOPPING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES WILL LOCK UP WHILE CONSUMER IS PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WILL BE HARD FOR CONSUMER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

RIGHT REAR BRAKE FELL APART FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE HAS SEEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE LIKE WHEN WATER OR A ROCK GETS INTO THE BRAKE. RIGHT NOW IT'S LEAKING GAS DUE TO A FAULTY SERVICE REPAIR AND THE HAS "REFUSED" TO FIX IT AND GM SAYS WE HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER DEALER TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO SEPARATION OF LEFT FRONT HUB.*AK *JB

WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKES FAIL, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHICH HAPPENDED ON 010301 RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCASSION. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON EACH OCASSION. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SITUATION. ANY ASSISTANCE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *AK

A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE CAUSED LEAKAGES. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. REPAIRS WERE MADE BY THE DEALER. *AK BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THE FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT. *SLC

FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE EXCESSIVE AND UNEVEN WEAR. DRIVER SIDE WEARING MUCH FASTER THAN PASSENGER SIDE. HAVE REBUILT FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.*AK

WHENEVER DRIVING ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WOULD SOMETIMES STAY ON FOR A WEEK OR EVEN JUST A DAY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC HAS BEEN TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEVERE PULLING TO LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

FRONT BRAKES REPAIRED 10 TIMES. BACK BRAKES JUST DONE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH ABS SYSTEM. NO HELP FROM CHEVROLET.*AK

WHILE GOING 40MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT SLAMMED ON BRAKES. CHEVROLET'S DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES & ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PUMPED BRAKES 3 TIMES AND ALL WHEELS LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. THEN INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKES TO COME OUT OF SKID. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP & HAD IT CHECKED. NOTICED ROTOR BROKE IN HALF, IT WAS NOT CORRODED. PADS SITTING ON MOUNTING HAD BROKE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. *AK

WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES ON WET ROAD VEHICLE SWERVES AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. ALSO ABS INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES ON. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, AND MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO FIND A SOLUTION. *AK *ML

THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AFTER BEING REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES AGO. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND IS A VERY GENTLE DRIVER. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND PROBLEMS RELATING TO UNSATISFACTORY FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR ON THIS YEAR/MODEL WITH ABS BRAKES. ALSO, I READ THAT IN JULY OF 1999, GMC HAD INITIATED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE/BRAKE COMBINATION, BUT HAVE HEARD NOTHING. GETTING 20,000 MILES ON A SET OF FRONT PADS (95% GONE WHEN REPLACED) WHILE THE REAR SHOES (REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME) SHOW LITTLE WEAR IS ABSURD IN MY OPINION. IT JUST SEEMS THAT "SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT." *AK

THE PROBLEM IS ,IT GOES THROUGH A SET OFF BRAKE SHOES ABOUT EVERY 4 MONTHS.THE IS NOT PULLING A TRAILER OR ANYTHING. THE WIFE JUST DRIVES TO WORK EVERY DAY. ABOUT 10 MILES ROUND TRIP.THE CALIPERS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND PARTS MOVE FREELY.THE DRIVER SIDE USUALLY HAS THE PROBLEM.THE INSIDE PAD WILL COMPLETELY WEAR OUT ,WITHOUT REALLY EVEN TOUCHING THE OUTSIDE PAD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MANY SOURCES THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PORPORTIONING VALVE THAT GOES BACK SEVERAL YEARS,BUT I CAN'T FIND IT. HELP PLEASE. *AK

EA 95 026/POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: ON GOING PROBLEM WITH APPLYING BRAKE HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP; BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASION AND IN /OUT OF INDEPENDENCE SHOP ON TWO OCCASION AND CONDITION STILL GO ON UNRESOLVED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:

ABS FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. TOM JUMPER SAID 'TOO BAD.' $1100 IN PARTS/LABOR FOR ABS BRAIN & PRESSURE REG. IS BIG REPAIR FOR 68K MILES! WAS IT PATCHED TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH TO SELL? VERY UNACCEPTABLE.

VEHICLE IS USED FOR PULLING A TRAILER. WENT TO HAVE BRAKE WORK DONE, AND NOTICED AFTERWARDS THAT BRAKES WERE GRABBING, AND PEDAL WAS LOW. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID THIS WAS AN INHERITED PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. ALSO, THEY REPLACED FRONT DISC BRAKES, AND DRUMS WERE TURNED. *AK

THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT ON, BUT SEVERAL TIME THE VEHICLE HAS GONE INTO A SKID WITH NO CONTROL. THE BRAKES LOCK AND UNLOCK AT A SLOW ENOUGH RATE TO CAUSE A HOPPING THAT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS CAN FEEL AND CAUSE A SKID. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE TOLD DRUMS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN OVERTURNED, REPLACED STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE AND BRAKE PEDAL HOPS WHEN STOPPING NORMAL OR HARD. THOUGHT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM SO BEEN HOLDING OFF, DEALER WANTS OVER $700 TO FIX AND THEN IF RECALLED GET MONEY BACK?!?*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS FAILURE OF KELSEY HAYES RWAL. THE DEALER QUOTED $548 FOR THE PART AND $87 LABOR. I DISCUSSED WITH THE DEALER AND DID FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THERE IS A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH 1990-1995 GMC AND CHEVY 2-WHEEL SUBURBANS HAVING FAILURE OF THE ABS. I CONTACTED THE ZONE REP, WHO WAS NICE, BUT SAID NO RECALL CAMPAIGN TO-DATE MEANS NO REPLACEMENT BY GM. I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS-IS (WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK) AND CONTINUING TO PURSURE HOW TO HAVE GM REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE KELSEY UNITS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER STEPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, VEHICLE WILL STOP A FEW FEET AWAY. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH REAR WHEELS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AT 30 MPH OR LESS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN THREE COLLISIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM GRABS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND THEN THEY RELEASE AND GRAB. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK