1995 Chevrolet Suburban SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GETS STIFF, AND RIGHT WHEEL OR THE LEFT WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, AND VEHICLE WILL SLIDE, ESPECIALLY IN WET ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *AK

WHENEVER ON DRY PAVEMENT, TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, PEDAL STIFFENS AND THE ABS KICKS IN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ROLLING. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE REAPPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

ABS LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT A PARKING LOT DURING RAINY WEATHER. NLM

THE BOOSTER ON THE POWER BRAKES WENT OUT. PEDAL TRAVELED 3/4 OF THE WAY TO FLOOR. WOULD PUSH HARD ON PEDAL TO GET BRAKES TO WORK. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, BUT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.MJS

WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL FELT REAL MUSHY & PULLED RIGHT OR LEFT. WOULD EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BEEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BRAKES BEING MUSHY ,COMMON PROBLEM. ANOTHER MECHANIC SAID POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE PROPORTIONAL VALVE WAS THE CAUSE. REAR BRAKES WILL NOT APPLY IN RAIN OR SNOW. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCED WHICH CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. * AK TWO WEEKS AFTER ACCIDENT-ABS DASH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON-BRAKES VERY SOFT.*YC

EA 95-026; WHEN TRAVELING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT AND UPON MAKING A GRAUDAL STOP THE ABS BRAKE KICKED IN, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENTS. ALSO, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS SYSTEM COMES ON AND SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. REGULAR BRAKE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER CONTACTED AND NO REPAIRWORK HAS BEEN DONE. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS.*AK

CAN NOT STOP QUICK, NO REAR BRAKES,

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER.*AK

BRAKE RESERVOIR REPLACED DUE TO LEAK. *YC

WHILE TRAVELING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND APPLYING BRAKES, UPON MAKING A GRADUAL STOP, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND SLID. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER, PARTS HAVE YET TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE ABS BRAKES KICKED IN, AND THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER ALSO, ABS LIGH ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR HAS BEEN INOPERATIVE SINE 12/97 AND HAS BEEN INSPECTED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE REPLACEMENT PART AND RELAY WILL COST APROX. $700 SO I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH PANEL IS ALWAYS ON. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE ABS SYSTEM WILL REALLY WORK IN A SUDDEN STOP. I AM TRYING TO GET THIS VEHICLE APPROVED FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE "SPECIAL POLICY" RECALL JUST ANNOUNCED BY GM BUT THIS DOES NOT YET COVER SUBURBANS AS THEY HAVE AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. *AK

ABS FAULTY CAUSING ROTORS TO FAIL DUE TO LOCK UP, REPLACEMENT FAILED ALSO RESULTING IN LOCKING UP OF ROTORS. MJS

IN AUGUST, 1995 CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE WOULD PULL LEFT OR RIGHT, OR IF THERE WAS A HARD STOP IT WOULD RESULT IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM , AND SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER TAKE VEHICLE SOME WHERE ELSE. ALSO, CONSUMER OWNED A SUBURBAN 93, AND EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP BOUGHT VEHICLE BACK FROM CONSUMER. *AK

BRAKE HISSING NOISE HEARD WHEN PEDAL APPLIED. PEDAL LOW. FLUID LEAKING SMALL AMOUNT. CHEVY SERVICE MISDIAGNOSED PROBLEM. REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND INSTALLED NEW SHOES. BRAKES STILL HISSED. A DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTER CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS BRAKE BOOSTER AND REPLACED AT COST OF $300. TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT WAS OVER $1,000. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. ALSO WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP. IN ADDITION, EVERY 11,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKES PADS PREMATURELY WEAR OUT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RA95026; POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; BRAKES FEEL REAL SPONGY AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE TAKES TWICE AS LONG. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING NORMALLY.

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR FAILED.

ABS FADE.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

THE ABS DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING WITHOUT STOPPING. *AK