1995 Chevrolet Tahoe SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 1995 CHEVY TAHOE ARE ACTIVATING SPURIOUSLY AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS AS I APPROACH A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR WHEN PARKING IN A LOT. THIS ACTIVATION CAUSES AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. IT HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME, BUT I COULD SEE HOW IT COULD. FROM SOME ONLINE RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH RUSTING OF THE SPEED SENSORS. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM FOR WHICH A RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED TO FIX. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO COME TO STOP THE ABS SYSTEM WILL INTERMITTENTLY KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO POSSIBLY COLLIDE WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE. ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED AND UNWANTED TIMES. *NM

WHILE TRYING TO STOP SUDDENLY THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED ON A CLEAN SURFACE EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE AND SUBSEQUENTLY RUNNING INTO VEHICLE STOPPED. SPEED 30 MILES AN HOUR ACTIVATED ABS AND IMPACT AT 15-25 MPH. *NM

I DRIVE A 1995 CHEVY TAHOE AND ALMOST EVERY TIME I BREAK THE ABS ENGAGES AT ABOUT 10 MPH, EXTENDING MY FINAL STOP. I HAVE READ THAT THE NHTS IS INVESTIGATING THIS "FEATURE" ON 1999-2002 CHEVY TRUCKS. FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM OTHER PEOPLE AND EXPERIENCED MYSELF, I THINK THIS DEFECT IS VERY COMMON IN A MUCH BROADER MANUFACTURING TIME PERIOD.

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY CORRESPONDED WITH YOUR AGENCY (ODI# 10098003) ON 10/29/04. ALTHOUGH GENERAL MOTORS HAS RECENTLY ISSUED AN ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM RECALL, IT INCLUDES ONLY CERTAIN MODELS AFTER 1999. BE ADVISED EARLIER YEAR MODELS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND REPAIR TO THOSE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. I HAVE INCURRED $200.00 IN REPAIRS CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM WITH CORROSION DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC HAS DISABLED THE SYSTEM BY REMOVAL OF THE FUSE TO PREVENT THE ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I THEREFORE HAVE A SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR SAFETY WHICH IS COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY USELESS. AND IN NEED OF REPAIR. LETS GET GM TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IN TOTAL. *NM

VEHICLE HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WITH A SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER REPLACED EVERY PART OF THE BRAKES, EXCEPT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE KELSEY-HAYES ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE. VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK *SC *JB

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED SUDDENLY, THE INSIDE JOINT OF THE ROTOR CRACKED MAKING IT HARD TO STOP. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT JOINT WAS CORRODED LEADING TO THE CRACK AND THAT THE OTHER ROTOR WAS ALSO CORRODED, AND ABOUT TO BREAK. *NLM

THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTOR PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM HUB CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. SEPARATED AREA APPEARS TO BE CORRODED THROUGH. PARTS AVAILABLE. *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPROACHED A TRAFFIC JAM, AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE ROTORS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE ROAD, AND MADE IT EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION FROM GM. *JG *SCC

BOTH ROTORS COMPLETELY SHATTERED WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

ANTI-LOCK INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED; ERRATIC BRAKING BEHAVIOR. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED ABS MODULATOR ASSEMBLY. ALL REPAIR COSTS WERE BORNE BY THE OWNER; DETERMINED TO BE A NON-SAFETY REPAIR. (?).

THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD FOR VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. *AK

GENTLEMEN, I AM NOT SURE WHAT CONSTITUTES A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT I AM HAVING TO PUT ON MY FIFTH SET OF FRONT BRAKES AS THE CURRENT ONES ARE NOW WORN THIN, CHATTER, AND SQUEAL. THIS IS A FAMILIAR PATTERN OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. I HAVE EVEN HAD THE ABS CHATTER ON ME WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH SECTION OF PAVEMENT - BOTH DURING BREAKING AND IMMEDIATLY AFTER BRAKING. SCARY. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO ME THAT I SHOULD BE GOING THROUGH FRONT BRAKES EVERY 18,000 MILES! AND THEY FREQUENTLY MAKE FUNNY NOISES!

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ABS BRAKE FAILURE IN THE WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE ON JULY 22, 1999 IS AN EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT I HAD IN FEBRUARY, 1999. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AND BUMPED INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, DAMAGING MY BUMPER. I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE BUMPER AND CHECK THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM.

I HOPE THIS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR RECALL OF ABS CHEVY AUTOS

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER COULD STEP ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, AND WHAT HE FEELS IS A BUMPING RIDE. MECHANIC HAD TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. AFTER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. *AK *ML

PASSENGER'S SIDE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, IN WHICH THE RIGHT SIDE LOCKED UP AND CAUSED DIFFCULTY IN TURNING ON THE LEFT SIDE. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO, RIGHT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED EVERY 2 MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER INSPECTED ABS SYSTEM, CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED ABS MODULATOR ASSEMBLY.

AFTER CONTACTING GM ABOUT SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF BRAKE FAILURE I WAS TOLD THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING WOULD BE DONE BY GM. NO FURTHER EXPLANATION FOLLOWED. THE BRAKING PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE HAS RESULTED IN ONE CRASH W/INJURIES AND THREE OTHER OCCURRENCES WERE A CRASH WAS NARROWLY AVERTED. CONTACT WITH OTHERS ACROSS THE US INDICATES THE ABS HAS A PROBLEM KNOWN BY GM, BUT GM REFUSES TO MAKE REPARATION. I RECEIVED FACIAL LACERATIONS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND CONSIDER GM'S ATTITUDE ONE OF "[XXX] THE CUSTOMER...YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN". I FIRMLY BELIEVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE GM WITH ADMIT THESE VEHICLES HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABS LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. EVERY TIME IT RAINED & ABS BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHANGED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK