Brake Electric Antilock Problems of Buick Skylark

While driving down a hill in the normal flow of traffic in a lower gear my husband, who was driving, stopped to let my nephew utilize the restroom. When we started to leave my husband put the car in reverse with his foot on the brake and the car didn't stop, the brakes had completely stopped working. There was no warning light or sound. We waited approximately one hour and tried the brakes again and they worked. We started back to alabama, and again, without a warning light or sound the brakes went out causing a near accident. If my husband hadn't been a professional driver we would have had an accident. He used the emergency brakes and stopped the car approximately 1 foot from the vehicle in front of us. There were no unusual driving conditions we were driving with the flow of traffic. I just don't see how it can be normal or safe for the brakes to just stop working without any type of warning.

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The braking system when applied would cause the vehicle to slide in the rain also, in dry weather it still would slide/jump/jerk and make a noise. Speed at 35 mph or les. , dealer contacted two times, states it is the design, problem still exists.

Ongoing problem with brakes. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on several occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

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Recall 97v059000: consumer was traveling on the highway 35mph and abs brake system blew up in her face. There was white smoke inside of vehicle brake system was grabbing slowly. Consumer drove vehicle home very slowly. Consumer stated that she had very little braking power.

Ongoing problem with abs engaging on wet roads or intermittently on dry road. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on three occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

Brakes are defective when applied, and pedal goes all the way down to the floor. The dealership is aware of problem. Consumer no longer owns vehicle because noone could fix the defect.

When applying brakes there is a knocking noise and the pedal goes to the floor. The vehicle does not stop. Dealer cannot duplicate problem but independent mechanic has and claims failure is due to failure of abs.

Right rear brakes became stuck, locked. Instead, driver pressed on gas pedal, causing vehicle to lunge foward.

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