general problems of the 1997 Chevrolet S10

Two problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet S10. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 10/04/2014

Occasionally about 5 or 6 times and counting when initially applying the break at either 45mph or 10 mph my 1997 chevy S10 vehicle starts to accelerate with my foot off the gas and cruise control off at what appeared to be full speed/throttle. My first reaction was to break even harder, but then the antilock brakes kicked in and seemed to reduce the stopping force by not letting the wheels lock. The vehicle continued to accelerate until I placed the car in neutral and then the vehicle stopped and also stopped accelerating.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 07/18/2014

When slowing down to enter the garage, the engine accelerates when applying the brakes. Letting off of the brakes and reapplying them and pushing harder has eased the issue somewhat. It does this very frequently.




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