15 problems related to brake electric antilock have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet S10. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Anti lock brakes malfunctioning. They activate at low speeds on dry pavement.
I drive this vehicle almost everyday of the week. When I step on the brakes it feels like the anti-lock brake system is activating. This happens about five times a week. It happens, most notably, when the pavement is dry. I step on the brakes and feel the left front wheel abs kick in, after the abs pulsing stops the brake pedal goes down a considerable distance. It seems like it is only the left side and not the right side front brake that does this. This is a serious safety hazard as I don't know how the vehicle would respond in an actual ice/snow condition.
While driving, the consumer applied the brakes and the rear brakes locked up. Provide further details.
When brakes are applied in a sudden stop, the abs will engage, and causes severe extented stopping distance. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified at this time. The consumer states that when the brakes are appliedon bumpy or slick roads, the abs disengages the vehicles brakes. The brake pedal must be released and re-applied to re-engage the brakes. The vehicle was wrecked due to defective abs brakes on a on smooth road, on bumpy roads at 15 mph the vehicle takes 25 feet to stop.
When traveling over slight bumps in the road, the truck feels as if it has no brakes. I am not talking huge potholes or extreme dropoffs, but bumps as low as approximately. 2 to 3 inches. The problem happens most often near my home traveling at 35 mph, using the brakes to slow to around 28 mph when I hit the 2 to 3 inch bump. At this point the truck starts coasting and the brake pedal is stiff, approximately. 10 feet past clearing the bump the braking is restored. I don't know if this is normal for abs.
At 50mph on a wet road the brakes instead of pulsing as they are supposed to, the pedal got hard and I had no brake of any kind. Causing us to crash thru a fence and into some trees.
Brakes did not hold in any fashion. They did not even pulse as they were supposed to do. The pedal was hard, but there was no marks even in the dirt showing that the vehicle was trying to stop.
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When brakes are applied vehicle fails to stop. Abs system reacts too quickly. Speed is not a factor. Would happen on slippery roads. It would be worse when vehicle is in 4-wd and not in 2-wd. Taking vehicle to dealership to have the brakes checked.
Braking system malfunctioned, causing the wheels to lock up, resulting in a crash.
Intermittently in wet road conditions abs braking system malfunctions, resulting in no braking ability which may cause a crash. Dealer cannot determine the cause of the problem. Please provide further information.
Abs system experienced extended stopping distances on bumpy road surfaces, resulting in rear end collision (minor damages). Mjs.
Brakes willnot stop vehicle. When applying brakes the pedalgoes down to the floor.
While driving at state speed limit applied brakes and without warning brakes did not function. Dealer would not fix vehicle because warranty expired.
While driving over a railroad track braking system malfunctioned, causing no braking ability which may result in a crash. Dealer cannot determine the cause of the problem. Please provide further information.