Brake Disc Caliper Problems of Chevrolet S10

1gccs14h238268843 s-10 extended bed I am the second owner of this truck and a month after I purchased it I noticed what ever speed you were going if you pressed on your brakes the truck would slip under nether you. I was alarmed the first time and than it happened again and then again. I brought the car to the mechanic, and new brakes and calipers were changed on the rear,$$$. I was feeling much safer until soon after the problem resurfaced. I brought it back to the mechanic -nothing . Then again and again . He did replace my front brakes $$. Still the problem remained. I changed mechanic and he stated it is abs, it happens a lot in this vehicle and he see it all the time. This is a very dangerous situation where the truck does not have the ability to stop. . . Please help.

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The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet S10. The contact stated that both rear wheels on the four wheel abs independently lock and stick. Speed was not a factor. The brake pedal extends to the floor when depressed and does not release. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The dealer stated that the calipers and brake fluid level were fine. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 00v055000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). The current mileage was 81,578 and failure mileage was 81,078.

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After I'd owned the vehicle for a little over 3 years and had only about 13,000 miles on it, it began to pull hard on braking. One of the front brake calipers seized and ruined the front rotor in the process. Although the truck was just out of warranty, because of the low mileage and age of the vehicle, I took it to the dealer. Chevrolet refused to honor the repairs under warranty or acknowledge any problems. They said it was because the truck sat outside. It is parked on a paved street in front of my house. It is a truck and most trucks in my experience "sit outside," so I found this explanation totally unsatisfactory. Whatever happened to "like a rock!" I replaced both front rotors, both front calipers (upgraded from oem) and of course the brake fluid at my expense. Again this year, in may 2012, I experienced the same problem with a front caliper seizing. I took it to the dealer again and the dealer verified the problem and said I needed to replace the calipers, pads and, in addition, the brake lines. They offered to do this for a mere $975 plus tax and $80 for new pads. I will once again replace the calipers, pads, fluids and this time the brake lines which I suspect were the original problem. When I flushed the lines to replace the fluid back in 2006 and again in 2012 there was obvious contamination in the lines which when it builds up in the caliper, in my opinion, causes it to seize. I've owned a number of vehicles most of which sat outside for years and never experienced any type of problem with the brakes. My complaint is that I believe Chevrolet used substandard lines in their vehicles or allowed contamination of these parts or designed a defective system that allows condensation to infiltrate the system and destroy the lines.

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Contact stated the brakes on vehicle were defective. The rear caliper seal was ripped by rust, and the front brake pads were frozen in the caliper. The fluid ran out of the back brakes. The contact first noticed this in the spring, and he had to put on new brake pads. The contact wanted to report this because he did not want anyone to get hurt.

Contact states: last month husband couldn't go any faster then 35 mph in a 55 mph zone . It was like something was stopping the wheel back from moving, and it started smoking from the wheel. Took vehicle to auto zone, and they said the brake was pressing up against the wheel. They had the brake pads and calipers changed. But that did not fix the problem. They took the car to the dealer. They put on loaded brake pads, and redid the hoses and the calipers . However, the problem was not solved, and they claimed that contaminated brake fluid was in the hoses. There was no contaminated fluid put in the car. Insurance adjusters stated they did not see any signs of contaminated brake fluid and that it was something mechanical.

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While driving at 35 mph the consumer could heard a squeaking sound coming from the front end. The dealer examined the vehicle and found that the vehicle needed new brake pads, rotors and calipers.

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The rear brakes wore prematurely. It was later discovered the there was no lubrication on the caliper pins of the rear brakes. The pins froze and as a result, the calipers could not slide. This caused premature wear of the inside brake pads and rotor surfaces. The manufacturer failed to lubricate the pins. The pins were frozen into the caliper brackets and could not be loosened and required replacement.

Both rear hydraulic brake lines ruptured at the flare fitting entering each caliper within 2 weeks of each other. The dealer was unable to replace the first one, right rear, because Chevrolet informed them that "the part did not exist!" the dealer was forced to reflare the old line. Within 1 week, it broke again in the same spot. I replaced the line with an aftermarket one myself. Less than a week later, the other rear brake line (left rear) ruptured at the flare in the same spot as the right rear, entering the caliper. I replaced it myself and took the oem broken line to viva motors to inform them to inform Chevrolet that there was a potential serious defect in Chevrolet s-10 rear brake lines. The service manager advised me to call Chevrolet myself since they (Chevrolet) wouldn't listen to him. Since Chevrolet's southwest area zone representative had previously told me to "go pound sand" I figured why bother with him. I feel the odds of two oem brake lines failing within 2 weeks of each other are astronomical and since Chevrolet chose to ignore the incidents, I'd better contact you to investigate further. Hopefully, mine was an isolated case but I doubt it because as I said, the odds are astronomical and the sw area zone rep chose to say the part didn't exist rather than admit he had a serious life threatening problem. In reality, how can he say the truck never had brake lines? I smell a rat and would like your organization to check into it. If further investigation saves 1 life, this is well worth our efforts. Fortunately, I was able to stop safely both times my hydraulic system suffered massive failures but I will say, I think the failures took a few years off my life and absolutely caused some soiled pants. I'm not a chronic complainer by any stretch of the imagination but I'm not stupid either and Chevrolet has problem with at least one of its trucks and is choosing to hide its head in the sand it wants me to go pound. Thanks for your efforts, john mullen.

Caliper are connecting to the brake pads. Vehicle will pull to oneside, right, if it locks, and it rips to side/ it's pulling. Brakes high noise as a warning that's it's going bad. Consumer had brake pads done by a mechanic. Right side calipers were cracked. Dealer just turned rotor, and packed the bearings. Currently, there are no brakes, and squeal like they are going to go out. Consumer found out through a mechanic the brakes should have been replaced.

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When applying abs brakes vehicle intermittently pulls to right or left, cause unknown. Dealer first replaced brake hoses, however problem occurred again, dealer then filed calipers and aligned front end, this helped some but still did not correct problem, consumer removed abs fuse and vehicle did not pull when braking anymore, consumer told dealer about this, dealer replaced abs module and valve, replaced calipers, and problem still exists. Inside mirror replaced, it would not adjust. 3 uniroyal tires were out of round and were replaced, size p205/75r158, tires caused vibration and shaking.

Vehicle been experiencing ongoing problem with brake system. At 3,500 miles both, calipers and pads had to be replaced. At 6,000 miles, found both front pads have been excessively worn out, and needed to be replaced again. Currently, at 10,200 miles both rotors need to be turned. At 6000 miles the hoses in the system had to be replaced.

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When the brakes are applied the pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. The dealer has replaced the calipers and the pads on the left front brakes. The dealer has been notified.

When applying brakes, pedal stiffens and vehicle pulls to the right. Sometimes the brakes lock up, allowing vehicle to keep going after application of brakes. Calipers and rotors have already been repaired twice.