Brake Electric Antilock Problems of Chevrolet S10 - part 2

When applying brakes to stop and hit sharp bump in the road brake pedal goes to the floor and braking is sharply decreased to the point where I end up rolling into the intersection. This has happened at least ten times now and only through luck and my driving skill have I not been involved in an accident. Brought back to dealer three times, only last time was service manager able to duplicate problem but each time dealer has informed me this is normal abs operation. This is a very serious problem to which I have slowed my driving down considerably and will not let anyone else drive the vehicle. Still it scares me to death everytime it happens.

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While driving at 35mph brakes went out, and it was hard to stop vehicle. Dealer notified.

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Brakes are not working properly , and there is extended stopping distance. At times vehicle will not stop at all. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.

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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.

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While traveling on highway if rolled over a bump or pothole pedal went all the way to the floor and there was no power. Dealership was aware of problem.

Vehicle will not stop every time if rolling slow. Say in traffic.

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On a dry well traveled road with an emergency vehicle approaching an intersection from the right, I applied my brake (non panic) and at first braking was as expected. Then pedal went down and braking action was lost. The same problem has occurred at least 5 times before over the years. My dealership in California has on two occasions attempted to recreate the problem but at a problem rate of once a year the likelihood of this occurrence in a 20 minute period is poor. The dealership can not find any abs malfunction. The abs was reprogrammed 2 years ago per a service bulletin without correcting the problem. Gm has refused to take effective action to fix this problem. Gm points out that many conditions can cause the abs mode to be activated. My arguement is that my S10 should not require 3 to 4 times the normal stopping distance to stop.

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Brakes power was lost while applying brakes, there was a noise.

Consumer states that when brakes are applyed they do not hold, had abs senor replaced problem reoccured.

While traveling on a side street was blind by sun. Consumer applied brakes and pedal went all the way down to the floor. Vehicle did not stop, resulting in a collision. Dealership is aware of problem.

Abs brakes this is my second time in for the brakes,my truck has 17,200 miles on it,an I took it in the first time while under warrenty an they said told me nothing was wrong,now that the warrenty has ran out,theres something wrong an I think brakes should last longer than 17,200 miles ,this will be my chevy ,this truck is junk.

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I bought the truck new in 98/I don't drive much an it only has 17,100miles on it,an the brakes makes an awful noise in the front,until the I hit the brakes then it quits it only does it when its moving. The warrentie ran out sept. 1st,but I think the brakes as well as the truck should last longer than 17,100 miles. This will be my last chevy.

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Brakes at any given moment will fail to engage and then the brake will go to the floor and anti-lock will come on. Vehicle will not stop in time.

While driving 15 mph applied brakes, had to push really hard to get vehicle to stop, there was a squishy noise, and extended braking distance. Brake booster causing noise, dealer replaced.

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.

Consumer was traveling about 20mph on a side street and heard a noise from underneath vehicle coming from brakes. It was metal to metal noise. Dealership was aware of problem. There was an accident.

While traveling at 40 to 50 mph went to apply brake system, and there was no resistance behind the brake pedal, and pedal went directly to floor. Consumer rear ended another vehicle due to this defect. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

I have taken this to the dealer three or 4 times. When they drive it around the parking lot it doesn't do it. The pedal would go to the floor. It doesn't do it all the time. The brakes have gotton better on regular driving now. When you go over a few little bumps that the pedel disappears. I went right through a stop sign after hitting a few bumps. If a another car had been coming I would have hit it. The car stops , but not when it should . My son drove the car and said it did the same for him also. I told them at the dealer to go over some bumps and see what it does, but they did not. This is the dealer frank beck in hillsdale mi. And the dealer royal Chevrolet in coldwater , mi. Both dealers said they couldn't find anything wrong. Didn't put on hoist . I can't believe my truck is the only one with this problem. I am afraid I will have a bad accident , maybe kill someone with this brake problem, or get killed myself. I don't know what else to do about this or who else to go to for help. I will be expecting to hear from some one soon . Sincerely yours, marjorie williams.

I think vehicle is to heavy for brake system (crew cab) centurion design. Heat that comes from engine is excessively hot and is dangerous because some time I am dosing off because of the heat. I have to turn on air conditioner in the winter time in order to maintain the heat off out the cabinet. Dealer has being notified several times and telling me that this is normal. Astrovan have the same engine and no heat comes in into the cabinet. My truck dials are in off position, in cool indicator and heat comes from the ventilation at 98 degrees. The feet get rellay hot and without realizing I am dosing off. I think this very dangerous while driving, unless you drive with the window open or have your air conditioner on in order to cool this air. I alredy asked them as to why I was not told that this is " the way they manufacture this cars (crew CA). If I would have being told this, I would have not purchased this car. I do not live in alaska were I would need constant heat at all the time.

Consumer was traveling outiside of driveway, there was snow on ground, went to apply brakes, and brakes didn't hold. Dealership was aware of problem.

Recall 99 v 193 000/abs: abs system engages intermittently and causes extended stopping distance. Also, recall 98 v 150 001/windshield wipers: windshield wipers work intermittently. This can result in inoperative wipers, thus, reducing driver's visibilty, and increasing risk of a vehicle crash. Dealer/manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was not covered under the recall due to VIN. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

When ever vehicle is braking over bumps, railroad crossings the break peddle gives away and vehicle anti lock break system prevents stopping.

When applying brakes steering mechanism won't turn. To avoid tightening of b rakes steering is not to be turned.

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.

When applying brakes on a wet surface vehicle loses certain percentage of braking. When attempting to stop by applying brakes, vehicle keeps on going.

When applying brakes on small bumps in the road or uneven surface, the abs will engage, causing the pedal to drop and a decrease in stopping ability results.

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Intermittently when brakes are applied pedal goes to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance. Dealer is inspecting the vehicle .

While applying brakes pedal went to the floor, resulting in extended stopping distance, and causing a collision. Vehicle has been repaired by the dealer. The dealer cauld not find anything wrong with the brake.

Second incident: 10/18/2000 going 15 mph with mileage of 986.

Anti lock brakes engage over small bumps. Also only one side engages making truck vere towards the side thats not engaged.

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Any sharp turn at low speeds activates the abs. I. E turning into a parking space. The dealer said it was because the tires were old. The tire store says the tires are fine. I have read on the web about others having this problem too.