Brake Master Cylinder problems of the 2016 Chevrolet Suburban

Two problems related to brake master cylinder have been reported for the 2016 Chevrolet Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Brake Master Cylinder problem

Failure Date: 09/24/2020

Rollling down my drive way my brakes went out. Very spongy. Pressed multiple times and was able to come to a stop with the help of my front bushes. Master cylinder is full brakes are less than a year. I see online that this is a problem with 2014-2018 chevy trucks and suvs. If my wife was driving she could have been hurt. Heaven forbid my kids where in there too. This is obviously a defect in manufacturing and design and should be remedied by chevy.

2 Brake Master Cylinder problem

Failure Date: 11/14/2019

Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that at slow speeds the brake pedal required additional effort to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was more prevalent while the vehicle was being reversed at slow speeds. The contact stated that at normal highway speeds, the brakes operated as intended. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake fluid reservoir, brake booster, and brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact was then informed that the vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The repair was still pending. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 19v645000 (service brakes, hydraulic) at bellavia Chevrolet Buick, 199 NJ-17, east rutherford, NJ 07073, (201) 355-2885, but caused the failure to be more evident. The manufacturer was not contacted or notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 116000. Ah.


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