Brake Electric Antilock problems of the 1997 GMC Savana

Five problems related to brake electric antilock have been reported for the 1997 GMC Savana. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Brake Electric Antilock problem

Failure Date: 07/03/1997

When putting foot on the brake pedal to stop the truck it pulls to the right. The braking system has been changed 3 times, also the steering pulls to the right and it has been aligned 4 times.

2 Brake Electric Antilock problem

Failure Date: 02/20/1997

When applying the brakes, the abs brakes would experience an intermittent problem. This would cause a longer stopping distance for the vehicle.

3 Brake Electric Antilock problem

When depressing brake pedal rear brakes would grab. When consumer released the brakes vehicle would travel like brakes were still applied, causing vehicle to surge. Dealer has been notified. Consumer states that the manufacturer suggested to the dealer to disconnect the rear brake adjuster and was told that all the rear brakes were over adjusting, consumer states since the removal, the brakes still grab and stay partially on after the brake pedal has been released, dealer stated that the vehicle is supposed to respond like that because it was designed to have a load in it.

4 Brake Electric Antilock problem

Brake pedal keeps squeaking. Dealer has replaced pedal. But, within 1000 miles noise will come back.

5 Brake Electric Antilock problem

1. Rear adjustment spring was not installed in vehicle from factory, causing brakes to become spongy. 2. Transmission has become faulty wihtin 42,000.


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