Brake Disc problems of the 1997 GMC Suburban

Two problems related to brake disc have been reported for the 1997 GMC Suburban. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Brake Disc problem

Failure Date: 12/27/2001

When applying pressure to the brake pedal pedal will unexpectedly fall to floorboard, and brake system will fail to stop vehicle. Brake pads and shoes/ rotors, and lines have been replaced, which has failed to effectively remedy the problem. Dealership has not examined vehicle for this problem. Please provide any additional information / documentation.

2 Brake Disc problem

Failure Date: 07/17/2000

The front brakes of the Suburban has been replaced for the second time with raybestos (lifetime wear) brake shoes. My transmission started shifting very hard, as if someone had rearended the truck at a slow speed. I took it to aamco transmission's for repears. Aamco rebuilt the transmission, but did'nt fix the problem. After $2200. 00 and the fifth attemt to fix the problem I took it to a GMC dealer and they actually fixed the problem the first time for $308.




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