IllustrationABS EQUIPPED: UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN OR A GRADUAL STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, CONSUMER NOTICED PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
1995 Chevrolet G20
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 9 of 82 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
12 crash reports2 fire reports7 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
33 reportsWHEN COMING TO COMPLETE STOP, THEN WANTS TO APPLY GAS, BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE. HEARS LOUD POPPING NOISE, AFTER FEW SECONDS, THEN BRAKES WILL RELASE. WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE BEGINS TO SWAY/DRIFT/PULL IN RIGHT DIRECTION, THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE HIT THE CURB AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES. BRAKES WERE CHANGED TWICE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. *AK
FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED TWICE.
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, THE RIGHT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BEAR LEFT/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE NOTES THAT HIS BRAKES DO NOT HAVE PROPER STOPPING POWER WHEN BRAKES ARE USED, HE FEARS BRAKES MAY ONE DAY FAIL HIM. *AK
(4) TIMES THE ANIT-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKES THERE IS A NOISE AND THE VAN DOES NOT STOP AND MOVES RIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. TAKEN TO DEALER (3) TIMES, AT DEALER AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP UNDER BRAKING; HE ALSO NOTES THAT HIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD BE THE CAUSE OT THE PROBLEM, HE TOOK VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND WAS THAT THEIR WAS FAULY WIRING AND A SPEED SENSOR. *AK
TURNED OFF STREET VEHICLE SURGED SPONTANEOUSLY. THOUGHT CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, PRESSED ON PEDAL CAR FLEW LIKE A BULLET, STOOD ON BRAKE AND EMGERGENCY BRAKE COASTED 7/10THS OF A MILE, DLR UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Official recalls
399V126000 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
May 19, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CHEVROLET AND GMC G VANS EQUIPPED WITH SLIDING SIDE DOORS AND REMEDIED DURING SAFETY CAMPAIGN (95V197/95-C-58) BETWEEN JULY 18, 1997 AND FEBRUARY 6, 1999. THE SLIDING SIDE-DOOR REAR LATCH WAS REPLACED WITH A LATCH THAT WAS IMPROPERLY RIVETED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE DOOR MAY NOT PERFORM AS REQUIRED AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD RESULT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SLIDING DOOR REAR LATCH.
95V197000 · Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Oct 17, 1995
THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH A SLIDING SIDE-DOOR REAR LATCH THAT WAS IMPROPERLY RIVETED. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 206, "DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR RETENTION COMPONENTS."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE DOOR WILL NOT PERFORM AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SLIDING DOOR REAR LATCH ON ALL SUSPECT VEHICLES.
94V227000 · Equipment:other:labels
Nov 21, 1994
BOTH THE SUPPLEMENTAL INFLATABLE RESTRAINT (SIR) CAUTION LABEL AND AN ENGINE START LABEL WERE INSTALLED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: OPERATORS COULD FAIL TO NOTICE AND HEED THE WARNING LABELS.
Remedy: A NEW LABEL, WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO OWNERS. OWNERS WILL INSTALL THE LABEL OR CAN HAVE THEIR DEALER INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.