1994 Chevrolet S10

I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP SIGN ON LEVEL GROUND DURING HEAVY EARLY MORNING FOG. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AT THE TOP OF A HILL NEAR MY HOME. I RAN THE STOP SIGN AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. THIS ACCIDENT BENT MY BUMPER IN HALF AND PUSHED IT INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE FAN. THIS CAUSED RADIATOR DAMAGE. IT BROKE THE RIGHT SIDE BUMPER SUPPORT AND BUSTED MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. *AK

FOLLOWING IS THE CORRESPONDENCE I HAVE HAD THROUGH EMAIL WITH GM. AFTER 5 MONTHS I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK AND HAVE SPENT OVER $800 FOR SOMETHING I HAVE FOUND OUT THEY HAD A MAJOR RECALL FOR FAILED BRAKES. I HAD A RECALL AND TOOK IT TO THIS DEALERSHIP. THE RECALL WAS FOR A19 94 BLAZER AND HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SWITCH ON THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I GOT IT BACK THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MILES UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THEY WERE OFF. THE NEXT WEEK I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND BRAKED SHARPLY AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I PUMPED AND THEY STOPPED ME JUST IN TIME. LIGHTS WENT OFF. I TOOK IT MAKE TO THE SHOP AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY CALLED THE HOTLINE AND SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP. THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND SAID IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. I TOOK IT TO MY BROTHER WHO HAS ALWAYS WORKED ON MY CAR. HE SAID I DIDN'T NEED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT PUT ON A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY GOING DOWN A HILL IN TRAFFIC, I BRAKED AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I HAD NO BRAKES FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY BROTHER, HE CALLED A DEALERSHIP IN VERSAILLES, KY AND THEY CALLED THE HOTLINE. THEY TOLD HIM THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND OFFERED NO HELP. MY BROTHER THOUGHT IT COULD BE A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER AND PUT ON ANOTHER ONE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT HAS HAPPENED THE LAST TWO DAYS AGAIN. I JUST NEED TO GET IT FIXED IF SOMEONE CAN TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG. I DON'T WANT TO GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. I SURE WOULD APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO. THIS WAS IN JUNE. I TO IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PUT IN A BRAKE BOOSTER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER AFTER AT LEAST 2 MONTHS.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (C99041) REGARDING THE ABS, HOWEVER WITHIN DAYS OF HAVING RECALL WORK PERFORMED, CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PHANTOM WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED, ALSO THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ERRACTICALLY, AND THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN BRAKING, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE ABS LIGHT FAILURE FIVE TIMES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE EBCM WHICH WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE EHCU VALVE WHICH IS APART OF THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL.*JB

I TOOK MY 1994 CHEVROLET S-10 IN TO THE DEALER BACK IN DECEMBER FOR THE ABS RECALL, AND IVE STILL BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES, ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE THE SAME. THIS PROBLEM IS MUCH SCARIER THEN THE FIRST, AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THE ABS SEEMS TO BE OVERLY SENSITIVE, KICKS IN WHEN DOING A STANDARD BRAKE AND CAUSES YOU TO LOSE CONTROL AND SLIDE PAST YOUR STOPPING POINT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS UNDER RAINY/WET CONDITIONS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO GET CHEVY TO COME UP WITH A REAL FIX TO THIS BRAKING PROBLEM BEFORE IT LEADS TO ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN INJURY/DEATH.

THE ACCELERATOR SPEEDS UP AND STICKS AND THE BRAKES WON'T WORK.ITS ALMOST LIKE HAVING CRUISE CONTROL EXCEPT THAT I DONT HAVE IT.THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES NOW AND I'VE HAD THE TRUCK IN TO THE CHEVY DEALER TWICE AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON A PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND WHAT IT MIGHT BE SO I CAN GET IT FIXED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK