1994 Chevrolet Suburban

IN DRY ROAD CONDITIONS ON I-5 NORTHBOUND WE NOTICED THAT TRAFFIC WAS STOPPING AHEAD OF US AND APPLIED BRAKES. WE HAD ALREADY SLOWED TO APPROX 50MPH BEFORE BRAKING . THE VEHICLE NOSE DIPPED AS WE SLOWED TO STOP, THEN THE ANTI LOCK MECH RELEASED THE BASE BRAKES AND WE WERE THROWN UPRIGHT AS WE CONTINUED FORWARD INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF US AFTER A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE DURING WHICH TIME WE WERE AWARE THAT WE WERE NOT BEING SLOWED BY THE ANTI- LOCK SYSTEM. WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES HAD AN UNUSUAL STOPPING DISTANCE IN THE PAST, BUT BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AS WE WERE TOLD BY OUR DEALER. THE BRAKES HAD RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED IN DECEMBER. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD AMPLE DISTANCE FOR ANY PROPERLY WORKING BRAKE SYSTEM TO STOP US IN TIME. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED AND CREATED A DANGEROUS SKID ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS. I AM AN EXCELLENT DRIVER AND USED AVOIDANCE MANOVEURS TWICE TO AVOID COLLISIONS. THERE SEEMS TO BE TWO CONSISTENT CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE ACTIVATION OF THE ABS /SKIDDING...BUMPY ROADS(I HAVE SKIDDED BOTH ON DRY RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND DRY UNPAVED MOUNTAIN ROADS) AND,SECOND, RAINY PAVED SURFACES THAT WOULD NOT ORDINARILY INDUCE A SKID. WET WHITE PAINTED LINES AT INTERSECTIONS ARE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS. WHAT I CANT UNDERSTAND IS THAT AS OF 01/04/2000, YOU ALREADY HAVE 463!!! REPORTS ON YOUR WEBSITE OF THIS VEHICLE/YEAR/SYSTEM FAILURE AND YET, NO RECALL. *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH & WAS SLOWING DOWN, APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL & IT WENT TO FLOOR. ABS BRAKES FAILED. FINALLY CAUGHT & JERKED VEHICLE. WAS HARD TO CONTROL. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THIS WAS THE 2ND OR 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & BRAKING PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. MECHANIC COULD NOT REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK

UNDER PANIC STOPS, THE BRAKES ACT LIKE "ANTIBRAKES" NOT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. MY SON AND I BOTH HAVE IDENTICAL 1994 SUBURBANS AND WE BOTH SHARE THE SAME PROBLEM OF POOR BRAKING, WHEN WET OR UNDER PANIC SITUATIONS. MY SON HAD A ACCIDENT WITH MINE WHEN THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP HIM IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION, RESULTING IN MAJOR DAMAGE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS SUBURBAN OWNERS, AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. THE BRAKES ARE SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH HEAVY VEHICLE. I SPOKE TO CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE AWARE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS, BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT YET, THAT A NATIONAL RECALL MIGHT COME NEXT YEAR. I THINK SOMETHING THIS DRASTIC SHOULD HAVE A PRIORITY TO THE PUBLIC.

SEAT BELT RETRACTION SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK ON DRIVER SEAT, AND OCCASIONALLY FAILS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE PART THAT FAILS IS THE RETURN OF THE SHOULDER BELT. LEAVING THE SHOULDER BELT LOOSE AND OF LITTLE VALUE. ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, THE SHOULDER HARNESS SOMETIMES FAILS TO TIGHTEN UP BUT THEN DURING THE RIDE IT WILL MAKE A ZIPPING SOUND AND RETRACT AND TIGHTEN TO A PROPER FIT. AS FOR THE ABS, THEY KICK IN AT TIMES WHEN NOT NEEDED, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL, BUT SEEMS AS IF THE BRAKES DO NOT GRAB AS THEY MIGHT. EXAMPLE, WE HAVE SOME SANDY AREAS ON OUR GRAVEL ROAD, AND IF I TOUCH THE BRAKES THE ABS SOMETIMES KICKS IN, AND DOES NOT LET UP WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE. *AK