(1)NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. (2)ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS WHILE BRAKING THE BRAKES MADE A BUZZING SOUND AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSING BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW MAJOR ACCIDENTS. I'VE RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT GMC DEALERSHIPS SAYS THERE IS NOT…
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(1)NO EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. (2)ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS WHILE BRAKING THE BRAKES MADE A BUZZING SOUND AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSING BRAKING POWER. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW MAJOR ACCIDENTS. I'VE RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT GMC DEALERSHIPS SAYS THERE IS NOT. (3) NOT FIXED, DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10105659
100,000 miles · Nov 8, 2004
Service Brakes, AirCrash
DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS A BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO ABS MALFUNCTION,CALLED THE GMC NUMBER AND THEY SAID THAT WHILE THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM ON RECORD ,IT CANT BE FIXED UNLESS I PAY OUT OF POKET EXPENSES DUE TO THERE POLICY LIMITS COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM TOBE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER UP TO 2002. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10098460
Mileage unknown · Dec 29, 2000
Service Brakes, Air
THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILED, CAUSING THE ABS TO BE INOPERABLE. *SLC
NHTSA ODI #785202
Mileage unknown · Aug 16, 2000
Service Brakes, AirCrash
ON 5/27/98, I WAS IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE SLID THREE CAR LENGTHS (LEAVING SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT) AND STOPPE…
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ON 5/27/98, I WAS IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH I REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE SLID THREE CAR LENGTHS (LEAVING SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT) AND STOPPED WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SLIDING WAS INTENSE AND THE SMOKE SO THICK THAT I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. I FELT AT THE TIME THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED, AND I MENTIONED THIS TO THE POLICE OFFICER AT THE SCENE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GMC DEALER FOR COLLISION REPAIRS, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE REASON I AM FILING THIS CLAIM IS BECAUSE I AM A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER WHO HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. UP TO THIS POINT IN TIME I HAD A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. THE POLICE RECORD INDICATES THAT I TOLD THE POLICE OFFICER THAT I WAS "UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME". THIS ACCIDENT HAS TARNISHED MY PERFECT DRIVING RECORD AND AS A RESULT OF THIS MY INSURANCE RATES HAVE INCREASED. AS A SIDE NOTE, I HAVE HAD THE DEALER FIX THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH (UNDER WARRANTY) ON TWO OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE.
NHTSA ODI #728192
Mileage unknown · Oct 30, 1999
Service Brakes, AirCrash
DRIVING NORTH ON HY 101 NORTH OF BAY CITY , WEATHER CLEAR , ROAD DRY AT 2:30 PM , NEW TIRES. P/U TRUCK STOPPED DEAD IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO COMPLETLY STOP AND APPLIED MY BREAKS WITH FIRM STEADY PRESSURE BUT RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE P/U. NO DAMAGE TO HIM BUT HIS TRAILER HITCH AND STEEL…
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DRIVING NORTH ON HY 101 NORTH OF BAY CITY , WEATHER CLEAR , ROAD DRY AT 2:30 PM , NEW TIRES. P/U TRUCK STOPPED DEAD IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I THOUGHT I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO COMPLETLY STOP AND APPLIED MY BREAKS WITH FIRM STEADY PRESSURE BUT RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE P/U. NO DAMAGE TO HIM BUT HIS TRAILER HITCH AND STEEL BUMPER DAMAGED MY FRONT END. CONTACTED LOCAL GMC DEALER AND HE SAID THE GMC RECALL ON THE ABS DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY VEHICAL. I FEEL THAT MAYBE IT SHOULD.
NHTSA ODI #714109
Mileage unknown · Oct 18, 1999
Service Brakes, Air
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE UNIT WENT OUT. DEALER IS QUOTING $1400 TO FIX. THERE ARE SEVERAL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DEFECTS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL ITEM. THERE IS ONLY 56,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I DON'T FEEL THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS SHOULD BE GOING OUT THAT EARLY.
NHTSA ODI #713468
Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 1999
Service Brakes, AirCrash
I WAS CHARGED WITH THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS NOT ISSUED A SUMMONS. I BELIEVE THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO THE BRAKES.
NHTSA ODI #709075
Mileage unknown · Jul 29, 1998
Service Brakes, Air
FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED.
NHTSA ODI #539103
Mileage unknown · Feb 4, 1998
Service Brakes, Air
FRONT BRAKE PADS WEAR SENSOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND ROTORS HAD TO RESURFACED ON ONE SIDE AND REPLACED ON THE OTHER SIDE.
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN, AND IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. FAILURE OF AN UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY COULD OCCUR DUE TO CORROSION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN IMPAIRED STEERING OR STEERING LOSS, OR A PARTIAL OR COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 4, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 4-DOOR, 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. DURING DEVELOPMENT TESTING, THE PROP SHAFT CONTACTED THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING FUEL LEAKAGE. THIS LEAKAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF AN IGNITION SOURCE IS PRESENT, AND THERE IS A FUEL LEAK, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL SHIELDING OF THE FUEL TANK. THIS WILL BE ADDED WITHOUT REMOVING OR DISASSEMBLING THE FUEL SYSTEM.
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EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
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Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
EA99022 · Upper And Lower Control Arm Ball Joint
Opened Jul 30, 1999 · Closed Aug 28, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Suspension
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
Suspension
There is no summary currently available
Suspension
There is no summary currently available
PE99021 · Upper Control Arm Ball Joint Breakage
Opened Mar 5, 1999 · Closed Jul 30, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train
AN UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILS, RESULTING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSING ON THE FAILED SIDE.
EA97004 · Seat Belt Webbing Separation
Opened Feb 28, 1997 · Closed Aug 5, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Seat Belts:front:webbing
NHTSA'S NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NCAP) TESTED A 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG.THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY CUT DURING THE TEST.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Seat Belts:front:webbing
NHTSA'S NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NCAP) TESTED A 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG.THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY CUT DURING THE TEST.
Seat Belts:front:webbing
NHTSA'S NEW CAR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NCAP) TESTED A 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 EXTENDED CAB PICKUP EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG.THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY CUT DURING THE TEST.
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
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