HAD FAILURE OF BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES AND FUEL DELIVERY LINES/SENDING UNIT DUE TO HEAVILY RUSTED/RUPTURED METAL LINES. FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURES WERE OBSERVED IN MY DRIVEWAY, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING TO THE LOCAL MECHANICS GARAGE.TOTAL COST OF REPAIR (ALL RUSTED LINES AND FUEL SENDING UNIT) …
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HAD FAILURE OF BOTH REAR BRAKE LINES AND FUEL DELIVERY LINES/SENDING UNIT DUE TO HEAVILY RUSTED/RUPTURED METAL LINES. FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURES WERE OBSERVED IN MY DRIVEWAY, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING TO THE LOCAL MECHANICS GARAGE.TOTAL COST OF REPAIR (ALL RUSTED LINES AND FUEL SENDING UNIT) AT LOCAL GARAGE WAS $875.00.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10045570
Mileage unknown · Dec 6, 1999
Service Brakes, Air
THE BRAKES FAILED ON A WET ROUGH SURFACE. I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED TO MY SON IN 1994 AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE OK. THIS LAST TIME WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER I WAS ADVISED THAT GMC KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT GMC DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALE…
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THE BRAKES FAILED ON A WET ROUGH SURFACE. I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES AT ALL. THIS HAPPENED TO MY SON IN 1994 AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE OK. THIS LAST TIME WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER I WAS ADVISED THAT GMC KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT GMC DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER'S HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CALLED GMC AT 1-800-462-8782 AND SPOKE TO AUDREY PRESSLEY AND KEVIN, FILE #99289962 TO KNOW SATISFACTION ABOUT REPAIRING THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED BY THE LOCAL GMC DEALER. WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED I WAS VERY LUCKY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKES FAIL ON A WET BUMPY SURFACE. THE REST OF THE TIME THEY ARE OK.
NHTSA ODI #715695
Mileage unknown · Jul 22, 1999
Service Brakes, Air
ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENTS, I'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE ON BUMPY ROADS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I'VE COME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT.*AK
NHTSA ODI #708959
Mileage unknown · Dec 22, 1998
Service Brakes, AirInjury
BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY FIRST OCCURANCE. PARTIALLY FAILED, VERY HARD STOPPING STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL FOUR SUBSEQUENT OCCURANCES. I DRIVE VERY CAREFULLY, BRAKING LONG BEFORE I NORMALLY WOULD SINCE FIRST OCCURANCE. THIS WAS A SIZABLE INVESTMENT. I WOULD LIKE AT LEAST THE SAME BRAKING CONFIDENCE I EXPERIENCE IN MY 1940 LA SALLE.…
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BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY FIRST OCCURANCE. PARTIALLY FAILED, VERY HARD STOPPING STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL FOUR SUBSEQUENT OCCURANCES. I DRIVE VERY CAREFULLY, BRAKING LONG BEFORE I NORMALLY WOULD SINCE FIRST OCCURANCE. THIS WAS A SIZABLE INVESTMENT. I WOULD LIKE AT LEAST THE SAME BRAKING CONFIDENCE I EXPERIENCE IN MY 1940 LA SALLE. PLEASE HELP. TO DATE THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS WAITING TO HAPPEN. THANKS.
NHTSA ODI #701532
Mileage unknown · Nov 13, 1998
Service Brakes, Air
THE ABS BRAKE WILL DISENGAGE ALL BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS IF BREAKING ON ANY ROUGH SURFACE. THIS HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS. CLASSIC CHEVEROLET CHECKED THE CODES AND BREAK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THEY FOUND NO CODES AND COULN'T GET THE BRAKES TO FAIL. BP PROCARE IN RICHMOND HTS. ALSO COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES …
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THE ABS BRAKE WILL DISENGAGE ALL BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS IF BREAKING ON ANY ROUGH SURFACE. THIS HAS CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENTS. CLASSIC CHEVEROLET CHECKED THE CODES AND BREAK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. THEY FOUND NO CODES AND COULN'T GET THE BRAKES TO FAIL. BP PROCARE IN RICHMOND HTS. ALSO COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES ARE FINE A FLAT SURFACES BUT ON A SURFACE WHICH CAUSES RAPID BUMPS IT WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKES WITH THE BUMP THE ABS SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ACTIVE BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP OR SLOW FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN THEY START TO STOP AND WORK FAIRLY WELL. I FOUND THIS OUT ON OF THE FIRST DAYS DRIVING IT. I CAME UP TO AN INTERSECTION AND THE LIGHT CHANGED SO I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT COULDN'T AND THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH WITHOUT SLOWING.
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.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH CAN WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE BRAKE SWITCH WILL PERFORM NORMALLY UNTIL THE BRAKE SWITCH CONTACTS WEAR OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF THE BRAKE LAMPS WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE DRIVER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REVERSE THE WIRING.
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.
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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.
DP00001 · Oem Hitch Receiver Platform Cracking
Opened Jan 31, 2000 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT CRACKS IN THE HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL
EA95026 · Poor Brake Performance
Opened Sep 20, 1995 · Closed Sep 20, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES
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