152 of the 276 complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet S10 are about the braking system — 55% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 96,000 miles.
152
Complaints
28
Crashes
2
Fires
11
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN DAMP OR WET WEATHER UPON FIRST USE OF THE DAY, ALSO HAD EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE TWO TIMES NOW.
NHTSA complaint #10080485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 00V193000 REPAIRS CONCERNING ABS. DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL SLIPPED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED FORCEFULLY.*AK CONSUMER HAD THE MODULE KIT REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW VAC SWITCH, WIRING HARNESS, AND TRANSFER SWITCH. BRAKES CONTINUED TO SLIP WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. *PH
NHTSA complaint #10034332 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WERE FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY IN THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STEPPED ON TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VECHICLE. EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURED ONLY ONCE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PUMPED, THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES AS OF YET.
NHTSA complaint #764903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS, ESPECIALLY ON WET PAVEMENT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #8002804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND BRAKES WOULD NOT LOCK. WILL LET GO, THEN GRIP AGAIN, AND WOULD FEEL PEDAL PULSATING. RECEIVED RECALL 99V193000 NOTICE ON ABS BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #895798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALL 99V193000/ ABS BRAKES. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT.*AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #874836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON SIDE STREET, AND WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKES IT WAS ONE TO TWO CAR LENGTHS TO STOP. CURENTLY, IT TAKES SIX CAR LENGTHS. BRAKES SLIP THRU. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE PROBLEM OF BRAKE FAILURES CONTINUED FOR YEARS UNTIL FINALLY RECALL WAS MADE (99V-193). HOWEVER, THE BRAKE FAILED AGAIN AFTER BEING FIXED.
NHTSA complaint #873603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
SOME KIND OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED FIRE AND INJURY TO DRIVER. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #555441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHICH INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO 3 DEALERSHIPS. WHEEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #870310 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS EXITING ONTO FREEWAY & APPLIED BRAKES, ABS KICKED IN & THE HYDRAULIC MOTOR STARTED MAKING NOISE. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS APPLYING & RELEASING. CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR & IT WOULDN'T STOP. THIS RESULTED IN A LOW SPEED REAREND COLLISION. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V193000 DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. BUT WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED . ALSO, MANUFACTURER ASSUMED NO RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE OF AGE OF VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT ENCOURAGE CONSUMER TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE DONE.
NHTSA complaint #862037 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND WILL INSPECT VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #860649 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED, AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP.
NHTSA complaint #858946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE SLIPPING. BRAKES ARE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER DID NOT HELP.
NHTSA complaint #857376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FEEL AS THOUGH THEY ARE SLIPPING. BRAKES ARE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER DID NOT HELP.
NHTSA complaint #857376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #718393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND OVER TURN ON SNOW COVERED ROAD. YH
NHTSA complaint #549650 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #849613 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE AND STEERING FAILURE. EGR VALVE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #508741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35-55 MPH AND TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD STOP. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND STEPPED ON PEDAL WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND AGREED TO FIX VEHICLE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. ALSO DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #845294 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT FAILED AND HAS BEEN ON FOR TEN MONTHS AND WON'T GO OFF.*AK
NHTSA complaint #844277 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING OR AT A STOP CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING UNTIL THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #844317 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON 1-5 ENTERING THE VANCOUVER-PORTLAND DRAW BRIDGE. WHEN A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. I DYNAMITED MY BRAKES AND MY BLAZER DID NOT STOP IN THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME. IT FELT LIKE I HAD A 4,000 POUND TRAILER PUSHING ME. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE STOPPED ME SOONER THAN IT DID. IT TOOK 6 TO 10 SECONDS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLEANTY OF TIME. ON JULY 22, 1999 THE EUGENE REG. GUARD PRINTED AN ARTICLE TITLED GM TO FIX MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN TO A LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL BUT ONLY AN INVESTIGATION. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE BODY IS BEING DONE ON THE BLAZER BUT THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I CAN TRUST MY BREAKES AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT AVENUES I CAN TAKE TO VERIFY THAT MY BREAKES ARE IN WORKING ORDER AND LET ME KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS ONE THOSE LISTED BY THE NHTSA . A REPLY WOULD CERTAINLY BE APPRECIATED. JOE POIRIER
NHTSA complaint #709620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR BRAKES FROZE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #844034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE ROLLED INTO INTERSECTION ABS BRAKES BEING APPLIED -- IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALER (SMITH CHV, TURLOCK) -- HE REPLACED SHOES AND SAID HYDRAULICS AND SENSORS WERE FINE. SHOES STILL HAD SOME LIFE ON THEM. VEHICLE STOPPED BETTER, BUT STILL ACTED AS IF BRAKING WAS INTERMITTENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO AMERICAN CHV (MODESTO) -- FOUND FAULTY FRONT LEFT ABS COMPONENT AND REPLACED. I WANT TO NOTE THE FIRST DEALER WAS ADAMENT THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, MAKING ME BELIEVE THAT AN ABS FAILURE IS VERY HARD TO DETECT.
NHTSA complaint #709069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE (PARTICULARLY GOING DOWN HILL) UNTIL WELL PAST THE STOP SIGN.
NHTSA complaint #709092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY STIFF AND BRAKE FLUID WILL NOT COME THROUGH. ABS LIGHT COMES ON. OWNER HAS TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. DEALER HAS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW FOR THE 4TH TIME.
NHTSA complaint #838376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS FAILING TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION AND ALSO UNDE R NORMAL CONDITIONS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE ARE NO REPORTED PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME.
NHTSA complaint #838347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN SNOWY OR RAINY CONDITIONS ALL FOUR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #835239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND MY BIG COMPLAINT HAS BEEN THE ABS BREAKS JUST ARN'T SUFFICENT, THEY HAVE BEEN KEPT UP TO SPECK AND JUST SEEM TO FADE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS JUST ENTIRELY TOO LONG, AND I HATE TO LET SOME ONE DRIVE IT AS THEY CAN NOT GET USED TO THE STOPPING DISTANCE
NHTSA complaint #701491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FRONT BRAKES WEAR UNEVENLY CAUSING THEM TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY.
NHTSA complaint #542310 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.