1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

The contact owns a 1994 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph and applying the brake pedal to stop the pedal suddenly extended to the floor causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a second vehicle. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet notified. The failure mileage was 274,000.

Mileage: 274,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, A FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE BATTERY PRECEDED BY THICK WHITE SMOKE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC WHEELWELL GUARD AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER THE SMOKE WAS NOTICED. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DASHBOARD, WINDSHIELD, AND FRONT FLOOR PAN AREA WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 243,640

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, A FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE BATTERY PRECEDED BY THICK WHITE SMOKE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC WHEELWELL GUARD AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER THE SMOKE WAS NOTICED. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DASHBOARD, WINDSHIELD, AND FRONT FLOOR PAN AREA WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 243,640

DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY THE NEIGHBOR'S DOGS WERE BARKING, SHE LOOKED OUT , AND THERE WERE SPARKS COMING OUT OF VEHICLE. SHE WOKE UP HER HUSBAND. HEARD A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, IT BURNED THE WHOLE MOTOR, MOST OF THE INSIDE, DASHBOARD. NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

Mileage: 198,000

DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT FAILURE. *LA

Mileage: 65,000

ABS FAILURE, WET WEATHER, TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TRAFFIC FLOW BEGAN THEN STOPPED FOR AMBULANCE ON CROSS STREET, BRAKES LOCKED, MY VEH. SLID FORWARD, CUT WHEELS AND RELEASED BRAKES TO MOVE INTO TURN ONLY LANE, CLIPPED CORNER BUMPER OF VEHICLE AHEAD, I AND MY TWO CHILDREN (5 & 8 YRS) IN BACK SEAT WEARING SEATBELTS, FORTUNATELY NO ONE INJURED, BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, THIS WAS THE FIRST COLLISION, MFR. DEFECT, DEALER SHOULD REPAIR.

Mileage: 180,140

MR

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IN RESULT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP I FELT A THUMP AND THEN MY BRAKES TOTAL STOPPED WORKING HAD THIS PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE HAVE HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED TWICE IN 1YEAR AND MY BRAKES PADS AND DRUMS ETC ARE FINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP. VEHICLE COASTED, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR. *AK

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THESE ABS SYTSTEMS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, DURING A PANIC STOP THE SYSTEM FAILS, PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR AND PULSATES, AND LEAVES YOU WITH NO BRAKING. HAD ONE ACCIDENT AND SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. IN A VEHICLE THIS SIZE AND WEIGHT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE MORE FATALITIES ACCUR. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. SENSE OF NOT STOPPING. PEDAL WENT THROUGH MUCH MORE TRAVEL THAN NORMAL; TO FLOOR OR ALMOST TO FLOOR, WITHOUT ANY SUBSTANTIAL VEHICLE SLOWING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK GREAT, AS LONG AS IT IS NOT RAINING. DURING HARD BRAKING BRAKES FADE TO FLOOR, I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED NO PROBLEM FOUND. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRES DURING HARD BRAKING. (EMERGENCY SITUATIONS). *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK GREAT, AS LONG AS IT IS NOT RAINING. DURING HARD BRAKING BRAKES FADE TO FLOOR, I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED NO PROBLEM FOUND. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRES DURING HARD BRAKING. (EMERGENCY SITUATIONS). *AK

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

EA95-026, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN GENERAL TRAFFIC ABOUT 20 MPH ,GOING FROM STOP TO STOP. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AS NORMAL WITH ENOUGH SPACE , BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING FAST ENOUGH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN HARDER, BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE WAS STILL SLOWING DOWN AT SAME RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING A REAREND CRASH. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT IT TOOK LONGER TO STOP, ABOUT 5 FEET FURTHER IN A NORMAL STOPPING CONDITION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL FELT HARD AND WENT TO FLOOR, BUT NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

THE TRUCK HAS POOR BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN NEEDED. ONE ACCIDENT HAS RESULTED AS DESCRIBED, IN 3/1999. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN DONE WITH NO RESULT. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT MY EXPENSE, WITH NO CHANGE. THE DEALER (JOE HOLLAND IN CHARLESTON, WV) STATES THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE TRUCK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP IN SITUATIONS WHERE A QUICK STOP IS NEEDED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHRONIC SINCE THE CAR WAS PU

REPEATED FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKES. CAR GLIDES AN EXTRA SEC BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE IN A SHUDDERING LOCK UP. BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS AND CLOSE ON MANY MORE. 2 CHEVY DEALERS SAYS NOTHING ABNORMAL, CAN'T RECREATE PROBLEM. *AK