Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 07/08/1995 | 100 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Truck has never stoped good. the frount tires slide when the truck has a load on it causeing you to loos control. the back brakes will not brake a load without sliding the frount wheels (tiresize: p/21585r16)( dot number: tire size: p/21585r16 ) | |||
| 02/01/1996 | 7 | ||
| Front brakes have been squeaking very badly, as a result the vehicle has gone back to the dealer 4x for the same problem, pad/master cylinder, have been replaced.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 11/02/2002 | |||
| While taking off from a stop light, consumer states the sun temperarily obstructed his view, after traffic had come to a stop consumer applied brakes and pedal went to the floor. consumer states there were no tire morks on ground from rear tires. consumer feels rear tires are not stopping properly, also driver side air bag didnot deploy in rear end collision. please provide any fudther information. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/03/2004 | 200000 | 1 | |
| While driving 35 mph the fuel line that was connected to the transmission failed. vehicle lost power and began to roll backwards toward oncoming traffic. consumer stated when attempting to apply the brakes they malfunctioned because transmission fluid leaked onto them. *ak | |||
| 09/20/2001 | |||
| Manufacturer's recall 970. took vehicle into dealer for recall repairs, and recall called for 11/2 hours to do the work. dealer did recall repairs, but broke a piece on vehicle related to recall repairs. that piece is on national backorder, and dealer doesn't know when it will be in. *ak | |||
| 4 | |||
| Whenever the brakes are applied, the vehicle fails to stop when it should. brake pedal goes to floor. the abs light comes on & does not go off. took to dealer & was informed by the mechanic the brake problem can be repaired. after the repairs, the brakes still fail to stop vehicle like it suppose to do.*ak | |||
| 4 | |||
| Rapid grabbing of one or the other front brakes, causing loss of control. *ak | |||
| 06/02/1996 | |||
| While driving 55 mph owner tried to stop the vehicle. as soon as owner hit the brake, the front left wheel locked up, causing the vehicle to skid into three vehicles. owner also states that the airbag did not deploy. service manager at the dealer said that the brake shoes were installed incorrectly. *ak | |||
| 02/15/1996 | |||
| Experienced brake loss while abs is in use. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1996 | 7 | ||
| Front brakes have been squeaking very badly, as a result the vehicle has gone back to the dealer 4x for the same problem, pad/master cylinder, have been replaced.*ak | |||
| 06/02/1996 | 1 | 09/01/1995 | |
| Antilock brakes locked up, causing accident/injuries. | |||
| 09/05/1996 | 1 | 02/01/1995 | |
| Consumer states that when the vehicle is in reverse and you apply the brakes and that the front brakes grab and lock up and the back brakes keep rolling. this condition caused a wreck. the road conditions were normal at the time. the system has abs. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 06/25/1995 | 1 | ||
| Anti lock brake sensor failed. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 08/14/2001 | 3 | ||
| While driving in heavy traffic in stop and go situation applied brakes and brake pedal will go alway to the floor, and will not pump up, could feel vehicle still rolling. that was a signal that brake problem will be happening. *ak *slc | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||
| 1 | 10/01/1999 | ||
| The vehicle pulls to the right due to both calipers failure. yh | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM | |||
| 01/15/1996 | 500 | 05/01/1995 | |
| Brake light switch keeps burning out. wire over heats and melts plug and switch/ brakes don't stop the truck loaded. we change the frount pads 20 to one set of rear brakes. rear brakes very in afective | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - SHOES/LININGS | |||
| 06/02/1996 | |||
| While driving 55 mph owner tried to stop the vehicle. as soon as owner hit the brake, the front left wheel locked up, causing the vehicle to skid into three vehicles. owner also states that the airbag did not deploy. service manager at the dealer said that the brake shoes were installed incorrectly. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| Two fuel lines and brake lines vibrate together which causes lines to get thin and start leaking. dealer contacted. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 02/01/1996 | 7 | ||
| Front brakes have been squeaking very badly, as a result the vehicle has gone back to the dealer 4x for the same problem, pad/master cylinder, have been replaced.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST - VACUUM | |||
| Owner has to stand on brakes in order to slow the vehicle down. dealer says that it's due to the membrane inside of the booster. previous recalled defect in vacuum pump allows oil to infiltrate into the brake booster, destroying membrane resulting in delayed braking reaction. *ak | |||