Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | ||||||||||||||||
| 93V119000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | V (Vehicle) | 341364 | 11/08/1993 | ODI | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 08/02/1993 | 07/26/1993 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Severe corrosion due to road salt at the joint of the stamped steel center section and the cast outer section can cause the sections to separate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Separation of the rotor sections can cause loss ofbraking ability in the affected wheel. this could result in increased stoppingdistance and/or loss of vehicle control and an accident. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Replace the front brake rotors with new rotors with a corrosion protection coating. however, if replacement of brake linings are necessary, it will be done at owner's expense since brake linings are normal maintenance items. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: brakes; hydraulic; disk rotors.vehicle description: light trucks and vans sold or registered in the followingstates: ct, il, in, ma, me, mi, nh, nj, ny, oh, pa, ri, vt, and wi.notes: the vehicles involved can be identified by the following: the 5thcharacter of the vehicle identification number must be a k or l, and theseventh character must be 3,4,5,6, or 9.if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date, and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable amount of timeand free of charge or the remedy does not correct the safety-related defect ornoncompliance, please contact your nearest gmc truck zone office. the telephonenumbers of the zone offices are listed in your warranty and owner's assistanceinformation manuals. also contact the national highway traffic safetyadministration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||||
| PIT-3665-A | 07/01/2008 | 10028790 | General motors: on all 1988-2009 full size chevrolet/gmc pickups, utilities and vans, the brake pedal will move down or self apply during full lock turns or near full lock turns. chevrolet astro and gmc safari vans; hummer 2 are included. | 05/29/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK | |||
| 07/18/1998 | 11/01/1994 | ||
| No summary | |||
| 02/15/1997 | 1 | 10/01/1995 | |
| Approaching stop sign, pushed on brake pedal, there was a loud bang and vehicle did not stop; went through stop. since this incident abs has not worked(dashboard lamps on) and requires additional stopping distance to stop. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 03/09/2004 | 1 | ||
| While applying the brakes abs light appeared on the dashboard, and remains on until the vehicle was turned off. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic could not duplicate or resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 01/31/2002 | |||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| Abs brake warning light illuminated, indicating a malfunction within the system, cause unknown. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The abs system faulty. nlm | |||
| 12/13/1999 | 03/25/1998 | ||
| Problem with delay in stopping distance whenever brakes are applied in wet/snowy road condition. this condition could have caused a vehicle collision. dealer notified and nothing was done. *ak | |||
| 08/01/1999 | 05/01/1992 | ||
| Brakes were spongy, and were not stopping on contact. pedal would go to the floor stopping, but would not react or stop like they should if pressed fast. *ak | |||
| 08/15/1997 | 04/01/1993 | ||
| Abs brake problems; while driving about 50 mph on regular road conditions and applying the brakes, the van just keep going faster and faster and would not stop. the driver lowered the gear down to 1st gear and applied the brakes and the van slowed down. the dealer was not notified when this happened. incident only happened one time. *ak | |||
| 08/08/1995 | |||
| When the brakes are applied the pedal gets hard, resulting in extended stopping distance, which caused a collision to occur. the dealer has been notified. *ak | |||
| 02/15/1993 | 4 | 11/01/1992 | |
| Brakes failed. | |||
| 2 | 01/01/1992 | ||
| Anti-lock braking system has has continuous failures. | |||
| 12/27/1997 | 01/02/1992 | ||
| Abs brake light illuminated, indicating malfunction within the system. dealer replaced entire abs system, which did not remedy the problem. *ak | |||
| 09/20/1997 | 1 | 01/21/1992 | |
| Abs failure. | |||
| When brakes are applied the brakes will grab an slip, causing extended stopping distance. the dealer has not been notified. *ak | |||
| 08/31/1996 | |||
| Abs failure, while driving on normal road conditions the brake pedal went to the floor and driver could hear the brakes making a roaring noise, but the vehicle would not stop. this caused a rear-end crash. vehicle was repaired at a body shop. *ak | |||
| 07/31/1996 | |||
| In applying the abs in a panic situation the system does not allow the vehicle to stop in time. this condition caused an accident. please describe details.*ak | |||
| 05/20/1995 | 1 | ||
| Abs, brake failed, yellow and red lights came on will not go off, in for repair, loss of abs, replacement of abs module. *ak | |||
| 01/30/1996 | |||
| The abs system does not work well while driving on the highway.please describe. tt | |||
| 06/19/1993 | 4 | 10/29/1991 | |
| While driving, the vehicle will shut off without any warning. tt consumer states this happens when everit wants, with no warning at all, the vehicle just stalls with no dahs warning lights, to restart consumer has to put vehicle in neutral and it will restart, consumer states this has happened four different times, also abs have not been working correctly it has been in for service twice but nothing was reported to be wrong consumer states vehicle will jerk, or shake and sometimes pull to the right, then left.*jb | |||
| 03/26/1995 | |||
| Abs: brakes failed to stop vehicle; caused rearend collision. tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 02/21/2004 | 68500 | 2 | |
| Abs system failed. dealer stated that it was not a safety issue, they still had brakes. *ak abs failed when consumer pressed on the brakes to avoid collision with another vehicle. abs light came on and stayed on. the loss of abs was caused by the failure of internal brake module. consumer declined replacement because when he was quoted by the dealer of the expense for repair, cost was $1300, and was told that vehicle will still have the same braking capability even without abs. in addition, recall on dipstick, to indicate transmission resevoir. if dipstick is shorter, it would cause transmission to slip. *la | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| When braking on icy road the brakes will totally disengage even if some wheels are on dry pavement | |||
| 10/29/1998 | |||
| While stopping and trying to merge into traffic vehicle was rear ended from the back due to brake failure. *ak | |||
| 07/31/1996 | |||
| In applying the abs in a panic situation the system does not allow the vehicle to stop in time. this condition caused an accident. please describe details.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 06/02/1994 | |||
| Upon applying force to the brake pedal in wet and dry weather conditions the brake pedal goes to the floor, causing extended stopping distance, brakes fade away. consumer has contacted the dealer, the dealer has replaced the brake pads. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| The master cylinder was replaced two times the brake fluid keep running out dealer can't find the leak . tt | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - POWER ASSIST | |||
| Has abs light and brake light, brake light came on, replace front brake light went out at 25,000 miles, 34,000 mile light came on, brake power module failed.*ak | |||
| 07/19/1995 | |||
| Brakes system failure, vacuum system failure, activates the brakes without stepping on pedal. tt | |||