1996 Chevrolet Astro service brakes, hydraulic problems

“ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHEN BRAKING SOMETIMES BRAKE PEDAL GETS REALLY HARD. CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP ON BRAKE TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS MAYBE ONCE A DAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK”

“DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, IT SOUNDS AS IF AN EXPLOSION OCCURS IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES, AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TWICE. ALSO, FOUND A SHORT IN THE FUEL PUMP. HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THE LAST INCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT AND SOMETIMES GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE CALIPERS BREAK AND CAUSE A LOUD NOISE, CONSUMER STATES BRAKING POWER HAS BEEN LOST ON THREE OCCASIONS. VEHICLE STALLED ON ONE OCCASION. CONSUMER NO LONGER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE. LEFT SIDE DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE, DEALER REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. RIGHT SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM BOLTS LOOSE CAUSING NOISE, LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING U BOLT MISPOSITIONED HITTING AXLE TUBE, CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE. *SLC”

“ABS LIGHT IS ON, AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED STOPPING DISTANCE IS NOT NORMAL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS ON VEHICLE, DIFFERENTIAL WAS OVERHAULED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY, FULE INJECTION SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED, IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS ALTERNATOR, THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN REBUILT, CONSUMER STATES RATTLE SOUND FROM FRONT OF ENGINE DRIVEBELT WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS TENSIONER, ALSO FULE/AIR FILTER WAS REPLACED. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. *JB”

“LOSS OF BRAKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTORS DETERIORATING FROM WITHIN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR WARRANTY. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH METALLIC BRAKE LININGS, THE STEEL PEELS AWAY FROM THE ROTORS. *SLC”

“ON AUG 26 2000 I HAD FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND IN CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MENTIONED AND HIS SERVICE DEPT STATED THAT THIS WAS DONE BY SOMEONE WHO CHANGED THE OIL DIPPED HIS FINGER INSIDE WITH A LITTLE GREASE AND CONTAMINATED THE FLUID IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID CONTAINED ALGY ALSO THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS VERY LOW IT SEEMS THAT THE SERVICE DEPT.FINDS WAYS AND EXCUSES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT INSTEAD OFFERS EXCUSES FOR THE PROBLEM THIS PROBLEM CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS MAY NOT BE THE ONLY COMPLAINT OF THIS KIND AS FURTHER INFORMATION THE BRAKE FLUID WAS ALMOST BLACK IN COLOR ALL MECHANICS I HAVE SPOKEN TO SAY THIS IS NOT A NORMAL SITUATION I AM GOING TO LET THEM FLUSH THE SYSTEM AND REFILL IT AT THE COST OF $80.00 TO $100.00 EVEN THOUGH UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THIS IS A POTENTIALY DANGEROUS SITUATION”

“WHILE DRIVING COULD FEEL VIBRATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THEN, EVERY 1000 MILES PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, ROTORS WERE RUSTED. TECHNICIAN COULD NOT STATE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM.*AK”