1997 GMC C/K Pickup Brakes Problems

“Everytime I slow down to stop, the brake pedal growls and it feels as if the anti-lock brakes come on. The truck keeps rolling, and I've almost hit the vehicle in front of me numerous times. It's a 1997 Gmc sierra.”

“Antilock brake activation at low speeds wont stop cant afford to pay 450 a side to fix them I think they should recall them before someone gets hurt, I had a near miss and almost crashed into the vehicle ahead of me, I unhooked the ABS until I can get it fixed and now I can stop.”

“When I step on the brake pedal during normal stops, when the vehicle speed slows to under ten miles per hour, I hear the antilock brake motor activate and the brake pedal will pulsate and no matter how hard I push on the pedal the truck will not slow down. This happens every time I step on the brake. I have almost had many accidents because of this problem. I have not had the problem corrected yet. I have disconnected the antilock system.”

“Antilock brakes activate when stopping on dry pavement, significantly increasing the stopping distance. Repair was made at my cost several years ago. Problem recurred after about 2 years. Dealer who made the first repair said this is a problem with corrosion on the anti-lock sensor. Gm customer service recently said that this is a recall item for the same model truck, but staring with 1998 trucks, not 1997. My 1997 has less than 40,000 miles on it. I feel this is a significant safety defect, and Gmc should be forced to recall. It is only be my diligence that there has not been an accident. …”

“Brakes failed. I parked with parking brake, looked underneath and noticed fluid leak on pavement. Further inspection showed that rusty brake line developed a pinhole. Other brake lines are rusty. Will likely fail later. Fuel line is also very rusty. Will likely fail later.”