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Brake pedal becomes hard and non efective when attempting to park or at low idle speeds on numerous occasions nearly causing serious harm to bystanders and property. This is a major problem with GM trucks and do not know why a recall has not been issued to protect the public from serious injury.
Hard pedal, extremely poor braking response while slowing and during parking of vehicle, especially when multiple pedal pumps are required. Progressively worsening over past 6 months. I replaced vacuum boost pump and problem was corrected.
At low idle the braking become very stiff and extreme pressure on the brake peddle is need to stop the vehicle. Hank graff of durand mi indicated it is due to a failed brake assist vacuum pump. The service rep. Also experienced the issue when they pulled the vehicle into the repair bay. As the owner, I have experienced this braking issue multiple times.
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving 50 mph, the brakes failed to respond and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The contact drove on the shoulder and was able to park in a rest area to inspect the vehicle. The contact drove the vehicle back home. The vehicle was taken to mcgovern Buick GMC (located at 2806, 150 turnpike rd, westborough, MA 01581, (508) 439-4362) where it was diagnosed that the vacuum brake pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000. The VIN was unknown.
- Somerville, MA, USA
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While pulling into a parking lot my brakes failed to stop my truck twice. The brake pedal was very stiff, like it was a manual brake and not power. Had to depress brake pedal very hard to get my truck to stop. I shut off the engine and then restarted and the brake pedal returned to normal.
At first the issue started as I was parking in reverse, pressed the brakes and the truck did not want to stop until I put a lot of pressure on the brakes. Then pulled forward to check and it did the same thing so I parked the truck and left it overnight. It worked fine in the morning and the next few days. Then it happened again after about a five hour drive home from work I exited the freeway exit 99 in tumwater the brakes got really stiff and was not slowing quick enough for the stop sign coming up, I slowed to about 35mph then realized it wasn't gonna stop so I pressed the brakes as hard I could swerving just past the stop sign until it stopped. Preceded slowly got some fuel and still had about another hour drive home and now the brakes was really stiff and truck would not stop unless I put a lot of pressure on the brakes. So I got back on the freeway going only about 55 mph increasing my stopping distance crawling all the way home having press the brakes extremely hard when I needed to stop for traffic lights. Now I'm afraid to drive the truck anywhere without fearing of the brakes not working at all completely.
Brake booster vacuum faulty. Causing a near miss in drive thru almost rear ending another car. Vacuum pump faulty.brakes become hard to push and get no response. This is a very dangerous. GM needs to have a re-call before people get killed. It is a known issue lots of the same complaints.
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. While backing out of a parking space, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle did not stop. As a result, the contact struck a parked vehicle. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the brake vacuum pump was damaged and needed replacement. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 48,499.
Yesterday afternoon while backing out of parking spot, my brakes became unresponsive. The pedal was extremely hard to press and would not stop the vehicle. The result was the vehicle rolling down an inclined parking lot and hitting another vehicle. Normal braking had resumed when leaving the accident. This is the second time for the brakes to become unresponsive at low speeds. Approximately 1 month ago the same situation happened driving through a parking lot. Brakes became extremely firm and unable to stop the vehicle. No damage resulted from that incident. After reading several message boards, it appears to be a widespread issue with this vehicle that results in replacement of multiple power braking components. I currently feel extremely fortunate that my brakes did not fail 5 minutes earlier while picking up my child from school.
Brakes failed to reser at low speeds, resulting in near collision. Brake pedal became stiff and unresponsive. Has also happened previously, was told brake vacuum pump failure is the cause. Was notified this does not qualify under vehicle warranty despite reading of multiple reports of failure, technical bulletin release, and immediate safety issues.
The contact owns a 2015 GMC Sierra 1500. While driving 1-10 mph, the brake pedal was difficult to depress and failed to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000.
On several occasions slow driving in parking lots I have lost power assist braking and almost hit a car parked in the spot in front of me. I have read online about the issue with the brake vacuum pump and am thinking that is my issue. My brake pedal after a few pumps will get super stiff. On every occasion that this happened it was slow moving adjusting into a parking spot and had pumped the brakes several times. The pedal then becomes still and pushing the brake pedal does not get the braking power as expected.
While driving at slow speeds if you tap the brake pedal it won't depress and the truck will keep rolling. This happens when I'm trying to park usually. I was backing in my driveway and it didn't stop after taping the brake pedal 3 times. I hit the telephone pole with rear bumper which bent the body of the left rear fender enough to cause the tailgate to not open. My GMC dealer replaced the faulty booster pump for $1029.35 and I had to rent a car for 2 days.
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- Greenville, NY, USA