1993 CHEVROLET G20 Complaints

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THEY DID NOT RESPOND AS THEY SHOULD. PEDAL WAS NORMAL, BUT BRAKES GRABBED AND THEN RELEASED. VEHICLE KEPT COASTING INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. GMC HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ADVANCE OUT OF 1ST GEAR. PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THIS LAST TIME - WHEN THE AC WAS USED AT 70 MPH THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR THAT RESYMBLED BURNING WIRING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OUT OF TOWN DEALER FOR SERVICE. DEALER DETERMINED WIRING TO REAR AC WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE CIRCUIT WAS FUSED FOR PROTECTION TO GET ME AND MY SHOW DOGS BACK HOME ~200 MILES. VEHICLE DID MAKE IT HOME BUT THE NEXT MORNING WAS INOPERATIVE.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN AN ELECTRICAL NIGHTMARE - FEEL VERY UNSAFE AND I TRANSPORT LIVE ANIMALS TO SHOWS AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT AND PASSENGERS - VERY CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRE. HAVE HAD TO DRIVE SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM BY STARTING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR - DEALER HAS ADJUSTED AND REPLACED THIS FEATURE 5 TIMES ALSO REAR BACK UP LIGHTS ARE INTERMITENT AND HIGH REAR BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK.

THE DRIVERS SHOULDER AND LAP BELT IS PHYSICALLY TOO SHORT IN LENGTH AND PREVENTS FORWARD OR LATERAL MOVEMENT OF MORE THAN JUST A FEW INCHES, EVEN IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED AND THE DRIVER MOVES HIS TORSO FORWARD SLOWLY SO AS NOT TO TRIGGER THE LOCKING MECHANISM. I AM NOT A LARGE PERSON ALTHOUGH MY HEIGHT 6'1" AND MY FRAME 210LBS. WOULD PUT MY IN THE UPPER PERCENTILE OF DRIVERS. BECAUSE THE BELT IS SO SHORT , IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT TO PERFORM SUCH SIMPLE TASKS AS FLIPPING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM THE REAR WITH THEIR HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS ON, CHANGING THE RADIO DIAL, OR TRYING TO ADJUST THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ON THE VAN. I HAVE MEASURED THE DISTANCE OF THE BELT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND FIND THEM VERY CLOSE IN LENGTH. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO STEM FROM WHERE THE SHOULDER BELT IS ANCHORED ON THE SIDE WALL ABOVE THE DRIVERS LEFT SHOULDER. THIS LOCATION IS EASILY 5 INCHES FARTHER BACK ON THE BULKHEAD THAN WHAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MOUNT IS. THIS COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT IS ANCHORED FURTHER FORWARD THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE FURTHER REDUCES THE BELT LENGTH. I HAVE TRIED USING A BELT EXTENDER BUT IN DOING SO I FIND THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ARE NOT IN A SAFE POSITION SHOULD A CRASH OCCUR AND SIGNIFICANT INTERNAL INJURY WOULD RESULT. I HAD CONTACTED GLAVAL (THE CONVERSION MANUFACTURER) AND THEY INFORMED ME THE SEATS AND RESTRAINTS WERE FACTORY ORIGINAL FROM GM, AND THEY DON'T MESS WITH THEM OR CHANGE THEM IN ANY WAY. ANY HELP YOU COULD GIVE IN THIS SITUATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK

TIRES WERE WEARING OUT ON THE OUTSIDE DUE TO THE REAR AXLE. HAD TO HAVE TIRES CHANGED EVERY 13000 MILES. HEARD A VERY SHARP SOUND IN REAR AXLE. RIGHT SIDE AXLE BALL BEARING AND HOUSING FELL APART AND IT DUG INTO THE AXLE. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY ONLY CHECKED THE FRONT TIRES AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *AK

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION VAN EXPERIENCE ROLL OVER WHEN TIRE CAME OFF, HIGH TOP CONVERSION ROOF TO VAN CAME COMPLETELY OFF VEHICLE. MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE CAME OFF DUE TO LUGS:NUTS BREAKING OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH. THE SECOND TIME, THE DRIVER'S REAR SIDE TIRE CAME OFF WHEN THE LUGS: NUTS AND OTHER PARTS BROKE OFF. *AK

WHEN DRIVER HITS THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A COLLAPSED BRAKE HOSE LINE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CONTROL, RESULTING IN A REAREND ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ABS BRAKE PROBLEM; ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THE ABS MODULE HAS GONE OUT. THIS MODULE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK