2015 Chevrolet Colorado Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while driving on a service road at 35 MPH and attempting to bring the vehicle to a stop, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the brake pedal was extremely firm, requiring excessive force to depress for the vehicle to come to a stop. The contact stated that there was an abnormal amount of white smoke coming from the front end of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vacuum pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 141,540.

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop as intended. The contact stated that the brake pedal was pushing his foot upwards. The contact had to step on the brake pedal very hard to stop the vehicle to prevent a crash. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed vacuum pump, vacuum sensor, and a fractured cam shaft. The contact was informed that the vacuum sensor and the vacuum pump needed to be replaced, and the cam shaft needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.

Service brake assist light on dash,hard brake,abs pulsation in brake pedal, replaced vac pump sensor. Problem continues

I’m not sure if this is a recall or not. I was driving home and my brake pedal seized up out of no where can’t be pushed and the brake assist light came on. Luckily my truck is manual so I was able to down shift to stop

I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 75MPH WHEN A CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS GOING SLOWER SO I TRIED TO PRESS MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. NO WARNING LIGHT WERE ON MY DASH THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DASH SAYING SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM AND ENGINE OIL LOW STOP ENGINE ONCE I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP THE TRUCK SAFELY I NOTICE I HAD NO OIL IN MY ENGINE SO THE ISSUE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM AND MY ENGINE OIL HAD I NOT KNOWN HOW TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES OR EVEN COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU HAVE NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ED MORSE SAWGRASS CHEVROLET (14401 W SUNRISE BLVD, SUNRISE, FL 33323, (754) 220-2879) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE ON SLOW SPEED. BRAKES BECOME VERY HARD TO DEPRESS TO FLOOR, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPEN IN 2017 AND NOV 2018 AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. FIRST TIME HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY, SECOND TIME IN PARKING LOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VACUUM BOOSTER AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (FIRST CHOICE AUTO, 2966 S COBB DR SE, SMYRNA, GA 30080, (770) 444-0058) AND WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-4597870930. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO. AFTER BRAKING FORCEFULLY TO AVOID A CRASH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WERE PARTS MISSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES AND MISALIGNED PARTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,234. UPDATED 12/20/16*LJ *TR

DEALING INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS OIL CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS WAS REPORTED TO GM 1-800-222-1020. IN 5 MONTHS TIME WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THE SAME ITEM. IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS LAST TIME THAT RON TONKIN IN PORTLAND, OREGON CALLED GM AND FOUND THAT BULLETIN 11-00-89-005 DIRECTLY DISCUSSES THE MATTER. BECAUSE THIS DEALS WITH THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, THIS CONCERNS THE SAFETY OF THE INDIVIDUALS.

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. I HAVE HAD IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND STILL KEEP GETTING A SERVICE BRAKE ASSIST MESSAGE. AFTER PAYING FOR SEVERAL UNNECESSARY PARTS WHICH IS DOCUMENTED I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE ALSO HAD A SLOWER SPEED REAR END COLLISION I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD AND STILL COASTED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH WHILE APPROACHING A TURN. VEHICLE RAN INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOCKED TO THE FLOOR. GM ENGINEER DIAGNOSED AS POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRACKET. REPAIRING VEHICLE AT THEIR COST INCLUDING BODY DAMAGE. *TR