1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDED THE RIMS, EMERGENCY BRAKES, AND ROTORS. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, BUT THEN DIMMED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR OVER A WEEK UNTIL THE LIGHT REMAINED COMPLETELY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS CONTROL BOX FAILED. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WAS REPAIRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME MILEAGE, THEN THE ABS CONTROL BOX SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 224,000.

ABS CONTROLLER FAILED ON 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. *TR

THE LATCH MECHANISM FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ADJUSTMENT FAILED, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO SLIDE FRONT TO BACK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE SEAT WAS BEING MOVED FORWARD TO PLACE ITEMS BEHIND THE SEAT. PLASTIC PIECES FELL OUT ONTO THE FLOOR. IT APPEARED TO BE A PLASTIC PIECE THAT HELD THE LOCKING PIN FOR THE SEAT. THE TEMPERATURE THAT DAY HAD BEEN BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREES F. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN HOME. WHEN YOU APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE SEAT MOVED FORWARD. WHEN YOU APPLIED THE GAS, THE SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT PLACED BAD GASOLINE IN HIS VEHICLE ONCE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. WHILE REMOVING THE TANK, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND HAD SPREAD TO THE REAR BUMPER. THE AUTO GARAGE STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED $1,500; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A REPORT AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE FRAME, AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OVER EIGHT YEARS OLD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULL THE GAUGE READS EMPTY AND WHEN IT IS THE VEHICLE IS EMPTY THE FUEL GAUGE READS FULL AND SO ON. THE GAUGE IS VERY SPORADIC POINTING TO WHATEVER LEVEL OF FUEL IT WANTS TO, NEVER DISPLAYING THE TRUE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE TO DEPEND ON MY ODOMETER TO READ THE FUEL TANK AMOUNT SOMEWHAT ACCURATELY; AT LEAST MUCH MORE ACCURATE THAN THE FUEL GAUGE WHICH IS TOTALLY INACCURATE ALL THE TIME. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE RECEIVED, NOT AT ALL AN ISOLATED ONE. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY '99 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED. *TR

MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE MAY GET LONG BUT I AM NOT SURE AS WHERE TO SEND THEM ALL.#1 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED THREE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT TO GET IT FIXED AS THE COMPANY RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER WENT BANKRUPT BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP, I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THIS. #2 BROKE TWO MORE, TIMES DEALER PICKED UP COST ON THE SECOND TIME BUT NOT ON THE THIRD TIME THE WINDOW IS TAPED UP AS THE DEALER SAID THEY WON'T FIX IT AS THE 1 YEAR WARRANTY WAS UP. ANTI LOCK SENSOR WAS ONLY CLEANED AND IS STILL ACTING UP TRUCK LURCHES AFTER STOPS. DEALER SAID THAT THEY PROBABLY WON'T DO ANYTHING AS THEY ALREADY CLEANED THE SENSORS. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED USED AND I DID NOT NOTICE THE BED ON THE TRUCK HAD BEEN REPAIRED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT SITS A LITTLE LOWER NOW ON ONE SIDE THE SERVICE REP SAID THERE WERE SPOT WELDS WHERE THERE SHOULDN'T BE BUT WOULDN'T COMMENT BEYOND THAT. *TR

I HAVE 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK. THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT LOW SPEEDS. TWO YEARS AGO I RAN INTO THE BACK OF MY OWN SECOND VEHICLE, AS IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN MY TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AT SPEEDS LOWER THAN 10 MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR FREE BECAUSE OF A RECALL. IT IS 2 YEARS LATER, AND THE TRUCK IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. IT WILL NOT STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER ANOTHER INSPECTION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE WHEEL BEARING SENSOR HAD BEEN CLEANED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL AND THAT IS WAS POSSIBLE CORROSION HAD BUILT UP AGAIN. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT IT WAS UNACCEPTABLE THAT EVERY 2 YEARS THE BREAKS JUST STOP WORKING.*CN

1999 CHEVY K-1500 LS WITH CORROSION BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CORROSION IS CAUSING HER BRAKES TO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IF PRESSED UNDER 10 MPH. SHE WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. *KB

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LOTS OF FUEL PROBLEMS THE GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND THE PUMP IS SHOT AGAIN. AND ALSO HAVE PUT 3 WINDOW REGULATERS IN DRIVERS SIDE AND 1 IN PASSENGERS SIDE. HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TRUCK AND SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

MY 1999 CHEVY C/K PICKUP FAILS TO STOP QUICKLY WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ABS TURNS ON PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING AS YOU APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM TOLD BY TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON SIMILAR MODELS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000) WHEN CONTACTING CHEVROLET THEY SAY THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE BY VIN NUMBER EVEN IF IT IS THE SAME PART WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND MY ABS LIGHT AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT HAS CAME ON RECENTLY. THE BRAKING ON MY TRUCK IS NOT VERY GOOD IN WET CONDITIONS. I FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY TRUCKS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD JUST REMOVE THE FUSE. I WAS TOLD IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY, AND IT IS A COSTLY FIX. I THINK FOR ONCE CHEVROLET SHOULD STEP UP AND PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER COMMON COMPLAINT ABOUT MY DASH CLUSTER, WHICH I HAD ALSO FOUND IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THE ODOMETER WILL GO OFF AND ON WHEN IT FEELS LIKE, AND THE GAS GAUGE FREQUENTLY GOES UP AND DOWN, AND THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE SEAT WAS INTACT, BUT VERY UNSTABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AT THE COST OF $600. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE CONTACT HAS THE OLD PARTS IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. *UPDATED 12/27/07 *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FAILURE WAS ABOVE AND BELOW DRIVERS FOOT AND INVOLVED THE BRAKE LINE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

BRAKE LINE RUST AT THE ANTI-LOCK CONTROLLER WITH ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. *JB

THE ABS IS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS MOSTLY DURING PARKING MANEUVERS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER THE FRONT SENSOR RECALL BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET C1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED. THE SEAT MOVED FORWARD WHEN HE STOPPED AND BACKWARDS WHEN HE ACCELERATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 119,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN DECELERATING TO 5 MPH OR LOWER, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), WHICH APPLIES TO HIS VIN. HE STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2002, DURING WHICH THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CURRENT FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,090 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CLUSTER COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. OFTEN SHOWS EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ON RIGHT AFTER FILL UP. MOVING THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSEN IT, AND MAKE IT SHOW PROPER FUEL LEVEL. THIS CAUSES ME TO FILL UP EARLY, AND OFTEN OUT OF FEAR I MAY SHOW INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THE ABS, AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HUNDRED TIMES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN.*AK

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE ABS AND AFTER GETTING BRAKES FIXED THE PICKUP STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING IDLING**CC THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, WHO THEN STATED THE ABS MOTOR WAS RUNNING CONSTANTLY AND THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE PULLED OR THE BATTERY WOULD DIE. ONCE THE FUSE WAS PULLED, THE NOISE STOPPED. THE DEALER SAID TO FIX THE PROBLEM WOULD BE COSTLY AND TO JUST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD. THE CONSUMER STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STARTING PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DECIDED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE ABS MODULE WITH THE CONSUMER. *TR

PARKING BRAKE ON 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DOESN'T RELEASE COMPLETELY AND DRAGS ON THE DRUM CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE DRUM AND BRAKE SHOE. AS THE WEAR INCREASES THE BRAKES LOSE THEIR ABILITY TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT WAS NOW CHARGING THE CONTACT FOR OTHER SERVICES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT OTHER PARTS ON THE VEHICLE ASSISTED IN CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT'S DRIVING HABITS MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD GET USED TO THE BRAKES JUMPING, AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 75,000.*AK

AIR BAGS 1999 CHEVROLET PICKUP FAILED TO OPEN /DEPLOY. *AK

THE ABS PUMP WONT SHUT OFF WHEN I TURN OFF MY TRUCK, CAUSING A DEAD BATTERY. THE PUMP WENT BAD 3 WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE AROUND $1000 TO FIX OR I COULD PULL THE FUSE. EVERY PERSON IVE TALKED TO WITH A 99 SILVERADO HAS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS A RESISTANCE, A GRINDING NOISE, AND TRUCK DOES NOT STOP. IF YOU LET OFF THE PEDAL AND IMMEDIATELY PUSH IT AGAIN, PROBLEM IS STOPPED. VERY STRESSFUL DRIVING THIS TRUCK, WHICH IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. NUMEROUS TIMES WE HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED CARS OR HIT BUILDINGS IN PARKING SPACES. WE TOOK IT TO A GARAGE, THEY REPLACED BOTH REAR CALIPERS AT $375.00, BEFORE I EVEN PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT THE BRAKES DID IT AGAIN. NOW WE CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE ABS SENSOR DUE TO THE CALIPER BILL. WE LIVE IN KENTUCKY, WHY WEREN'T WE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? IF OHIO AND INDIANA GET SNOW, SO DO WE AND THEY WERE IN THE RECALL.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1550 EXTENDED CAB ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP CONTINUED TO COME ON AND STAY ON. HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL O5V379000 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. HE STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, THE PUMP ALREADY FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,150, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.*AK THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

CONSTANT NOISE FROM UNDER DRIVERS SIDE ,HAD GM DEALER DIAGNOSE PROBLEM ($75),WAS TOLD ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAD INTERNAL SHORT. EXT. WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE $900.00 EXPENSE,CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH PROBLEM,SHOWED NO CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF HAVING THE ABS SYSTEM WORKING, DEALER TECH. ADVISED TO PULL FUSE. AM KNOW WITHOUT ABS BRAKES. FEEL GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THEN A ELECTRIC MOTOR SOUND FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE,TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WAS A FAILED ABS MODULE. HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN 6 YEAR THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE FIRST TIME WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY, THIS TIME COAST 1180 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, I FEEL GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM, AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM. *NM

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I HAD NOTICED THAT THE ABS WOULD OCCASIONALLY ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT, RESULTING IN INCREASED PEDAL TRAVEL AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THEN ON DECEMBER 15, AS I LEFT THE HOUSE AND HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 100 YARDS, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE ABS UNIT NEXT TO THE TRANSFER CASE, AND THE NOISE STOPPED WHEN I PULLED THE ABS FUSE. I CALLED O'BRIEN CHEVROLET, AND THE EARLIEST THEY COULD LOOK AT IT WAS DECEMBER 20. THEY LOOKED AT IT, AND TOLD ME THAT THE ABS UNIT HAD DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL SHORT, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, COSTING ABOUT $1200.00. I WAS SHOCKED! THIS TRUCK IS IN LIKE-NEW CONDITION, WITH ONLY 37,200 MILES, AND ITS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE OR A CARPORT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT 37,200 MILES IS A NORMAL SERVICE LIFE OF A GENERAL MOTORS ABS UNIT BEFORE THEY DEVELOP SHORTS AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE GM HAS NOT REIMBURSED ME FOR A RECALL IN WHICH I PAID FOR OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT IS MINUSCULE AND WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR LESS THAN WHAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE CHARGED BACK TO GM. PLEASE SEE THE DETAIL TO THIS COMPLAINT BELOW. APRIL 2006 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM, IT STATED THE FOLLOWING: 1. YOUR 1999 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO, IS INVOLVED IN A SAFETY RECALL 06019. 2. SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER. 3. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. I DO NOT RECALL THE SPECIFIC DATES BUT I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER WILSON CHEVROLET, STILLWATER OK, I CALLED AND MADE THE APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY AND SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT FOR THAT WEDNESDAY. THAT WEDNESDAY I ARRIVED AT 8:00 AM ON TIME AT WILSON CHEVROLET. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE GENTLEMEN AT THE DESK AND HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT I HAD HAVE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT OFFER TO GIVE ME A RIDE TO WORK OR ANYTHING, SIMPLY STATING I COULD RESCHEDULE. RESCHEDULE WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION DUE TO I HAD ALREADY TAKEN A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM WORK AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF TOWN; IT WAS A 30 MINUTE DRIVE ROUND TRIP FROM MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. CONSIDERING MY OPTIONS I REMEMBERED THAT IN THE MAILING GM HAD PROVIDED A REIMBURSEMENT FORM. I OPT TO PURCHASE THE CABLES FROM THE DEALER AND REPLACE THEM MYSELF AND FILE A REIMBURSEMENT WITH GM. I ISSUED A REIMBURSEMENT TO GM USING THEIR FORM, I ASKE

ON THE APPROX. DATE LISTED I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS. SYSTEM RUNNING NON STOP. WHEN I APPROACHED A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX OR I COULD JUST PULL THE FUSE AND IGNORE THE LIGHTS THAT WOULD BE ON SO THIS IS WHAT I DID. I WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD NOW BE FIXED FOR MUCH LESS ($1500). *NM

DEFECTIVE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULE VALVE ASSEMBLY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

LAST FALL I REPORTED TO NHTSA THAT A SOLID BRAKE LINE TUBING FAILED ON MY 1999 SILVERADO WHICH I LOST BRAKING POWER WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GO OVER THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN JUST BEFORE KINGWOO WV. I HAD THIS REPAIR DONE A THE CHEVY DEALER IN NEARBY OAKLAND MD NAMED TEAM ONE. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM NHTSA. WEDNESDAY THIS PAST WEEK I WAS HEADING FOR CLARKSBURG VAMC WHEN THE SECOND RIDGED BRAKE LINE CRACKED AS THE FIRST. AGAIN I ALMOST LOST THE VEHICLE AS I WAS GONG DOWN HILL JUST OUTSIDE KINGWOOD AND ALMOST LOST THE TRUCK OVER THE MOUNTAIN. AGAIN I GOT IT THIS TIME TO JOE ROMEOS CHEVY DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. SAME FINDINGS AS THE FIRST AND THEY REITERATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT, BUT I STATED HOW CAN LINES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL OR RUST RESISTANT THAT FAIL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY? I ASKED THIS OF GM LAST WEEK AND ALL I GOT WAS A BEAT AROUND THE BUSH ANSWER AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY. THIS LEAVES ME WITH OVER $400 IN REPAIR BILLS I HAVE TO PAY. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE LATEST DEALER FOR ALMOST A WEEK NOW WITH HOPES OF GETTING IT BACK TODAY. THIS WHAT I CALL INFERIOR PARTS BUT MY ELECTRIC WHEEL CHAIR THAT IS IN BACK OF THE VEHICLE I DO HAVE USE OF. [XXX],OF CRL AND ASSOC MOTORCYCLE SAFETY CONSULTANT. ALSO I MENTIONED THE DEALER HAS KNOWLEDGE OF OTHERS THAT THEY BROKE IN SAME MANOR AS MINE. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH ON THE TRACK WHEN VEHICLE STOPS AND GOES. PLAY HAS INCREASED OVER TIME TO AT LEAST 1 INCH. CONCERNED THAT IN AN IMMERGENCY STOP AND SEAT COULD DETACH. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSFER CASE FRACTURED. LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE TRANSFER CASE FRACTURED AGAIN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH INTO A SERVICE DEALER, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE AND THE ABS SYSTEM MADE A BANGING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE WAS NOT RESPONSIVE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE SERVICE DOOR. THERE WAS 3200 WORTH OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE SERVICE DOOR AND 1500 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY. THE REPAIR FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE ABS ENGAGE WHEN IT WASN'T NECESSARY. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILURE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE FACING THE TRAFFIC. ALSO WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE DESIGN OF BRAKING SYSTEM WAS 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE FAILED PART WAS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND THERE WAS NO REPAIR INVOICE. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A SNAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE DRIVER SEAT FELL HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE BRACKET USED TO SECURE THE SEAT TO THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB

MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD VEHICLE WOULD LURCH AND STALL AS IF IT WEREN'T GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED AND 2 HOURS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. EVENTUALLY THE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTORS #7 & #8 WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1413.84. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL LINE IS RUSTED OUT & THERE WAS A TSB #000604024; HOWEVER, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS. REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINE ETC. IS NOW ESTIMATED TO COST ANOTHER $1500.00. WE WILL BE ASKING FOR THE OLD FUEL LINE AS PROOF OF THE RUST THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND, SO A WIRE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN RESTARTED, THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN UP AT TIMES AND WON'T RELEASE, UNLESS THEY ARE UNBUCKLED. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. LAST WEEK I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM FIX THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE ABS ACTIVATION. I TOLD THEM THAT I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS MOTOR A WHILE BACK AND I DIDN'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT. TO MY SURPRISE, HE SAID THAT FIXING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WOULD NOT FIX THE ABS PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. HE SAID THIS WITHOUT ANY DETAILS AS TO WHY I PULLED THE FUSE. HE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ABS MOTOR. HE SAID THAT THE CIRCUIT PACKS WITHIN THE MOTOR ARE SHORTED AND THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMED LIKE HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES BEFORE. EVEN SEEMED ANNOYED WHEN I ASKED FURTHER ABOUT IT. I GOT THE FEELING THAT HE HAS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME. EVERYONE I KNOW WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC I USE TO GO TO TOLD ME THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME ON CHEVY'S AND GMS FROM AROUND 1999. HE OWNS A 2000 GM SIERRA AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THE ABS, BUT ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. CHEVY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I FEEL LIKE GM TOOK THE CHEAP WAY OUT BY FIXING THE WHEEL SPEED CENSOR. IS EVERYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM BEING FOOLED THINKING THAT THEIR ABS PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE FIXED WITH THIS RECALL THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT? WHY IS GM CONCERNED ABOUT ONE SAFETY ISSUE (THE CHEAP ONE) AND NOT ANOTHER (THE EXPENSIVE ONE)? *NM

ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, FAILURE TO START - FIRST IGNITION WILL CLICK,SOMETIMES STARTER WILL TURN OVER, MOST TIMES NOT, WILL NOT START. DASH GAUGES ARE ALSO ALL OVER THE PLACE ,WHEN AND IF IT STARTS,RUN REALLY ROUGH. ABS PROBLEMS TOO, DELAYED BRAKING ACTION AT LOW SPEED. *NM

1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. HAVE SMELLED COOLANT LEAK FOR SOME TIME. RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS NOT HOLDING FLUID. WENT TO LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR LEAK. THEY REPORTED THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LEAK BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND THE COOLANT INTAKE LINE. THE SAID THAT THIS IS A DEALER SERVICE ITEM, AND PROBABLY QUITE EXPENSIVE, BECAUSE ENGINE MUST BE TORN DOWN. REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SUBURBAN VEHICLE BECAUSE OF DISPARATE METAL USAGE BETWEEN COOLANT SYSTEM AND ALUMINUM ENGINE BLOCK. *NM

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED AND FAILED RENDERING THE BRAKES USELESS. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE ALL THESE LINES REPLACED. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND MY SERVICE GARAGE HAS STATED TO ME THAT THEY REPLACE BRAKE LINES ON LATE MODEL CHEVROLET TRUCKS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. I HAVE WRITTEN CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I DID NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURE OF THESE ITEMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

I NOTICED PRESSING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT AND THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING IN CERTAIN STATES BUT NOT MINE AND I AM BEING TOLD I HAVE TO PAY 800$ TO REPAIR IT. *JB

ABS LIGHT COMING ON. MAY GO A WEEK BEFORE IT COMES ON OR THE NEXT TIME I START THE TRUCK UP NO PATTERN BRAKES STILL WORK , 99 SILVERADO. *NM