1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

Defect. CERTAIN HONEYWELL FRAM RACING BRAND HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 25, 2006, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14, 2007, AND SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLES LIST ABOVE. THE AFFECTED FILTERS ARE MARKED WITH A DATE CODE A61451 THROUGH A72571 SEQUENTIALLY. THE DATE CODE AND PART NUMBER APPEAR ON THE FILTER HOUSING. FRAM RACING HP4 AND HP8 OIL FILTERS NOT BEARING A DATE CODE IN THIS RANGE ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. THE GASKET OF THE OIL FILTER BECOMES MORE PLIABLE UNDER HIGH TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE INADEQUATE SEALING AND LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED OIL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING NOVEMBER 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-890-2075.

Defect. CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE NEW. YOUR PARTIAL RECALL FIX FOR STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS ONLY IS INADEQUATE. MAKE ME WONDER ABOUT UNDUE GM INFLUENCE. JUST BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRUCKS HAVE PARK. THAT IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR GM NOT TO FIX THE PARKING BRAKE.

ABS ENGAGING LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL OF 805,000, AS NOT IN A RUST BELT STATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE ALL WINTER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE IT OUT AND NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

BROKEN OR MISSING EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. POTENTIAL FOR CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKS INTO THE DRIVING COMPARTMENT. UPON RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. WITH GM ENGINES FROM 1999 TO AROUND 2007. JUST FOUND THIS PROBLEM ON MY 1999 SILVERADO ON 5/20/16. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE DAY ONE AND HAVE AN EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORD AT A WELL KNOW DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED.

RUSTED BRAKE LINES ! DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, HIT BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN INTO A DRIVE, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES AT ALL, I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR HAD BROKEN BY THE GAS TANK, BRAKE LINES ARE VERY CORRODED AND RUSTY, TRUCK IS KEEP INDOORS, AND CAME FROM NEW MEXICO, NO RUST ON THE BODY AT ALL, TOW BILL WAS 200 BUCKS,AROUND 50 MILES FROM HOME. STAINLESS STEEL BREAK LINES ARE AROUND 200 TO 300 BUCKS, AROUND 200 TO 300 FOR LABOR, VERY EXPENSIVE SO FAR, AND THE TRUCK IS NOT FIXED YET. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE REAR LINE BROKE, I SHOULD HAVE, STILL HAD FRONT BREAKS, IN A TWO PART BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I'M LUCKY, IT CAUSED, NO ACCIDENTS, OR INJURIES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY WORSE, EVEN DEADLY UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU THINK THEY WOULD HAVE PUT STAINLESS STEEL ON THE BRAKE LINES LIKE THEY DID ON THE EXHAUST. I MEAN, A RUSTY EXHAUST, PROBABLY WONT KILL ANYBODY, BUT RUSTY BRAKE LINES HAVE KILLED A LOT OF PEOPLE, I'M SURE.

I STARTED TO BACKUP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PULLED BACK INTO DRIVEWAY AND SAW WHERE BRAKE FLUID WOULD SHOOT OUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORROSION IN FOR ABOUT 4 INCHES. REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE. YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 AGAIN WENT TO BACK UP AND PEDAL TO FLOOR. UPON EXAMINATION THE BRAKE FLUID SHOOTS OUT IN A STEADY STREAM WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDROBOOST MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,348.

THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS AFTER FILLING TANK - IT READS EMPTY IMMEDIATELY AND INTERMITTENTLY THEREAFTER AT ANY FUEL LEVEL. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR TRAVELING ANY LONG DISTANCE AS YOU ARE NOT QUITE SURE HOW MUCH FUEL IS AVAILABLE OR IF IT WILL SHUT DOWN ON ME DURING A DIFFICULT SITUATION. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO CHECK IT AND THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AS A PROBLEM FOR MULTIPLE MODELS TO GM. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO STOP, FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED FROM THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER TO THE BRAKING HARDWARE AT EACH WHEEL, DOT3 BRAKE FLUILD LEAKING QUICKLY FROM BRAKE LINE RUNNING TOWARD THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. REF: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/DEFECT/RESULTS.CFM?ACTION_NUMBER=EA11001&SEARCHTYPE=QUICKSEARCH&SUMMARY=TRUE *JS

THIS TRUCK HAS HAD AN EXHAUST TIC FOR MANY YEARS. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A LIFTER NOISE WHEN IN ALL REALITY WHILE CHANGING SPARK PLUG AND WIRES ABOUT 2 MONTHS BACK I FOUND THE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE WEB I FOUND THIS IS AN ISSUE ON 80% OF THESE GM TRUCKS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WHILE OPERATING THESE VEHICLES AND THE EMISSION PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

NOTICED BRAKE PEDAL DROPPING TO FLOOR THOUGHT MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD AFTER MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AT THE COST OF $ 500.00. *TR

VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING POORLY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS MAYBE MORE. FUEL PUMP ALSO WAS SOUNDING FUNNY. INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL QUICK WHIRRING FOR A FEW SECONDS THE PUMP SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS LABORING AND HAD A SLOWER, DEEPER PITCH. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS TIME FOR TUNE UP BUT MY RECORDS SHOWED OTHERWISE. ( I KEEP PRETTY EXTENSIVE VEHICLE NOTES ON ALL WORK/MAINTENANCE PERFORMED.) ON THE MORNING THE ACTUAL PROBLEM FINALLY WAS DISCOVERED I HAD STARTED MY TRUCK AFTER A LITTLE MORE CRANKING EFFORT THAN USUAL. ENGINE RAN FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS OR SO AND THAN SHUT DOWN. TRIED TO RESTART BUT THE FUEL PUMP DIDN'T POWER UP AND THEN THE SMELL OF FRESH GASOLINE WAS EVERYWHERE. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK I TOOK A LOOK ON THE GROUND AND YES THERE WAS GAS ON THE GROUND AND STILL DRIPPING FROM UP UNDER THE TRUCK. TOOK OUT MY FLASHLIGHT AND CAREFULLY PEEKED UNDERNEATH AND RIGHT AWAY SAW THE MAIN FUEL LEAK. FUEL LINES ON BOTH THE SUPPLY AND RETURN SIDES ARE RUSTED PRETTY BADLY IN MULTIPLE AREAS. GAS WAS LEAKING AT LEAST 4 POINTS FROM WHAT I COULD SEE AT THAT MOMENT. SEEMS THAT THE PLASTIC HOLD DOWNS FOR THESE FUEL LINES AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE THE CULPRIT WITH THESE ISSUES. THIS PUMP BURNED OUT DO THESE LEAKS SO NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AGAIN, AS WELL AS THE COMPLETE FUEL LINE SYSTEM FRONT TO BACK. I REMOVED THE 34 GALLON FUEL TANK AND THE TANK ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT IS SEVERELY RUSTED. I MENTION ALL OF THIS BECAUSE I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP TWICE BEFORE DUE TO FAILURE AN

COMPLETE REAR BRAKE FAILURE IN PARKING LOT JUST AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. HAD TO QUICKLY PUMP BRAKES TO KEEP TRUCK FROM MOVING. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR IN AN INSTANT. I PUT TRUCK IN PARK GOT OUT AND THERE WAS FLUID ALL OVER THE PLACE ON THE GROUND,AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER CARRIAGE JUST BEHIND THE CAB DOOR. LOOKED UNDERNEATH WITH FLASHLIGHT AND COULD SEE THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD SEVERE RUSTING WHERE EACH PLASTIC HOLD DOWN IS LOCATED AND ONE HAD RUSTED TO POINT OF FAILURE. GLAD I HADN'T PULLED OUT AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT THAT POINT. HAD TO HAVE MOST OF THE LINE REPLACED ALONG THE FRAME RAIL,( ABOUT 15'). *TR

SEVERAL OF MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS BROKE OFF EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED CAUSING HOT EXHAUST TO LEAK OUT IGNITING SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM V8'S. *JS

TRUCK BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, LINES HIDDEN BY GAS TANK RUPTURED, THIS TRUCK WAS SHOWROOM CONDITION AND SPENT MOST OF IT'S TIME CLEAN AND IN THE GARAGE, NO RUST APPARENT ANYWHERE ELSE. *TR

JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AS WELL AS NORMAL WHEN APPLYING THEM. LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD INDICATING BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME CHECKED FLUID AND WAS OUT OF BRAKE FLUID. STARTED LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A BROKEN BRAKE LINE BADLY CORRODED. LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE LINES THEY ARE ALL IN A BAD WAY. I'M A PLUMBER AND HAVE WORKED WITH STAINLESS STEEL TUBING MY EXHAUST IS ORIGINAL NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OR LEAK. IT SEEMS STRANGE TO INSTALL SUCH A GREAT EXHAUST SYSTEM AND NOT THE SAME ON A LITTLE MORE IMPORTANT SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR ABNORMALLY. HE THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVARADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR MORE THAN USUAL AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE SHOCKS WERE WET AND COVERED WITH OIL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WHICH CONNECTS TO THE REAR AXLE WAS ALSO LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION; NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

1999 SILVERADO TRUCK BRAKE LINE FAILURE. WENT TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PROBLEM BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU. ALL THE BRAKE LINE ARE RUSTY PRETTY SAD THE TRUCKS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD. *TR

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 EXT CAB LONG BOX 2WD PICKUP WITH 155,000 KLM HAD TWO BRAKE LINES EXPLODE UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES. TRUCK WAS PULLING A FULL LOAD AT THE TIME AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR. LUCKILY THE TRAILER BEING TOWED HAD ELECTRIC BRAKES ON IT. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES SHOWS THEM ALL VERY RUSTY. SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. I DRIVE AN OLDER ASTRO VAN AND THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. GM SHOULD BE REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES. *TR

ON FRIDAY SEPT. 15, I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHEN I EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE FROM TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I WAS MERELY ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A CURVE AND I DID 'DYNAMITE' THE BRAKES. I APPLIED NORMAL PRESSURE AND SUDDENLY, THE PEDAL BEGAN TO TRAVEL TOWARDS THE FLOOR AND I COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE BECOMING HARDER TO SLOW. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE SUFFERING AN ACCIDENT. AFTER I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SAW LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, I INSPECTED THE AREA AND FOUND SEVERAL LOCATIONS ON THE BRAKE LINE WHERE CORROSION HAD SEVERELY DAMAGED THE LINES, AS WELL AS TWO SMALL HOLES IN TWO DIFFERENT LINES. WHEN I GOT HOME, I PERFORMED A SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM ON MY COMPUTER AND FOUND LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE!! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT GM SHOULD ADDRESS, OR BE FORCED TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY!! IF NOT, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURY/LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO SUB-STANDARD MATERIALS USED IN THEIR BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 DOWN THE ROAD, WENT TO BRAKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING, I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ,CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. LIMPED HOME AND FOUND RUSTED THRU BRAKE LINES JUST OUTSIDE OF DRIVER SIDE FRAME. TRUCK HAS JUST TURNED 100,000 MILES, BUT THE UNDERCARRIAGE LOOKS MUCH OLDER...SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST...NOT WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FOR A $45,000 TRUCK. NOT TO MENTION THE OTHER FAILURES I HAVE INCURRED...WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. NHTSA, YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ABRUPTLY BRAKE FROM 20 MPH BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,773.

REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE. BRAKELINE CORRODED THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. *TR

I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EXTENDED CAB LONG BED 4WD. WHILE LEAVING WORK MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN NO BRAKES. THE METAL BRAKE LINE GOING TO MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL RUSTED THROUGH RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID SHOOTING OUT OF THE LINE LEAVING A PUDDLE OF FLUID ON THE GROUND. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE METAL BRAKE LINES I FOUND THEM TO BE ALL RUSTING AND THEY WILL ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINES OR GOT AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIRS AS OF YET. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE ENTERING A FOUR LANE ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 40MPH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP TO TURN INTO MY DESTINATION WHEN MY FOOT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT, PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHEN THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN DUE TO RUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP TO 2400 RPMS. THE CONTACT HAS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 20 TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTH REGARDING THE RACING RPMS. THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE MAIN COMPUTER TWICE ALONG WITH THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SWITCH, THE IDLE AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THE MANIFOLD INTAKE GASKET. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS HAS REMEDIED THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS VEHICLE IS NON-DRIVABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL REGARDING THE RACING RPMS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

HYDRAULIC BRAKE TUBE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. BUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A TOYOTA NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM (CALIPERS, HOSES, LINES) EVERYTHING, TRUCK IS NOT PRIMARY VEHICLE, HAS RUSTED HOSES COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON ROAD NO ACCIDENT FORTUNATELY. 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO SPENT OVER $3,000 ON BRAKES IN ONE YEAR BECAUSE THE BRAKES DESIGNED FOR THIS TRUCK ARE FAULTY - KEEP FAILING. *TR

BRAKES ON MY 1999 SUBURBAN UNDER LOW SPEED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AND I CAN NOT STOP IN NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS THIS IS ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH GOOD TIRES AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SENSORS ARE RUSTY AND THERE IS A RECALL I CALLED GM AND THEY ARE SAYING MINE IS NOT INCLUDED I HAD THIS BRAKE SYSTEM INSPECTED BY A GM MECHANIC AND THY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MINE IS ON NOT ON LIST ITS THE SAME PARTS AS IN THE RECALL. *TR

1. LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE, DRIVEN BELOW NATIONAL MILEAGE AVG., MAINTAINED WELL. 2. HIGH PRESSURE BRAKE LINES RUPTURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. 3. NOTHING YET PENDING LEGAL ACTION. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS OUTLINED IN THE RECALLS/SERVICE BULLETINS: NHTSA0 6V066000, AND NHTSA 05V379000. MY VEHICLE IS A 1999 CHEVY K2500 THAT ISN'T LISTED IN THE RECALL LIST. THE SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS 1-4 TIMES PER YEAR (USUALLY FROM DEC THROUGH MAR). THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT ON SUBSEQUENT FAILURES DID THE REPAIR MYSELF. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TAILGATE CABLES MORE THAN ONCE, AND CURRENTLY HAVE A BROKEN ONE AGAIN. *TR

1999 AND UP CHEVY GMC SILVERADO WITH THE 6.0 LITER ENGINE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTING OFF. THIS CREATES AND EXHAUST LEAK THAT IS BAD FOR AIR POLLUTION NOT TO MENTION WITH GAS IN THE AREA A FIRE HAZARD. THIS PROBLEM NEED A RECALL AND MANY HAVE THE PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW IT AND THE ONES THAT DO FIX IT PAY A LOT OF LABOR COST THIS IS A FAIRLY LABOR INTENSE JOB. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT LATCH HAS FALIED SO THE SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A KNOWLEDGABLE SOURCE THAT THIS IS A COMMON, KNOWN PROBLEM TO CHEVY. REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE $600-900 WHICH THEY PASS ON TO CUSTOMER. DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT. *TR

I OWN A CHEVY 2500 SERIES SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL /BRAKE SIGNAL PANEL/ LIGHT BAR 5 FIVE TIMES. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. HE WAS ALMOST INJURED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER IT FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 138,314. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF UPDATED 07/15/08

MY 1999 CHEVY TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE ABS TO GO OFF WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY CLEANED THE SENSOR. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TWO WEEKS AGO THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN, YOU GET ALMOST TO A STOP AND YOU ALL OF THE SUDDEN LOOSE ALL YOUR BRAKING POWER. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EVERYTHING I HAD AND NOTHING. I PROBABLY DID EVEN MORE DAMAGE TO MY BRAKE SYSTEM BY PUSHING SO HARD TRYING TO STOP. I CAME WITHIN ABOUT A HALF AN INCH FROM HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED OTHER TIMES LUCKILY NOT WITH SUCH CLOSE CALLS. CHEVY HAS INFORMED ME THAT SINCE I HAVE PUT ON 30,000 MILES SINCE THE RECALL THE WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT HAD I HAD ALL MY SERVICE AND REPAIR WORK THERE THEY WOULD HAVE FIXED IT AGAIN FOR ME. THIS SHOWS ME THE RECALL WAS NOT ABOUT SAFETY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THEIR VEHICLES IT IS ABOUT THEIR BOTTOM LINE. PERIOD. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHEVY GMC TRUCKS AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET THE RECALL YET. ALL IT WILL TAKE IS ONE TIME FOR YOUR BRAKES NOT TO WORK YOU ROLL INTO AND INTERSECTION AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY GETS KILLED BECAUSE CHEVY IS TOO CHEAP TO STAND BEHIND OR FIX THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS THE RECALL ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN #: 05V379000 BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN COLORADO, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE ANTILOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE TO COMPLETELY STOP AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED APPROXIMATELY ONE VEHICLE LENGTH AWAY. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED

HYDRO BOOSTER LEAKING FLUID. *TR

LOW SPEED CYCLING OF FRONT ABS SYSTEM, OR FALSE ACTIVATION. *NM

SUBMISSION REGARDING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY BF GOODRICH TIRES (LAND TERRAIN LT 245/75R 16 LOAD RANGE E DOT N911) SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION. AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. THE BLOWOUT DAMAGED THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL, MUFFLER, MUFFLER SUPPORT AND TAIL PIPE. IT APPEAR TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *NM

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR RECALL REPAIRS DONE TO A 1999 CHEVROLET K 2500. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE AND THE REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL AND REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE REPAIR MADE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STOPPING WHEN DRIVEN 15 MPH. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WOULD DEPRESS TO THE GROUND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO HELP STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A FLUID SQUIRTED OVER THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL, AND SHOCK ABSORBER. CHUNKS OF RUST WERE ALSO OBSERVED WHERE THE BRAKELINE FRACTURED WHICH WAS HOOKED TO THE BACK AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT ON 06/29/06 WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR REMEDY. THE DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A DRY AND FLAT SURFACE. ALL 5 BRAKE LINES CONNECTED TO THE ABS UNIT WERE BADLY RUSTED. UPDATED 07/25/06. *JB

WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVY 2500 WITH APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES ON IT. WE'VE NOTICED ALL ALONG THAT THE GAS GAUGE HAS NOT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. YESTERDAY, I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED GAS. I LOOKED UNDER THE PICKUP AND SAW GAS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. I TOOK THE PICKUP TO MY LOCAL DEALER (YOUNG MOTOR) HERE IN LYONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE EMISSION CONTROL UNIT THAT VENTS THE GAS TANK WAS PLUGGED THUS CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO SUCK IN THE FUEL TANK. AS THE TANK COLLAPSED, IT PUSHED THE SENDING UNIT/FUEL PUMP UPWARDS. I JUST CHECKED OUR 2000 CHEVY PICKUP AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO IT. READING THROUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL, THERE IS NOTHING STATING THAT THIS VENT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. WE ALSO HAVE A 1998 CHEVY 2500 THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK ON IT. WITHIN OUR COMPANY, THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF OTHER CHEVY PICKUPS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE 3 AT THIS LOCATION: A 1998 SN:[XXX], THE 1999 SN:[XXX], AND A 2000 SN:[XXX]. I FIND IT MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE THAT ALL 3 OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012*JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BANGED ON THE FUEL PUMP TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V155000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, FUEL PUMP. THE MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 05/30/06 PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE THE FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. ON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL PUMP, THE WIRE COATING WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED NEAR CONNECTION. *TT

DT: 1999 CHEVROLET C2500. THE CONSUMER STATES THE REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKES HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE NEW. CHEVROLET STATES IT IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. THE REAR BRAKES NEVER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD. WHEN HAVING TO STOP SUDDENLY THE BRAKES LET LOOSE. *AK *NM

DT: CONCERNS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEAT. WHERE THE LATCH COMES UP THROUGH THE SEAT THERE ARE 2 STEEL CABLES THAT CONNECT THE SEAT BELT TO THE FRAME. ONE OF THE CABLES HAS BROKEN AND THE OTHER IS WEARING. ON THE PORTION OF THE SEAT THAT COMES ACROSS THE BODY THERE IS A PLASTIC THE SHIELD FRAYING 1/4 WAY THROUGH OF THE NYLON SEAT BELT. THE SEAT WAS HANGING, THE CONSUMER LOOKED TO SEE WHY AND SAW ALL THE DAMAGE. *TT

WHILE BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT APPROACHING A CROSSWALK THE ABS SYSTEM CHATTERS AND ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AHEAD WITHOUT WARNING. COMPLETE FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED BUT TWICE I HAVE COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HITTING A PERSON IN THE CROSSWALK. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, BUT TO AVOID FURTHER OCCURENCE THE FUSE FOR ABS HAS BEEN PULLED OUT RESULTING IN CONVENTIONAL POSITIVE BRAKING.

1999 CHEVY K2500 FAILED TO START DUE TO THE FACTORY PASSLOCK/ANTITHEFT DEVICE...THIS CAUSED A MISSED DAY OF WORK..THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS TAKEN PLACE ON 2 PREVIOUSE DATES...THE PROBLEM CLEARS AFTER A UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME "USUALLY 15MIN-1/2HOUR" THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF...THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MORE SERIOUSE PROBLEM HAD I NEEDED TO DRIVE TO A HOSPITAL OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT MAY BE UN-FORESEEN