1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

WHILE BRAKING ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULSATE. DEALERSHIPS WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB *MR

I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB 4WD PICKUP. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) LOCKED ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF EVEN WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. WHEN I CONTACTED A CHEVROLET DEALER, I WAS TOLD TO REMOVE THE 60 AMP FUSE IN THE ELECTRIC CONTROL CENTER UNDER THE HOOD, AND THAT WILL TURN THE ABS MODULE OFF SO AS TO NOT DRAIN THE BATTERY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK AND AS OF NOW GM WILL NOT REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE MODULE WAS AT LEAST $1,000 AND MANY REPLACED MODULES GO BAD ALSO, BUT THAT I COULD STILL DRIVE MY TRUCK WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM AND I WOULD HAVE STANDARD BRAKING, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD JUST REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PANEL. I SEARCHED THE WEB USING GOOGLE AND FOUND MORE OF THE SAME COMPLAINT THEN I COULD COUNT. AFTER GOING ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE I FOUND ABOUT 100 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. I ALSO CHECKED THE NHTSA RECALL LIST AND FOUND A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 00V055/GM RECALL NO. 00013) ON 10,600 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, S10, AND SERRA TRUCKS FOR A DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MOTOR THAT MAY BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL AND CAUSE THE DYNAMIC REAR PROPROTIONING (DRP) SYSTEM, WHICH OPTIMIZES FRONT TO REAR BRAKE BALANCE, TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH. NOW AFTER CHECKING IN A REPAIR MANUAL AND WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC I DISCOVERED THAT THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN ON MY TRUCK WIT

1999 SILVERADO Z71 PICKUP ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED. CHEVROLET SERVICER JOKED THAT WHEN THEY SEE ONE COME IN THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE IT BECAUSE IT IS SO COMMON. HE EVEN STATED THAT WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR THAT IT APPEARS THAT CHEVROLET DISCOVERED A WAY TO INCREASE NEW VEHICLE SALES. THEN HE SAID MAYBE I SHOULD TALK TO A SALESMAN WHILE THEY MAKE THE REPAIR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND CERTAINLY IS NO JOKING MATTER. RESEARCHED AND IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM. CONSIDERING A VEHICLE COSTS $30K & THE DANGER I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD DO A RECALL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE THROTTLE STICKS. *AK

ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. *AK MANY CONSUMER HAVE ELECTED TO HAVE THE MOTOR DISCONNECTED DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR. *PH *NLM

ABS MOTOR ON OUR 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. WENT OUT IT DOSE NOT WORK RIGHT SO IT BURS ITS SELF OUT WE KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO. *LA

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71, 5.3L V8, 24,750 MILES WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE, THE "ABS" LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) RAN CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN WITH THE IGNITION KEY OFF, AND REMOVED. AS ADVISED BY DEALER, I PULLED THE 60A FUSE AND THE EBCM STOPPED RUNNING. I BROUGHT TRUCK IN TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE EBCM MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $1,039.68 ($807. FOR THE PART, $232.06 LABOR). FROM INTERNET RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL TRUCK. ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ABS BRAKES DISABLED (EBCM 60A FUSE PULLED) BECAUSE OF THE HIGH REPAIR COST. I FELL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS, "ABS" AND "BRAKES" ARE BOTH ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME ONCE THE EBCM MODULE IS DISABLED. THIS NEGATES THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE IF A BRAKE FAILURE MAY BE IMMINENT BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON. I ALSO FEEL THAT IF A PERSON WERE TO PULL THE FUSES TO THESE WARNING LIGHTS SO THEY NO LONGER ILLUMINATE, AS WELL AS DISABLE (PULL THE 60A FUSE) THE EBCM MODULE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TRADE THE VEHICLE IN (TO AVOID THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR), THE DEALER MAY NOT DISCOVER THIS FACT AND COULD RESELL THE TRUCK WITH THE CUSTOMER ASSUMING HE/SHE HAS ANTILOCK BRAKES WHEN IN FACT THEY DON'T. THIS COULD RESULT IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT BECAUSE HANDLING A SKID WITH ABS IS DIFFERENT THAT HANDLING A SKID WITHOUT ABS. IN

1999 GM SILVERADO 71,000 MILES. NEW VENTURA 246 TRANSFERS CASE HAS DEVELOPED A HOLE. THE HOLE CAUSED THE LOSS OF TRANSFER CASE FLUID UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTENT THAT IS NOT THERE PROBLEM OR FAULT AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER DEFECT OF MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURING. DEALER HAS ALSO NOTED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE HOLE WAS A "PUNCTURE" INDICATING ABUSE. LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP (GOODALE TRANSMISSIONS. COLUMBUS OHIO) INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSFER CASE. THE HOLES ARE CAUSED BY A RETAINING SPRING (USED TO HOLD AN INTERNAL PUMP? PER SERVICE SHOP) BREAK AND RUB ON THE INSIDE OF THE CASE. SAFETY ISSUES CASED BY THIS FAILURE ARE POSSIBLE FIRE WHEN FLUID IS DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. LOSS OF REAR BRAKES DUE TO CONTAMINATION BY TRANSFER CASE FLUID. POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IF TRANSFER CASE FREEZES DUE TO LACK OF FLUID. REPAIR COST FOR $900 TO $3000 PLUS. *LA

MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 EXT CAB WHILE BACKING DOWN BOAT RAMP WITH 3000 LB BOAT DURING LAUNCH PROCEDURE ON ASPHALT RAMP IN REVERSE GEAR ACTIVATED ANTILOCK BRAKES AND SLID INTO WATER. *LA

I OWN TWO (2) CHEVROLET SILVERADOS 4X4'S - BOTH HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. EVERYDAY THE SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN BOTH TRUCKS TO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY STATE THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT INDICATING THAT LIGHT COMING ON SO JUST IGNORE IT. JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH. OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IS LOUD CLANKING WHEN PLACED IN ANY GEAR FROM PARK. *LA

THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON MY 1999 SILVERADO 4X4 EXT. CAB. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 48,500 MILES WHEN THE PART FAILED. I WOULD THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THE PART BEING IT IS PART OF A CRITICAL PIECE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. TO REPLACE THE PART WOULD COST NEARLY $1000.00. *LA

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHICH I PURCHASED ON 01-06-2001, WITH 25,587 MILES ON THE ODOMETER READING. BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIRD LIGHT (CAB STOP LIGHT) WORKS. BLINKERS WORK,AND BACK UP LIGHTS WORK. ALL FUSES ARE GOOD. REPLACED BREAK LIGHT BULBS. FIRST OCCASION, I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE ADVISING ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE DEALER(HUFFINES CHEVROLET STATED THAT A SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY A $250 DEDUCTIBLE. SECOND OCCASION I HAD TO PAY $280 AND VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIRD OCCASION, IT HAS BEEN ONLY SIX MONTHS SINCE LAST REPAIR WAS MADE. REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE OF THIS DATE 11-13-03. STILL TRYING TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THE BREAK LIGHTS TO BE DEFECTIVE FOR THE REASON THAT EXPENSES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FOR THE THIRD TIME IS UNSATISFACTORY. *LA

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON THE DASHBOARD ONCE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE NOISE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE ABS MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING WHICH WAS DUE TO ABS CONTROL RELAY MODULE FAILURE PER DEALERSHIP. *AK *JB *NLM

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. I HAVE TO CLEAN MY THROTTLE BODY OUT WITH CLEANER ABOUT EVERY 1000 MILES. EVEN AFTER A CLEANING IT STILL STICKS A LITTLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE I HAVE TO USE MORE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDEL, THEN IT UNSTICKS AND THE TRUCK LURCHES FOWORD WITH NO CONTROL.*AK

BRAKE FAILURE. ABS ACTIVATED ON MY 1999 SILVERADO PICKUP AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AND ROLLED INTO TRAFFIC LANE FROM GAS STATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES, NECESSITATING PULLING OF THE ABS FUSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT THUS RENDERING ABS INOPERATIVE. HAD WHEEL HUB BEARING UNIT REPLACED AT A COST OF $377.00 AND THE DAY AFTER THE ABS ACTIVATED AGAIN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. PULLED FUSE AGAIN AND HAVE NOT REPLACED. CHECKED AROUND THE COUNTRY IN NY AND OK., AND HAD SONS CHECK WITH DEALERS AND THEY ASKED WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF A PROBLEM. DEALER HERE SAYS NOT A PROBLEM BUT I FEEL IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE MAYBE MORE PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEM AND ARE KILLED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE PUMP WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT SHOP. *AK THE ABS MOTOR PUMP WOULDN'T STOP RUNNING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO UNHOOK THE PUMP TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM RUNNING DOWN . *PH *JB

ABS MODULE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN. ALSO, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL PRESENT WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. A DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MODULE. *AK

I WORK AS A SALESMAN AT A SMALL USED CAR DEALERSHIP. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 4 GENERAL MOTORS FULL SIZE TRUCKS (1999 SUBURBAN, 1997 CHEVY SILVERADO, 1998 SILVERADO, 1999 SILVERADO) HAVE SPEED SENSORS FAIL, CAUSING THE ABS TO COME ON AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT I WAS RECENTLY TEST DRIVING A 1999 SILVERADO, AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AND DROVE RIGHT INTO THE GARAGE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT STOPPING TO LET A PEDESTRIAN CROSS THE STREET, BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND IF I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ON 4 VEHICLES, THERE MUST BE MANY MORE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *LA

UPON STARTING VEHICLE ABS INDICATOR STAYED ON. THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH ABS MOTOR RUNNING WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. *AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILED, VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION. SERVICE TECHNICIANS REPORT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD IS CONTINUALLY ENGAGED DUE TO PRODUCT DEFECT. DEFECTIVE UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED UNIT FOR OVER $200.*AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MOTOR. IT CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE OWNER HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO GET THE ANTI-LOCK MOTOR TO DISENGAGE. *JB

THROTTLE STICKS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. YOU THEN NEED TO PUSH IT VERY HARD TO GO. SOMETIMES IT CAUSES YOU TO LURCH OUT IN TRAFFIC. HAVE PAID DEALER TO FIX ONCE, BUT DID NOT HELP. I AM AWARE OF 3 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCKS. ALL HAVE SAME COMPLAINT. *LA

A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND PART OF THE FRAME WAS MISSING ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SCC *JP

THROTTLE LINKAGE STICKS, ONGOING PROBLEM, ITERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY STICKS FROM IDLE, BUT RECENTLY DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE, HAD TO REACCELERATE AND THEN IT RETURNED. MECHANIC CONTACTED CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM IN AROUND 50% OF THE THROTTLE BODIES IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. REFUSED TO PROVIDE CORRECTION FOR PROBLEM AND STATED THAT IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM.(NOT DEALER WHERE PURCHASED) *LA

ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE MODULE, FOR A FEE OF COURSE. NOW BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, DEALER STILL HAS THE TRUCK TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. SAW A WEB-SITE WHERE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *LA

ABS CONTROL MODULE. *LA

ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. ABS PUMP RUNS CONTINUOUSLY AS LONG AS THE BATTERY IS CONNECTED AND THE ABS FUSE IS IN PLACE. AT THIS TIME I HAVE HAD TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM TO PREVENT THE PUMP FROM BURNING OUT. REPLACEMENT COST QUOTED BY CHEVROLET FOR THIS FAILURE IS $1000. FROM DISCOURSE ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE, AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DESIGN FLAW. *LA

ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO - ABS KICKS IN WHEN SLOWING TO LOW SPEED (NO ABS OR BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON). VERY DANGEROUS! YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I CALLED SEVERAL LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE SO FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN TELL YOU RIGHT AWAY HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO FIX AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST (JUST BY ME TELLING THEM WHAT THE VEHICLE IS DOING). I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP, I BOUNCED OFF OF THE CURB - DUE TO THE ABS KICKING IN WHEN IT DID NOT NEED TO. IF I WAS SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT I WOULD HAVE HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME! THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM (I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET) AND A SERIOUS ONE - THIS NEEDS ADDRESSED BY CHEVROLET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT - THE COST OF REPAIR WILL COST UP TO $800 OR MORE. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ANY RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *LA

THE ABS PUMP KEEPS RUNNING AFTER THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF.PUMP GETS VERY HOT AND COULD CAUSE FIRE. I HAD TO UNPLUG IT TO KEEP FROM OVERHEATING AND IN DOING SO I LOST THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. NOW GM IS GOING TO TAKE ME FOR ABOUT $1600 FOR A PROBLEM THEY KNOW THEY'VE HAD WITH THIS.THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *LA

1. ABS MOTOR STARTED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING, THEN KEPT RUNNING, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. 2. ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT IS HARD TO START IF IT SITS LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES AND LESS THAN 6 HOURS 3. WHILE IDLING, ENGINE OCCASIONALLY SHAKES AND SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO DIE. *LA

DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS TWICE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, A TOTAL OF $2000. *AK

EVERY TIME WHEN TAKING OFF, SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION OR TRANSFER CASE MAKES A LOUD AUDIBLE NOISE. THE TRUCK MAKES A SUDDEN JERK (WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED) ALL IS GOOD DURING OPERATION. WHEN I STOP AGAIN THE WHOLE PROCESS IS REPEATED. MAYBE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM REAR END POSSIBLY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES OPERATED POORLY, INTERMITTENTLY TOOK THEM A LONG TIME TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WORKING NORMALLY. *AK

MY FATHER-IN-LAW PULLED UP AT WORK. HE TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND HE HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE TRUCK NEAR THE DRIVERS DOOR. HE LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE WHAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE AND FOUND THE ABS PUMP STILL RUNNING. HE HAD THE MECHANIC AT THE JOB SITE LOOK AT IT AND HE DISCONNECTED THE PUMP. THE ABS LIGHT AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE TRUCK WAS DRIVABLE. HE TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY LARGE PROBLEM! CHEVROLET IS REFUSING TO RECALL THE PART AND PUTTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN DANGER. IF THE ABS FAILS DURING BAD ROAD CONDITIONS EVERYONE IS AT RISK. THE OCCUPANTS AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO A FORCE RECALL BY THE NHTSA FOR THE SAFETY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE DEATHS ON THE ROAD BEFORE SAFETY ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED. PLEASE ACT SWIFTLY IN THIS MATTER BEFORE THE DEATHS START SHOWING UP FROM THIS ISSUE. *JB

BRAKES PULSATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR OVER ROUGH/BUMPY ROADS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I OWNED THE TRUCK. DEALER INFORMED IT WAS NORMAL. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT OCCASIONALLY STAYING ON AND DURING THE FIRST BRAKING WHERE THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP AND THE BRAKES CHATTER OR PULSATES BUT THEN WILL WORK FINE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. BRAKE FLUID IS FINE. *JB

THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ABS MOTOR FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED TO DISENGAGE THE MOTOR. *AK THE CAUSE WAS A MALFUNCTIONED MICROPROCESSOR *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT FENDER RUBBED A HOLE THROUGH BRAKE LINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKE FLUID. *AK

ABS FAILURE. ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO OPERATE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AS A RESULT.*AK

AFTER WORK TODAY, I STARTED MY TRUCK, THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON, AND A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I CALLED MY GM DEALER, AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE ABS MODULE. HE SAID A NEW ONE WOULD COST FROM $400-500 DOLLARS, PLUS AN HOUR OF LABOR. I BOUGHT IT IN JULY OF 2003, SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON ACCESSORIES, AND PAID IT OFF LAST MONTH. JUST AFTER THE DEALER'S WARRANTY RAN OUT(2300 MI), I NOW HAVE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND TALKING WITH PARTS SUPPLY COMPANIES, THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. WHEN WILL GM MAKE AMMENDS WITH THEIR CONSUMERS? I AM PRESENTING 12 PAGES OF DOCUMENTS TO MY DEALER. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE THEY WILL ADMIT THERE'S A PROBLEM.

THE ABS CONTROL VALVE AND ABS CONTROL MODULE SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING. WATER HAD ENTERED BOTH UNITS, THE PINS OF THE CONTROL UNIT AND SOCKETS OF THE MODULE UNIT WERE COVERED WITH RUST, SHORTING THE SYSTEM, IN SOME MANNER WATER ENTERED THROUGH THE CONTROL UNIT AND CAUSED THE PINS AND SOCKETS TO RUST RESULTING IN PREMATURE FAILURE.

WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. *AK

ABS MODULE FAILURE. CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER TRUCK IS SHUT OFF.

WHILE TRAVELING AT A NORMAL SPEED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE, AND WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK

THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING SOMETIMES LOCKS UP OR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN YOUR FOOT IS BRAKING THE VEHICLE. AT TIMES IT SEEMS AS IF THE POWER STEERING LOOSES POWER. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE NUMUROUS TIMES AND HAS ALWAYS STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH WITH THE POWER STEERING EVEN AFTER THE SERVICE MANAGER (AT THE TIME) HAD THE POWER STEERING LOCK UP WHILE HE WAS TESTING THE TRUCK.

DRY AND SUNNY CONDITIONS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING GREATLY EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. HIT THE GUY IN FRONT OF ME.

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS TWO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT TRUCK CONTINUES TO GO FULL SPEED AFTER HITTING BRAKES IF THERE IS ANY UNEVEN ROADWAY OR IF ROAD IS WET OR IF ANY NUMBER OF OTHER CONDITIONS EXIST. VERY SCARY WHEN IT WON'T STOP. 2ND COMPLAINT IS ABS MODULE WENT OUT AT 34,000 MILES AND 42 MONTHS. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. SPENT $900 TO REPLACE, DID NOT SOLVE ANY OF MY BRAKING PROBLEMS. IT IS SCARY TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DECIDE NOT TO STOP. CANNOT IDENTIFY A SINGLE DATE, THE STOPPING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO ENUMERATE.

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH AT EVERY STOP.