1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL NOT ACTIVATE. HAD HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. WHEN NOT DRIVING BRAKES WILL FEEL NORMAL, BUT THERE IS NO SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED FRAME.*AK ABS MODULE FAILED. SENDING UNIT MODULE FAILED. *SLC

VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE AFTER IT SITS FOR A WHILE. VEHICLE WILL START UP, BUT ONCE IT GOES IN DRIVE ENGINE WILL REV, BUT NO MOVEMENT. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT. DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS CONSIDERING GETTING A SECOND OPINION. *AK WHEN HITTING BUMPS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A NOISE. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, DEALER REPLACED THE THROTLE BODY. PLASTIC BEZEL AT TAILGATE HANDLE CAME OFF, DELAER REINSTALLED. *SLC

CONSUMER CONTACTED CHAMPION CHEVROLET 707 N SEPULVEDA BLVD. MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90266 PHONE# 310-316-1234 ON MAY 25,2001 THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SINCE THEN CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER IN JUNE, AND THEY BOTH COULD NOT SAY WHEN PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE.*AK

PARKING WILL NOT "HOLD"WHEN APPLIED.I LIVE IN THE "FLAT LAND"OF GEORGIA SO I NEVER USE THIS BRAKE,PARK GEAR IS SUFFICIENT.I TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND HAD REAR WHEELES "PULLED"AND INSPECTED..THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE COMPLETLY WORE OUT.AS I DON'T USE THESE BRAKES,NO ONE COULD EXPLAIN HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN..AND AS TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRENTY IT WOULD 250.00 TO REPLACE SHOES.IAM CURIOUS AND AS WELL APPREHENSIVE TO REPLACE OR REPAIR SOME THING THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHEN IT "WORE OUT"WHEN IT'S NOT USED!!!*AK

INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON STEERING HAD TO BE REPLACED TWIC. . IT CAUSED VIBRATION OF STEERING COLUMN AND NOISE WHILE TURNING AND DURING SLOWDOWN OF VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME PART HAS TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35-40 MPH ON A BRIDGE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BACKEND OF VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL ,CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. CONSUMER RELEASED FOOT FROM GAS TO CORRECT VEHICLE STEERING. VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISON WITH A JERSEY WALL. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, ENGINE WAS PUSHED SIX INCHES UNDER THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK DRIVER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 00V345000, DEALER DID NOT PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WORK HAD BEEN DONE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, ORIGINAL DEALER BILLED MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR WORK. *AK *SLC

REAR WINDOW IS LEAKING AND ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER INTO CAB OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW IN PLACE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. *AK THE BACK PLASTIC FRAME CRACKS AROUND THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING THE LEAK, THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE REAR WINDSHIELD, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TIRE BLEW UNEXPECTEDLY. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. I HAVE THE TIRE AND I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHCILE. THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME AND THAT CONCERNS ME. ARE THEY NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR SAFETY OR FOR REPAIRING DEFECTS? PLEASE HELP AN AVERAGE CITIZEN. (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )

DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND TIRE BLEW UNEXPECTEDLY. THE TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE. I HAVE THE TIRE AND I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHCILE. THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME AND THAT CONCERNS ME. ARE THEY NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR SAFETY OR FOR REPAIRING DEFECTS? PLEASE HELP AN AVERAGE CITIZEN. (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )

GAS PEDAL IS HARD WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON IT. ALL OF A SUDDEN GAS PEDAL WILL RELEASE AND AND VEHCILE WILL JUMP FORWARD. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN THEY TURNED OFF THE CAR IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED MODULE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A TURN THERE WAS NOISE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT RIGHT FRONT SPRING INSULATOR WAS COMPONENT CAUSING NOISE, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED/ DAMAGED, UNKNOWN IF AIR BAG SENSORS WERE ACTUALLY HIT IN THE COLLISION. *AK SEAT BELTS FAILED DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

DRIVER HIT A STOPPED VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. OCCUPANT OF STALLED VEHICLE WAS KILLED AND OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE FELT THAT IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND GMC IS ARGUING THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE. ANY INFORMATION ABOUT AIRBAGS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED OFF IGNITION AND EXITED VEHICLE, HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA, INDICATING THAT A SYSTEM WAS STILL OPERATING. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT CONTROL MODULE FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HAD FAILED, WHICH RESULTED IN CONTINUED OPERATION. REPLACEMENT OF MODULE WAS NEEDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF MOTOR/CONTROL MODULE FOR ABS WAS STILL OPERATING/RUNNING. CONCORDIA AUTOMART EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHEVROLET TRUCKS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE NOTICED ABS INDICATION LIGHT ON AND A LOUD NOISE RUNNING FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS REBUILT AND THE DEALER TELLS ME IT HAS A "WARRANTY BLOCK" ON THE VIN. I UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS DONE BUT I AM TOLD THAT THIS ALSO BLOCKS ANY RECALL CAMPAIGN WORK FROM BEING DONE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ANY CAMPAIGN WORK DONE TO IT. IS IT LEGAL FOR GM TO NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND SEAT BELT SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK?*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER LOOKED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND SAW SPARE TIRE ROLLING TOWARDS HIM AT 50 MPH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.SPARE TIRE LOCATED UNDER TRUCK.*AK IT WAS CAUSED BY TIRE HOLDER CABLE BREAKING, DUE TO POOR QUALITY AND DESIGN, TIRE ROLLED INTO DITCH ANS STOPPED.*JB

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/75R16), CONSUMER IS HAVING DIFFICULTY FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATES THE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NLM

WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK. *AK

THE THROTTLE WAS STICKING, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER SEARCHED THE OWNERS MANUAL TO SEE IF SUCH MAINTENANCE WAS INDICATED AS, BUT IT WASN'T, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS INFO SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. NLM

WHEN AT A STOP CONSUMER CANNOT TURN STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT UNLESS THERE IS MOMENTUM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPRODUCE THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V242000 RELATED TO STEERING. *AK *SLC

A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON BOTH FRONT SEATBELT RETRACTORS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, LESS THEN A WEEK LATER, DRIVER'S RETRACTOR FAILED TO RETRACT. *AK *JB

THE TIRES ARE COMING APART- NOT HOLDING UP. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73 TIRESIZE: 265-75R16)

TIRES ARE CRACKING-DRY ROTTING. JUNK TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN73 TIRESIZE: 265/75/R16)

CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THERE WERE BULGES IN THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES, CONSUMER STATES HE DISMISSED IT THINKING IT WAS NORMAL, WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR TIRE ROTATION, MECHANIC ADVISED CONSUMER THAT BULGES WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT TIRES WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER THEN TOOK VEHICLE IN TO HAVE TIRES INSPECTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT MANUFACTURER WOULD PAY 50 PERCENT TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF NEW TIRES, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE REASON THAT MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY PAY 50 PERCENT IS BECAUSE THERE WERE SIGNS OF TREAD WEAR AND THE VEHICLE HISTORY DUE TO CONSUMER MOVES AROUND A LOT, AS WELL AS CURB DAMAGE. *JB

THE FAILURE OF THE ABS ECU AND PUMP ARE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE UNIT WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE VEHICLE BELOW THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE ABS UNIT IS IN THE DIRECT SPASH PATH OF THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. I DONT THINK THE ENGINEERS THAT DESIGNED THIS UNIT TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE ABS ECU AND PUMP GET A PRESURE WASH EVERTIME IT RAINS. WHEN THE UNIT FAILED I WENT TO THE DEALER IN NORMAN, OK (MARK HEITZ) AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT IT. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY REPLACE THESE UNITS QUITE OFTEN BECAUSE THEY GET WATER IN THEM AND SHORT OUT. NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE UNIT I ASKED MORE QUESTION. THE ECU IS SEALED TO THE PUMP AND WHEN WATER ENTERS THROUGH THE SEAL IT SHORTS OUT THE ECU AND STARTS RUSTING OUT THE PUMP. THE RUST IN THE PUMP CONCERNS ME BECAUSE IT CAN POTENTIALY CONTAMINATE THE BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSE BRAKE FAILURE. TOM-THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MARK HEITZ EXACT WORDS "THE PUMP HAD WATER IN IT AND IT WAS FULL OF RUST" MARK HEITZ PHONE NUMBER IS 405-321-7021. THE OTHER FAILURE IS THE PARKING BREAK. I DONT THINK IT EVER WORKED THE DAY IT CAME OFF THE DEALER LOT. THE FIRST TIME I TRIED TOUSED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS AT BEAVER LAKE IN ARKANSAS ON A CAMPING TRIP. THIS WAS LAST SUMMER -SUMMER OF 2000-. I PARKED ON A STEEP HILL AND APPLIED THE PARKING BREAK . THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR RATER EASILY AND I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, THAT WAS UNITLL I GOT IN THE TRUCK AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE, I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT OUT OF PARK. THE NUT ON THE TENSIONER SHAFT TO THE PARKIN

I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE FAUILURE OF THE CONTROL MODULE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE DID NOT SEEM TO THINK THAT THIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE MODULE FAILED, NOR COULD THEY TELL ME WHY IT FAILED, OR IF IT WOULD FAIL AGAIN LEAVING MY TRUCK WITHOUT THE ABS WORKING.*AK

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30MPH,ALOUD HUMMING NOISE STARTED,AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON.I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION,BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED.I FOUND THE HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK,ON THE DRIVERS SIDE,UNDER DOOR AREA.THERE IS A BLACK"BOX" WITH 2 ELECTRICAL PLUGS.IT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL ONE OF THE PLUGS TO GET THE HUMMING TO STOP.BUT NOW MY ABS LIGHT AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME ON DASH.TOOK THE TRUCK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP,AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS PUMP AND MODULE BOTH WENT BAD.I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIRS WOULD BE $1685.66.I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT BOTH PARTS WENT BAD.THE TRUCK IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD.NOW I AM DRIVING WITH MY TRUCK IN THIS CONDITION,BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH AVAILABLE CASH ON HAND TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE.(2) BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS RATTLE WHEN THEY ARE DOWN.IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAR DOWN THE WINDOWS ARE.I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO BREAK.IT SOUNDS AS IF THEY ARE READY TO FALL OFF THE TRACK.THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK.I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT ,BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.(3)ALSO,ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR,THERE IS AN AIR LEAK WHEN I AM DRIVING,AGAIN TOLD DEALER,AND NOTHING WAS DONE.(4)ON THE THIRD DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE,REAR,WATER LEAKS IN AROUND GLASS.TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER,& WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND THE REASON FOR THE WATER LEAK.STILL CONTINUES TO LEAK,WHEN IT RAINS OR I WASH THE TRUCK.ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS WITH THE TRUCK HYDROPLANEING IN THE RAIN.THIS HAS ALSO BEEN GO

ABS MOTOR SHORTED OUT, MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. *AK *JB

WHENEVER TURNING A CORNER OR HITTING A BUMP OR CRACK IN ROAD, STEERING WOULD MAKE CLUNKING NOISE. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE OR RESOLVE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION ABOUT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS, BUT WHEN SHE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK SHE STATES THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT FIT PROPERLY, CONSUMER STATES SHE IS CONSTANTLY PULLING SEAT BELT OUT OF HER THROAT, BEFORE THE REPAIR THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BELT SLIDING INTO HER NECK AND CHOKING HER, CONSUMER STATES SHE SPENDS MOST OF HER TIME PULLING THE SEAT BELT AWAY FROM HER, CONSUMER WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND GET THE OLD SEAT BELTS BACK AND DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE COMPLAING THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS TOO TIGHT AND IT LIMITED THEIR MOVEMENT, SHE WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE HER OLD SEAT BELTS WERE AND THAT SHE COULD PURCHASE A CLIP THAT MIGHT HELP THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT CUTTING ACROSS HER THROAT, CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A CLIP, BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS (DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF MOTHER). *JB

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 1999 CHEVROLET TRUCKS. THE SYSTEM HAS A INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND THE ABS PUMP RUNS WITH KEY TURNED OFF. THE SYSTEM SHUTS DONE A ABS DOES NOT WORK. THE REPAIR BILL IS 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND OST PEOPLE PULL THHE FUSE INSTEAD OF SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY.. THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR EXPENSE AND COMMON PROBLEM IS THERE A RECALL IN THE WORKS FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

GAS GAUGE IS ERERATIC AT BEST. SHOWS NO FUEL THEN POPS UP TO FULL. SOMETIMES INDICATES 1/4 TANK OF FUEL..IN REALITY, THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. HAS CAUSED US TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES.*AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES IF IT GOES OVER ANY ROUGH SPOTS. DEALER SAID THAT ALL SHORT BED MODELS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION. DEALER HAS TO HAVE MANUFACTURER'S APPROVAL IN ORDER TO DO ANYTHING EXTRA TO VEHICLE.*AK *SLC

THROTTLE STARTED TO STICK AS PRESSING DOWN. IT MADE TIRES SPIN AND VEHICLE JUMP. DEALER FOUND NO RECALL, BUT TOLD CONSUMER THEY WOULD ADD SOME LUBRICATION. CONSUMER WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS DONE, BUT PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE CORRECTED.*AK *SLC

I BELIEVE BOTH ITEMS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FOR THE SAME REPLACEMENT IF I DIDN'T LEARN TO "LIVE" WITH PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ONCE ABS WAS ENGAGED. CONSUMER PULLED FUSE TO STOP THE NOISE AND IT SHUT ABS SYSTEM OFF. DEALER WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE $750. CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. BUT, CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERINCING A PROBLEM WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE SLIDES LIKE BEFORE. CONSUMER SEEMS TO THINK ABS IS FAULTY. *AK THE ABS SYSTEM HAD FAILED, AND THE CONSUMER'S SURVEY INDICATED THAT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER HAD A FRONT CRASH . BUMPER BROKE IN TWO, AND FRONT END WAS PUSHED BACK ABOUT 4-6 INCHES. VEHICLE HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE USING REMOTE STARTER VEHICLE WOULD START 23 MINUTES LATER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

P245/75R16, DOT VN11BAC049, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO WITH 30000 MILES.TREAD SEPARATION AT 60 MPH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, $ 3600. *AK FIRESTONE ATX TIRE, DAMAGE DONE TO THE FENDER AND TAILGATE OF A TRAILER THAT WAS BEING PULLED, VIBRATION WAS FELT WHEN TIRE SEPARATED, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES. *SLC

SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER UNDER A RECALL, REPLACEMENT BELTS WERE OF SUCH DESIGN THAT THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE WITH SLIGHT MOVEMENT. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THEY WOULD TIGHTEN. WHEN FIRST PUTTING ON BELTS CONSUMER HAS TO TRY A FEW TIMES FIRST BEFORE BELT EXTENDS ENOUGH TO BE BUCKLED UP. *AK *JB

ABS UNIT FAILED. ABS LIGHT ON DASH ILLLUMINATED. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE. 1ST DEALER SAID OKAY TO REMOVE FUSE.WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD IT WAS TOO BAD WE DON'T HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ABS MODULE USUALLY FAILS AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRES.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT END HAS BEEN VIBRATING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT END TWICE/ DASHBOARD TWICE, AND TRANSFER CASE 3 TIMES. WENT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS 11 TIMES. COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEMS. CHEVROLET FIRST AGREED TO BUY VEHICLE BACK, THEN CHANGED MIND. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FELT THAT PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH DRIVELINE. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER 85 DAYS FIRST YEAR. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

MY 1999 SILVERADO PICKUP HAS 66,000+ MILES AT 60,221 MILES THE "ABS" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE UNIT DIRECTLY BELOW THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME BEGAN TO HUMM CONTINUOSLY. AFTER CHECKING WITH MY CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE EXPLAINED THAT THE COST OF REPLACEMENT FOR THE UNIT IN QUESTION WAS $728.00. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF IT WOULD BE OKAY TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IF I UNPLUGGED IT. HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS OKAY. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING & QUESTIONING OTHER OWNERS I FOUND THAT THEY TOO HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE FAILURE OF SUCH AN EXPENSIVE, MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT AT ONLY 60,000 IS EXCESSIVE AND DANGEROUS. THE ABS MODULE IS THE HEART OF THE ABS SYSTEM AND WITHOUT IT THE VEHICLE IS RENDERED UNDRIVEABLE AND UNSAFE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD THREE RECALLS, ALTHOUGH MINOR IN COMPARISON, BUT RECALLS NONE-THE-LESS. I CONSIDER THE FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM SERIOUS AND A MAJOR FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE. *AK

SINCE OWNERSHIP OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT BRAKE PROBLEMS, ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THEREFORE THE CHARGE FOR FIXING PROBLEM WAS $925.15 CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON 4-6-01 AND WAS TOLD THAT A RESOLUTION WOULD TAKE 48 HOURS, AS OF 4-19-01 STILL NO RESOLUTION, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY MANUFACTURER THAT DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE DEALER STATES THEY HAD NO RECORD OF VEHICLE OR SERVICE. *JB