1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STOP. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK

GM'S SAFETY RECALL "05068 - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION" FAILED TO CORRECT THE LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION PROBLEM ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. THE GM DEALER FOLLOWED THE GM RECALL BULLETIN INSTRUCTIONS, AND EVEN REPLACED BOTH FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETE, THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE PROBLEM WHERE THE ABS ACTIVATES EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE IS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP. THE GM DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY WERE APPROVED TO DO ON THE VEHICLE BEYOND WHAT THEY HAD ALREADY DONE. *NM

ABS MODULE HAS FAILED AT 66,500 MILES. THE ABS MODULE STAYS RUNNING WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE POWER CABLE HAS TO BE UNPLUGGED AT THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO TURN IT OFF. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BY BROWSING THE INTERNET. ALSO, THIS PART IS HEAVILY STOCKED BY PARTS DISTRIBUTORS BECAUSE OF THIS COMMON FAILURE. IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET BUT WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPLACE THIS ABS MODULE. *NM

WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, MAINING DECREASING FROM ABOUT 7MPH TO 5 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE. WHEN IT ACTIVATES, YOU HAVE NO BRAKES AND IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. SEVERAL PEOPLE IN MY AREA ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH DIFFERENT YEARS MODELS ALSO. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME YOU APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE COMING TO A STOP. *NM

WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF HAVING THE RECALL ON THE FRONT WHEEL SENSORS COMPLETED, THE ECBM ON THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED REQUIRING ITS REPLACEMENT. THE ABS PUMP RAN CONSTANTLY AFTER THIS FAILURE AND WOULD HAVE RUN THE BATTERY DOWN OR RUNIED THE PUMP HAD I NOT KNOW TO PULL THE 60A ABS FUSE. THE PUMP IS NOT RATED FOR CONTIUOUS DUTY. *NM

PARKING BREAK WORE OUT PREMATURELY. DEALER SAID THE NOISE I HEARD WAS FROM SOMETHING ELSE. TOOK TRUCK BACK SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY, DEALER SAID I HAD BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH PARKING BRAKE ON. NOT TRUE, CAN'T DRIVE 1999 SILVERADO WITH PARKING BRAKE ON AND NOT NOTICE; BELL RINGS. *NM

I TOOK MY 1999 CHEVROLET 1500 SERIES PICKUP TO A LOCAL DEALER TO GET THE RECALL ON THE FRONT SPEED SENSORS FIXED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING EVERY TIME I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THEY SERVICED THE TRUCK BUT WHEN I PICKED IT UP THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I TOOK IT BACK A SECOND TIME AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS BAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE MECANIC I NORMALLY USE AND HE PUT THE HUB IN, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO REPORT THAT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THEN TOLD ME TO REPLACE A PART THAT WASN'T DEFECTIVE. THEY DID NOTHING, NOW I HAVE A TRUCK THAT I MAKE A MONTHLY PAYMENT ON AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT WILL NOT STOP. *NM

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 36000 MILES HAD A SECOND BRAKE LINE CORROSION FAILURE RESULTING IN LOSE OF BRAKES. NOTE THAT THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSIONS AND NOT WEAR. *NM

THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE MOVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED 3- 10 MPH AS NOTE IN GM'S RECALL # 05V379000. THIS RECALL ONLY RECOGNIZED THE RUST BELT STATES. MY TRUCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE AND HAVE COME CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES WITH SWERVING OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HAVING A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED ONE TIME TO RUN UP ON THE CURB AND ALMOST HIT A LIGHT POST. MY TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO LES SCHUAB TIRE CENTER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE NO CODES FLASHED. PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. *JB

TAILGATE CABLE FAILED - WHY AREN;T THE '99S INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ABS BRAKES FAILED DUE TO FAULTY LEFT FRONT SENSOR. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRIST TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURED HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE SECOND TIME IT FAILED IT WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE SECOND PROBLEM WAS THE EMCM MODULE FAILED WHICH AND CAUSED THE ABS MOTOR TO RUN EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS INOPERATIVE. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE THE DOOR LOCK ROD DISCONNECTED. UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

TOOK TRUCK TO HAVE BRAKES DONE ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. (COULD NOT STOP BUT WAS ABLE TO STEER AROUND TROUBLE, WAS REASON FOR DOING THIS) REAR BRAKES AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY COULD NOT CUT THE ROTORS DUE TO RUST. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS CONDITION IN FORTY FIVE YEARS OF WORKING ON CARS OR TRUCKS, THE RUST ATE AWAY THE PADS TO 1/3 THEIR SIZE. THIS CONDITION SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I CAN SEE CHANGING ROTORS BECAUSE OF HEAT OR METAL ON METAL, NOT FROM RUST. I HAVE THE PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 5,000 MILES AS I HAD A NEW YORK EMISSIONS AND SAFETY INSPECTION AND IT PASSED BOTH. *JB

1999 SILVERADO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASION. ON 2 OF THE 5 OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED A VEHICLE AND THE LAST TIME THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL INVESTIGATION OF THE ABS. THE DEALER DID ADMIT ON THE INVOICE THERE WAS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT READING THE CD'S IT WOULD ISSUE AN ERROR MESSAGE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FRONT ABS SENSOR HAD CORROSION BUILD UP ON IT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER AND HAD THE SENSOR CLEANED. THE BRAKES WERE FINE AFTER THE CLEANING. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER , AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS 3 MPH.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL, 05V379000. THE ABS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. HE CALLED GM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN VERMONT ALL BUT THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. HE DISABLED THE ABS HIMSELF, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP SAID THE REAR ROTORS RUSTED, AND THE FRONTAL ROTORS WORE OUT. THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES, PADS, AND ROTORS. ALSO, THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. WHEN CONTACTING A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, ALLOWING THE BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE HUB. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WAS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK (11/21/05) *SC

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. WHILE PERFORMING THE RECALL REPAIRS THE DEALER NOTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ROTORS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ROTORS WAS MADE OF POOR QUALITY MATERIAL ANDWAS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SUPPORT AND WEAR FROM THE PADS. THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL REPAIR, HOWEVER THE ROTOR PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP PROPERLY. THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES, AND IT TOOK LONGER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSORS. THERE WAS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 05068 BUT THE CONTACT'S STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW, IT HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT THIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE PARKING BRAKE LININGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HE WAS UNSURE OF HOW LONG THIS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. THERE A TAILGATE CABLE RECALL 04V129000 ON OTHER YEARS OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINES WAS CORRODED . THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT, AND WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS BRAKE FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. THE SERVICE DEALER DID NOT TELL HIM WHY THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, INFORMING THEM OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 05V379000 CONCRNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE RECALL REPAIRS WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 24, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT PUSHESD BACK UP ON HER FOOT. SHE CONTACTED GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY STATED SHE WILL HAVE TO PAY $75 TO TEST THE VEHICLE. IF IT TURNED OUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE ABS SHE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES ON MY PICKUP TRUCK CAUSING MY TRUCK TO WANT TO GO INTO A SPIN WHEN I TRY TO STOP. THE TRUCK PULLS TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES JUST NEEDED CLEANING. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE CLEANING AND RECENTLY I NOTICED THE ABS SYSTEM KICKING IN ALSO. I HEARD ABOUT A RECALL INVOLVING 1999 VINTAGE GM PICKUP TRUCKS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES SO I INQUIRED WITH GM ABOUT THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE; A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500. I ALSO READ A COUPLE OF NEWS ARTICLES THAT SAID GM WASN'T FINDING ENOUGH EVIDENCE HERE IN THE US TO JUSTIFY A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS YET AND I HOPE THAT I DON'T BUT WINTER IS COMING AND THE LIKELIHOOD WILL INCREASE DUE TO THE DRIVING CONDITIONS.*JB

DT: THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AT A LOW SPEED WHEN COMING TO A STOP RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK (12/07/05) RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V37900. *SC

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABS MOTOR HAD BROKEN. HE THEN HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT TO SHUT THE MOTOR OFF. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FOR CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AND WAS FIXED. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE ABS MOTOR WAS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR THREE MONTHS WITH THE FUSE OUT TO THE ABS MOTOR. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT HAD COME CAME ON WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE FUSE OUT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ABS MOTOR. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK (11/29/05) *SC

DT: THE CONTACT STATED HIS BRAKES PULSATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE REPAIR SHOP TESTED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINES BUSTED IN TWO SEPARATE PLACES. THE REPAIR SHOP DISCOVERED EXTREME CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE PULSATION WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT HAS NOW RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES, BUT NOT ON THE BRAKE LINES. AK

DT: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HALF TON PICK UP TRUCK. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2005, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. RECALL 05V379000 WAS ISSUED ON THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF MY TRUCK ON AUGUST, 29, 2005. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP IT TOOK A LONGER TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN INCLEMENT WEATHER VEHICLE DID NOT GRIP THE ROAD. IT WOULD HYDROPLANE MORE OFTEN. THIS STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2003, PULLED THE FUSE ON THE ABS PUMP BECAUSE IT SHORTED OUT AND WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY. IT WILL COST $1,200 - $1,300 TO REPAIR THE PUMP. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN THE CONSUMER LIVED IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND IT WAS DURING A SNOW STORM. TOO MANY FAILURES TO COUNT. *AK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REGISTERED IN A SNOW BELT STATE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL 05068 ON CHEVROLET SILVERADO BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE HE LIVED IN WISCONSIN. CONTACT TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED HIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE.*AK WHEN COMING TO A STOP,THE BRAKE WOULD PULSATE. UPDATED 11/29/05.*JB UPDATED 11/29/05 - THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE AT 5 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY RUSTED AND CORRODED ABS SENSORS. *NM

1999 CHEVY, ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED IN NY 2 YEARS AGO. WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED IT WAS HIT AND MISS, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT LOW BRAKING SPEEDS. I HAVE REPLACED 1 LOW SPEED SENSOR THAT DID NOT HELP, SO I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE. GM SAID THAT MY PROBLEM FITS THE RECALL #05068, BUT I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND LIVE IN NC THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN TITLED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE NOW AND WHO OWNS THEM. *NM

A RECALL WAS ISSUED RE: UNWANTED LOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF THE ABS. PRIOR TO THE RECALL I HAD ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT AFTER THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BASED SOLELY ON THE FACT THAT IT IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN MARYLAND AND NOT REGISTERED IN THE SPECIFIC STATES LISTED. THIS TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN PA AND WAS REGISTERED IN PA, THEN OH EXCLUSIVELY UNTIL FEB. 04 WHEN THE TRUCK WAS REGISTERED IN MARYLAND AS A RESULT OF A RELOCATION FROM OHIO. I AM SIMPLY STUNNED THAT GM IS EXCLUDING ME FROM THE RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND BOTTOM OF THE BARREL CUSTOMER SERVICE

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON APRIL 30, 2005. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP THE BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES CATCH AND OTHER TIMES WILL KEEP MOVING. HAD TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE STOP. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE EVERY TIME YOU COME TO A SLOW STOP. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WAS RESOLVED ON 10-13-05. 11/15/2005. *JB

DT: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STARTED FREE WHEELING , AND HE WILL LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CHEVROLET STATED THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT STATE OF VIRGINIA WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS HAPPENED AT 10 MPH OR LESS. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANYTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CURRENTLY DRIVING THE VEHICLE; HE DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFE. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005. *AK

THE ABS MODULE FAILED ON MY 1999 SILVERADO PICKUP. ONLY 65,000 MILES. REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY AT $1000.00. *JB

LTR FM DON OLSON (MI) INQUIRING WHY THE 1999 GMC SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCKS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES (ABS) SENSORS IN THE FRONT WHEELS HAVE NO RECALL IN THE US AS THE ONES BUILT IN CANADA, REPLY TO THE WASH. DC OFC. *TS *JB

ABS PUMP BEGAN TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY. OWNER DISCONNECTED FUSE. ABS CAPABILITY NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

1999 SILVERADO EXT CAB ABS PUMP MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A SHORT CAUSED BY CORROSION. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PART FAILED TOO SOON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES OR ABS SYSTEM. *NM

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TAILGATE CABLE TWICE ON MY 1999 SILVERADO. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2000 AND LATER SILVERADO'S. MINE IS THE NEW BODY STYLE WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO THE 2000 AND LATER MODELS. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2005. NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS SENSOR WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD, NOT THE SENSORS. THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HE FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL, BUT JUST A DIFFERENT CAUSE. *AK (11/08/05) THE ABS MODULE SHORTED, WHICH CAUSED IT TO RUN AND BE ACTIVATED AT ALL TIMES. *SC

DT: THE CALLER SAID THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID HER RESIDENCE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AT THIS TIME. CALLER STATED SHE HIT GARAGE DOOR AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE. *AK THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED WHILE PARKING OR STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE ABS BRAKE DID NOT ACTIVATE AS THEY SHOULD WHEN ON AN ICY DRIVEWAY. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HIT THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE DOOR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ABS BRAKES KICKED IN AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 05V379000. THE CONTACT STATED THE STATE OF WISCONSIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE HAD IT REPAIRED ABOUT ONE YEAR AND HALF AGO, IN FEBRUARY 2004. THEY TOLD HIM THE HUBS WERE CORRODED, AND HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED. NOW, HE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT HUB ASSEMBLY. ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. HE STARTED HAVING THE PROBLEMS IN NOVEMBER 2003. *AK

DRIVER & PASSENGER POWER SEATS SLOPE FORWARD AND BACK AT START & STOP 3/8 TO 1/2 INCH. THIS CAUSES ERRATIC OPERATION OF ACCELERATOR & BRAKE. ALSO SEAT BELTS ARE ANCHORED WITHIN SEAT BASE. I FEEL THIS WOULD GIVE ME A FLYING START IN EVENT OF A CRASH. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 68000 MILES. FEELS UNSAFE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STATE OF WISCONSIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES T BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF SALT THERE. THE CONTACT SPENT OVER $600.00 FOR TWO SEPARATE ABS REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS STOPPING AT SLOWER SPEEDS. HE STARTED HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AT FIRST ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE CONTACT THAT WISCONSIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE LAST REPAIR WORK WAS DONE ON 4-17-04. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS DONE IN 10-03.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON, AND THE PUMP WAS CONSTANTLY RUNNING UNTIL HE PULLED THE FUSE. THERE WAS RECALL 05V379000 FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION FOR MORE STATES TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2005. *AK

IN REFERENCE TO GM RECALL NO. 05068 INVOLVING SEVERAL GM MODEL TRUCKS AND SUV'S ANTILOCK BRAKE ISSUES AT LOW SPEEDS. I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! GM SHOULD BE TAKING IMMEDIATE ACTION, NOT TWO MONTHS FROM NOW! I HAVE HAD TOO MANY VERY CLOSE CALLS AND MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. A SECOND INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION MAY BE WARRANTED TO DETERMINE WHY VEHICLES DO NOT STOP WHEN "ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS" ARE ENGAGED! I HAVE HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH MY GM TRUCK AND GM LUMINA CAR WITH ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM NOT PROVIDING BRAKING WHEN NEEDED. ONE SUCH OCCURRENCE ON WINTER ROADS IN MY GM LUMINA NEARLY KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY OF FIVE! THE FAILURE IS THE GM ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS CAN REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE ABILITY TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN TO SAFELY CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT EXCEPT REMOVE THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FUSE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES HE WAS WORKING ON A VEHICLE IN CUSTOMER CAR SHOP IN MIAMI. HE WAS TAKING THE DOORS OFF WHEN WITHIN 15 MINUTES TO A 1/2 HOUR HE SMELLED SMOKE. THE WHOLE DASHBOARD UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ON FIRE. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SEEM TO THINK IT WAS ELECTRICAL. THE WHOLE SHOP BURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. TWO FIRE MARSHALS CAME AND THEY QUESTIONED THE WIRING. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO CALLED. THIS HAPPENED ON 9-22-05.*AK

99 CHEVROLET PU 3/4 TON 52,000 MILES ABS WENT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES RECALL WAS MADE FOR REPAIR BUT WAS STOPPED AT THE MISSOURI/ILLINOIS STATE LINE. REPAIR OF ABS WAS $1168.72. COMPLAINED TO GM WHO AGREED ABS IS A PROBLEM BUT AGREED AFTER REVIEW TO POSSIBLY PAY HALF. *NM *NM

DT: BOTH STRAPS ON THE CABLES THAT HOLD UP THE TAILGATE BROKE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. . CONTACTED THE DEALER AND CALLED GMC, THE DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, AND THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE CABLES BROKE ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005 AND THEY REPAIRED IT ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. *AK

WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS (BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH) THE TRUCK DOES NOT WANT TO STOP AND I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS OF HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR A CAR PARK IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND THE EXIT FOR IT IS LIKE A SPIRAL STAIRCASE I HAD TO TRIED GOING DOWN IT THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT DOWN TO THE EXIT. *NM