2000 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

THE FOURTH DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLDER, THEY HAD ME WAIT TWO WEEKS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. WE TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE LATCHES AND LUBED THEM. THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN JANUARY AND THE DEALER ORDERED NEW LATCHES AND UPON RETURNING TWO WEEKS LATER, THEY WERE INSTALLED. BY THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY, THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. THIS TIME THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE STRIKER TO LESSON THE WIND NOISE. ON FEBRUARY 23, 2001, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WEATHER STRIP IN THE DOORS FOR THE WINDNOISE AND SHUTTING ISSUE. ON MARCH 6, 2001, THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN ADJUISTED THE INNER LATCH IN HOPES THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE PROPERLY AND ORDERED MORE NEW WEATHER STRIP. THERE ARE TWO OTHER VISITS WE HAVE MADE TO THE DEALER FOR WHICH WE WERE NOT GIVEN A COPY OF THE WORK ORDER. OUR LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER WAS ON JULY 24, 2001. AT THAT TIME THEY WANTED TO REPLCE THE INNER DOOR SEAL AND AND REPAIR ALL THE SCRATCHES THEY HAVE PUT IN THE PAINT. FROM NOT SHUTTING CORRECTLY, THE UPPER REAR CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR BENT OUT AND PUT A CREASE IN THE DOOR. THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS HIGHER THAN THE FOURTH DOOR AND STICKS OUT WHEN SHUT. WE HAVE HAD WIND NOISE AND WATER LEAKAGE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE DEALER, WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION, BENT THE UPPER CORNER BACK DOWN AND USED A PRY BAR TO BEND THE WELDED ON HINGES. OUR TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT LOKING AT YOU WOULD THINK IT HAS! WE FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE AS THE DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS LATCH PROPERLY AND THE HINGES BEING BENT HAS A

RIGHT REAR BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE AND IT STAYS LOCKED UP AFTER RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL WHICH IS CAUSING DAMAGE AND TEARING WHEEL/ROTORS AND CALIPERS. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT PINS ARE FREEZING UP. PROBLEM IS COMMON ON 1/2 TON PICKUPS, AND 90% OF TIME IT IS ON RIGHT REAR BRAKE. ALSO, REPAIRS WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IF VEHICLE HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

WELL FIRST OFF 1: VIBRATIONS AT SPEEDS OF 40+ THE FRONT END FEELS LIKE IT GOING TO FALL APART THE STERRING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN SLOWING AS THE THE VIBRATING IS GOING ON, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT IT PARK AND THEN PROCEED AND IT MIGHT GO AWAY, IT'S LIKE THE DRIVELINE OR SHAFT GETS OUT OF BALANCE, AND THE BRAKE BARLEY WORK ITS LIKE THEY ARE FIGHTING AGAINST YOU PUTTING PRESSURE ON THEM. #2: WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP WITH BRAKES APPLIED THE PEDDAL STARTS PUMPING BACK AND FORTH AND YOU CAN BARELY STOP. #3: FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION SQUEAKS AND RATTLES WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN ITS LIKE YOUR SHIFTING THE WEIGHT AND SOMETHING IS LOOOSE. #4: TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR FROM PARK OR INTO REVERSE ALMOST AS IF A U-JOINT WAS BAD BUT NOISE COMES FROM TRANNY AND DRIVESHAFT. AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANNY DOWN SHIFTING LIKE ITS JUST DROPPING OUT OF GEAR THE WHOLE TRUCK ROCKS. WELL CHEVY NEED TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES,, AFTER READING THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS I THOUGHT I JUST HAD A LEMON BUT I SEE I'M NOT ALONE I TOOK THE TRK TO THE DEALER FOR THE VIBRATION AND WAS TOLD NO PROBLEM EXISTED BUT THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY FOR AWHILE DO THEY KNOW SOMETHING AND JUST ARE TOLD BE QUIET. HELP ME I SHOULD HAVE GOT FORD

THE TIRES ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO P/U WERE FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE CRACKS IN THE TREAD ARE, THE CRACKS WERE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRENT REPLACEMENT BY THE TIRE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PRORATE THE TIRES, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE ON MY PART. THE TREAD WEAR WAS MINIMAL. I AS THE TIRE DEALER IF THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR TIRES HE SAID NO. AFTER HAVING MY TIRES REPLACED I PERSONALLY INSPECTED SIX 1999-2001 CHEV SILVERADO 2WD EXT CAB PICKUPS WITH THE SAME GENERAL TIRES, OF THE SIX , WITH MILAGE FROM 7,500-42,000, I FOUND THAT FIVE OF THE SIX HAD THE SAME CRACKING IN THE SAME AREA AS DID THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK.

WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE EXPECTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHING BACK AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE WAS SPEEDING UP, SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELTS LOCK UP ESPECIALLY IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP, WHEN THE CONSUMER MOVES FORWARD TO CHECK THE BLIND SPOT THE THE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. NLM

I WAS IN THE IDAHO MOUNTAINS ON A DAY TRIP WHEN BOTH REAR FIRESTONE AT TIRES WENT FLAT. I CHANGED THE MOST FLAT OF THE TWO AND MADE IT INTO A TOWN ON THE SPARE AND A FLAT TIRE. I PUT AIR IN THE FLAT TIRE AND MADE IT HOME. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FIRESTONE AT TIRES ON THEIR TRUCKS WERE DIFFERENT THAN ON FORDS AND THAT THEIR'S WERE SAFE (YEA RIGHT). I WENT TO A TIRE RETAILER IN MY AREA AND HAD ALL THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (INCLUDING THE SPARE) REMOVED FROM MY TRUCK AND NEW TIRES (NOT FIRESTONE) INSTALLED. THE TIRE INSTALLER VERIFIED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TREAD SEPARATION. I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE RECALL THESE KILLER TIRES. I WAS LUCKY AND DIDN'T KILL MYSELF AND MY FAMILY ON OUR OUTING BECAUSE OF THEM. ALL IT COST ME WAS $500.00 FOR NEW TIRES TO REPLACE THE GARBAGE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT CHEVROLET INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK.*AK (TIRESIZE: P26575R16)

WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 35 MPH HAD A CRASH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGED FRONT END OF TRUCK. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

DATE OF FAILURE AND MILEAGE ARE APPROXIMATE. DEALER WAS ADVISED OF PROBLEM AT TIME OF OIL CHANGE BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY APRIL/MAY, 2001: SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A NEAR ACCIDENT: I WAS FORCED TO RUN A STOP SIGN. I WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM IF REQUESTED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75MILES PER HOUR THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, THE TIRE COMPLETELY PEELED APART. IT TOOK MY HUSBAND ABOUT 1MILE TO COME TO A STOP, DURING WHICH TIME THE TIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PAINT , WHEEL WELL, TORE OFF A MUD FLAP, AND BENT THE STEEL RIM. THE VEHICLE IS A WORK TRUCK SO MY HUSBAND PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES IMMEDIATELY THE TRUCK WAS VIBRATING BECAUSE OF THE BENT RIM SO HE ALSO PURCHASED NEW RIMS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING THAT I MIGHT COLLECT FROM FIRESTONE. I KNOW HIS TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL???BUT IT CAME APART JUST LIKE ALL THE TIRES YOU SEE ON TV AND THE INTERNET...THANX IN ADVANCE JO LACHANCE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11BFC TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

HEAD COLLISION AT 60-65MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED FOR ENGINE KNOCK THREE WEEKS AFTER DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM, BUT STATED THAT WAS NORMAL IN VEHICLES FOR THAT MAKE/MODEL AND YEAR. *AK *SLC

REAR DOORS DO NOT CLOSE WHEN COLD TEMP; REAR BRAKES LOCK ON ICE; STEERING COLUMN SQUEAKS WHEN TURNED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL, HOWEVER, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL IS ALSO SOFT. *SLC

WHEN BRAKING ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL IF EVEN A SMALL BUMP IS HIT AT LOW SPEED. THE ANTILOCK WILL ALSO CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL DURING A SHARP TURN. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS, LOW AND HIGH.*AK

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON;MOTOR ROARS;IN SHOP 5 TIMES;REPLACED FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL FILTER, FUEL INJECTORS AGAIN, REPLACED GASKETS,O-RINGS, BRAKE LINE, ETC. BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS WATER IN GAS TANK CAUSING THE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYS ON, MOTOR STILL MAKING NOISE, 200 MILES FROM BEING OUT OF WARRENTY. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED FOR 7,000 MILES AND GOING ON 7 MONTHS. CANNOT LEAVE TOWN IN MY NEW TRUCK, CANNOT GET WITHING 30 MILES OF HOME, STAYS PARKED IN YARD. THIS VEHICLE IS A PIECE OF MADE IN THE USA TRASH. LEMON?*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH VEHICLE IMPACTED ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING $11,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO FRONT OF TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WHILE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. INSURANCE COMPANY WAS HAVING VEHICLE REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *DRIVER EXPERIENCED NECK INJURIES AND STIFF NECK .*AK

CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND THERE WAS NO STOPPING POWER, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT POSSIBLE ABS FAILURE PREMATURELY, CONSUMER LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER NONE OF THE PROBLEMS COULD BE DUPLICATED.*JB

ABS IS TOO SENSITIVE, ESPECIALLY ON SLIPPERY OR BUMPY SURFACE WHICH CAUSES A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY SERVICE WRITER FOR CHEVROLET THAT Z71 MODELS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBELM.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH STEPPED ON BRAKES PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE, AND VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING WITHOUT STOPPING. INSPECTED FOR REPAIRS, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND.*AK

WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL IT GOT STUCK AND VEHICLE ACELLERATED UNCONTROLLEABLY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

ENGINE KNOCKING NOISE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, AND THEY DE-CARBONIZED THE ENGINE (WHICH IS A HOOT!). *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

I HAD A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE IN THE SIZE OF P265/75R16 BLOW THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL OUT AT A SPEED OF APROX 55 WITH ABOUT 2000 MILES ON THE TIRE. THE AUTO WAS A CHEVROLET SILVERADO, THE TIRE LOOKED LIK IT WAS CUT AROUND THE SIDEWALL JUST LIKE THE TIRES I SAW ON THE RECALL OF 15 INCH. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

VEHICLE WAS GOING 65MPH. CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO BRAKE TO SLOWDOWN, AND IT WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. EACH TIME CONSUMER'S FOOT CAME OFF BRAKE, VEHICLE SPED UP. CONSUMER PULLED OFF ROAD, AND COULDN'T TAKE IT OUT OF DRIVE. VEHICLE RAN INTO SOME GRAVEL, AND THE SPUN BACK END AROUND. VEHICLE WENT OVER A 100FT. RAVINE, TAKING OUT 2 TREES, AND LANDING ON SOME ROCKS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. GENERAL MOTORS IS SENDING A INVESTIGATOR OUT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TIRE WALLS SEPARATED DUE TO PARTIAL DEFLATION FROM SLOW LEAKING PUNCTURE/ TIRE WAS NOT DRIVEN ON THE SIDEWALLS COMPLETE DEFLATION OCCURRED WHILE PARKED....TIRE EXPERTS AND INSURANCE AGENT EXAMINED AND AGREED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT DRIVEN ON SIDEWALLS AND RIM....THE TIRE DEVELOPED SEVERE BULGES ON SIDEWALLS AND IN TREAD UPON REINFLATION......TIRE IS STILL IN MY POSSESSION FOR EXAMINATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

POPPING NOISE AND SLACK IN FRONT DRIVE TRAIN - DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. FINALLY FOUND NOISE PROBLEM AROUND DASH - WINDSHIELD IS NOT GLUED IN AND COULD COME OUT AT ANY TIME - VERY DISSATISFIED WITH PURCHASE. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO TRY AND LOCATE POPPING NOISE ANY FURTHER AS THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES. CAN BE FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL/ GAS PEDAL AND SEAT. CONSUMER THINKS IT MAY BE DRIVETRAIN RELATED. TO DEALER 4 TIMES, NO REMEDY. DEALER BALANCED TIRES, REPLACED DRIVESHAFT AND ADJUSTED SUSPENSION. *AK

TRUCK EXCESSIVELY VIBRTES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS SINCE SO MANY OF THEM ARE DEFECTIVE? *AK

ENGINE NOISE, VALVE TICKING AT LOW SPEED OR AFTER SITTING FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. CHEVROLET SAYS IT KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOW FIX. 2001 SILVERADO'S WITH NEW HEAD DESIGN DO NOT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY AND CLUNKING OVER BUMPS. STEERING WHEEL HAS EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY AND CLUNKS AS IF FRONT SHOCKS, BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS OR OTHER STEERING/SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE LOOSE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED. *AK

MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON MAY 19, 01. VEHICHLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WHEN VEHICHLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON AND KNOCKED APPROXIMATELY 23 FT. BACKWARDS ONTO THE SHOULDER OF ROADWAY. UPON IMPACT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER OF TRUCK RECIEVED CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS, AND BRUISING RESULTING FROM CONTACT WITH STEERING COLUMN AND DASH PANEL. BOTH VEHICHLES INVOLVED IN CRASH WERE DETERMINED TO BE TOTAL LOSSES.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND WAS ON INTERSTATE IN FAR RIGHT LANE TRYING TO EXIT, AND VEHICLE RAN UP ON GRASS, BRAKES COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING THE POST. CONSUMER HIT FACE ON WINDSHIELD. STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT BACK AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED ON TIME, IT WOULD GLIDE. VEHICLE HAD ABS BRAKES, AND NO WARNING EVER INDICATED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND CONSUMER DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE, IT WAS NEVER TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. IT WOULD SUDDENLY JUMP/JERK FORWARD. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, BUT INFORMED CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. PART NEEDED TO BE CLEANED/ NOT REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC OR INTERMITTENT AT TIMES. *AK *JB

DESPITE REPEATED ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCINGS, THE TIRES VIBRATE, THE VEHICLE PULLS, AND WET AND SNOW PERFORMANCE IS POOR COMPARED TO OTHER OE TIRES GM HAS USED IN THE PAST, I.E. GOODYEAR. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY, AND THEY ARE OF THE OPINION THAT ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER OWNERS OF CHEVYS TRUCKS WILL SIMILAR EXPERIENCES, AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THAT HAVE DOCUMENTED BLOWOUTS. IT IS TIME TO ACT AND GET WILDERNESS AT TIRES OFF THE ROAD WITH A COMPLETE RECALL. THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. JAMES CILECEK, MD. [email protected]. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 75 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75 16 )

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND REPAIRED ONCE IN A FOUR MONTH PERIOD FROM AUG. 8, 2000, TO JAN. 15, 2001. *AK

A POPPING SOUND WAS COMING FROM FUEL TANK. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND HAD VARIOUS REPAIRS DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

EXPERIENCING HORN PROBLEM, UNABLE TO ACTIVATE HORN WHEN NEEDED DUE TO HARD COVER PAD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 5 MPH POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN SHAFT IN POWER STEERING PUMP THAT CAUSED A LOSS OF THESE TWO POWER ASSISTED SYSTEMS. *AK CONUSMER STATES HE WAS ADVISED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TYPES OF VEHICLE'S. *JB

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 18,000 MILES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, BUT REPAIRS WAS DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH GUARDRAIL AND SEVERAL OF ITS SUPPORT POLES AT 80 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK CONSUMER STATES IMPACT WAS 85 MPH AND ACCELERATING, CONSUMER HIT A GUARDRAIL AND EIGHT OF ITS SUPPORT POSTS, FINALLY STOPPING WHEN CONSUMER IMPACTED AN OVER PASS SUPPORT.*JB

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO A SHORT TO GROUND OCCURRED WITH IN POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *JB

WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO ITS DRIFTING. IT WENT SIDEWAYS AND OFF THE ROAD. THEN, VEHICLE WENT AIR BORNE AFTER STRADDLING. DRIVEWAY WAS OF CONCRETE TILE. LANDED ON BUMPER, THEN FLIPPED ON TOP. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK

DEALER REPORTS THAT THE NOISE IS FROM CARBON BUILD UP.

USING AUTOMATIC LIGHT SENSOR CONTROL WHEN LIGHTS FAILED-- 65MPH ON A DARK SECONDARY ROAD- ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT - INSIDE AND OUTSIDE - FORTUNATELY IT WAS A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD -- SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE PICKUP STOPPED BEFORE IT WENT INTO THE DITCH - SURE SCARED MY PASSENGERS -- HAD A MERCEDES MECHANIC WITH US AND HE SAID HE HAD READ A NEWS LETTER FROM THE MERCEDES PEOPLE ABOUT GM VEHICLES HAVING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURES - HE SAID THAT THE ARTICLE STATED THE ENGINE HAD QUIT IN SEVERAL CASES. THE LIGHTS DID FUNCTIONED ON THE MANUAL SETTING. HOWEVER, AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES WE ARRIVED HOME AND THE LIGHTS STILL WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN THE "AUTO SENSOR" POSITION. I STARTED USING THE "MANUAL " POSITION AT NIGHT AFTER THE INCIDENT-- BUT, SEVERAL TIMES I FORGOT TO USE THE MANUAL SETTING AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. HOWEVER, SWITCHING IMMEDIATELY TO MANUAL RESTORED THE LIGHTS. IT IS A BIT UNNERVING HAVING THE LIGHTS QUIT -- AS WE LIVE IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE ROADS ARE NOT AS WELL MARKED NOR LIGHTED LIKE BACK EAST. REPORTED PROBLEM TO GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER -- FILE NUMBER C02315205 -- REPORTED TO DEALER ALSO -- BUT - NO ONE ELSE HAD RUN INTO THE PROBLEM -- THEY SAID THEY CHECKED WITH THEIR GM CONTACT -- AND THEY HAD NO RECORD OF ANYONE ELSE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM -- IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL "CONTACT" PROBLEM -- WHEN IT GET HOT OR SHORTS OUT -- IT OPENS THE CONTACT POINTS AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT-- THEN WHEN IT COOLS -- THE AUTO SENSOR S

NTI-LOCK BRAKES; WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AT WORK, THERE IS A MANHOLE COVER THAT HAS TO TRAVEL OVER. WHEN VEHICLE HITS THIS ON A RIGHT HAND TURN, WHILE STOPPING AT A CONSTANT RATE, ABS KICKS IN AND INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONTROLS BOTH THE BRAKES & STEERING, WHEN THE PUMP GOES OUT YOU LOOSE BOTH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED COULD FEEL STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK