2000 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

ALL FRONT SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK. THEY RETRACT OUT WHEN PULLING ON THEM, IN AN ACCIDENT SEATBELT WOULD NOT HOLD. *AK

THE HEATER DOES NOT DISTRIBUTE ADEQUATE AMOUNTS OF HEAT INTO THE PASSENGER'S FOOTWELL. WITH THE HEATER AT MAX. TEMP AND AIRFLOW AND THE FLOW ALL DIRECTED TO THE FLOOR, THE DRIVER WAS BAKING BUT THE PASSENGER'S FEET NEEDED A BLANKET WRAPPED AROUND THEM TO KEEP THEM SOMEWHAT COMFORTABLE WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES IN THE THE 12 DEGREE AREA. THIS WENT ON FROM COLORADO TO TENNESSEE AND BACK OVER CHRISTMAS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THE DEALER CONTACTED GM'S TECH. SUPPORT, THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED; "THE HEATER IS PERFORMING TO SPECS."!!!! NOW I'M TOLD TO KEEP WORKING WITH THE DEALER. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP WORKING WITH SINCE THEY'VE BEEN TOLD BY GM THAT EVERYTHING IS OK? GM'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NOTES THAT THERE IS A GM "POOR HEATER PERFORMANCE REVIEW" CURRENTLY GOING ON WITHIN GM BUT OFFERS NO OTHER HOPE OF A SOLUTION. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND REAL COLD ON LONG TRIPS WHEN I SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET COMFORTABLE. PLEASE LIGHT A FIRE UNDER GM SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO.*AK

THE 2000 SILVERADO HAS TO BE A BLUNDER BY GENERAL MOTORS. THE TRUCK HAS BAD TIRES, THE ENGINE HAS USED OIL SINCE DAY ONE . THE ENGINE HAS A DEEP KNOCKING NOISE IN THE LOWER PART AND A TAPPING NOISE IN THE UPPER PART . THE ENGINE HAS A MISS AT IDLE AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT YOU HOOK UP TO THE TRUCK YOU CAN'T FIND THE REASON, BUT AFTER CHECKING I HAVE FOUND THAT ALL THE 99 AND 2000 SILERADO'S WITH THE 5.3 HAVE HAD A STRANGE MISS/VIBRATION. THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN THEM ALL WITHIN THIS COMMENT SECTION. . NOTE THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 8,592 MILES. GENERAL MOTORS HAS GOT A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS . GM TRUCKS HAVE REALLY GONE DOWN HILL .GM CUSTOMERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF SOME UPPER LEVEL MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS THEIR PROBLEMS AND ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS ON TIMELY MANNER. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )

ENGINE DEFECTS SUCH AS LEAKING OIL ON NEW VEHICLE IS CONCERNING. NOT HAPPY. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT KEEPS LOCKING UP, AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS PASSENGER UNBUCKLES ,CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. DEALER HAS REPLACED SEATBELT ONCE, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACED IT AGAIN.*AK

RIGHT REAR CALIPER JAMMED BECAUSE ROCKS AND MUS HAS GOTTEN INTO IT. A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY TIME VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. ALSO, VEHICLE CANNOT BE RESTARTED. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL PUMP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT PERMIT THE VEHCLE TO STOP IN A SAFE OR TIMELY FASHION, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE ABS SYSTEM ACTUALLY EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE OR DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE DISTANCE REQUIRED COMPARED TO THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ABS SYSTEM. CJ

BOTH REAR SIDE DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY IN COLD WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265 75 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 75 R16 )

SINCE FIRST DAY IT HAS BEEN HARD TO STOP, THEN, IT GOT HARDER AND HARDER, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN JUNE OF 2000, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. CONSUMER STATED IT WAS ALSO HARD TO STEER . *AK

INTERMITTENTLY DRIVER AND PASSENGER RESTRAINTS WILL NOT RETRACT, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO BE UNRESTRAINED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

PROBLEM #1 TRUCK HAS A "VIBRATION" SINCE PURCHASE DATE. DEALER CHECKED THE BALANCE OF THE TIRES 4 TIMES AND FOUND THEM OUT OF BALANCE, TIRES WERE THEN BALANCED AND ROTATED. BUT THE "VIBRATION" STILL EXISTED. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH. MANUFACTURE STATES ALL TRUCKS HAVE "VIBRATION. PROBLEM #2 THE REAR DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AFTER BEING OPENED IN FREEZING WEATHER, THE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AS IT LATCHES TO THE REAR DOOR. THE DOORS CAN BE CLOSED COMPLETELY AFTER THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN WARMED UP ENOUGH FOR THE LOCKS TO THAW, ABOUT 5 MILES OF TRAVEL WITH THE HEATER RUNNING.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE IS ATTACHED TO A SQUARE METAL BRACKET LOCATED ABOUT THE DRIVER'S LEFT LEG, WHEN THE LEG IS STRETCHED, THE SHIN HITS THE METAL ASSEMBLY, IN AN ACCIDENT ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT WOULD CAUSE LEG INTO THE METAL ASSEMBLY CAUSING AN INJURY. *SLC

WENT TO THE STORE. THE BRAKES WAS FINE HAD A HARD PEDAL. CAME BACK OUT STARTED THE TRUCK. PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE TRUCK STARTED TO BACK UP. PUT TRUCK BACK IN PARK. CALLED GM. PUT THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE PRESSURE OVER THE WEEKEND. GM SAYS NO PROBLEM FOUND AND SHOWED ME ANOTHER TRUCK ABOUT LIKE MINE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DROVE SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS HAD HARD PEDAL ON THEM. I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS AND WILL NOT TAKE MINE BACK UNLESS THEY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE SAYING THAT NOTHING IS WRONG AND WAS NOT WRONG. ALTHOUGH I HAVE 7 WITNESSES TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IN THESE TRUCKS. THANK YOU.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED 45 MPH WHEN REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

REAR OF VEHICLE LEANS TO DRIVER'S SIDE, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX VEHICLE 3 TIMES, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. KEYLESS ENTRY TRANSMITTER INOPERABLE. *SLC

TRUCK HAS A "VIBRATION" THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT CORRECT. FEELS LIKE A TIRE OUT OF BALANCE. TIRES BALANCED AND "VIBRATION" IS NOT AS BAD, EACH TIME TIRES ARE BALANCED THEY ARE FOUND TO BE OUT OF BALANCE. SERVICE MANAGER HAS TOLD ME THAT "I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS". MANUFACTURE SAYS "ALL TRUCKS HAVE THIS VIBRATION". THE REAR LEFT DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE IN FREEZING WEATHER TILL THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RAN LONG ENOUGH TO WARM THE INTERIOR, (ABOUT 5 MILES),SINCE THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES TO THE REAR DOOR IT WILL NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER STATES HE HAS NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.*AK

ON SEVERAL OCATIONS THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON DRY ROADS AND NO PANIC BRACKING WAS ENVOLVED. WHEN THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES , BREAKING DISTANCES BECOME MUCH GREATER THAN NORMAL ,THUS NECESSATING CORRECTIVE ACTION TO AVOID A COLLISSION. *AK

DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE MIRROR EVEN THOUGH TRUCK UNDER WARRANITY AND I HAVE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. *AK

HIT A GUARD RAIL HEAD ON, WENT OVER IT AND NOSE DIVED INTO A 10FT. DEEP DITCH, FLIPPING ONTO THE ROOF. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER HITTING THE FRONT END TWICE.*AK

REAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE/LATCH PROPERLY DURING COLD WEATHER. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL UNRESOLVEED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE LATCHES AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE ON WET SNOW ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES WAS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. *YH

AFTER STARTING VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKE TO GET READY TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED BACKWARDS. ABS LIGHT WAS ON, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SAID BRAKES WERE FINE. CHEVROLET COMPANY TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS HOW BRAKES ACTED IN A VEHICLE WITH ABS. CONSUMER TEST DROVE 10 OTHER VEHICLES LIKE IT AT DEALERS, ALL 10 HAD BRAKES THAT DID NOT GO TO FLOOR. BRAKES WORKED ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, BUT PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR BEFORE THERE WAS ANY BRAKING ACTION. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLE. NLM

PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED. THEN, CONSUMER PUMPED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN GEAR AND IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT JUIMPED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO REVERSE, AND HIT A TRAILER, CAUSING A CRASH. VEHICLE WAS STILL IN "PARKED" POSITION. *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE COULD NOT GET TRACTION ON ICE/SNOW, THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND PUT INTO PARK BUT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MOVED IN REVERSE. *YH

WHEN IN OVERDRIVE GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND GOING UP A GRADE OR TINY HILL, VIBRATION WOULD OCCUR, COMING FROM DRIVETRAIN. CONSUMER COULD FEEL IT THROUGH FLOOR. DEALER REPROGRAMMED PCM, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURRED.

THE CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING OF THE DESIGN OF THE REAR LEFT EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES AND DRUM ELBOWS, THEY ALLOW ROAD SALT AND OTHER DEBRIS TO GET INTO THE DRUM POSSIBLY CAUSING THEM TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THE REAR BRAKES ARE SQUEALING DUE TO THE RUST BUILDING UP IN THE BRAKE DRUM AND SHOES. *SLC

WHILE AT A STOP AND ABOUT TO ACCELRATE VEHICLE SHUTTERS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN BRAKING AND LETTING OFF BRAKE PEDAL ABOUT 50 %, AND PRESSING BRAKES AGAIN, VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND PULLING INTO GARAGE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DAMAGE FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING 10-15 MPH DRIVER TRIED TO STOP, BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE STRUCK A STEEL PIPE. VEHICLE DAMAGE DID OCCUR. DRIVER ONLY PASSENGER. BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE INCIDENT. *AK

WHENEVE THE TRUCK CLIMBS A SLIGHT TO HEAVY INCLINE AT 35 TO 40 MPH IT SOUND AS THOUGH THE DRIVE TRANE IS GOING TO DROP OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. THE DEALER TELLS ME AFTER 5 REPAIR VISITS THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND WITHIN GM TOLERANCES

TERRIBLE ENGINE RATTLE ON START-UP LASTS FOR MINUTES/GETTING WORSE. *AK

TRUCK WAS FINE FOR FIRST TWO MONTHS THEN SMALL VIBRATIONS. DEALER SAID TWO BAD TIRES AND CHANGED THEM (NO BETTER). TWO WEEKS LATER DEALER CHECKS TIRES AND SAYS THREE BAD TIRES . CHANGED ALL FOUR (NO BETTER). NOW DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR AN UPGRADE TO MICHELINS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM . WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR GM`S CHEAP TIRES? *AK

ABS FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMP OR ROUGH SURFACE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK ABS IS TOO SENSITIVE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ANY TYPE OF PUMP OR WET PAVEMENT WILL SET OFF THE ABS. THUS THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT. *YH

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS DOUBLE PAD ON CALIPER. *AK

CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN 00X-001 WHICH CALLS FOR ATTACHING A NOTICE LABLE TO THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE STATING THAT THE CALIPERS MUST BE SUPPORTED WHEN REMOVED, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WARNING LABLE IS USELESS. NLM

OUR TRUCK WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WE HAD BEEN HOME FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK. IT CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED. THE FIRE DEPT SAID THE IT STARTED IN THE DASH UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, PROBABLY RESULTING FROM FAULTY WIRING. WE HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 4 MONTHS AND IT ONLY HAD 9000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING GO WRONG WITH IT UNTIL NOW AND THIS IS MAJOR. THE TRUCK IS TOTALLY DESTROYED, ANOTHER CAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE SIDING OF OUR HOUSE HAD DAMAGE. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS? *AK

NONE (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN STARTING OFF FROM A COLD START. PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF DRIVESHAFT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM. BUT, THERE WAS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TO THIS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAULS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES PEDAL, SOMETIMES WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, THEN SUDDENLY WILL HAVE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE WHERE DEALER HAS NOT FOUND OUT WHAT HAD BEEN CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

I MADE 4 OR 5 ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THIS FIXED BUT IT HAS NOT AS OF YET. THE TRUCK VIBRATES.SHAKES FRONT END POPS REAL LOUD. *AK

POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. WHEEL CAN ONLY BE TURNED WITH GREAT EFFORT WHEN VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL. . CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME BUT MOST OFTEN IF VEHICLE IS FACING DOWNHILL. CHEVROLET SAY THIS IS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST AND WILL NOT FIX IT. I LHAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH A 98 TRUCK AND IT WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE STEERING GEAR BOX WITH A HEAVY DUTY BOX FROM A 3/4 TON TRUCK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 40-45MPH, IT WOULD MAKE A ROARING NOISE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE OR SHAKE. MOST NOTICEABLE AFTER 40MPH. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP & INFORMED NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON PROBLEM. ALSO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SOUND WAS BECAUSE ENGINE WAS NEAR TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL STOP PULLING. TO REGAIN TRANSMISSION VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED AND LEAKED FUEL DUE TO FAULTY FUEL LINES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK

TRUCK PULLED TO RIGHT STARTING AROUND 2,000 MILES. FRONT END WAS REALIGNED AND TIRES ROTATED AND REBALANCED AT 5,211 MILES. TRUCK THEN PULLED TO LEFT REQUIRING CONSTANT PRESSURE TO RIGHT ON STEERING WHEEL. ROATED TIRES AT 9,807. TRUCK THEN PULLED TO RIGHT. RETURNED TO DEALER. DEALER REALIGNED AGAIN AND ROTATED TIRES BACK. I WAS TOLD IT MAYBE A TIRE PROBLEM. I ASKED FOR TIRES TO BE REPLACED UNDER BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. DEALER WILL NOT CHANGE OUT TIRES. REPORTED TO CHEVROLET ON OCT. 25, 2000. FILE #C02016717 IS OPEN. CALLED CHEVROLET AGAIN ON 11/22/00. REQUESTED TIRES BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. REFUSED REPLACEMENT BY DEALER AND CHEVROLET CORPORATION. (DOT NUMBER: 0294070 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)

TRUCK HAS HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED FOR VIBRATION, SPENDS MORE TIME IN SHOP THAN AT HOME. *AK

LIKELY FAILURE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. HYDRAULIC (BRAKE) FLUID RESERVOIR IS FREE TO FLOP AROUND ON MOUNTING. BRAKING SYSTEM MUST ULTIMATELY FAIL DO TO ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE SEAL(S) AROUND THE BASE OF THIS PLASTIC RESERVOIR. EVIDENCE OF FAILURE WOULD BE IN THE FORM OF CORROSSION (RUST), WATER, AND AIR IN THE SYSTEM OR LOSS OF BREAK FLUID, DEPENDING ON WHEATHER OR NOT THE FAILURE IS DO TO INTERNAL AND/OR EXTERNAL FAILURE OF THE SEALS. IF THE VEHICLE IS USED ON ROUGH ROADS OR IN CLIMATES W/EXTREME TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS ARE PRESENT, THE FAILURE WILL BE MUCH QUICKER. FAILURE WILL BE IN THE FORM OF TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, BRAKE FADE, AND POOR STOPPING POWER. IT WILL TOTALY CONFUSE ANY ABS SYSTEM IN USE DO TO INCONSISTENT/ERRATIC BRAKE PERFORMANCE. ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BY VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS ON PRIOR YEARS TRUCKS. WHY HASN'T THIS RESERVOIR BEEN INVESTIGATED AS TO THE EFFECTS OF ITS LEAKING IN THE FORM OF BEING ALBE TO SUCK AIR/MOISTURE INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM OR LOOSING FLUID TO THE ATMOSPHERE?? REGARDLESS, FAILURE IS INEVITABLE, AS DYNAMIC SEALS MUST UTIMATELY FAIL, AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THIS WEAK POINT IN THIS SYSTEM. IF I AM WRONG, AND IT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED TO BE SAFE, PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU AS I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY WHERE THIS MATTER IS CONCERNED! *AK