2000 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

BRAKE PROBLEMS

1) MY FATHER AND I BOTH OWN 2000 CHEVY SILVERADOS AND BOTH TRUCKS HAVE HAD ABS MALFUNTIONS WHERE THEY TRUCK CAN'T STOP AT LOW SPEEDS 2) WE'VE BOTH HAD CLOSE CALLS STOPPING IN TRAFFIC 3) WE BOTH HAVE PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM

ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICK IN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TRY TO STOP MY CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. AFTER IT HAD HAPPENED A FEW TIMES I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND THOUGHT MAYBE THE BRAKES HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO GREESE OR SOMETHING. I EVENTUALLY WOUND UP REAR ENDING A VEHICLE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK BEHIND IT IN A MALL PARKING LOT. IT COST MY INSURANCE COMPANY 600.00 AND I AM SURE THAT THIS WILL IMPACT MY INSURANCE COSTS. I RECENTLY HEARD THAT THE GONVERNMENT WAS LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE AND GM HAD DONE A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH GM AND CURRENTLY HAVE THIS TRUCK FOR SALE AND WILL BE CONTACTING THEM TO REQUEST THAT THEY FIX IT. IF THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR IT THEN I WILL BE CONSIDERING TAKING THEM TO COURT TO RECOVER THE COST MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HOPEFULLY KEEP MY INSURANCE FROM INCREASING. ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER FROM YOU WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.

DT: SITTING STILL OR AT LOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WILL NOT TURN LEFT. IT BINDS UP TURNING LEFT.*AK

SINCE LAST SUMMER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. WHILE STOPPING, THE ANTIL-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED ON ALL SURFACES (EVEN ON SMOOTH, DRY, PAVEMENT) BELOW 10MPH WHICH INCRESASES STOPPING DISTANCE.

BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED

I AM RESPONDING TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKING PROBLEM INVOLVING THE ABS SENSOR. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALER ON 05/30/05 FOR THE ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REMOVING ANY RUST FROM ABS SENSOR SURFACE FOR A COST OF ABOUT $240. I GET A PULSTATION KICKING BACK ON BREAK PEDAL AND ARE UNABLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE IN UNFIT TO DRIVE AS IS AS I'VE COME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING PEOPLE AND THE REAR ENDS OF VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AS I TRY TO STOP AT INTERSECTIONS. THIS IS A DEADLY SITUATION AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THOSE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE. IF ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.

DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLEWAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED. CONTACT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT GO DOWN. WHEN PRESSED THE BRAKES WERE HARD AND STAYED IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *AK *NM

ABS BRAKES ON 2000 CHEVY SLIVERADO PICKUP TRUCK ARE FUNCTIONING EVERY TIME YOU STEP ON THE BRAKES.

LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE

RUBBING AND METALLIC NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF TRUCK. LOUDER NOICSE AND VIBRATION. ALL 3 U-JOINTS AND CENTER SUPPORT BEARING REPLACED.

TRUCK WOULC CLUNK AND FRONT END WOULD JUMP WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR AND AND TURNING. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP IN FEAR THAT IT WOULD BREAK DOWN. REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH USED REAR-END.

LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING IN THE DOWN POSITION.. DOOR HAD TO TAKEN APART IN THE RAIN AND WINDOW PUSHED UP TO CLOSE. DRIVER'S WINDOW MOTOR AND REGULATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED.

ROLLED DOWN PASSENGER WINDOW TO TALK TO NEIGHBOR, WINDOW WOULD NOT GO BACK UP - BECAME INOPERABLE. HAD TO TAKE APART DOOR AND FORCE WINDOW UP AFTER MAJOR SNOW STORM. HAVE NOT REPLACED AT THIS TIME.

MY 2000 SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK HAD THE BAD BRAKE SENSOR IN THE FRONT WHEEL. AS I WOULD ROLL TO A STOP THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET TO STOP. I NEVER GOT IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT HAD SEVERAL SCARY MOMENTS BEFORE THE TRUCK STOPPED. I GOT THE SENSOR REPLACED AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM GM SHOULD HAVE COVERED THE REPAIR, IT IS A BAD SAFETY ISSUE.

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO Z-71, 4WD, V-8 EXTENDED CAB 31,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED ON JUNE 24, 2004. IN SEPTEMBER, 2004 I NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AS I SLOWED (< 10 MPH) TO A STOP. THIS ISSUE BEGAN INTERMITTANTLY BUT WORSENED AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. BY JAN, 2005, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE EVERY TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS (< 10 MPH). NO TROUBLE LIGHTS CAME ON. I DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THIS ISSUE BUT HAD ONE VERY CLOSE CALL IN A PARKING LOT. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED M TO INVESTIGATE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. IN LATE JANUARY, I HAD A GM DEALER INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY. GIVEN THE HIGH PRICE THE DEALER WAS GOING TO CHARGE FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART AND THE LABOR, I ELECTED TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY FROM A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE (AUTOZONE). I REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY PER THE VEHICLE'S SERVICE MANUAL DIRECTIONS. AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE HUB I REMOVED WAS HEAVILY CORRODED WITH SIGNS THAT THE SEAL ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE HUB WAS CORRODED WITH A PORTION OF THE EXCLUDER LIPS MISSING. I STILL HAVE THE HUB ASSEMBLY THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WOULD BE GLAD TO PROVIDE IT FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION. IN ADDITION, I AM A DEGREED MECHANICAL ENGINEER THAT WORKS FOR A LEADING AXLE AND DRIVESHAFT MANUFACTURER AND WOULD BE GLAD TO DISCUSS THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FURTHER. I BELIEVE THAT SEAL FAILED AND THIS ALLOWED DEBRIS / CORROSION TO ENTE

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OF THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER. THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *AK *SB *NM

(HYDRAULIC BRAKES) WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE ABS KICKED IN AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON. NO WARNING GIVEN ABOUT THE ABS FAILURE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. THE PROBLEM WOULD ALSO OCCUR ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WITH NORMAL BRAKING. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK PER INVOICE; THE ABS BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE SENSORS HAD CORRODED. *SC *JB

ABS PUMP MOTOR FAULTY, CONSISTANT WITH CAMPAIGN NO. 00013. DEALER WON'T FIX. VIN'S [XXX], [XXX]. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

ABS BREAKS KICKING IN WHEN VEHICLE IS ALMOST COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT A FEW VEHICLES.

OFF CENTER HEAD ON CRASH WITH 2 SIMILAR 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCKS. ESTIMATED IMPACT SPEED 90 MPH ( 60 MPH VEHICLE 2, 30 MPH VEHICLE 1 PER CHP REPORT) NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OF EITHER VEHICLE.

04 V 129 000/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE AND THE TAILGATE DROP COMPLETELY DOWN. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM *SC *JB

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ON MY 2000 SILVERADO AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO STOP AND HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN LAST WINTER AND CONTINUES. I DO NOT GET ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM ON THE DASH. I AVOID USING THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ABS) COMPUTER MALFUNTION. ABS COMES ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND BRAKING! HAD TO PULL FUSE TO KEEP ABS FROM MALFUNTIONING. UNABLE TO STOP AT SOTP SIGNS AT ALL WITH ABS CONNECTED.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD CONTINUE TO PUMP BACK OUT, GIVING LITTLE USE, OR VERY HARD STOPPING. DIFFICULTY USING BRAKES. DISCONNECTED THE ABS.

STOPPING DISTANCE AT SLOW SPEED IS NOT ALWAY AS CRISP AS IT SHOULD BE. THE ABS SOMETIMES COME ON, WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. MY LOCAL MECHANIC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS. WHY ARE THE CANADIANS TREATED AS FIRST CLASS CONSUMERS AND THE AMER- ICAN AS SECOND RATE?

COULD NOT GET 2000 CHEV SILVERADO Z-71 SAFETY INSPECTION DONE DUE TO PARKING BRAKE NOT WORKING. TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAS FAILED NUMEROUS CHEV TRUCK FOR THIS. LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WAS A MFG PROBLEM AND WOULD COST BETRWEEN $280 TO $880 TO FIX AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL DONE ON THIS MODEL.

MY SPARE TIRE OFF OF THE 2000 SILVERADO FELL OFF THE BOTTOM BED AND WOUND UP 100 FEET OFF THE HIGHWAY IN THE WOODS. THE CABLE FRAYED ON THE ATTACHMENT!

I'VE NOTICED A NUMBER OF RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK BUT I ONLY RECEIVED TWO (2) RECALL NOTICES IN THE MAIL. ONE WAS FOR THE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND THE OTHER WAS FOR THE STRAPS FOR THE TAILGATE. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE OTHER NOTICES TO ARRIVE. IF THEY DON'T AND SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN CAUSINGI NJURY OR DEATH TO MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS THE MANUFACTER IS GOING TO HAVE A REALLY BIG LAW SUIT ON THEIR HANDS. IT IS NOT MY JOB TO FIND OUT ABOUT RECALLS IT IS YOURS AND THE MANUFACTERS JOB TO NOTIFY ME AND OTHERS OF THESE PROBLEMS

TURNED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS FIRM. CRASHED INTO A BOLLARD NEXT TO BUILDING AND DENTED FRONT BUMPER.

DT: WITHOUT WARNING, WHEN THE CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN TO COME TO A STOP THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED AHEAD. THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE PUSHED HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE DEALER SAID THAT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WILL CHATTER AND VIBRATE, AND WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SUGGESTED THAT CONSUMER TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. CONSUMER HAD IT INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED.*AK NEARLY REAR ENDED AN AUTO AT A STOP LIGHT AND RAN COMPLETELY THROUGH 2 STOP SIGNS. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *BF *NM

BACK IN THE FALL OF 2003 I HAD AN INSODENT WITH THE ABS BRAKES ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO GOING CRAZY. WHEN I WOULD GO TO STOP EVERYTHING WAS OK TILL THE TRUCK HIT 5 MILES AND HOUR THEN THEY WOULD ACTIVATE AND AT TIMES WOULD NOT STOP. THEY WOULD ALSO LOCK UP AND THE TRUCK WOULD KEEP MOVING WITH MY FOOT ON OR OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO EASE OFF THE PETALL AND HIT THE PEDAL HARD AND AT TIMES THIS WOULD KNOT WORK ON THE FIRST TRY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION AND HAD THEM CHECK IT OUT. THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYTEM BUT THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS BECUSE THEY WERE RUSTED VERY BAD . I DID THAT AND A IT DID NOT FIX THE PROPLEM. SO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DELAERSHIP AND ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD LOOK AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYTEM THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED OFF THEY SAID NO THERE WAS NOT. WHILE ON VACTION VISTING MY PARENTS IN ANOTHER STATE I WENT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND AFTER HOOKING IT UP TO THE COMPUTER THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE SPEED SENSOR OR THE ABS MODULE. SO I HAD THEM REPLACE THE SPEED SENSOR AND THEY ALSO DID SOME OTHERE REPAIRS ON THE TRUCK AS WELL BUT AT THIS TIME I CAN NOT TELL YOU WHAT THEY DONE BECUSE I DO NOT HAVE ACCSESS TO THE BILL. AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT PADS IN ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS. EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE THEN IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AND IT HAD BEEN 3 TO 4 MONTHS SINCE I HAD THE SPEED SENSOR

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE AS VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ROLLING.

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO MY RIGHT FEMUR BONE, 2 BLACK EYES AND FRACTURED RIBS DUE TO THE INACTIVATION OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULES, ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL BENT RESEMBLING AN AIRPLANE WHEEL. MY WIFE CHECKED THE INTERNET AFTER THE INCIDENT AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG MODULE ON THE YEAR OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS BEFORE THE INCIDENT, BUT ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING UPDATES TODAY. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS. THE TRUCK IS NOW IN A STORAGE YARD AND WE ARE AWAITING THE RESPONSE FROM THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR.

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAD DEFECTIVE BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED.*MR PROVIDED IVOQ NO INQUIRY/QUESTIONS......NOTICE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE AND ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS DURING STOPS. IT SEEMED THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING AND WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO ENGAGE, REPLACED DEFECTIVE BRAKE SENSOR. *BF

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.*MR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AND TO INCLUDE SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. THIS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE CONSUMER AND ALSO OTHER WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MAKE/MODEL VEHICLES. *BF

ABS BRAKES KICK IN DURING LOW-SPEED (LESS THAN 10 MPH) BRAKING. THIS IS HAPPENING DURING EVERY STOP, SOMETIMES RESULTING IN THE IN-ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

DT CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE LINES BROKE. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED IT PULSATED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE OWNS A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE ABS IS KICKING IN AT ABOUT 5 MPH INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME HE TRIES TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAS NEW BRAKES AND THE REGULAR BRAKES WORK FINE BUT IT'S THE ABS THAT IS MAKING THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES THAT ABS STARTED FAILING AT APPROXIMATELY 37000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEWIS CHEVROLET, THEY WOULD NOT WARRANT THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATES HIS VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED PARKING BRAKE FAILURE STARTING AT 16,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO WARRANT THE WORK PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE LAST FAILURE HAPPENED MARCH, 2005. *NM

DT CONTACT STATES FUEL GAUGE WORKS ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. CONTACT FEELS IT MAY BE A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE BECAUSE THE DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANT THE WORK. *NM

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, MY 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO (1500) PICK UP TRUCK FAILS TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS <20 MPH. THE CAUSE IS THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES, REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS AND MAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY "HARD". AT TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, SERVICE WORK HAS NOT BE COMPLETED; THEREFORE, I HAVE NO INFORMATION ON PARTS.

DT: ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES FAILED ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. FIRST BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2004, AND PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. NO BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. HAPPENED UNDER ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND SERVICE RECORDS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK

DT: ANTI LOCK BRAKES AT 5-10 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM BEGAN 11/03 VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, CLEANED HUBS AND SENSORS. PROBLEM RETURNED ON 3/15/05. PROBLEM IS PERSISTENT. BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT ON OR ABS LIGHT. HAPPENS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. (4 WHEEL ANTILOCK). VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SERVICED, SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE. PARKING BRAKE, THREE YEARS AGO PARKING BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALER REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM RETURNES ABOUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. LAST SUMMER PARKING BRAKE FAILED, AND VEHICLE ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE CONTACT WAS IN GAS STATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES: WHEN COMING TO A STOP WHEN YOU GET TO 10 MPH OR SO, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN BUT DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. NO FORE WARNING. IF PULL THE FUSE FOR BRAKES THE BRAKES WILL WORK FINE.

CONSUMER STATES: ANTIL-LOCK BRAKES WILL KICK IN BELOW 5 MPH EVERYTIME. THE BRAKES ARE FINE. WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WILL PUSH BACK, AND MAKING PUMPING NOISE. WHEN NOISE STOPS YOU REGAIN OPERATION OF THE PEDAL. IT'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO EXTRA 3 TO 5 FEET WHEN TRYING TO GET VEHILCE TO STOP SOMETIMES UP TO 10-15 FEET.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TAILGATE THAT WAS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, BUT HIS MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS NOT IN WITH THE RECALL BUT HE IS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 04V129000 THE SUMMARY FOR THE COMPALINT IS AS FOLLOWS: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THE TAILGATE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF THE REAR BUMPER. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE CONTACT IS HAVING WITH HIS VECHILE. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS TAILGATE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS EVEN MADE. THE CONTACT WAS STANDING ON HIS TAILGATE WHILE IT BROKE.*AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS