1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS IN FIRST GEAR WERE SHATTERED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALSO, BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, OFF RAMP, THERE WAS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. OTHER CARS WERE APPROACHING AND I COULD NOT BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. SO I DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS INSTANTANEOUS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CORROSIVE BRAKE LINES....UPDATED 10/22/14 *BF

Mileage: 18,000

WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, OFF RAMP, THERE WAS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. OTHER CARS WERE APPROACHING AND I COULD NOT BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. SO I DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS INSTANTANEOUS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CORROSIVE BRAKE LINES....UPDATED 10/22/14 *BF

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITHOUT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE AND IT WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD INTO A GRASSY FIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE FILED A REPAIR AND PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM AGAINST THE CONSUMER. UPDATED 08/30/12

Mileage: 160,000

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING TO BAY CITY MICHIGAN TO GO SHOPPING. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AS THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF HERS, MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. AFTER A SECOND OR TWO OF FAIRLY HARD BRAKING, THE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE HITTING THE REAR END OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF HERS. THANKFULLY THERE WAS AN ADEQUATE SHOULDER THAT SHE COULD PULL OFF AND SLOWLY COME TO A STOP. *TR

REAR MAIN BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXTREME RUSTING CONDITION. THIS LINE IS LOCATED ALONG THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER CHASSIS RAIL. FURTHER INSPECTION OF ALL BRAKE LINES RESULTED IN A VERY RUSTED CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 112,325

REAR MAIN BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXTREME RUSTING CONDITION. THIS LINE IS LOCATED ALONG THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER CHASSIS RAIL. FURTHER INSPECTION OF ALL BRAKE LINES RESULTED IN A VERY RUSTED CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 112,325

ON MARCH 12 2012 I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A ROAD GOING TO WORK WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. DRIVER DID NOT SEE ME THEREFORE KEPT ON GOING SO I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES AND SWERVED TO THE LEFT AVOIDING A CRASH.. AT THAT TIME WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED BUT IT TOOK CONSIDERABLY LONGER TO STOP THE TRUCK SINCE I HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING EFFORT... I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ONE OF THE 4 LINES THAT WERE CLUSTERED TOGETHER ON THE FRAME BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS CONTROLLER HAD BURST. ALL 4 OF THE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY. IN ADDITION, TODAY MARCH 16 2012 I WENT BY THE SHOP TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD DONE ON THE REPAIR.. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD REPAIRED THE LINE AND WHEN HE WAS BLEEDING THE BRAKES, ANOTHER ONE OF THE LINES HAD BURST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IN A SNOWSTORM, I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR, THAT HAD LOST CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO NARROWLY MISS HIM, BUT WHEN I WENT TO STOP, MY BRAKES HIT THE FLOOR. I WAS REALLY LUCKY NO ONE ELSE WAS AROUND, BECAUSE I COULDN'T STOP. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH ROTTED ROTORS, PADS THAT DON'T WEAR RIGHT, BRAKE LINES THAT ROTTED AND RUSTED AWAY THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE ALL REPLACED IN JULY OF 2006. A SIX YEAR OLD MOTOR VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE LINES REPLACED. THE BILL WAS $1,200. NEXT A ABS FRONT WHEEL SENSOR RECALL WAS DONE AT BEST CHEVY, HINGHAM, MASS. THE ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF AT THEIR OWN PACE. I HAD NEW FRONT BEARINGS INSTALLED, HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK FOR CODES. NOTHING. THE BRAKES JUST NEVER FELT RIGHT SOMETIMES. I WORKED AS A AUTO MECHANIC FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS, NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BRAKE PROBLEM. BY THE WAY I TOOK GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE, GM MUST OF USED SUB STANDARD BRAKE TUBING, NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SO DECAYED AFTER 6 YEARS. ON APRIL 29, 2011 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND HAD STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOME. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 30 MPH AND WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. HERE WE GO AGAIN. AS I NEARED THE ENTRANCE TO MY STREET SOME 300 FEET AWAY , I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE GAS AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SLOW. AT ABOUT 200 FEET I BEGAN TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT SEEMED OK BUT AS I GOT NEARER TO THE STREET I FOUND MYSELF NEEDING TO PUSH DOWN MORE AND MORE. I WAS AT 15 MPH AND READY TO BEGIN MY TURN AND FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. MY LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD BEGUN TO LIGHTLY SKID. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, WAS DOWN AT ABOUT 10 MPH AND BEFORE I COULD GET MY LEFT FOOT ONTO THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND APPLY IT, THE LEFT SIDE FRONT OF TRUCK STRUCK A TREE. THE ROAD IS A PRIVATE WAY AND VERY NARROW THERE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, DIDN'T DAMAGE THE TRUCK TOO MUCH BUT IT HIT RIGHT ON THE TOW HOOK AND KINKED THE FRAME. I HAD MY MECHANIC BRING HIS ANALYZER TO MY HOME AND IT INFORMED HIM THAT THE CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. I'VE SPENT GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD ON THOSE BRAKES AND I DEMAND THE NHTSA DO SOMETHING. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. UPON INSPECTION, ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS LEAVING GIANT EAGLE GROCERY STORE. I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND PULLED UP TO THE CROSSWALK. THERE WAS A MOTHER WITH HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN CROSSING. I PUT ON MY BRAKES TO STOP TO LET THEM CROSS AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THANKFULLY I PUT ON THE PARKING BRAKE AND STOPPED TWO FEET FROM RUNNING THEM OVER, I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND SAW ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE WAS BLOWN OUT. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THIS IS THE SECOND BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON THIS TRUCK. ONE OF MY REAR BRAKE LINES FAILED DO TO CORROSION LAST YEAR. I PATCHED THAT ONE AND I'M GOING TO PATCH THIS ONE SINCE I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN NOT IF THE BRAKE LINES CAUSE MY DEATH OR SOME INNOCENT PEOPLE TO DIE WHEN I CRASH INTO THEM BECAUSE OF THESE CHEAP JUNK BRAKE LINES GM PUT ON THESE TRUCKS! *TR

Mileage: 110,791

ON JANUARY 11 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 1999 HOME FROM WORK. IT WAS A CLEAR NIGHT WITH CLEAR ROAD CONDITIONS. I WENT TO HIT THE BRAKES, AND AS WAS THE CASE WHEN THE BRAKE LINES BLEW IN MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 2000 I FELT LITTLE TO NO PRESSURE BEFORE THE PEDAL SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO PAY $300 FOR NEW LINES. THE REAR AXLE BRAKE LINES ON BOTH SIDES BLEW, AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE BRAKE CALIPER FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE BRAKE LINES REPAIRED BY A DEALER AT NO COST TO ME, AS I HAD THEM DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS. I HAVE FAITH IN GM, AND CONTINUE TO BUY NOTHING BUT GM PRODUCTS, AND WOULD LIKE MY PROBLEM REPAIRED WITH THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY THAT I HAVE SEEN WITH GM PRODUCTS IN MY HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 221,086

I HAD JUST FINISHED REPLACING THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS. (I CAN'T COUNT HOW MANY BRAKE JOBS I HAVE DONE IN MY CAREER). I WENT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. EVERYTHING FELT FINE UNTIL I MADE A HARD STOP. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES AT ALL. I AM A BRAKE SYSTEMS ENGINEER WITH OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE, SO I KNEW I HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I PUT THE TRUCK BACK UP ON MY LIFT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE SOLID BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE REAR AXLE HAD RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING FLUID. I INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT IT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED AND APPEAR AS IF THEY COULD RUPTURE AT ANY MOMENT. I DROPPED THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACED THE RUPTURED LINE WITH A NEW ONE I FABRICATED. I DO THIS TYPE OF WORK ON NEARLY A DAILY BASIS SO I AM QUALIFIED TO DO SO. IT WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED IN A LIGHTLY TRAVELED OFFICE PARK AND NOT WHEN I REALLY NEEDED THE BRAKES OR IN TRAFFIC. IT IS MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION, AS AN AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS SYSTEMS ENGINEER WITH NEARLY 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE BRAKE INDUSTRY, THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE IF THEY HAVE SPENT ANY SIGNIFICANT TIME IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF EXCESSIVE MOISTURE OR WHERE SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE. I WILL NO LONGER TRANSPORT MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION THE RESULT WOULD ALMOST DEFINITELY HAD BEEN A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 203,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHO INFORMED HIM ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST, CORRODED AND WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AT THE CUSTOMER EXPENSE FOR $670. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 308,000.

Mileage: 308,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND BRAKE FLUID SPEWED OUT FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

ON 11-10-11 I PURCHASED A PREOWNED SILVERADO 1500 LS TRUCK FROM CHAMPION CHEVROLET,3606 BRISTOL HIGHWAY, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37602. I WAS UNABLE TO TRY OUT THE TRUCK UNTIL THEY REPAIRED A LEAKING BRAKE LINE WHICH I WAS ADVISED HAD RUSTED.. AFTER PURCHASE I GOT IT HOME AND WAS EXAMINING THE UNDER FRAME ASSEMBLIES AND FOUND ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER HAD INSTALLED A PATCH LINE WHERE THE RUST RUPTURE HAD BEEN. THE TRUCK IS OTHERWISE RUST FREE AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I REALIZE THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS OF PURPOSE UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE FROM THE DEALER OR GM ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT THERE IS LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN WHICH SURVIVES TO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS. I PLAN TO TOW A CARGO TRAILER WITH THE TRUCK AND AM AFRAID THERE WILL BE FURTHER BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. I'VE NOW LEARNED THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH THESE VEHICLES AND STRONGLY URGE A RECALL IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE DRIVING PUBLIC AND THE OWNERS OF THESE DEFECTIVE TRUCKS. *TR

Mileage: 69,850

I WAS SLOWING UP TO STOP AT THE STOPLIGHT AND WAS CLOSE TO STOPPING WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING SLOW AND MANAGED TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP. I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE MY VAN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND A CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE LINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REST OF THE BRAKELINES WERE ALSO VERY CORRODED BADLY AND WOULD LIKE ALSO NEED REPLACED DUE TO THE CORROSION. *TR

Mileage: 161,458

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. MOVING VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND MULTIPLE CORROSION POINTS IN STEEL BRAKE LINE, THAT RESULTED IN HOLES IN THE LINE. TWO CORROSION POINTS/HOLES LOCATED IN THE "CLIPS" THAT HOLD BRAKE LINE IN PLACE. ONE "CLIP" INSIDE THE MAIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ANOTHER ON TOP OF THE FRAME WHERE LINE LEAVES ENGINE COMPARTMENT GOING TO REAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT AT A CONGESTED INTERSECTION, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTION I NOTICED I HAD A BROKEN BREAK LINE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION IT APPEARED THAT SEVERAL WERE VERY CORRODED AND APPEAR READY TO BREAK AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE TRUCK IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AND I AVERAGE LESS THAN 8,000 MILES A YEAR ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 2WD, I HAVE NO ABS BRAKES HAVE NOT HAD THEM FOR YEARS THE ABS MODULE WENT OUT THE TRUCK WAS BARLEY 6 YEARS OLD TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *KB

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 2WD, I HAVE NO ABS BRAKES HAVE NOT HAD THEM FOR YEARS THE ABS MODULE WENT OUT THE TRUCK WAS BARLEY 6 YEARS OLD TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *KB

ALL THIS DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. ON 3/9/10 I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN IN A 35MPH ZONE. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GIVE IT A FEW PUMPS AND I STOPPED IN TIME. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE 4 BLOCKS TO AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE BACK BRAKES DUE TO RUST. FOUR DAYS LATER I HAD TO RETURN MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP BECAUSE MY BACK BRAKES WERE STICKING. I WAS INFORMED THAT RUST AND CORROSION HAD GOTTEN INTO THE BACK HOSES AND/OR CALIPERS AND WOULD NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. AT THAT TIME HE REPLACED THE REAR HOSES AND CALIPERS. ON 10/2/11 I HAD BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKES. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A BRAKE LINE COMING OFF THE ABS UNIT IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THERE ARE FIVE BRAKE LINES IN THAT AREA AND THEY WERE ALL RUSTED. HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. AT THAT TIME, THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WERE SO RUSTED THAT HE COULD NOT BLEED THE BRAKES, AND HE SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE HOSES AND CALIPERS AND ALL FIVE BRAKE LINES, WHICH I DID. HE ALSO TOLD ME THERE IS A CROSS BRACE ON THE FRAME THAT WAS ALMOST RUSTED THRU AND NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO A WELDER TO BE FIXED. *KB

Mileage: 118,710

BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION CAUSED LEAKS IN THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WHERE THEY ARE GANGED TOGETHER APPROX 12"-18" BEFORE THE EBCM. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SLIGHTLY BUMP THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED. *TR

Mileage: 215,000

MY 1999 CHEVY TRUCK BRAKES FAILED AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN A DITCH TO STOP IT BEFORE I RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I GOT IT PULLED OUT OF THE DITCH BY A TOW TRUCK WE LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A BUSTED BRAKE LINE BUT EVERY LINE UNDER THE TRUCK WAS RUSTED ALL MOST IN TO FOR IT TO BE NO OLDER THEN IT IS, UNDER THE TRUCK LOOKS LIKE IT IS 50 YEARS OLD CHEVY HAS A BAD PROBLEM ON THERE HANDS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT DUE TO CORROSION WHEN PULLING TO A STOP LIGHT, WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK W/O INCIDENT. THIS WAS 8AUG09. REPAIRED ON 12AUG09. ON 5AUG11 WENT TO REPLACE SHOCKS THINKING THEY WERE SHOT, PROBLEM DISCOVERED, ENTIRE SHOCK MOUNT RAIL ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND IS HANGING IN THE AIR. MILEAGE: 148876. ON 30SEP11 GAS TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND DUE TO CORROSION OF FRAME, AND ALSO EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS HAVE ROTTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND NOW HANGING, THERE ARE ALSO SOME CRACKS IN THE FRAME, MILEAGE 149476. THERE IS NO RUST OR DAMAGE TO THE BODY ON THIS TRUCK AT ALL. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A NEW TRUCK. THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A FORD. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. FROM WHAT I SEE, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS ALL ABOUT AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL THESE TRUCKS. GM SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE EVERYONE'S FRAMES ON TRUCKS LIKE MINE THAT HAVE PERFECT BODIES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 125,623

RUSTED BRAKE LINE CAUSED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE COMING TO STOP AT INTERSECTION. LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID WHILE PUMPING BRAKE TRYING TO STOP. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. LINE WAS REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER WHILE COMING TO STOP. DIFFERENT RUSTED BRAKE LINE SPRUNG A LEAK. THIS LEAK APPEARS TO BE LOCATED WHERE BRAKE LINES ARE ATTACHED BY A CLAMP LOCATED ON TOP OF CHASIS FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE OF TRUCK. TRUCK IS NOW UNDRIVABLE SO IS OUT OF SERVICE WAITING DECISION OF WHO WILL PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. ACCIDENT AVOIDED ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN ONCOMING LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID STOPPING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 137,000 MILES. SIMPLE ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH 1999 THROUGH 2003 CHEVY TRUCKS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIALS GM CHOSE FOR THESE BRAKE LINES AND A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 137,650

RUSTED OUT ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING BRAKE LINES OF OUR 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 180,152

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BURST DURING HARD STOPPING WHICH RESULTED IN VIRTUALLY NO BRAKING CAPACITY. A CRASH WAS AVERTED BY STEERING PAST AND LUCKILY FORWARD CARS MOVING IN TIME. A MECHANICS CHECK OF THE SYSTEM REVEALED SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND OVERALL UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11001 *KB

Mileage: 120,198

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BURST DURING HARD STOPPING WHICH RESULTED IN VIRTUALLY NO BRAKING CAPACITY. A CRASH WAS AVERTED BY STEERING PAST AND LUCKILY FORWARD CARS MOVING IN TIME. A MECHANICS CHECK OF THE SYSTEM REVEALED SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND OVERALL UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11001 *KB

Mileage: 120,198

I WAS BRAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD ABOUT 10% OF NORMAL BREAKING POWER. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALMOST OUT OF BRAKE FLUID. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW FLUID LEAKING FROM A GROUP OF FOUR BRAKE LINES RUNNING UNDER THE DRIVE'S SIDE DOOR ALONG THE SIDE OF A FRAME BEAM. IT APPEARED AS EACH OF THE FOUR INDIVIDUAL LINES WERE RUNNING THROUGH A COILED WIRE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND ONE OF THE LINES WITHOUT A COIL WIRE SURROUNDING IT AND IT WAS THE LEAKING LINE.

Mileage: 89,000

1. BRAKE LINE TUBING CORROSION BLEW A HOLE IN THE BRAKE TUBING WHILE BRAKING TO MAKE A TURN. 2. BRAKE LINE FLUID DRAINED FROM MASTER CYLINDER, TRUCK CAN NOT BE DRIVEN, IT TOOK SOME SERIOUS DRIVING TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO VEER INTO AN OPEN PARKING LOT BEFORE SLAMMING INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. 3.THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT OTHER CHEVY SILVERADO OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME BRAKE LINE CORROSION FAILURE. *TT

Mileage: 124,764

WE WERE IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH A TRAILER AND BOAT ATTACHED AND PROCEEDING DOWN A HILL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE GOING AT A SLOW SPEED AND ABLE TO STOP, THEN BACK UP. IF WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 50 MPH AND NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH DIFFERENT STORY. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE METAL BREAK LINES HAD RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WHERE IT WAS RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. IT APPEARS THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SIGNIFICANT CORROSION THAT COULD CAUSE THEM TO RUPTURE DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND YOU HAVE LITTLE BRAKING POWER.

Mileage: 37,252

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THAT HAS ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. VIN# [XXX]. PULLING A TRAILER WITH A BOAT AND GOING DOWN A HILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO BACK UP. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. LOOKING AT ALL THE BRAKE LINES, I FIND THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RUST ON ALL THE LINES. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. IF I HAD BEEN IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE LED TO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN LIFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 35,358

0PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT FROM HIGHWAY. DROVE APPROXIMATELY100FT., WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOORBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AND STOP. LOOKED FOR ANY SIGNS OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BUT DID NOT SEE ANY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME (ABOUT 2 MILES). UPON ARRIVING HOME I NOTICED LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER WELL AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON LOOKING FURTHER AND WIPING DOWN EXCESS BRAKE FLUID I NOTICED A HEAVY DRIP FROM STEEL BRAKELINE NEXT TO RADIATOR. HAVE NOT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 130,670

FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE FEEDING REAR BRAKES. RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS THE 2ND FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 131,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 160,000

ON THE EVENING OF MAY 31ST I WAS DRIVING OUT A 2 LANE ROAD AT APPROX 40 MPH FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE DID A "PANIC BRAKE" AND SWERVED TO MISS A DEER IN THE ROAD. I "PANIC BRAKED" WHEN HE DID AND MY PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND I SLOWED DOWN BUT DIDN'T STOP. WHEN I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP I GOT OUT AND CHECKED MY FLUID WHICH WAS DOWN BUT NOT EMPTY AT THIS POINT. I HAD A WET SPOT BEHIND THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON THE FRAME RAIL. WHEN THE GARAGE LOOKED AT IT THE BRAKE LINE WAS VERY RUSTED AND CORRODED AND HAD RUPTURED. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHT ON EITHER INDICATING A BRAKE PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS. I HAD A NEW LINE RUN AT THE COST OF $120.00. THIS IS A VERY BAD SITUATION, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM BEFORE OR AFTER THE RUPTURE, I COULD SLOW DOWN BUT NOT STOP, I HAD TO SHIFT TO LOW GEAR TO TRY TO STOP, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT OR ALARM NEVER SOUNDED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING AND HAVE GM HELP FIX THIS BEFORE SOME INNOCENT PERSON(S) ARE HURT OR KILLED.

Mileage: 113,052

I HAVE A 1999 EXT. CAB CHEVY SILVERADO, MY ABS ,BRAKE, AND LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHTS STAY LITE UP UNTIL I TURN OFF VEHICLE. AND I HAVE FUEL AND REPLACED BRAKES AND THE THESE WARNING LIGHTS STILL COME ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AND HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER; HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR AND THEN IT VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER THE RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE THE SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT CAB 4WD. WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP AND ALMOST STOPPED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES START GOING OFF! ITS VERY SCARY BECAUSE IT INCREASES MY STOP TIME CONSIDERABLY ! IT IS ALMOST DEFINITELY GOING TO CAUSE ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT! MY MILEAGE IS ROUGHLY 160000. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT GET WORSE OR BETTER AND IT HAPPENS AT ALMOST EVERY STOP!! THIS IS A YEAR THAT WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE RECALL AND DEFINITELY SHOULD OF BEEN! PLEASE HELP BEFORE IT CAUSES INJURY TO ME,MY FAMILY,OR SOMEBODY ELSE!! *TR

Mileage: 160,283

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 REG. CAB 4X4 PICKUP. MY REAR STEEL MAIN BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE REAR END DO TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. THIS IS DEFINITELY CAUSED BY INFERIOR PARTS AND GM SHOULD RECALL THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!!! *TR

Mileage: 103,567

1. STARTED ENGINE PULLED FORWARD APPLIED BRAKES. MOMENTARY NORMAL BRAKING THEN THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. NO FAILURE NOTICE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. GREATLY DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITY. 2. BRAKE LINE RUPTURE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL UNIT DUE TO CORROSION. NEAR TOTAL LOSE OF BRAKING. GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. 3. REPAIR IN PROCESS. *TR

Mileage: 95,470

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED. UPDATED 05/19/11

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED. UPDATED 05/19/11

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING HIS VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE BEING CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 125,000

THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND CREATED A CONDITION OF SUBSTANTIAL FLUID LOSS AND HENCE NEARLY COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON 1MAR2011. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE IMPENDING FAILURE. AS THE PRINCIPLE DRIVER WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK NEARLY DIDN'T STOP IN TIME FOR AN APPROACHING HIGHWAY-SPEED VEHICLE. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE, BRAKE FLUID WAS DISCOVERED RUNNING OUT THE HARD STEEL BRAKE LINES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE LOCATION OF THE LINE FAILURE WAS VERY CLOSE TO WHERE LINES RUN ALONG UPPER OUTSIDE OF FRAME NEARING THE ABS UNIT. THE TRUCK OWNER, RESEARCHED THE CAUSES, FAILURES AND REMEDIES. THE TRUCK OWNER PURCHASED ALL NEW STEEL BRAKE LINES FOR ALL LINES, IN ADDITION ALL FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINES AND FITTINGS IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 96,823

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO I WENT TO STOP AND THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD BURST. ALL OF THE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4. CAME TO A STOP AT STOP SIGN AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL BRAKES. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND HAD BURST. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER HE WOULD APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Mileage: 78,000

AS I APPROACH A STOP, AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS UNIT KICKS IN WITH A SUDDEN SHUTTER AND EXTENDS THE STOP TIME AND DISTANCE. THIS STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT GOTTEN BETTER OR WORSE. IT IS UNNERVING TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHEN I NEED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION OR APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNING RED. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 05V37900 PE05020 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES IN MY STATE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BOTH BY CHEVROLET AND NHTSA, THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GM RECALL NO. 05068, THEREFORE NOT THEIR NOR YOUR PROBLEM. I AM UPSET THAT I HAVE BEEN REBUFFED AND WANT TO KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE DOESN'T MATTER AND THE OTHER ONES DO. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK'S DISC BRAKES OVER THE YEARS BUT THIS ONE CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH SINCE I DON'T KNOW IF OR WHEN THEY MAY FAIL IN AN EMERGENCY. THANKS YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. I AM AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE.

Mileage: 126,000

ON 11/6/2010 I WAS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. AFTER INSPECTING THE TRUCK, I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION AND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING THE FRAME, SUSPENSION, BRAKES, AND FUEL LINE HAVE EXTENSIVE CORROSION. THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION IS VERY SURPRISING BECAUSE I LIVE IN CENTRAL VA AND WE DON'T EXPERIENCE SNOW OR SALT BEING APPLIED TO THE ROAD VERY OFTEN. ALSO I HAVE ONLY USED THE TRUCK TO DRIVE TO WORK WHICH CONSISTED OF MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 225,000

BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND FAILED. IT STILL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 136,890

BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN THE FRONT WHEEL CIRCUIT. METAL BRAKE LINE BURST AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY IT WAS A SECONDARY ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO USE THE E-BRAKE TO STOP. I ENDED UP REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THE REAR LINES WERE HEAVILY RUSTED AND CRUMBLING APART AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE MOVING ANOTHER FIVE FEET BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB. ALSO, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW STARTER AND NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE REAR SEAL ON THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL; THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SEAL. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE PEELING; THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT HIS EXPENSE. THE BRAKING ISSUE WAS THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM AND HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS SUDDENLY ACTIVATED AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP SHORT WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ UPDATED 01/10/11

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN STOPPED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED; HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,786.

Mileage: 121,500

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. HAPPENED TO 1 LINE TWICE WITHIN A YEAR, AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR ANOTHER LINE BROKE. ALL LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS ON A 1999 CHEVY PICK-UP. THE LINES WERE SO BAD IN 10 YEARS, HAD TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, OTHER VEHICLES I'VE HAD AT LEAST 20 YR, NEVER HAPPENED. I'VE SEEN A 2003 CHEVY PICKUP THAT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WILL ALSO NEED REPLACED. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURES HAVE BOUGHT CHEAP STEEL LINES FOR THESE VEHICLES AND THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED AS BRAKES ARE VERY IMPORTANT ON ANY VEHICLES ROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY STAINLESS STEEL OR OTHER LINE THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE WEATHER ARE NOT ON THESE VEHICLES AS THE EXTRA COST WOULD NOT BE THAT MUCH PER VEHICLE, IN THE LONG RUN IT WOULD BE CHEAPER AND SAFER TO HAVE THESE INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

2 REAR BRAKE LINES BURST WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

BRAKE LINE (LOCATED UNDER VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR) CAME APART AT CONNECTOR. CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. AS I WAS ALMOST STOPPED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE CAUSED. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNING TO FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 97,603

MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, 2 WHEEL DRIVE BRAKE LINES THAT RUN UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT ON THE UNDERCARRAIGE ARE COMPLETLEY RUSTED AND 1 OF THEM BLEW OUT TODAY, NO CRASH LUCKALLY JUST MOMENTARY PANIC, A 11 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUPTURING BRAKE LINES FROM RUST. I WILL HAVE TO REPLCE IT MYSELF DO TO MONETARY REASONS AND YES I WILL SAVE THE PART AND TAKE PICTURES BEFORE I TOUCH IT. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET Z71 PICKUP TRUCK WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW ON JUNE 18, 1999. THE TRUCK NEVER HAD A NEW CAR VEHICLE STICKER ON THE WINDOW SO WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG RIGHT OFF THE BAT. SO FAR WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS (ROTORS, CALIPERS, ETC.) FOUR TIMES. THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE ALSO ROTTED OFF O IT. TWO WEEKS AGO WE HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINES BECAUSE IT HAD CORRODED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID - WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL. MY WIFE HAD TO DRIVE IT THAT WAY FOR OVER 40 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE, INTERMITTENTLY PUTTING ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE HAS BEEN RUSTED AND CORRODED FROM THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT. NOW WHEN STOPPING AT A SLOW SPEED LIKE ON AN EXIT RAMP STOP SIGN, THE TRUCK STARTS TO PULSATE AND THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY WON'T STOP. IT IS AT THE REPAIR SHOP NOW. HE CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR WHEEL SENSORS ACCORDING TO HIS COMPUTER. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? IS THERE SOMEONE WE CAN GO TO OR TALK TO? SOMEONE AT CHEVROLET? ANOTHER THING - THE TRUCK IS GARAGED EVERY OTHER MONTH AND RARELY SEES BAD WEATHER. IF IT DOES - MY HUSBAND TAKES IT THROUGH THE CAR WASH FOR UNDERBODY CLEANING. *TR

Mileage: 41,464

COMPLETE FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 105,035

ABS BEARING FAILURE FOR 4TH TIME. BRAKE LINES ALL NEED REPLACED DUE TO RUST. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ON CARS WITH 200,000 MILES ON THEM. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. IT WILL COST AS MUCH TO FIX AS TRUCK IS WORTH. TRUCK HAS ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT. ALL CHEVY OWNERS SEEM TO EXPERIENCE THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES - I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION WHEN A CAR LEAVING PULLED RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST AND MANAGED TO SWERVE AND COAST TO A STOP. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKE LINES FOR REPAIR, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO CORRODED THEY WILL ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM A VEHICLE THAT WAS 20 - 30 YEARS OLD, BUT NOT FROM A 1999 MODEL. I HAVE A 1988 MUSTANG WITH BRAKE LINES THAT LOOK 10X BETTER THAN THE 1999 SILVERADO THAT I JUST CRAWLED OUT FROM UNDER TODAY...I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THIS IS GOING TO COST ME TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

APPLIED BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOPLIGHT, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST 2 OR 3 MONTH I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME RUPTURED, THEY WERE DIFFERENT LINE EACH TIME. THE DEALER SPLICED NEW LINES INTO THE ORIGINAL LINES EACH TIME. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

1999 CHEVROLET TRUCK, FRAME IS RUSTING AT AN ALARMING RATE. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AFTER TWO DIFFERENT FAILURES. AT AGE 70 AND HAVING WORKED ON CARS FOR YEARS AS A HOBBIE, I HAVE NEVER SEE A VEHICLE RUST SO BAD. THE BRAKE LINES WERE GONE. I COULD HAVE WRECKED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 65,400

EMERGENCY BRAKES FAIL INSPECTION EVERY YEAR SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE THEM WORKED ON EVERY YEAR TO PASS STATE REQUIREMENTS, COSTING LOTS OF MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND ONE OF THEM WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY, HIT THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A POP, AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED!!! I MANAGED TO AVOID TRAFFIC BY GOING INTO A DITCH. TWO BRAKE SHOPS HAVE AGREED, ALL BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WILL COST OVER $3000+ TO FIX. MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS!!!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY BRAKE LINE ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO BUSTED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO, THAT HAD BRAKE FAILURE. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A LEAK IN A RUSTED BRAKE LINE NEXT TO THE ABS MODULE. ALL OF THE LINES LOOK VERY CORRODED AND THE WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE LOOKS VERY CORRODED. I WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE MYSELF, BUT ALL OF THE LINES ARE SO RUSTED, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN. *TR

Mileage: 135,540

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. WAS DRIVING THE OTHER DAY WHEN I LOST MY BRAKES COMPLETELY. THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT AND I WAS ON A ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC. THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED OUT RIGHT BEHIND THE GAS TANK ON THE DRIVE SIDE, AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACING. WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT, EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON EVERYTHING. ROCKER PANELS WERE RUSTED OUT ALONG WITH THE BEDSIDES AND CAB CORNERS. BRAKE LINE IS MY MAIN CONCERN THOUGH, AS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON A LOT OF THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

HIT BRAKES HARD BECAUSE TRAFFIC NO BRAKES. I MISSED THE CAR IN FRONT AND WAS ABLE TOO EXIT EXPRESS WAY WITH MY WIFE & 3 YOUNG ADULTS (MY SON & TWO DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. IT BLEW UNDER MY DRIVERS SEAT . WHEN I WENT TO REPAIR ALL BRAKE LINES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLUS THE MORE I LOOK ON-LINE AND PEOPLE I TALK TOO EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. BODY&FRAME RUST ,WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

Mileage: 102,000

1999 SILVERADO 1500 4WD TRUCK WITH RUSTING BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 83,600

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP THAT CHEVROLET HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS SATISFACTORILY. THE TRUCKS WERE RECALLED DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE SPEED SENSOR THAT WOULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL. IN 2005 CHEVROLET RECALLED THE TRUCKS FOR THIS ISSUE AND SUPPOSEDLY PUT RUST PROTESTANT ON THE SPEED SENSOR TO PROTECT IT FROM FAILING. IN 2010 I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC CRASH WHEN MY BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WENT BAD. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY FAILED TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THIS SITUATION. IN DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED AS A RESULT OF FAULTY BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 58,491

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD STANDARD CAB 4.3 V-6 -FAILURE IN BRAKE LINE , I WAS STOPPED IN LINE AT DRIVE THRU AND FELT BRAKE PEDAL GO DOWN AND HEARD BREAK FLUID SQUIRT FROM LINE, INVESTIGATED PROBLEM AND FOUND A HOLE IN LINE DUE TO RUST , LOCATION OF PROBLEM WAS BELOW DRIVERS DOOR WHERE LINE RUNS ALONG FRAME, WILL HAVE TO REPLACE LINE, WILL KEEP OLD LINE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U HAD RUSTY BRAKE LINES CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. SPENT OVER $5000 AT DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALL HYDRAULIC LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS OR REPAIR BRAKES TO MY SATISFACTION. *TR

Mileage: 70,693

I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB 2WD LS PICKUP TRUCK. I NEARLY RAN THROUGH MY PARENTS GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKE LINE SUDDENLY RUPTURED AND LEAKED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ALL THE LINES ARE TERRIBLY CORRODED AND RUSTED TO A POINT OF BEING BRITTLE( EVEN LINES UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THEY ARE TYPICALLY PROTECTED) I WAS HAPPY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE MAIN LINE TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WITH A BETTER QUALITY LINE AND AM WAITING TO DO THE BALANCE BUT AM UNEASY AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO JUST DO THEM. THIS TRUCK ALSO HAD RUSTY TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE I DID NOT CATCH IT IN TIME WHEN THE LINE ROTTED OUT. WHAT IS GOING ON WHEN A COMPANY CANT PUT QUALITY MATERIALS IN A SYSTEM CRITICAL PART? THE REAR PLATES THAT SHIELD THE PARKING BRAKE COMPLETERUSTED AND FELL OFF. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. I WAS GOING AROUND A BLIND DOWN HILL TURN, WHEN I GOT AROUND THE TURN THERE WAS A CAR COMPLETELY ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK, I FOUND THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME HAD RUPTURED. THE LOCATION OF THE RUPTURE WAS UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND HAD THE LINE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AND HAULING A TRAILER AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE SO THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKE LINE SEEMED COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD (PURCHASED NEW BY ME) HAS HAD MULTIPLE CORROSION/RUST BRAKE LINE FAILURES THAT FIRST BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. ONE EVENT LEFT ME DESPERATE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN BACKING MY 8,000LB BOAT DOWN A STEEP BOAT RAMP INTO THE WATER. THE ABS MODULE ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. ALL OF THIS HAS LED TO EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND MODIFICATIONS AT MY EXPENSE. MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RUST BELT STATES RECALL AS I LIVE IN VIRGINIA. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RECENTLY. A MECHANIC REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS DRIVING TO STORE. GOING DOWN A FAIRLY STEEP HILL,APPLIED BRAKES STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THEN LOST MY BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THRU. HAD NEW BRAKE LINES INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 GM PICKUP. I WAS LUCKY TO STOP WITHOUT AN INJURY. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE LINES. THIS WAS A COST OF $2,073.00 DOLLARS. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN ON A FIXED INCOME. I DO PLAN TO SEND A LETTER TO GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

ON 4/5/10 WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AT 93RD AND BROADWAY, CROWN POINT, IN. I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY TRUCK BARELY STOPPED. I HAD MY TRUCK TRAILERED HOME. I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OUT. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE YET. *TR

Mileage: 213,315

VEHICLE: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM MY DAUGHTER. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, SHE SAID THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE TRUCK SLOWED, AND A WARNING LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH BOARD. I WENT TO WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. IT WAS LOW, SO I ADDED BRAKE FLUID. I THAN TRIED THE BRAKES, BY PUMPING THE PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK, AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. LOOKING CAREFULLY, I COULD SEE THAT IT WASN'T LEAKING FROM ANY FITTING, SO IT HAD TO BE A BROKEN BRAKE LINE. THERE WAS A MONRO SHOP NEAR BY, SO I BROUGHT THE TRUCK THERE. AFTER LOOKING THE BRAKE LINES OVER, THEY FOUND THAT ONE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION, AND THE REMAINING LINES WERE BADLY CORRODED. I HAD ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED AT A COST OF JUST OVER $1,000. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES IN CONNECTICUT SINCE 1975. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT EVER HAD IT'S METAL BRAKE LINES CORRODE SO BADLY THAT ONE RUPTURED AND ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO WISH TO POINT OUT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T OPERATE CORRECTLY. IT'S A SAD STATEMENT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS LIMITED TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. I GUESS THAT IT'S ASSUMED BY NHTSA THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES DON'T NEED PARKING BRAKES? *TR

Mileage: 130,053

BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION OF BRAKE LINE. ALL BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT WITH NO BRAKE INDICATOR (DASH) LITES ILLUMINATING. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

BRAKES FAILED TOWED TO GARAGE MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT THAT WERE BOLTED TO DRIVERS SIDE FRAME AND THAT FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS ANOTHER SAFETY INSPECTION IN SEPTEMBER CALLED GM IN DETROIT TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE RECALLS AND IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID NO SO I TOOK PICTURESAND AM TAKING VEHICLE TO BE FIXED NEXT WEEK WITH A NEW FRAME

Mileage: 94,000

BRAKES DO NOT WORK VERY GOOD AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 8 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BECAME NONFUNCTIONAL WITH A SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

ROTTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

UNNECESSARY ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEED. ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR OUTPUT FOUND TO BE LOW. VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED BY DEALER (1/18/06) UNDER GM RECALL 05068. SERVICE CONSISTED OF 'REMOVING AND CLEANING ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS'. SUBSEQUENT FAILURE INDICATES THAT THE CORRECTIVE ACTION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE UNDERLYING DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

WAS GETTING THE TRUCK INSPECTED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE GUY SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE LOOSE AND HE HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE TRUCK TO STEP. HE ALSO NOTICES CORROSION AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

COMPLAINT INVOLVES A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4 ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS (TYPICAL <5 MPH). EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE NEAR-MISSES OF LOW SPEED CRASHES WHEN BRAKING; ONE INVOLVING A PEDESTRIAN. FAILURE OCCURS ON AVERAGE 1 OUT OF 2 TIMES WHEN BRAKING. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GM DEALER - BALISE CHEVROLET/OLDSMOBILE, W. SPRINGFIELD, MA - ON 7/16/09. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 122,846. THIS IS THE SAME DEALER FROM WHICH VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ORIGINAL IN 1999. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS PROBABLE CORROSION AT BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS. RECOMMENDED CLEANING AND POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF BOTH SENSORS AT COST OF $234.25. I INFORMED DEALER THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED PRIOR TO RECALL 05068 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000) WHERE BOTH FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE INSPECTED AND REPLACED AT 73,428 MILES ON 10/13/05. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE RECORDS AND CONFIRMED. DEALER WAS ASKED TO REPAIR AT NO CHARGE BASED ON RECURRING PROBLEM BUT DECLINED. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE ON 7/20/09 AND SPOKE WITH REPRESENTATIVE (SERVICE REPORT 71-742297566) WHO REITERATED THAT GM WOULD NOT REPAIR AT NO CHARGE BASED ON PRIOR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS UNDER LAST RECALL. SHE GAVE ME THE NAME OF THE GM MANAGER AT CHEVROLET TO WHOM WRITTEN COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE SENT. *TR

Mileage: 122,846

FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS I'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THE TRUCK DOES NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. IT ROLLS A LITTLE AND IT SCARES ME BECAUSE I AM PRESSING THE BRAKE INTO THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK WITH BOTH FEET. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND WITH THIS BEING THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE, I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. I AM CURRENTLY CALLING AROUND FOR QUOTES AND NOTICE THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT IT IS CURRENTLY BEING RESEARCHED BECAUSE OF RELATIONS TO THE PROBLEM BEING SALT CRYSTALS. EITHER WAY THIS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. ITS A PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN CHEVY MODELS AND YEAR. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT MAY BE THE MASTER CYLINDER OR THE BOOSTER. EITHER WAY I NEED TO GET IT FIXED BUT IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL, IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN SOON. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED AN ESTIMATED PRICE OF AT LEAST $300. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO A RUPTURE AS I WAS COMING UPON A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. THANK GOD NOTHING WAS COMING AS I ROLLED THROUGH IT. I MADE IT HOME AND TO THE SHOP THE NEXT DAY AND HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR WHICH IS A RECALLED ITEM ON A TRUCK THAT HAS A MANUAL SHIFT TRANSMISSION. WHAT DOES THE TRANSMISSION HAVE TO DO WITH BRAKES? SHOULDN'T MATTER, JUST BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN AN INCIDENT OF A ROLL AWAY WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SO WHY DO THEY INSPECT THE PARKING BRAKE IF YOU HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION? BECAUSE IT IS AN EMERGENCY BRAKE! WITH THIS TRUCK YOU NEED IT. YOU CAN FIND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT IN THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE AS MY TRUCK. THERE IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH QUALITY AT GM AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH OF 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION AT RANDOM NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL BECAUSE OF WHERE I LIVE???? *TR

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE IS HAVING ABS PROBLEMS. THERE WAS A RECALL (74013) ISSUED 8/29/05 WHICH ONLY COVERED VEHICLES IN CERTAIN STATES, NOT VIRGINIA. SINCE BRAKES ARE A SAFETY ISSUE IT SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD BE. I CALLED GM AND THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS NOT (71-716605105 CLAIM #). PROBLEM STARTED WITH ABS LIGHT COMING ON, TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD ABS UNIT & ECM UNIT NEEDED REPLACING (4/10/09). TOTAL BILL 1940.00. *TR

Mileage: 153,000

ABS BRAKES KICKING IN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN NOT NEEDED. NO LIGHTS ON DASH. NO WARNINGS WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. USUALLY WHEN STOPPING AT CROSSWALKS,PARKING LOTS OR GAS STATIONS BY PUMP. PROBABLY TRIPLING STOPPING DISTANCE. I ALMOST HIT A BRICK WALL IN THE DEALERS PARKING LOT BUT A CURB STOP STOPPED ME LUCKILY IT WAS THERE. *TR

Mileage: 93,644

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

ABS FAILED, MOTOR KEPT RUNNING UNTIL THE FUSE WAS PULLED, WENT TO DEALER, I WAS TOLD REPAIRS WOULD COST $800-1100 FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL IN THE ICE BELT STATES, BUT NOT IN THE SOUTH.. THE ABS FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, I WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WITH A 1000 POUND TRAILER IN TOW, A VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HIM, MINOR DAMAGE $2500. MY POINT IS THE SOUTH HAS A HUMIDITY PROBLEM THAT CAUSES ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL, WE HAVE SALT AIR IN MOBILE, ALABAMA. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE FOR ALL NOT JUST THE ICE BELT C/K 1500 PICKUPS. *TR

Mileage: 61,420

VEHICLE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEED WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY. THE ISSUE IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 2005-630-2438. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL REPAIR IN JULY 2006. THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT THE RECALL ISSUES AT THE TIME OF RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS THE ISSUES BUT CHEVY INSISTS I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THEY HAVE ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 123,600

ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT SUCH AS RUMBLE STRIPS. ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR MORE THAN 4 YEARS, BUT WAS REPORTED ON JANUARY 9 2009. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2006 REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE DEALER REMOVED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEANED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP BECAUSE THE ABS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A BRICK WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTO CENTER AND THE MECHANIC PULLED THE FUSE FROM THE ANTILOCK BRAKE. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. UPDATED 02-23-09 *BF UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB

Mileage: 190,000

BRAKE LINE FAILURE!! WIFE CAME TO PICK ME UP AT WORK SEEN FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH TRUCK -BRAKE FLUID GOT HOME AND FOUND THE LINE WAS ROTTED BY THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION BLOWN OUT THE 2ND TIME BY ABS MOTOR REPLACED BAD SECTION AGAIN BLOWN OUT 3RD TIME INSPECTED ENTIRE BRAKE LINE FOUND CORROSION EVERYWHERE I LOOKED. CONTACTED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD QUITE RUDELY THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN CHEVROLETS RECALLS ABOUT BRAKE LINES. HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE BACK ROTORS (TWICE). MY ABS MOTOR ALSO STARTED ACTING UP PULLED FUSE. HOW MANY REPORTS DO YOU NHTSA HAVE TO GET BEFORE YOU MAKE THIS COMPANY FIX THEIR BAD DESIGN? I'M SURE IF SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY WAS HURT IN ONE OF THESE VEHICLES OR HIT BY ONE THAT A MANDATORY RECALL WOULD HAPPEN IN A SNAP. OR DOES CHEVROLET HAVE YOU IN THEIR BACKPOCKET................ *TR

Mileage: 56,217

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A PULSATING NOISE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED SUDDENLY AND HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE WAS REPAIRED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,145.

Mileage: 117,145

ABS MODULE WENT OUT ON 1999 SILVERADO THAT HAS 51000 MILES. SYMPTOMS ARE THAT THE MODULE/PUMP CONTINUES RUNNING EVEN WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, ABS DASH LIGHT IS ON. DEALER STATES THAT REPAIR WILL BE ROUGHLY $1000. INTERNET CHAT ROOM FOR LIKE VEHICLE HAS LITERALLY 100'S OF PEOPLE WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ONLY WAY TO STOP MODULE/PUMP FROM RUNNING, ASIDE FROM SPENDING $1000, IS TO PULL 60 AMP FUSE THAT ENABLES THE ABS BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500 EXTENDED CAB. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO DROP DOWN TO THE BUMPER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. SHE HAD TO EXCESSIVELY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS SENSORS ON THE BRAKES WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06V066000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS) AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP AND ONCE MY SPEED WENT BELOW 5 MILES PER HOUR THE ABS KICKED IN. THIS PREVENTED ME FROM STOPPING MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANYONE OR PROPERTY. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS AFTER THIS EVENT. I HAD TO REMOVE THE MAIN FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM TO PREVENT IT FROM RECURRING. I AM WAITING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 101,625

ABS MODULE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ABS BRAIN BOARD FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED, DISABLING THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. CHEVROLET WANTS $1500 FOR REPAIR AND IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED COMMON PREMATURE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDED THE RIMS, EMERGENCY BRAKES, AND ROTORS. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, BUT THEN DIMMED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR OVER A WEEK UNTIL THE LIGHT REMAINED COMPLETELY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS CONTROL BOX FAILED. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT WAS REPAIRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME MILEAGE, THEN THE ABS CONTROL BOX SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 224,000.

Mileage: 217,000

ABS CONTROLLER FAILED ON 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE MAY GET LONG BUT I AM NOT SURE AS WHERE TO SEND THEM ALL.#1 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED THREE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT TO GET IT FIXED AS THE COMPANY RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER WENT BANKRUPT BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP, I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THIS. #2 BROKE TWO MORE, TIMES DEALER PICKED UP COST ON THE SECOND TIME BUT NOT ON THE THIRD TIME THE WINDOW IS TAPED UP AS THE DEALER SAID THEY WON'T FIX IT AS THE 1 YEAR WARRANTY WAS UP. ANTI LOCK SENSOR WAS ONLY CLEANED AND IS STILL ACTING UP TRUCK LURCHES AFTER STOPS. DEALER SAID THAT THEY PROBABLY WON'T DO ANYTHING AS THEY ALREADY CLEANED THE SENSORS. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED USED AND I DID NOT NOTICE THE BED ON THE TRUCK HAD BEEN REPAIRED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT SITS A LITTLE LOWER NOW ON ONE SIDE THE SERVICE REP SAID THERE WERE SPOT WELDS WHERE THERE SHOULDN'T BE BUT WOULDN'T COMMENT BEYOND THAT. *TR

1999 CHEVY K-1500 LS WITH CORROSION BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CORROSION IS CAUSING HER BRAKES TO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IF PRESSED UNDER 10 MPH. SHE WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. *KB

MY 1999 CHEVY C/K PICKUP FAILS TO STOP QUICKLY WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ABS TURNS ON PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING AS YOU APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM TOLD BY TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON SIMILAR MODELS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000) WHEN CONTACTING CHEVROLET THEY SAY THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE BY VIN NUMBER EVEN IF IT IS THE SAME PART WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND MY ABS LIGHT AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT HAS CAME ON RECENTLY. THE BRAKING ON MY TRUCK IS NOT VERY GOOD IN WET CONDITIONS. I FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY TRUCKS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD JUST REMOVE THE FUSE. I WAS TOLD IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY, AND IT IS A COSTLY FIX. I THINK FOR ONCE CHEVROLET SHOULD STEP UP AND PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER COMMON COMPLAINT ABOUT MY DASH CLUSTER, WHICH I HAD ALSO FOUND IS A COMMON PROBLEM, THE ODOMETER WILL GO OFF AND ON WHEN IT FEELS LIKE, AND THE GAS GAUGE FREQUENTLY GOES UP AND DOWN, AND THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 103,012

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE CONTACT HAS THE OLD PARTS IF NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. *UPDATED 12/27/07 *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FAILURE WAS ABOVE AND BELOW DRIVERS FOOT AND INVOLVED THE BRAKE LINE. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

Mileage: 80,000

BRAKE LINE RUST AT THE ANTI-LOCK CONTROLLER WITH ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES IN LIKE NEW CONDITION. *JB

Mileage: 96,446

THE ABS IS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS MOSTLY DURING PARKING MANEUVERS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER THE FRONT SENSOR RECALL BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN DECELERATING TO 5 MPH OR LOWER, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), WHICH APPLIES TO HIS VIN. HE STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2002, DURING WHICH THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE CURRENT FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,090 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

Mileage: 97,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CLUSTER COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CLUSTER COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THE ABS, AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON TWO MORE OCCASIONS AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT HUNDRED TIMES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS UNKNOWN.*AK

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE ABS AND AFTER GETTING BRAKES FIXED THE PICKUP STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING IDLING**CC THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, WHO THEN STATED THE ABS MOTOR WAS RUNNING CONSTANTLY AND THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE PULLED OR THE BATTERY WOULD DIE. ONCE THE FUSE WAS PULLED, THE NOISE STOPPED. THE DEALER SAID TO FIX THE PROBLEM WOULD BE COSTLY AND TO JUST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD. THE CONSUMER STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STARTING PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DECIDED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE ABS MODULE WITH THE CONSUMER. *TR

Mileage: 28,712

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT WAS NOW CHARGING THE CONTACT FOR OTHER SERVICES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT OTHER PARTS ON THE VEHICLE ASSISTED IN CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT'S DRIVING HABITS MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD GET USED TO THE BRAKES JUMPING, AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 75,000.*AK

Mileage: 75,000

THE ABS PUMP WONT SHUT OFF WHEN I TURN OFF MY TRUCK, CAUSING A DEAD BATTERY. THE PUMP WENT BAD 3 WEEKS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE AROUND $1000 TO FIX OR I COULD PULL THE FUSE. EVERY PERSON IVE TALKED TO WITH A 99 SILVERADO HAS HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 36,500

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1550 EXTENDED CAB ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP CONTINUED TO COME ON AND STAY ON. HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL O5V379000 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. HE STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, THE PUMP ALREADY FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,150, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.*AK THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

Mileage: 61,150

CONSTANT NOISE FROM UNDER DRIVERS SIDE ,HAD GM DEALER DIAGNOSE PROBLEM ($75),WAS TOLD ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAD INTERNAL SHORT. EXT. WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE $900.00 EXPENSE,CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH PROBLEM,SHOWED NO CONCERN OVER THE SAFETY OF HAVING THE ABS SYSTEM WORKING, DEALER TECH. ADVISED TO PULL FUSE. AM KNOW WITHOUT ABS BRAKES. FEEL GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

Mileage: 68,330

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THEN A ELECTRIC MOTOR SOUND FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE,TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WAS A FAILED ABS MODULE. HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN 6 YEAR THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE FIRST TIME WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY, THIS TIME COAST 1180 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, I FEEL GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM, AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 67,500

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS I HAD NOTICED THAT THE ABS WOULD OCCASIONALLY ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT, RESULTING IN INCREASED PEDAL TRAVEL AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES. THEN ON DECEMBER 15, AS I LEFT THE HOUSE AND HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 100 YARDS, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE ABS UNIT NEXT TO THE TRANSFER CASE, AND THE NOISE STOPPED WHEN I PULLED THE ABS FUSE. I CALLED O'BRIEN CHEVROLET, AND THE EARLIEST THEY COULD LOOK AT IT WAS DECEMBER 20. THEY LOOKED AT IT, AND TOLD ME THAT THE ABS UNIT HAD DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL SHORT, AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, COSTING ABOUT $1200.00. I WAS SHOCKED! THIS TRUCK IS IN LIKE-NEW CONDITION, WITH ONLY 37,200 MILES, AND ITS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT IN A GARAGE OR A CARPORT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT 37,200 MILES IS A NORMAL SERVICE LIFE OF A GENERAL MOTORS ABS UNIT BEFORE THEY DEVELOP SHORTS AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 37,153

ON THE APPROX. DATE LISTED I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS. SYSTEM RUNNING NON STOP. WHEN I APPROACHED A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX OR I COULD JUST PULL THE FUSE AND IGNORE THE LIGHTS THAT WOULD BE ON SO THIS IS WHAT I DID. I WAS RECENTLY NOTIFIED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD NOW BE FIXED FOR MUCH LESS ($1500). *NM

DEFECTIVE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULE VALVE ASSEMBLY**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

LAST FALL I REPORTED TO NHTSA THAT A SOLID BRAKE LINE TUBING FAILED ON MY 1999 SILVERADO WHICH I LOST BRAKING POWER WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GO OVER THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN JUST BEFORE KINGWOO WV. I HAD THIS REPAIR DONE A THE CHEVY DEALER IN NEARBY OAKLAND MD NAMED TEAM ONE. NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM NHTSA. WEDNESDAY THIS PAST WEEK I WAS HEADING FOR CLARKSBURG VAMC WHEN THE SECOND RIDGED BRAKE LINE CRACKED AS THE FIRST. AGAIN I ALMOST LOST THE VEHICLE AS I WAS GONG DOWN HILL JUST OUTSIDE KINGWOOD AND ALMOST LOST THE TRUCK OVER THE MOUNTAIN. AGAIN I GOT IT THIS TIME TO JOE ROMEOS CHEVY DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. SAME FINDINGS AS THE FIRST AND THEY REITERATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT, BUT I STATED HOW CAN LINES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN STAINLESS STEEL OR RUST RESISTANT THAT FAIL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE WARRANTY? I ASKED THIS OF GM LAST WEEK AND ALL I GOT WAS A BEAT AROUND THE BUSH ANSWER AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY. THIS LEAVES ME WITH OVER $400 IN REPAIR BILLS I HAVE TO PAY. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE LATEST DEALER FOR ALMOST A WEEK NOW WITH HOPES OF GETTING IT BACK TODAY. THIS WHAT I CALL INFERIOR PARTS BUT MY ELECTRIC WHEEL CHAIR THAT IS IN BACK OF THE VEHICLE I DO HAVE USE OF. [XXX],OF CRL AND ASSOC MOTORCYCLE SAFETY CONSULTANT. ALSO I MENTIONED THE DEALER HAS KNOWLEDGE OF OTHERS THAT THEY BROKE IN SAME MANOR AS MINE. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 42,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH INTO A SERVICE DEALER, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PULSATE AND THE ABS SYSTEM MADE A BANGING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE WAS NOT RESPONSIVE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE SERVICE DOOR. THERE WAS 3200 WORTH OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE SERVICE DOOR AND 1500 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY. THE REPAIR FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE ABS ENGAGE WHEN IT WASN'T NECESSARY. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

Mileage: 46,723

ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 82,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE FACING THE TRAFFIC. ALSO WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE DESIGN OF BRAKING SYSTEM WAS 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE FAILED PART WAS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND THERE WAS NO REPAIR INVOICE. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE SPUN 180 DEGREES RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE FACING THE TRAFFIC. ALSO WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE DESIGN OF BRAKING SYSTEM WAS 4-WHEEL ANTILOCK. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE FAILED PART WAS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND THERE WAS NO REPAIR INVOICE. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND, SO A WIRE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN RESTARTED, THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS TIGHTEN UP AT TIMES AND WON'T RELEASE, UNLESS THEY ARE UNBUCKLED. UPDATED 12/01/06. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. LAST WEEK I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM FIX THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE ABS ACTIVATION. I TOLD THEM THAT I PULLED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS MOTOR A WHILE BACK AND I DIDN'T HAVE A REPLACEMENT. TO MY SURPRISE, HE SAID THAT FIXING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WOULD NOT FIX THE ABS PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. HE SAID THIS WITHOUT ANY DETAILS AS TO WHY I PULLED THE FUSE. HE SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ABS MOTOR. HE SAID THAT THE CIRCUIT PACKS WITHIN THE MOTOR ARE SHORTED AND THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMED LIKE HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES BEFORE. EVEN SEEMED ANNOYED WHEN I ASKED FURTHER ABOUT IT. I GOT THE FEELING THAT HE HAS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME. EVERYONE I KNOW WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC I USE TO GO TO TOLD ME THAT HE SEES THIS PROBLEM ALL THE TIME ON CHEVY'S AND GMS FROM AROUND 1999. HE OWNS A 2000 GM SIERRA AND IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THE ABS, BUT ARE NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. CHEVY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $800.00 TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. I FEEL LIKE GM TOOK THE CHEAP WAY OUT BY FIXING THE WHEEL SPEED CENSOR. IS EVERYONE ELSE WITH THIS PROBLEM BEING FOOLED THINKING THAT THEIR ABS PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE FIXED WITH THIS RECALL THAT IS CURRENTLY OUT? WHY IS GM CONCERNED ABOUT ONE SAFETY ISSUE (THE CHEAP ONE) AND NOT ANOTHER (THE EXPENSIVE ONE)? *NM

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED AND FAILED RENDERING THE BRAKES USELESS. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE ALL THESE LINES REPLACED. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD AND MY SERVICE GARAGE HAS STATED TO ME THAT THEY REPLACE BRAKE LINES ON LATE MODEL CHEVROLET TRUCKS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. I HAVE WRITTEN CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I DID NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINE MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURE OF THESE ITEMS. *NM

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WHEEL SENSOR, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 69,300

I NOTICED PRESSING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEED THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT AND THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT THING IN CERTAIN STATES BUT NOT MINE AND I AM BEING TOLD I HAVE TO PAY 800$ TO REPAIR IT. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

ABS LIGHT COMING ON. MAY GO A WEEK BEFORE IT COMES ON OR THE NEXT TIME I START THE TRUCK UP NO PATTERN BRAKES STILL WORK , 99 SILVERADO. *NM

Mileage: 73,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES, THERE WAS EXTREME CORROSION ON THE ROTORS, AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE PARKING BRAKE WAS EXTREMELY WORN AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO HARSH WINTER WEATHER, BUT ROAD SALTS WERE NOT USED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 96,706

MARCH,2004 SHUT OFF TRUCK AND HEARD SOUND (LIKE A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING) COMING FROM UNDER TRUCK. UNPLUGGED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO AVOID RUNNING BATTERY DOWN. CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT WAS WRONG, HE SAID HE HAS SEEN QUITE A FEW OF THE 1999 PICKUPS WITH THE SAME CONDITION. AS A FRIEND HE LOOKED AT IT NO CHARGE. SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $650.00 TO FIX. CALLED CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME GM WOULD PAY HALF. I LAUGHED AND SAID THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THEY ALSO WANTED $79.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WHAT A JOKE. I WROTE A LETTER TO GM THEY DID NOT RESPOND. I CALLED ON THE PHONE AND GOT ALL THE WAY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CHEVROLET DIVISION AND SHE WOULD NOT PUT ME THROUGH TO HIM. I'M NOW DRIVING WITH STANDARD BRAKES BUT MY CHILD DRIVE MY TRUCK FROM TIME TO TIME AND FEEL LIKE I'M NOT PROVIDING HIM WITH A SAFE VEHICLE AND I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, A NOISE LIKE A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING WAS HEARD. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT. THE PLUG TO THE ABS ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP WAS DISCONNECTED. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE THE PUMP AT HALF THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE THE SAME OFFER. UPDATED 10/25/2006

Mileage: 55,000

ABS SYSTEMS HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. ABS SYSTEMS CURRENTLY NON-FUNCTIONAL FACTORY RECALL CLEANED WHEEL SENSORS & REQUESTED $2000.00 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 10

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED MAKING A NOISE UNDER SEAT. *TS ***NAR*** THE ABS MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

RECALLS CLAIMED TO BE DONE, I'VE NEVER TAKEN TRUCK IN FOR RECALLS. CHEVOLET REFUSES TO RELEASE WHERE RECALLS WERE COMPLETED AT. *NM

AFTER CHANGING ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BECAUSE THEY WERE BADLY RUSTED, MY BRAKES FAILED SOON AFTER LEAVING HOME . A PIN HOLE LEAK DEVELOPED IN THE BRAKE LINE BECAUSE OF RUST. THE LEAK WAS IN A PLACE THAT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY ME. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY FOUND FOUR BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR AT A COST OF $953.16. THE TOWING CHARGES WERE COVERED BY MY ALLSTATE AUTO CLUB. I FORGET TO REQUEST THE OLD PARTS. I WAS FORTUNATE THE FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING HOME AND DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT LIKE THE FAILURE OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE IN MY 1988 CHEVY TRUCK CAUSED. I REAR ENDED A CAR IN THAT INCIDENT. *JB

Mileage: 87,830

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 2/13/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 86,000

ANTILOCK BRAKES WANTS TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS. *NM

Mileage: 69,500

ANTILOCK BRAKES WANTS TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT RELEASED WHEN STOPPING CAUSING THRUST FORWARD. *NM

Mileage: 69,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS PULSATION, AND THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

Mileage: 2,100

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO, WALKED OUT STARTED TRUCK AND THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND RAN CONSTANTLY AS WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHEVY TRUCK OWNER HAVE DONE AS WELL, THIS IS A SHAME. GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NOW HAVING ABS IN A SNOWBOUND STATE, ALSO WHAT IF THIS MODULE FAILED GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN A BRAKING SITUATION WHEN IT WAS NEEDED? THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A LOT OF COLLISIONS. THIS IS A FAULTY PART PUT ONTO HE TRUCKS BY GM TO TRY AND SAVE MONEY, SEEMS FUNNY THAT THE ABS MODULES PRIOR TO THE 1999 MODELS HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THEM WHAT SO EVER. COME ON GM STEP UP TO YOUR MISTAKES. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CLEANED THE FRONT HUBS OF RUST. THEN THE ABS WORKED PROPERLY, BUT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THEY PERFORMED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 REPAIRS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE LOT IT ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. *AK (12/01/05) THE TOW HAUL MODE WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC

FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES. BRAKES COME ON AT LOW SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *NM

Mileage: 80,000

DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. IT IS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS AT 5 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. HE PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO GET THE ABS DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING CORRECTLY NOW THAT THE FUSE HAS BEEN REMOVED. HE CONTACTED GM, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, HE STATES THAT THE STRAPS ON THE TAILGATE ARE NOT HOLDING CORRECTLY. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

DT: THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES . THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE BRAKES GRAB ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER OR SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED CHEVROLET ,WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN FILING A COMPLAINT. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 77,000

ANTILOCK BRAKE ILLUMINATION ON PANEL GOES ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. BRAKES, ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE CHECKED, VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE,WATER PUMP REPLACED, STARTER REPLACED, RADIATOR REPLACED, HEATER CORE PROBLEMS,ALTERNATOR REPLACED, CERTAIN ILLUMINATION LIGHTS ON RADIO COME ON. *NM

MY 1999 SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK IS HAVING BRAKING TROUBLE WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON DURING NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE SOME NEAR MISSES WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE.*JB

I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MADE IN THE USA AND THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP AT 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND THE BRAKE HAS TO BE RELEASED AND PREASSURE REAPPLIED.

Mileage: 60,000

CONTACT STATES: THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A VEHICLE. THE ROTORS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED. WHEN HE CONTACTED GM. THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THEY WOULDN'T PAY FOR THE BRAKES OR THE DAMAGE DONE TO HIS TRUCK. JUST THE HUB ASSEMBLY.*AK THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 35,000

DT: HYDRAULIC BRAKES PROBLEM 09/04 BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A MECHANIC FRIEND STATES IT IS THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. NO WARNING. HAPPENS IN ANY CONDITIONS. INTERMITTENT, HAPPENS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. PERMANENT. CAN'T DEPRESS, THE CONSUMER MUST PUMP THE BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT LOWS SPEEDS. THE BRAKES HAVE SERVICED REGULARLY AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES MY ABS MOTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE PART NEEDED TO FIX IT COST $900. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF 99 CHEVY 1500 OWNERS WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 40,000

[1] BRAKEING SEEMED TO BE ERRATIC SO I WENT TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKEING SYSTEM WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF A CRITICAL CONDITION.[2]LIFE THREATENING. [3]DEALER REPLACED ROTORS,DISKS&PADS ON BOTH REAR WHEELS.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS; AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHEN APPLYING BREAK, BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD.*AK

Mileage: 84,000

ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON WOULD HAVE A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHEN I WAS BRAKING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION OR DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE. EVERY TIME THE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE THE TENDENCY TO INCREASE IN SPEED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. AT ONE TIME IT CAUSED VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO A BUILDING. EVERY TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND CLEANING WAS DONE TO THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM. I READ ABOUT THE UPCOMING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INTERESTED TO SEE IF THIS WILL BE A RECALL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS?

Mileage: 27,000

AT SPEEDS UNDER 7 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE BRAKES TO WORK (NO BRAKES WHATS SO EVER AND THE TRUCK KEEPS ROLLING WITHOUT ANY STOPPING EFFECTS AT ALL). *AK

Mileage: 48,000

PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM ON 1999 CHEVROLET K1500.*MR BEFORE THE CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE ENGINE THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS OFF THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHICH ORIGINATED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND UNPLUGGED THE ABS AND THE NOISE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EBCM SHORTED OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL CHEVROLET. *NM

PARKED MY 1999 CHEVROLET K PICKUP AT A STORE AND JUST BEFORE I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS OFF, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THE ABS MODULE WAS STILL RUNNING. I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND UNPLUGGED IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY GM MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT THE EBCM SHORTED OUT AND APPARENTLY HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO THIS MODEL. IT COST ME $781 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR OF $202.50. I WAS UNIMPRESSED, ESPECIALLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH PROBLEM WITH THIS AND THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR IT. CAN YOU HELP? ISN'T THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 50496 MILES ON IT.*AK

Mileage: 50,946

ABS PUMP WENT OUT, LUCKLY I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ONLY HAD TO PAY $100.00 INSTEAD OF $800.00. ALSO MANY OTHER TRUCKS IN THE AREA WITH SAME PROBLEM. HAD KLUNKING NOISE IN REAR END CARRIED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALER SHIPS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. SOUNDED LIKE TRANSMISSION WAS PLAYING CATCH UP WITH REAREND. THREE MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY GOES OUT IT DOES THE SAME THING AND BUST THE GEARS IN TRANSMISSION. MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS KNOCKING WHEN YOU FIRST CRANK IT UP. THE DEALERSHIPS AROUND ARE QUICK TO SELL YOU A CAR BUT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND YOU WHEN THERE ARE PROBLEMS. THIS WILL PROBALLY BE MY LAST CHEVY!!! *JB

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

AFTER TURNING OFF MY TRUCK I HEARD THE ABS PUMP RUNNING AFTER REMOVING THE KEY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

MY 1999 CHEVROLET 1500 Z71 HAS HAD NUMEROUS ABS FAILURES. A FEW VERY CLOSE CALLS. THE DEALER OR MECHANIC HAVEN'T HEARD OF A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ABS MODULE IS TELLING THE SYSTEM THAT ONE WHEEL IS SLOWING DOWN AS IF A SKID ERRONEOUSLY WHICH ACTIVATES THE ABS TAKING THE DRIVER OUT OF THE EQUATION. SOMBODYS GOING TO DIE. PLEASE FORWARD ANY INFO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESS I LISTED . THANK YOU. *AK

Mileage: 40,618

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS MOTOR CONTROL UNIT FAILURE, AFTER SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB I AM REPORTING IT HERE. ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND PUMP MOTOR STARTED RUNNING. EVEN WHEN TURNING OFF THE MOTOR, THE UNIT STILL RUNS. ABS FAILURE. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO STOP, NOW DRIVING WITHOUT ABS AND ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. $1000 - $1500 TO REPAIR PROBLEM, WILL MOST LIKELY DRIVE WITHOUT ABS FOR A LONG TIME. *LA

Mileage: 56,000

THE ABS MODUAL ON MY 1999 K1500 CHEVYROLET TRUCK HAS GONE BAD. THE PUMP STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES, UNLESS YOU PULL OUT THE FUSE FOR THE ABS. BY DISCONNECTING THE FUSE, THE ABS BRAKES ARE DISABLED FOR THE TRUCK. THIS ALSO LEAVES THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT IN THE DASH ON. THE REPLACEMENT FOR THIS PART IS AROUND $1000. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL TRUCK.MY FATHER IS HAVEING THE SAME LUCK WITH HIS 1999 K2500. NOTE THAT THE DEALER RECOMMENDED FIX, SHORT OF REPLACING THE UNIT, IS PULLING OUT THE FUSE. *AK

Mileage: 50,548

ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AT 60,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ARE SEEING HUNDREDS OF THESE. *NLM

ABS LIGHT COME ON. ABS MOTOR BEGAN TO BUZZ AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. I HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT THAT WAS FOR THE ABS BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAY ON THE DASH. I RECENTLY HAD VALID BREAK ISSUES AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TELL DUE TO THE STAYING ON CONTINUALLY. *NLM

Mileage: 71,500

ABS COMPUTER FAILED IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET K1500 SILVERADO PICKUP. THE MODULE MAKES A CONTINUOUS NOISE LIKE A SMALL ENGINE RUNNING EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE NOISE IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR REMOVE THE ABS 60 AMP FUSE. DEALER INFORMS ME THE PART COSTS $875.00 IN CHECKING WITH USED PARTS SHOPS I FOUND THIS PART IS IN VERY HIGH DEMAND -- MUCH GREATER THAN THEY CAN SUPPLY. ONE USED PARTS DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD 18 REQUESTS THIS YEAR ALONE. THE CHEVROLET DEALER HESITATINGLY ADMITTED THEY REPLACE LOTS OF THESE. WITH THE FUSE REMOVED THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE BUT WITHOUT THE ABS FUNCTION. THE DASH BOARD DOES HAVE INDICATORS CONSTANTLY LIT FOR BRAKES AND ABS. *JB

Mileage: 73,000

THE ABS MODULE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES, IT CAUSES THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO DISCONNECT THE FUSES. *JG *JB

Mileage: 54,000

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP ABS BRAKE PROBLEM EBCM MODULE WENT OUT ON TRUCK AT 33,600 MILES. THIS MODULE CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SHUTTING OFF YOUR TRUCK. DRAINS BATTERY. SKIDS FROM DRY TO WET PAVMENT. HAD TO REPLACE ON SATURDAY EMERGENCY PULL OVER. COST 914.85 I HAVE THE MODULE THAT WAS TAKEN OFF TRUCK FOR VERIFICATION.

Mileage: 33,000

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP ABS BRAKE PROBLEM EBCM MODULE WENT OUT ON TRUCK AT 33,600 MILES. THIS MODULE CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SHUTTING OFF YOUR TRUCK. DRAINS BATTERY. SKIDS FROM DRY TO WET PAVMENT. HAD TO REPLACE ON SATURDAY EMERGENCY PULL OVER. COST 914.85 I HAVE THE MODULE THAT WAS TAKEN OFF TRUCK FOR VERIFICATION.

Mileage: 33,000

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP ABS BRAKE PROBLEM EBCM MODULE WENT OUT ON TRUCK AT 33,600 MILES. THIS MODULE CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SHUTTING OFF YOUR TRUCK. DRAINS BATTERY. SKIDS FROM DRY TO WET PAVMENT. HAD TO REPLACE ON SATURDAY EMERGENCY PULL OVER. COST 914.85 I HAVE THE MODULE THAT WAS TAKEN OFF TRUCK FOR VERIFICATION.

Mileage: 33,000

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP ABS BRAKE PROBLEM EBCM MODULE WENT OUT ON TRUCK AT 33,600 MILES. THIS MODULE CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER SHUTTING OFF YOUR TRUCK. DRAINS BATTERY. SKIDS FROM DRY TO WET PAVMENT. HAD TO REPLACE ON SATURDAY EMERGENCY PULL OVER. COST 914.85 I HAVE THE MODULE THAT WAS TAKEN OFF TRUCK FOR VERIFICATION.

Mileage: 33,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE OWNER HEARD A "BUZZING SOUND" AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE OF THE ABS BRAKES CONTINUED RUNNING EVEN AFTER THE OWNER PULLED OVER. THE MANUFACTURE HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2000 MODELS FOR ABS BRAKES. THE OWNER FEELS THAT THE RECALL SHOULD ALSO INVOLVE THE 1999 TRUCKS DUE TO THE SIMILARITY IN FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ANTI-SKID BRAKE CONTROL.*AK

THE ABS SENSOR FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT CALIPER AND THE ROTOR TO FAIL WHICH WAS REPLACED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH BRAKES OPERATED POORLY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ALSO BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AT 4000 MILES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABS WENT OUT, AND CONSUMER COULD ONLY USE THE REGULAR BRAKES.*AKA CONCERN AROSE WHEN CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS WITH THESE VEHICLES. CONSUMER FEELS A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *JG

AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF, ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN. CONTACTED DEALER WHO TOOK FUSE OUT. CONSUMER NOW DOES NOT HAVE ABS ON VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THE PART FAILED TOO SOON. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MOTOR WON'T SHUT OFF UNLESS THE FUSE IS PULLED OR THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN. THERE IS A CHANCE OF FIRE AND THE BRAKES ARE INOPERABLE WHEN FAILURE OCCURS. *JG

ABS MODULE HAS GONE OUT TWICE ON VEHICLE . CONTACTED DEALER. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR WOULDNOT SHUT OFF. *MJ

CONSUMER STATES WHEN STOPPING AT 3-7 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL DROP AND YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS MOTOR WORKING, CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD CAUSE A SLOW SPEED ACCIDENT. *SLC

ABS PUMP CONTINUALLY RUNS, EVEN AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. DEALER DETERMINED PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHENEVER I APPLY THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE HAPPENS TO DRIVE OVER ANY UNEVEN SURFACES ON THE ROAD ( IE, BUMPS, POT HOLE, CRACKS, ETC) ABS WOULD ENGAGE AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ABS GOES OUT, THE ABS PUMP CONTINUES RUNNING, TO DISABLE IT CONSUMER HAS TO EITHER DISCONNECT THE PUMP OR THE BATTERY, IF THIS IS NOT DONE CONSUMER STATED IT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ABS GOES OUT, THE ABS PUMP CONTINUES RUNNING, TO DISABLE IT CONSUMER HAS TO EITHER DISCONNECT THE PUMP OR THE BATTERY, IF THIS IS NOT DONE CONSUMER STATED IT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.*JB

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND "ABS PUMP" WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WITH IGINITION KEY REMOVED. $975 FOR. *AK

THE ABS PUMP STARTED RUNNING WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS TO PULL THE FUSE. THE POWER WINDOW ON DRIVERSIDE WILL GO DOWN A LITTLE THEN STOP, YOU HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING ON THE BUTTON TO GET IT ALL THE WAY DOWN WHICH TAKES A LOT OF TIME, SAME WAY WHEN YOU GO TO PUT IT BACK UP. THE THROTTLE STICKS WHEN YOU GO TO ACCELERATE, DID IT A LITTLE NEW NOW DOES IT A LOT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM THEY SAID THAT THE TRUCK IS TO OLD KNOW FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE HEARD THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT THERES OCCURED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY

BRAKES WERE WORKING, BUT BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT BRAKING MODULAR SYSTEM FAILED. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN VEHICLE TRAVELS ABOUT 40MPH IT WILL SLIDE. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD NOISE OVER TOP, ENGINE WAS RUNNING. CONSUMER CUT ENGINE OFF, AND THIS OTHER MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING. ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING AN ODOR. ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN WITHOUT ENGINE RUNNING, AND KEY IN IGNITION. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED ABS MOTOR WAS BURNED OUT.*AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A MECHANISM WITHIN ABS BRAKE MOTOR THAT CONTINUED TO RUN, CAUSING SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MPH ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN, WON'T SHUT OFF. BATTERY TERMINAL BURNED OFF AS A RESULT OF ABS FAILURE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN APPYLING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE DUE TO A MODULE FAILURE. *AK *JB

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE SLOWING FOR STOP SIGH BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON, NOR WAS THERE ANY OTHER WARNING. LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON HYDRALIC LINE AND WORE A HOLE IN HYDROLIC LINE CAUSING FLUID TO ESCAPE AND BRAKES TO FAIL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON FRONT BRAKE HOSE.

THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OFTEN AND THEY ADMITED THEY COULD NOT GUARNTEE THEY HAVE FIXED THE FRONT END THE SERVICE MGR CROSSED HIS FINGERS AND WITH A RESPONSE THAT HE HOPE SO WE DONT DRIVE THE TRUCK OFTEN FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT EITHER THE WHEELS LOCKING UP OR THE BRAKES FAILING, HE SAID THEY TIGHTED A BOLT ON THE SUBFRAME AND THAT FIXED THE FRONT END BUT A GM ENGR TOLD ME THAT TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE A SUBFRAME ONLY VEHICLES WITH UNIBODIES USE SUBFRAMES, I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL SERVICES AND RESPONSES IF NEEDED. *AK

ROTORS WARPED. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. HE TURNED OFF VEHICLE, AND MOTOR LOCATED UNDER DRIVER SEAT OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE, CONTROLED ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO ABS SINCE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DETACHED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM LEFT SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. FOR CONSUMER TO AVOID CRASH SHE SWAYED AND RAN INTO A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. *AK BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND PROPERLY. *YH

THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR RUMBLE STRIPS OR POTHOLES.I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND SOME KNOW OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT RECIEVED A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS SINCE IT REQUIRES AN ADDITIONAL 30 TO 50 FEET OF STOPPING DISTANCE.I LEAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY DIDTANCE BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME FOR FEAR THAT I WILL HAVE TO MAKE AN ORDIARY STOP JUST WHEN THERE ROAD GETS BUMPY.

WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF ELECTRIC MODULE FOR THE ABS DOES NOT SHUT OFF. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES SOFT, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONDITION OF PADS UNKNOWN AT PURCHASE. PADS REPLACED AFTER 3,357 MILES. PADS REPLACED AGAIN AFTER 1,900 MILES. ROTORS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER PADS WORE OUT AND DUG 1/8" INTO ROTORS, WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN WITHIN 30,000 MILES. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING OR BRAKING HARD. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS THROWN OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES, AND RESURFACED ROTORS' BASE ACCORDING TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. BUT, CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING OR BRAKING HARD. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS THROWN OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES, AND RESURFACED ROTORS' BASE ACCORDING TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. BUT, CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHEN MAKING A NORMAL STOPPING PROCEDURE AND APPYLING BRAKES ,THEY WILL MAKE A GROWLING NOISE , BRAKES WILL GO TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. DRIVER MUST PUMP BRAKES ONCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP ,BUT BRAKES WILL FEEL SPONGY. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULL TO THE LEFT MOST OF THE TIME. *AK *MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 TO 80 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY DIDN'T WORK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS VEHICLE HESITATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION. ALSO A GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISE OCCURS IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAIL, SEVERAL COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS, HOWEVER ABS UNIT EXPERIENCES SAME FAILURES.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, DURING FIRST ACTIVATION OF BRAKES THEY FAIL ALMOST RESULTING IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

BRAKE LINE ON BOTH FRONT WHEEL IS LOCATED 1/2 INCH AWAY FROM WHEEL , DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS CUT INTO THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK