1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

CHASSIS ENGINE FAILED ON SINGLE LANE HIGHWAY HILL CLIMB. SEEMED LIKE ENGINE CUT OFF ALLOWING DRIVER TO QUICKLY TURN INTO" HOLE IN THE WALL "QUICK STOP STORE PARKING AREA. ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT RUN. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED TWO PARKING BRAKE FAILURES WITHIN 3,000 MILES OF TRAVEL. EACH REPAIR, CONSISTED OF REPLACING SWITCHES AND ADJUSTMENTS. THE LAST REPAIR CONSISTED OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DRUM ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE PADS, SWITCHES AND WHEEL BRAKE DISC. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE PARK ASSEMBLY HAD BURNED UP, WHEN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO RELEASE. IN ADDITION, A 10 AMP FUSE HAD BLOWN WHEN A SHORT WAS DISCOVERED IN A PRESSURE SWITCH. THE PARK BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND BOTH PRESSURE SWITCHES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED IVOQ 12/19/12 THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE FILLING RE-FUELING THE MOTOR HOME, A PASSERBY INFORMED HIM GASOLINE WAS DRAINING FROM THE MOTOR HOME. HE QUICKLY REMOVED THE HOSE AND SAW A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL UNDER THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE, WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM, BUT IT DID APPEAR TO FLOW FROM A CONNECTING PIPE AT THE VERY REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME FILLING SECTION AND ABOUT 4 INCHES AT THE TANK INTERFACE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR HOME IS CURRENTLY IN STORAGE. UPDATED 04/30/13

Mileage: 27,990

WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER THEY WOULD GRAB. WHEN A BUMP WAS HIT THE BRAKES WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY. *JB *NM

Mileage: 90,000

THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK ARE BEING REPLACED ALMOST YEARLY SINCE 1999. THE TRUCK PULLS HARD TO ONE WAY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE TO GRAB MY STEERING WHEEL AND PULL MY TRUCK BACK INTO MY LINE. *PH

Mileage: 22,000

THE BRAKES ON MY TRUCK ARE BEING REPLACED ALMOST YEARLY SINCE 1999. THE TRUCK PULLS HARD TO ONE WAY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE TO GRAB MY STEERING WHEEL AND PULL MY TRUCK BACK INTO MY LINE. *PH

Mileage: 22,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND BRAKES ARE PULSATING, ABS ALSO FAILED.*AK *TT

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND BRAKES ARE PULSATING, ABS ALSO FAILED.*AK *TT

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE MAKING A VERY SLOW AND SHARP U TURN LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT POWER STEERING SHAFT HAD BROKEN. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPAIRED 6 OTHER VEHICLES FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK

SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE, THREE BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FRONT RIGHT BRAKE PAD TENDED TO WEAR OUT MORE THAN THE LEFT - BUT BOTH WERE REPLACED.FRONT LEFT BRAKE OVERHEATED AND GLOWED RED DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. *NOTE: WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACES, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS NO PRESSURE FOR BRAKES TO FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE, THREE BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FRONT RIGHT BRAKE PAD TENDED TO WEAR OUT MORE THAN THE LEFT - BUT BOTH WERE REPLACED.FRONT LEFT BRAKE OVERHEATED AND GLOWED RED DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. *NOTE: WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACES, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS NO PRESSURE FOR BRAKES TO FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. STEERING COLUMN WILL VIBRATE, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED BUT, PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. STEERING COLUMN WILL VIBRATE, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED BUT, PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS. DEALER HAS PUT 4 SETS OF PADS AND DRUMS ON VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR DRUMS DO NOT ADJUST PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS TO WEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES, SOMETIMES BRAKES SMOKE AND RATTLE. *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS. DEALER HAS PUT 4 SETS OF PADS AND DRUMS ON VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR DRUMS DO NOT ADJUST PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS TO WEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES, SOMETIMES BRAKES SMOKE AND RATTLE. *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS. DEALER HAS PUT 4 SETS OF PADS AND DRUMS ON VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR DRUMS DO NOT ADJUST PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS TO WEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES, SOMETIMES BRAKES SMOKE AND RATTLE. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BRAKES 15 TIMES. *AK

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE THE TRUCK BUT I DON'T KNOW I F THE PROBLEMS WILL WE SOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES/CALIPERS AND IDLER PITMAN ARM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES/CALIPERS AND IDLER PITMAN ARM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

VEHICLES BRAKES DO NOT RELEASE THEY STICK FREQUENTLY WEARING BRAKE PADS OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 7 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS AND DEALER STATE THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HOWEVER THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES DUE TO IRREGULAR BRAKE WARE ON THE PAD. THE BRAKES WILL PULL SERVELY TO THE LEFT AT ANY GIVEN TIME CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT INTO OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. *AK

VEHICLES BRAKES DO NOT RELEASE THEY STICK FREQUENTLY WEARING BRAKE PADS OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 7 TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS AND DEALER STATE THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HOWEVER THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS 3 TIMES DUE TO IRREGULAR BRAKE WARE ON THE PAD. THE BRAKES WILL PULL SERVELY TO THE LEFT AT ANY GIVEN TIME CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT INTO OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. *AK

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED BRAKES BEGAN TO GRIND, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED BRAKES BEGAN TO GRIND, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUM HAD REPLACE BRAKES FIRST. THEN, WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE BRAKE REAR SEALS. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER PUTS FOOT ON THE BRAKES TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND IT MAKES A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. ALSO, THEY GRAB AS IF THEY ARE STOPPING TOO FAST. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER INDICATED IF IT WAS RAINING IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PADAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO AIR GETTING IN THE SYSTEM. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE SEVERCEL TIMES. *AK

FRONT BRAKES WEAR OUT ABOUT EVERY 4,000 MILES. ON AUGUST 24TH, THE FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT TOTALLY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH . THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL STOPPING. PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. DEALER CONTACTED, AWARE OF BRAKE PROBLEM, BUT ALL THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO IS REPLACED THE PADS. *AK *ML

FRONT BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. *AK *ML

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BOARD, BRAKES LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING. PLEASE PROVE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER OWNS TWO CHEVROLET TRUCKS G3500, 99 VEHICLES, AND HAS EXPERIENCED VEHICLE PULLING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE SECOND VEHICLE'S VIN #[XXX].- THE DEALERSHIP GAVE CONSUMER A LOANER WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES THAT DOES THE SAME. GMC IS USING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FOR TESTING, THEY'VE INDICATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 97, AND THEY CANNOT FIND A REMEDY.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR