Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
February 07, 2005
TBD
Condition
Unknown
Damage
Burn
Title
Salvage
| Dynamic Head Restraints | Not Available |
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| Head Restraint | Not Available |
| Advanced Belt Feature | Not Available |
| Adjustable Upper Belt Anchorage | Not Available |
| Seat Belt Reminder System | Not Available |
| Frontal Air Bag | Driver, Front Passenger |
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| Knee | Not Available |
| Additional Air Bags | Not Available |
| Meets Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Requirements | Not Available |
| LATCH Locations | Not Available |
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| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) | Not Available |
| Safety Power Windows (Anti-Pinch) locations | Not Available |
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10120096 |
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| Consumer Location: | MERAUX, LA |
| VIN: | 2GCEC19V6X1**** |
THE ABS & BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS SPORATICALLY ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVEING AND WILL SOMETIMES RESET TO NORMAL AFTER YOU SHUT ENGINE OFF AND REMOVE KEY. THIS HAS CONTINUED FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS. LAST WEEK IT FINALLY WENT ON AND REMAINED ON AND WOULD NOT CLEAR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE MECHANIC AND HIS DIAGNOSTICS INDIACTED A FAULTY EBCM. I HAVE HAD IT CHANGED JUST TODAY. I HAVE CHECKED WITH E OTHERS WHO ALSO OWN THIS YEAR TRUCK SILVERADO AND THEY ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEM. SOME HAVE HAD IT FIXES AND OTHERS NOT. THE MECHANIC SAID IS THE ABS LIGHT IS ILUMINATED THEN THE ABS IS NOT OPERATABLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 8014595 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 2GCEC19V6X1**** |
INTERMITTENTLY THROTTLE WILL STICK WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 8014603 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | 2GCEC19V6X1**** |
ABS MOTOR WOULD REMAIN RUNNING EVEN AFTER VEHICLE WAS SWITCHED OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 759997 |
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| Consumer Location: | VOORHEESVILLE, NY |
| VIN: | 2GCEC19V6X1**** |
PURCHASED CAR, 10/06/2000. UPON BRAKING OVER BUMPY ROAD, BRAKES SEEMED TO SLIP, AND MADE A THUMPING SOUND. DEALER SAID FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. THE ROTORS HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED, AND THEY REFACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. ON, 11/01/2001, AFTER A CAR WASH, THE ABS MOTOR RAN NON-STOP AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. DEALER "TESTED" ABS SYSTEM, ADVISED PUMP MOTOR HAD "FAILED" AND REPLACED IT, AT A COST OF $979.04. ON MARCH 20,2001, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PART THEY HAD REPLACED IN NOV,2001, HAD "FAILED" AND THEY WOULD REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. THEY CALLED TO SAY WHEN THEY DID REPLACE IT, IT SHORTED OUT, AND NOW WE NEEDED A "MODULATOR" AT A COST OF $600.00 PLUS LABOR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF THEM HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEMS REPLACED. IF CHEVY KNOWS THE LOCATION OF THE ABS IS A PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T IT BEEN CORRECTED? AND REPAIRS RELATING TO A DESIGN FLAW SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE THE CONSUMERS BURDEN.*AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 757550 |
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| Consumer Location: | ALBANY, GA |
| VIN: | 2GCEC19V6X1**** |
I UNDERSTAND FROM READING THAT THESE ABS MODULES GO OUT OFTEN. ANYTHING RELATING TO THE BRAKES WOULD SEEM TO BE A SAFTEY ISSUE. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE PART ITSELF IS OVER $700.00 AT THE DEALER WHICH IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN GET IT. THE LOCATION SEEMS TO BE A PRIME PLACE FOR WATER TO LEAK INSIDE THE MODULE. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 881954 |
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| Consumer Location: | OAKDALE, LA |
| VIN: | 2GCEC19V6X1**** |
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE OR WHEN DRIVING ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. ENGINE KNOCKING WAS VERY LOUD UPON FIRST START. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
| NHTSA ID Number: | 715554 |
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| Consumer Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TX |
| VIN: | 2GCEC19V6X1**** |
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION FROM DAY ONE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, 5 SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIBRATION WAS REDUCED BUT NOT ELIMINATED. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BECOME UNSAFE AS TIME GOES ON BECAUSE THE VIBRATION GETS WORSE OVER TIME.( DOT NUMBER: )
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10809995 |
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| Consumer Location: | CANTON, MI |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19T5X1**** |
DRIVING ALONG ROAD, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LINE GOING FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ARE SWOLLEN AND CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1200. MY TRUCK HAS NOT MOVED SINCE, AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10795128 |
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| Consumer Location: | BASEHOR, KS |
| VIN: | 1GCEK14T6XZ**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000. UPDATED 1/14/16 LN UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10787318 |
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| Consumer Location: | TUNNELTON, WV |
| VIN: | 1GCEK14V5XE**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CRACKING NOISE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ABNORMAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED IN TWO AREAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10780239 |
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| Consumer Location: | KASSON, MN |
| VIN: | **** |
I CAME OUT TO MY TRUCK ONE DAY AND THE CAB WAS TOUCHING THE BACK OF MY BOX. I LOOK UNDER IT AND THE FRAME WAS BROKEN AND RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDE BY THE GAS TANK. VEHICLE I'D BEYOND REPAIR AND NOT DRIVABLE. ONLY HAS 181XXX MILES ON IT.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10761469 |
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| Consumer Location: | SPRING HILL, FL |
| VIN: | 1GCEK19T7XE**** |
WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IF I HAD NOT BEEN A TEST DRIVER FOR CHRYSLER CORP. AND DOING LOTS OF BRAKE AND SUSPENSION WORK I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THE BRAKE LINES WERE SHOT, RUSTED THROUGH. THIS VEHICLE HAS SPENT IT'S LIFE IN FL. NO SALT ON THE ROAD. I KNOW YOU HAVE RULED ON THIS BEING A RECALL, BUT I THINK YOU MADE A HUGE MISTAKE, SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS. THANKS
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10745842 |
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| Consumer Location: | LEBANON, OR |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19M5W1**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DEAN MUD TERRAIN RADIAL SXT, SIZE: 119/116N. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE AND MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,910 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. MA 10/23/15 *CN
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10735923 |
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| Consumer Location: | GEORGETOWN, KY |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19T3X1**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE HE DISCOVERED LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM VARIOUS SPOTS ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10731242 |
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| Consumer Location: | CHILLICOTHE, OH |
| VIN: | **** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HAULING A TRAILER, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT, AN EXPERIENCED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A PLASTIC COMPONENT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10705722 |
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| Consumer Location: | HOBART, WI |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19T0X1**** |
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON MEMORIAL DAY 2014 PULLING MY BOAT AND TRAILER. TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED OUTSIDE CRIVITZ, WI AND I HAD TO HIT MY BRAKE PEDAL. IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR - NO BRAKES AT ALL - CONTRARY TO THE GM INFO IN AN ARTICLE I READ ON YAHOO. I QUICKLY HIT THE SHOULDER, FORTUNATELY WIDE AND HARD, AND COASTED INTO A MINI MALL IN CRIVITZ. DOWN SHIFTED AS I WENT AND HIT THE EMERGENCY IN THE MALL LOT. FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY WIFE AND I ARE ALIVE AS WELL AS THOSE IN FRONT OF US. BOTH BACK BRAKE LINES WERE BLOWN AS WELL AS A FRONT. TRUCK IS MAINTAINED EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. GM IS FULL OF BEANS. I HAVE DRIVEN NUMEROUS CHEVROLET CARS IN EXCESS 0F 180,00 MILES WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LINE ISSUES. THIS TO ME IS FAULTY ENGINEERING. $1100+ TO REPAIR.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10704948 |
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| Consumer Location: | DETROIT LAKES, MN |
| VIN: | **** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PICKUP BOX WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO REAR BRAKE LINES AND THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10704776 |
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| Consumer Location: | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19T6X1**** |
I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY LOOKED AT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND AROUND BOTH TIRES. THAT'S WHEN I SAW THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT UPPER SHOCK MOUNT HAD BROKEN FREE FROM THE FRAME. THE SHOCK WAS JUST BANGING FREELY AGAINST THE FRAME. THE TRUCK IS 15 YEARS OLD SO I KNOW ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THAT'S JUST POOR CONSTRUCTION. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN MY DAILY DRIVER AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFFROAD. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FRAME CRACKING AND/OR BREAKING THAT I'VE READ, I'M ASSUMING GM ISN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S JUST SAD. REGARDLESS, I THINK NHTSA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE EXCESS BOUNCE CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10703787 |
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| Consumer Location: | VANCOUVER, WA |
| VIN: | **** |
BRAKES: SINCE APPROXIMATELY 136,000 MILES TO PRESENT MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED AN ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON THE DASH. THIS IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED IN CERTAIN STATES, BUT NOT ALL. IT STEMS FROM FAULTY SOLDERING POINTS IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND CAN AFFECT THE VEHICLES ABILITY TO STOP CORRECTLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ENGINE/ EMISSIONS: THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS 5.3L ENGINE AS WELL AS THE 4.8L AND 6.0L ENGINES. GM HAS FAILED TO RECALL IN SPITE OF HAVING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. THE ISSUE CAN CAUSE FAILED EMISSIONS AND POTENTIALLY ENGINE FIRES. ENGINE: AS OF 164,000 MILES, THE ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING LOUD "PISTON SLAP". THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH GM ADDRESSED THROUGH REDESIGN IN LATER MODELS. IT LEADS TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE WEAR AND POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE. IT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT, YET GM HAS CLAIMED IT IS NOT IMPORTANT DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS THAT THE ENGINES HAVE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AS A RESULT. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10691811 |
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| Consumer Location: | HUDSON, OH |
| VIN: | 1GCEK14T8XZ**** |
THE CHROME ON THE CHEVROLET BADGE ON THE FRONT GRILL HAS STARTED TO PEEL. WHILE WASHING THE TRUCK THE CHROME, SLIVER, SLICE MY FINGER OPEN LIKE A RAZOR BLADE. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10676251 |
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| Consumer Location: | MILTON, PA |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19T5X1**** |
ONE MORNING OUT OF THE BLUE WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE MY TRUCK, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT IT IN GEAR MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE GIVE. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK I NOTICE A METAL BRAKE LINE HAS A HOLE. THE WORST PART, ALL THE MEDAL BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTED IT LOOKS AS IF THEY COULD ALL FAIL AT ANY TIME. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10667210 |
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| Consumer Location: | EDGEWOOD, MD |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19TXX1**** |
PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP DUE TO A BLOWN BRAKE LINE. THIS WAS MY FIRST INCIDENT, BUT THE SECOND FOR THE TRUCK. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN MY FATHER OWNED THE TRUCK AND HE HAD GM REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. I HAD GM REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES FOR A SECOND TIME. IT'S VERY SCARY NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP A VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO THE SHOULDER. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10661101 |
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| Consumer Location: | FLORENCE, MA |
| VIN: | 1GCGK24U7XE**** |
DRIVING ON TWO WAY STREET ATTEMPTED A RIGHT HAND TURN APPLIED BRAKES, PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR, ATTEMPTED TO PUMP, TRUCK SLOWED TO STOP. NOTED LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUIDS ON ROAD. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC, FOUND BRAKE-LINE HAD BURST ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL. AFTER INSPECTION NOTED THAT ALL BRAKE-LINES LOOKED LIKE KFC CHICKEN WERE ALL CORRODED AND BRITTLE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT DEALERSHIP AND REPORT INCIDENT. ALSO, FILL OUR AND FILE A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY GM THAT THERE MAYBE A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN ON GOING AND AFTER LOOKING INTO IT HAVE FOUND BOTH GM'S CAVALIER ATTITUDE, AND THE GOVERNMENTS NOT REQUIRING AT THE VERY LEAST A NOTIFICATION NEVER MIND A TOTAL FIX TO BE REQUIRED OF GM A SERIOUS BREACH OF CONFIDENCE IN MY GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY OF ITS CITIZENS. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10658636 |
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| Consumer Location: | WESTLAND, MI |
| VIN: | 1GCEK19T2XE**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00X001000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10651289 |
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| Consumer Location: | ERIE, PA |
| VIN: | 1GCEK19T4XE**** |
I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO EXT CAB 4X4 AND THE FRAME IS ROT IN MANY DIFFERENT PLACES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER MID SECTIONS ARE HALF GONE AND NOW THE REAR SECTIONS UNDER THE BED ARE ROTTING TO THE POINT TO WHERE THE IS NO GOOD METAL LEFT THE BED BUCKLED AND IS HITTING THE CAB THE REST OF THIS VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BUT THE FRAME IS GONE. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10643196 |
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| Consumer Location: | UNION, NJ |
| VIN: | **** |
HELLO IM REPORTING A PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED ABOUT RUST ON THE UNDER BODIES OF THE CHEVY AND GMC PICK UPS. IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. THERE ARE TOO MANY VEHICLES REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO MAKE IT A COINCIDENCE. I MYSELF HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHERE MY FRAME HAS NOW CRACKED FOR THE SECOND TIME. PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING MORE AND MORE AND OUR SAFETY IS AT STAKE. PLEASE WHATEVER CAN BE DONE TO BRING GM TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM CAN AND WILL SAVE A LOT OF LIVES AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THANK YOU *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10632341 |
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| Consumer Location: | FAIRLAWN, VA |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19V9X1**** |
WAS GOING TO WORK AT ABOUT 3:40 PM ABOUT 15 MILES FROM MY HOUSE HAD STOPPED AT 2 STOP SIGNS AND 3 RED LIGHTS WAS GOING DOWN HILL TOWARDS 4TH STOP LIGHT CARS WERE SLOWING DOWN IN FRONT OF ME SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 I WAS SLOWING MY VEHICLE AT ABOUT 25MPH OR LESS LOST ALL BRAKES PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE HIT TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME NO ONE WAS INJURED THANK GOD THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW BUY US AT SHELOR MOTOR MILE CHEVROLET IN CHRISTIANSBURG VIRGINIA IT CAME WITH LIFETIME INSPECTION BY THEM HAD ALWAYS BEEN INSPECTED BY THEM LAST INSPECTION 7 MONTH THIS YEAR LAST DAY OF MONTH NEVER GOT ANY CALL OF RECALL NOTICE FROM GM OR CHECK BRAKE LINE INFORMATION FROM THEM I THINK GM SHOULD PAY TO HAVE MY TRUCK BRAKE LINES REPLACED AND BE HELD LIABLE FOR DAMAGES TO MY AND THE OTHER PERSONS TRUCK THIS IS A MUCH MORE SEVERE PROBLEM THEN IGNITION SWITCH CUTTING OFF I THINK GM IS PUTTING THIS OFF BECAUSE OF COST AND LABOR CHARGES THE TRUCK IS BEING TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TODAY BY THE WAY BRAKE LINES AT LEFT UNDER DRIVERS DOOR AT ABS VALVE BURST WITH NO WARNING DUE TO CORROSSION. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10629992 |
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| Consumer Location: | ALBANY, OH |
| VIN: | 1GCEC14V8XE**** |
I WAS MOVING THE 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 IN MY DRIVEWAY TO MAKE ROOM TO MOVE ANOTHER CAR. I BACKED THE TRUCK INTO MY TURN AROUND, THEN PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE TO MOVE IT FORWARD A LITTLE. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE PEDAL WENT HALFWAY TO THE FLOOR STOPPED THEM WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKES, OTHER THAN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE TRUCK, WHICH I USED TO STOP THE TRUCK. AFTER GETTING THE TRUCK STOPPED AND TO A SPOT I COULD INSPECT IT. I DISCOVERED THAT TWO BRAKE LINES HAD BURST AND WERE LEAKING FLUID ONTO THE GROUND. THE BREAKS WERE NOT IN A BEND IN THE LINE WHERE THEY SEEMS TO TYPICALLY HAPPEN. THEY WERE IN A STRAIGHT SECTION JUST UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHERE THE LINES RUN ALONG THE FRAME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE AS HEAVILY CORRODED AS THE SECTION THAT HAD BURST. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AS I WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE IN THE TRUCK. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10626555 |
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| Consumer Location: | PENSACOLA, FL |
| VIN: | 2GCEC19V3X1**** |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS DETACHED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10626001 |
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| Consumer Location: | MASON, OH |
| VIN: | **** |
ABS FAILURE TO STOP VEHICLE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10616570 |
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| Consumer Location: | WAUSAU, WI |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19T3X1**** |
IN 2013, THE ABS BEGAN ROUTINELY ACTIVATING DURING BRAKING AT SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH. I FOUND RECALL 05068: UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. MY GM MAINTENANCE RECORDS NOTED THIS RECALL SERVICE WAS COMPLETED 3/31/2006. THE 3/31/06 SERVICE NOTES WERE "INSPECTIONS: ELECTRICAL/WIRING." I CONTACTED GM CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE IN JAN.2014 TO NOTIFY THEM THAT CURRENTLY MY ABS WERE ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATING ON NEARLY ALL BRAKING EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY, I ASKED WHAT RECALL SERVICE WAS ACTUALLY PERFORMED ON 3/31/06 BECAUSE THE NOTES ONLY INDICATE AN INSPECTION OCCURRED. A CONFERENCE CALL ENSUED BETWEEN GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE LOCAL GM SERVICE DEALERSHIP, AND MYSELF. GM ALLOWED 1 HOUR TO DIAGNOSE THE ABS PROBLEM ON 1/22/14 AT THE LOCAL GM DEALER. THE RESULTING 1/22/14 SERVICE NOTES WERE: "DIAGNOSE & FOUND LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DROPPING OUT. INSPECT WIRING FOR POOR CONNECTIONS OR DAMAGED WIRING. ALL OK. GAVE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY." IN PERSON, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS BEARING WAS WORN & WAS CAUSING ABS ACTIVATION. I LEFT UPSET, WITHOUT THE $642 WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY INSTALL BECAUSE I DIDN'T BELIEVE THE BEARING WAS WORN. ON 5/30/2014, I HAD ANOTHER SERVICE SHOP INDEPENDENTLY DIAGNOSE MY TRUCKS BEARINGS, TIE RODS AND SUSPENSION. THEY CONFIRMED MY ORIGINAL BELIEF THAT THE BEARINGS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I DID HAVE BOTH INNER TIE RODS REPLACED AT THIS TIME. ON 6/17/14, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A 3RD SERVICE SHOP TO HAVE THEM COMPLETE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT BECAUSE INNER TIE RODS WERE RECENTLY INSTALLED. I ALSO ASKED THEM TO DETERMINE IF THIS BEARING WAS WORN. THEIR OPINION WAS THE BEARING WAS OK AND NO MAINTENANCE WAS REQUIRED. IN SUMMARY, THE GM SERVICE SHOP HAD OPPORTUNITIES ON 3/31/06 AND 1/22/14 TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REMEDY AND FAILED. I HAVE REMOVED THE FUSES TO DISENGAGE THE ABS AND PREVENT AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THIS CONDITION STILL EXISTS. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10614643 |
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| Consumer Location: | BENTON HARBOR, MI |
| VIN: | 2MEHM75V58X**** |
THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTY WHICH HAS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO BREAK AND CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10608872 |
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| Consumer Location: | POMPANO BEACH, FL |
| VIN: | 1GCEK14V4XZ**** |
WHILE BRINGING VEHICLE TO A STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AS NORMAL BUT THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. STEEL BRAKE LINE BURST AND FLUID WAS DISPERSED ON THE GROUND. ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED. I REPLACED ENTIRE ORIGINAL STEEL LINE SYSTEM WITH NEW STAINLESS STEEL LINES AT A COST OF $596. *JS
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10608434 |
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| Consumer Location: | Unknown |
| VIN: | **** |
WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK MY 1999 SILVERADO S ABS BRAKES WENT OFF AND WOULD NOT STOP. HIT MY HOUSE. CALLED GM SAID THEY NEVER HERD OF THEIR TRUCKS DOING THIS. WELL DID SOME RESEACH AND FOUND THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSOR WHICH WOULD SET OFF THE ABS 4 NO REASON. IT WAS SCARY AND IS A HUGE GM PROBLEM.. FOUND MY TRUCK WAS FIXED AT ONE POINT BUT IT STILL HAPPEND AGAIN.. IT IS FIXED AGAIN. BUT I KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN SOME TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE.. WHICH IS SCARY TO THINK I COULD HAVE RAN INTO A SCHOOL BUS OR KID AND KILLED THEM. GM DID FIX MY TRUCK. AND PAY 4 THE HOUSE TO BE REPAIRD.. I DONT WANT TO SUE OR BE COMPENSATED ANY FURTHER!!!!! I JUST WANT THEM TO HAVE TO FIX THESE TRUCKS OR PULL THEM OFF THE ROAD!! I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME OF INCODENT THAT YOU GUYS EXHISTED.. SO THIS IS WHY I AM REPORTING NOW.. AND IF SOMTHING HAPPENS LATTER I HAVE PROOFF THAT I COMPLAINED. I AM A PA STATE INSPECTION MECHANIC. AND WILL GIVE MY LISCENSE NUMBER IF ASKED TO.. I SEE THIS HAPPEN TO MUCH! AND IF I CAN SAVE ONE LIFE IT IS WORTH IT TO ME.. I HOPE THIS WILL BE LOOKED AT AND DELT WITH THE WAY THE GM RECALL IS NOW BEING HELD. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISHUE.. AGAIN I DONT WANT MONEY!!! I JUST WANT TO TRY TO SAVE A LIFE! THANKS. *JS
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10607673 |
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| Consumer Location: | MERRIAM, KS |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19T0X1**** |
STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN PARKING LOT. AFTER INSPECTING THE STEEL BRAKE LINES; THEY APPEAR TO HAVE SEVERE CORROSION ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE ALL BRAKE LINES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE REMAINING STEEL BRAKE LINES. I AM GLAD THAT THE BRAKE LINE BURST AT A LOW SPEED AND NOT DURING A FAST STOPPING SITUATION. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10595685 |
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| Consumer Location: | HANOVER, PA |
| VIN: | 1GCEK19T5XE**** |
ON 06/07/2013 DRIVING 55 MPH TRIED TO STOP AND HAD NO BRAKE. HAD TO RUN OFF ROAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING CARS AHEAD OF ME. ON 5/30/14 FRONT BRAKE LINE LEFT GO WHILE BACKING UP ON BOAT RAMP TO LOAD BOAT. I ALMOST WENT INTO THE LAKE. THE METAL BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTING AND CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE I DIE. THANK YOU *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10593484 |
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| Consumer Location: | GRANTVILLE, KS |
| VIN: | 2GCEC19T3X1**** |
WE WERE TRAVELING THROUGH SHEBOYGAN WI TOWING A 24-FOOT LONG FIFTH WHEEL RV BEHIND OUR 1999 SILVERADO. AT ABOUT 2:00PM ON JULY 9, 2013, WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH DOWN A GRADE ON WISCONSIN HIGHWAY 23 TOWARD THE INTERSECTION WITH I-43 BUSINESS ROUTE, BOTH HIGHWAYS ARE 4 LANES WITH LEFT TURN LANES AND THERE IS TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR THE RED LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THERE WAS ALMOST NO BRAKE EFFECT. I WAS ABLE TO RAPIDLY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL ENOUGH TO STOP,BUT ENDED UP ABOUT 5-10 FEET INTO THE CROSS-TRAFFIC LANE. FORTUNATELY, THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME AND AS A RESULT, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER CREEPING OUR UNITS INTO A PARKING LOT, I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, FOUND NOTHING THERE, THEN CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRAVELING SLOWLY, WE MADE IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED THAT SEVERAL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED BADLY WHERE THEY EXIT THE CENTRAL CONTROL BLOCK OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THEY WERE LEAKING SLOWLY AND AT LEAST ONE OF THEM HAD FINALLY FAILED. WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, IT WOULD NOT COVER PART FAILURES DUE TO CORROSION. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF BRAKE LINE CORROSION AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AT THE SHEBOYGAN CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO INFORMATION. WHEN I DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN TOPEKA, THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION. THIS COST US $935.66 TO REPAIR AND VERY NEARLY RESULTED IN SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN WARNING CHEVY OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS REIMBURSING THOSE AFFECTED. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10592932 |
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| Consumer Location: | BERWICK, PA |
| VIN: | **** |
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE AND CAN NOT BE WORN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10592105 |
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| Consumer Location: | NEW MIDDLETOWN, IN |
| VIN: | 1GBJC34R9XF**** |
HIT BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. FORTUNATLEY WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC AND HAD JUST PULLED ONTO A RESIDENTAL STREET.. OUR TOW BILL WAS $150 AND REPAIRS WERE $131.12. I AM USING MY SONS EMAIL AS WE DO NOT HAVE A COMPUTER. *JS
| NHTSA ID Number: | 10588702 |
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| Consumer Location: | CORYDON, IN |
| VIN: | 2GCEK19T5X1**** |
BRAKE FAILURE, UPON LEAVING MY HOME I APPROACHED HWY62 TO MAKE MY STOP AT THE END OF MY STREET, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT BEGAN TO SLOW THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS FORCED TO GO ONTO STATE HIGHWAY 62 WITHOUT STOPPING. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT THAT MOMENT. AS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT PART OF HWY62 IS 40MPH. I MADE A SLOW LOOP BACK HOME. I INSPECTED MY VEHICLE TO SEE BURST BRAKE LINE THAT WAS RUSTED BADLY NEAR THE FRAME AT REAR OF TRUCK. I HAD A WRECKER TOW IT TO A LOCAL SHOP. THEN TO FIND OUT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED OUT. $306.93 IN REPAIRS. *TR
