1999 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS Complaints

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET WITH LESS THAN 49000 MILES. THE VEHICLE ID IS [XXX] I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT. BERGLUND CHEVROLET IN ROANOKE ESTIMATED THE COST OF FIXING THIS AT $1000 DOLLARS. HOW LONG WOULD THIS FIX LAST? HOW SAFE IS A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT GO 50000 MILES WITHOUT A MAJOR COMPONENT ON THE BRAKES FAILING???I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND A FORUM WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE SNAPPING OFF ONE BY ONE. THIS IS CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK MAKING THE DRIVER SLEEPY OR SICK FROM THE FUMES. AFTER TALKING TO G.M MECHANICS A LOT OF THE CHEVY 3/4 TON WITH 6.0 MOTORS ARE DOING THIS. THIS IS A BAD SAFETY ISSUE. G.M DENIES THERE IS A PROBLEM. *JB

FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM ON 1999 CHEVORET C1500 PICKUPS. I HAVE HEARD FROM MANY MECHANICS THAT THE 1999-2003 KELSEY HAYES (TM) ABS MODULE IS FAILING IN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES. MINE HAS FAILED AND THE ABS SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS. GM HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THIS A MAJOR DEFECT AND DOES NOT WARRANT ANY REPAIR. *NM

LOSS OF BREAKING BELOW 5 MPH. ANTI LOCK BRAKES QUIT WORKING. COMING TO A STOP, AT ABOUT 5 MPH, BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AGAINST FOOT, ALL BREAKING CEASES AND HOWLING OR BURRRRR NOISE IS HEARD. IF YOU FORCE THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AS IN PANIC STOP, PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR AND BRAKING RESUMES. IF YOU LET UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLY PRESSURE, BREAKING RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT REPEATABLE. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE GM DEALER SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ABS RECALL AS IT IS IN MINNESOTA. DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE HUBS AND SENSORS TO FIX PROBLEM. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, BUT AT THIS TIME, THEY SAY IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AS THE RECALL DOES NOT AFFECT MY VEHICLE. *NM

ABS MODULE FAILURE ON 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CK 1500 - WHEN THIS SYSTEM FAILED, THE RED BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR ALSO CAME ON. IN ORDER TO STOP THE PUMP FROM RUNNING CONTINUALLY, WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE FUSE. THIS PUMP RAN EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE MODULE COST $800 TO REPLACE. WE HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR US NOW BECAUSE THE TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION SINCE THE RED BRAKE LIGHT BURNS ALSO. WE ARE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. WE WERE TOLD THE TRUCK COULD PASS INSPECTION WITH ONLY THE ABS LIGHT ON BUT NOT WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT ON BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES. THAT IS, IF THERE WERE ANOTHER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER WARNING. WE FEEL AS THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AS THEY HAVE TO KNOW THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. WE CONTACTED THEM FOR HELP BUT WERE TOLD WE HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE PROBLEM IS CLEAR AND UNMISTAKABLE AS TO WHAT IT IS. WE ARE LIVING PAY CHECK TO PAY CHECK LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT FROM PLACE TO PLACE TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT IF WE HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW, HAD ALL THE SERVICE DONE AT GM AND HAD PURCHASED SEVERAL GM VEHICLES, WE MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SOME ASSISTANCE ON THIS MODULE FROM GM. IF IT IS TRUE THAT THE RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS CONNECTED TO THE ABS LIGHT, WE ARE PAYING FOR THAT FEATURE OF GM BY BEING FORCED TO FIX THIS MODULE WHEN OTHER VEHICLES NOT SO EQUIPPED CAN CHOOSE TO NOT FIX IT AND STILL PASS INSPECTION. OUR TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN THE GARAGE WAITING TO GET THE PART. IT SEEMS THAT ANY USED PARTS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND IN OUR CASE, OUR MECHANIC CANNOT FIND ONE. WE ARE FACING A REPAIR BILL OF $860 JUST FOR THIS ABS MODULE. *NM

ABS CONTROLL UNIT WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. FUSE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO PREVENT OVERHEATING UNIT.NEW UNIT IS OVER $1000.00

PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES LOW-SPEED ACTIVATION WITH BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING FOOT TO HIT GAS PEDAL IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM IS WHAT HAS CALLED FOR A RECALL IN CANADA AND NEWER GM VEHICLES. WHEN WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED TO FIX THIS SAFETY HAZZARD IN OLDER MODEL PICK-UP TRUCKS? YOUR SITE SHOWS GM SHOWS THREE INCIDENTS IN 100,000 VEHICLES, WELL I PERSONALLY KNOW MORE THAN 3 PEOPLE IN MY AREA WHO ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IN WINTER TIME THE BRAKES ACTUALLY LOCK UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THIS APPEARS TO BE MORE THAN JUST A COLD WEATHER PROBLEM. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE (A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP) THIS HAPPENS.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON 1999 CHEVY TRUCK. NHTSA ACTION # PE05020 CONTACTED DEALER, TALKED TO SERVICE MANAGER AND OWNER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM SAID ID HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE THEY DONT RECONIZE ANY RECALLS OR DEFECTS

I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET K-1500 PICK-UP TRUCK. I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AS THE OTHER 1999 TRUCKS IN THE INVESTIGATION ISSUED 5/02/05. I AGREE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BELIEVE GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE VEHICLES ASAP. IN THE RECALL PLEASE INCLUDE THE CHEVROLET C/K 1500 PICK-UP TRUCKS.

I HAVE A 1999 SLIVERADO WITH A BAD FUEL GAGE AND THAT I HEARD THAT GM IS RECALL ALL YEARS BUT 1999 HERE A QOUTE FROM GM GM ANNOUNCED FIVE OTHER RECALLS MONDAY: THE CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND YUKON XL FROM 2000 AND 2001 FOR POSSIBLE OVERHEATING OF FUEL PUMP WIRES THAT COULD LEAD TO STALLING, FAILURE TO START, FUEL LEAKS OR INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE RECALL COVERS 332,202 VEHICLES I HAVE THE INACCURATE FUEL GAGE