EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Remedy: DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
42,540 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
16,270 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
Remedy: K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.
1,921 vehicles affected
WHEELS:HUB
CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL REPLACEMENT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES WITH THE BRAND NAMES: NATIONAL, CARQUEST P/NOS. 515020, 515021, 515025, 515053, 515054, 515059, AND 515060, SHIPPED BETWEEN JANUARY 23, 2006, AND DECEMBER 20, 2007, SOLD FOR LIGHT DUTY AND MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS. THE INBOARD RETENTION NUT USED TO MAINTAIN HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY CAN LOOSEN RESULTING IN AN ABS LIGHT INDICATION, NOISE, AND/OR WHEEL SEPARATION.
Remedy: FEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND WILL REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 7, 2008. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL TOLL-FREE AT 877-489-6659.
130,000 vehicles affected
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AN 8.1L V8 ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION CAN OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL COMPLETELY. IF THE SENSOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY, THE SES LIGHT MAY ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE MAY RUN ROUGH. THE ENGINE MAY STALL, AND IF SO, MAY RE-START IMMEDIATELY OR AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 18, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
11,974 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
CERTAIN CEQUENT 90 DEGREE 7-WAY RIGHT ANGLE ADAPTORS SOLD BY DISTRIBUTORS IN TOW PACKAGES FOR AFTERMARKET SALES TO TOW 5TH WHEEL RV TRAVEL TRAILERS. DUE TO INCORRECT WIRING OF THE HARNESS, THE TRAILER LIGHTS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.
Remedy: ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE TOW PACKAGES ARE STILL AT THE DISTRIBUTOR LEVEL AND HAVE NOT BEEN SOLD TO ANY CONSUMERS.
175 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CERTAIN GUIDE REPLACEMENT HEADLAMPS, P/NOS. 16526133 AND 16526134, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1 TO JULY 11, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON MY 1999-2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCKS. THE HEADLAMP FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE PHOTOMETRY REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: GUIDE CORPORATION WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE HEADLAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GUIDE AT 248-874-0355.
17,268 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
Remedy: AAI MOTORSPORTS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AAI MOTORSPORTS AT 909-923-9188.
87,745 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CERTAIN MAXZONE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES, DEPO BRAND, P/NOS. 332-1182L-AS AND 332-1182R-AS, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR 1999-2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADOS. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: MAXZONE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER FOR REIMBURSEMENT ANY NONCOMPLIANT HEADLIGHTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MAXZONE AT 909-822-3288.
12,861 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CERTAIN EAGLE EYES REPLACEMENT HEADLAMPS, MODEL NOS. GM159-B001L AND GM159-B001R, SOLD FOR USE ON 1999-2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MODEL VEHICLES. THE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: SABRY LEE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND ISSUE FULL CREDIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 10, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABRY LEE AT 1-866-467-2279.
15,974 vehicles affected
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
61,944 vehicles affected
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THIS CONDITION IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CORROSIVE AREAS. THIS RECALL WILL BE LAUNCHED IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY.
Remedy: DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
1,353,718 vehicles affected
PARKING BRAKE
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND BUILT WITH EITHER PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS OR TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS, THE PARKING BRAKE FRICTION LININGS MAY WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM, DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.
90,242 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT
AFTERMARKET PICKUP TRUCK OVER-THE-RAIL BEDLINERS MANUFACTURED FOR INSTALLATION ON 1999-2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCKS. THE TOGGLE WING ASSEMBLY USED TO ATTACH THE BEDLINER TO THE TRUCK BED IS NOT ENGAGING FULLY IN THE STAKE POCKET OF THE PICKUP TRUCK.
Remedy: DURAKON WILL ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE IN ATTEMPT TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS THAT COULD HAVE PURCHASED THE DEFECTIVE BEDLINER. IF YOU PURCHASED EITHER A DURAKON ALLSTAR OF PATRIOT OVERRAIL BEDLINER SINCE AUGUST 1, 2003, FOR 1999 TO 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO OR GMC SIERRA TRUCKS, OR PURCHASED ONE OF THESE PICKUP TRUCKS WITH EITHER BRAND BEDLINER ALREADY INSTALLED, YOU SHOULD RETURN TO AN AUTHORIZED DURAKON DEALER SO THAT THE BEDLINER CAN BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIRED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED TOGGLE WING FASTENING SYSTEM, OR IF REQUIRED, REPLACED WITH A NEW BEDLINER FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE CALL THE DURAKON HOTLINE AT 1-800-933-4200 TO FIND THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED DURAKON DEALER.
8,000 vehicles affected
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THE TAILGATE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF THE REAR BUMPER.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CABLES. INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 7, 20004. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2004, WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OCTOBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CADILLAC AT 1-866-982-2339, CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463, OR VISIT WWW.MYGMLINK.COM, AND ENTER YOUR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
3,662,211 vehicles affected
FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND FUEL LIGHTS LIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH THERE IS MORE THAN A HALF TANK OF GAS I USUALLY KEEP TANK ONCE IT DROPS TO BELOW A HALF TANK. SOMETIME I JINGLE MY KEYS AND IT WILL GO BACK UP SOMETIMES NOTHING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERY A/T TIRES, SIZE: 265R75R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM, NECK, BACK, AND SHOULDER, SIX BROKEN RIBS, A PUNCTURED LUNG, AND NERVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LEG. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND CAUSED THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.
Crash
2 injured
A STEEL BRAKE LINE CRACKED AND FAILED. I WAS AT MY HOUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED SO NO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DAMAGE. HOWEVER, THE BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY AND INSTANTLY WITH NO WARNING. IT COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I HAD MY WIFE PRESS ON THE PEDAL WHILE I LOOKED FOR THE LEAK. IT WAS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE STEEL LINE ROUTING FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE FRONT RIGHT BRAKE. IT CREATES A MIST OF FLUID NEAR THE RADIATOR. MY NEXT CONCERN IS THAT THE FLUID WILL CAUSE FURTHER CORROSION OF THE PARTS IT SPRAYED.
GOING OUT OF THE GARAGE,STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A RUSTED THRU BRAKE LINE AT THE ABS CONTROL VALVE. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 11/01/2017*CN
I CAN FILL MY TANK UP OF GAS AND IT WILL SAY IT IS ON EMPTY. I HAVE TO USE THE TRIP ALL THE TIME AND THIS HAS EVEN IN HAPPENED ON MY 05 TRAILBLAZER TOO. AND THE SEAT BELTS ON THE 01 LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND EVEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO PLEASE HELP. *TR
BRAKES QUIT.. ABS GROWLED AND WOULDN'T STOP, HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. IT DOES IT MAINLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNED. *TR
BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT, LOSING MY BRAKES. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES. *TR
ON SATURDAY 12/13 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 CHEVY SILVERADO. WHILE HITTING THE BRAKES FOR A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SHE RAN THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AS THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED IN TIME. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOME AND WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME, SHE WAS EXTREMELY UPSET. I CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW AND I FOUND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE UNDER THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED AND LEARNED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. WITH THE AMOUNT OF THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AND THE STOPPING POWER IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. THIS IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE THAT IS KEPT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. PLEASE HAVE THESE VEHICLES LOOKED AT BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THERE IS SERIOUS RISK OF LIFE THREATENING CRASHES. *TR
TRANSFERRING SOME MATERIALS FROM NEIGHBORS HOUSE TO OURS, DIRT ROAD / DRIVEWAY. GOT TO OUR HOUSE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. REFILLED MASTER CYLINDER, PARKED THE TRUCK. CHECKED FLUID LATER, ENTIRE MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY AS TRUCK WAS PARKED. BRAKE LINES SEEM TO BE ROTTED OUT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EXTREME FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE ORIGINALLY AT 42000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. ACTUAL DATES OF INCIDENTS ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT MOST HAVE BEEN ONGOING. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ABS. FIXED TWICE BY GM UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. BOTH FIXES WERE BANDAIDS (DEALER CLEANED AND APPLIED A "SPECIAL" GREASE TWICE, THEY NEVER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS. THIRD FIX I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE SENSORS, AND SINCE THEN THE ABS HAS BEEN OK. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION (ALL LINES AND 2 CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL PUMP FAILED, FUEL LINES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. SLOW LEAKS IN 3 OF 4 WHEELS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION IN THE RIMS. *TR
PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE ORIGINALLY AT 42000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. ACTUAL DATES OF INCIDENTS ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT MOST HAVE BEEN ONGOING. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ABS. FIXED TWICE BY GM UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. BOTH FIXES WERE BANDAIDS (DEALER CLEANED AND APPLIED A "SPECIAL" GREASE TWICE, THEY NEVER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS. THIRD FIX I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE SENSORS, AND SINCE THEN THE ABS HAS BEEN OK. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION (ALL LINES AND 2 CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL PUMP FAILED, FUEL LINES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. SLOW LEAKS IN 3 OF 4 WHEELS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION IN THE RIMS. *TR
PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE ORIGINALLY AT 42000 MILES. HAVE TAKEN IMPECCABLE CARE OF IT. ACTUAL DATES OF INCIDENTS ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT MOST HAVE BEEN ONGOING. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ABS. FIXED TWICE BY GM UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL. BOTH FIXES WERE BANDAIDS (DEALER CLEANED AND APPLIED A "SPECIAL" GREASE TWICE, THEY NEVER REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS. THIRD FIX I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE SENSORS, AND SINCE THEN THE ABS HAS BEEN OK. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION (ALL LINES AND 2 CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL PUMP FAILED, FUEL LINES FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. SLOW LEAKS IN 3 OF 4 WHEELS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION IN THE RIMS. *TR
BRAKE LINES BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AT THE SAME TIME BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON .A LITTLE LATE FOR A WARNING. I REPAIRED LINE AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. ALMOST A YEAR LATER TO THE DAY SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I'VE OWNED 21 CHEVROLETS OVER A SPAN OF 45 YEARS AND ONLY HAD ONE BRAKE LINE FAILURE(1969 CORVETTE). I THOUGHT THIS WAS STRANGE SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD MORE RUST THAN ANY THING ELSE UNDER THE TRUCK. I LOOKED ONLINE AND WAS APPALLED TO LEARN THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR OVER FOUR YEARS, YET NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO WARN THE OWNERS OF THESE TRUCKS. GM 'S RESPONSE WAS LAUGHABLE UNLESS THEY CAN REMOTELY TELL HOW MUCH FLUID HAS BEEN LOST FROM EACH VEHICLE. ALSO JUST LIKE AN APPLE BRAKE LINES DON'T ROT EVENLY UNLESS SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING ON. I LIVE IN A STATE WHERE IT SNOWS ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR AND MELTS OFF WITHIN A WEEK AND RIGHT AFTER I GO TO THE CAR WASH TO GET THE UNDER BODY WASH. *TR
GOING ON A TRIP TO THE STORE , SO BEFORE THE INTERSECTION I NEED IT TO STOP, SO PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL JUST WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND NO WARNING LIGHT OR SOUND AND MORE IMPORTANTLY NO BRAKES!!!!! SO I ACTED QUICKLY AND DOWN SHIFT IT TO 1ST GEAR THAT SLOW IT DOWN SOME SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUCK THE TRUCK BUT I GOT IT TO STOP. 10 MORE FEET AND WOULD GO IN TO CROSSING TRAFFIC THAT WAS VERY CLOSE. SO I WANT TO KNOW IF GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM (RUSTY BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TRUCK) AND IF THEY ARE GOING TO DO ANY THING TO FIX IT.THEY SHOULD INFORM THE DANGER TO PUBLIC. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
I REAR ENDED SOMEONE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
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WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING IN THE INFORMATION CENTER, STARTING WITH ABS WARNING, THEN CYCLED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WARNINGS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND GEAR SELECTOR , MILEAGE DISPLAY, AND ALL OTHER DIGITAL LIGHTING SHUTS OFF. FUNCTIONS THEN TURN BACK ON, THEN OFF. IT CONTINUES THIS CYCLE THROUGHOUT THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. I CONSIDER THIS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WHEN ALL DRIVING INFORMATION SHUTS DOWN, IT LEAVES DRIVER WITH NO CLUE OF SPEED OF TRAVEL, LEVEL OF FUEL, IN WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN, ETC. ETC. *TR
LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE ROTTED. THE GAS LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW TOO. SOON THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES WILL BE DONE AND MAYBE TRANSMISSION LINES. TERRIBLE THAT GM MADE SUCH POOR BRAKE LINES. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER AND SEE THERE IS A COMPLAIN OPEN ON THIS SO WANTED YOU TO KNOW I HAD A PROBLEM TOO. VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" SIGNAL LIGHT INDICATES SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES A SERVICE COSTING AT LEAST $1000.00 TO REPAIR. WITHOUT THE REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO IRRATICAL OPERATION INCLUDES STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" SIGNAL LIGHT INDICATES SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES A SERVICE COSTING AT LEAST $1000.00 TO REPAIR. WITHOUT THE REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO IRRATICAL OPERATION INCLUDES STALLING IN TRAFFIC. *TR
DRIVING DOWN I25 IN COLORADO TRUCK SIMPLY QUIT RUNNING WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF HWY. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, OFTEN TWICE A DAY, ONE OR TWO TIME GOING TO WORK AND THE SAME GOING HOME. VERY OFTEN THE TRUCK RESTARTS RIGHT AWAY, BUT SOMETIMES IT HAS TO SET FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THE ENGINE QUITTING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM HWY SPEEDS TO SLOW CITY DRIVING. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT TIMES WHEN LEAVING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *TR
DRIVING DOWN I25 IN COLORADO TRUCK SIMPLY QUIT RUNNING WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF HWY. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, OFTEN TWICE A DAY, ONE OR TWO TIME GOING TO WORK AND THE SAME GOING HOME. VERY OFTEN THE TRUCK RESTARTS RIGHT AWAY, BUT SOMETIMES IT HAS TO SET FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THE ENGINE QUITTING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM HWY SPEEDS TO SLOW CITY DRIVING. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT TIMES WHEN LEAVING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *TR
DRIVING DOWN I25 IN COLORADO TRUCK SIMPLY QUIT RUNNING WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF HWY. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, OFTEN TWICE A DAY, ONE OR TWO TIME GOING TO WORK AND THE SAME GOING HOME. VERY OFTEN THE TRUCK RESTARTS RIGHT AWAY, BUT SOMETIMES IT HAS TO SET FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THE ENGINE QUITTING PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM HWY SPEEDS TO SLOW CITY DRIVING. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT TIMES WHEN LEAVING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *TR
OPERATING THE VEHICLE DOWN HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, PEDAL SUDDENLY PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. APPROACHING INTERSECTION OUT OF CONTROL, ONE PAIR OF BRAKES LOCKED UP AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO SLOW. THE PEDAL WAS UNMANAGEABLE IN THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION. I WAS ABLE TO AVERT AN ACCIDENT BY DRIVING INTO THE SHOULDER. I WAS REPORTED FOR RECKLESS OPERATION, AND WAS CITED, AND WAS CONVICTED OF A LESSER CHARGE. I PLEADED WITH THE POLICE OFFICER THAT THE TRUCKS BEHAVIOR WAS A RESULT OF A BRAKE FAILURE, AND UNFORTUNATELY THE DEFENSE WAS IGNORED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE WAS DIAGNOSED. I ULTIMATELY HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS WELL AS A CRIMINAL FINE BECAUSE OF BRAKE LINE CORROSION. *TR
WHILE PULLING A 26 FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC HITCH RECEIVER FAILURE. THE WELDS APPEAR TO HAVE FAILED CAUSING THE RECEIVER TO PULLING / FALL AWAY FROM VEHICLE.THE TONGUE OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER THEN STUCK BUMPER..... *JS
I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A VAN AHEAD OF ME. I TOUCHED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES AT ALL. BECAUSE OF OTHER TRAFFIC, AND NO TIME, I HIT THE VAN IN THE REAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE VAN HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I HAD A BUMP ON MY LEG, AND MY BROTHER WAS NOT HURT. I JUST NOW HAVE HEARD OTHER STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON FOR YEARS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *JS
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I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HAD TO STOP FOR A VAN AHEAD OF ME. I TOUCHED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES AT ALL. BECAUSE OF OTHER TRAFFIC, AND NO TIME, I HIT THE VAN IN THE REAR. NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE VAN HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I HAD A BUMP ON MY LEG, AND MY BROTHER WAS NOT HURT. I JUST NOW HAVE HEARD OTHER STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM GOING ON FOR YEARS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. *JS
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
MY WIFE WAS BACKING UP THE TRUCK TO GIVE ME AND MY STUCK FOUR WHEELER A TOW AND JUST BARELY GOT THE TRUCK TO STOP. I JUMPED IN TO MOVE IT AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR,NO WARNING LIGHTS. I THEN NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVER ADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 8/14/14*CN UPDATED 8/26/2014 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVER ADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 8/14/14*CN UPDATED 8/26/2014 *JS
MY TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A HILL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDNT HOLD I HAD A TRAILER ON THE BACK AND IT CAUSED THE TRAILER TO JACKNIFE AND DAMAGED MY BED. *TR
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I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT AT HOME DEPOT AND PUSHED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR TWICE BEFORE APPLYING PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. NO ONE WAS PARKED IN THE SLOT IN FRONT OF ME SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT. ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES, NEAR THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, HAD SEVER CORROSION AND HAD RUPTURED CAUSING FAILURE OF THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY LEAKAGE FROM THESE BRAKE LINES BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND VEHICLE INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT ONE MONTH BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, AFTER THIS INCIDENT. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL LINES WERE REPLACED AT THE DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO AS THEY STARTED LEAKING AND WERE ALSO CORRODED. *JS
THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING OUT. I HAVE SPOKE TO TWO OTHER PEOPLE ONE WITH A 2002 CHEVY AVALANCHE AND ANOTHER 1993 SILVERADO THEIR BRAKE LINES HAVE ALREADY RUSTED AND FAILED. HOW MANY INJURIES OR DEATHS ARE YOU GOING TO LET HAPPEN BEFORE YOU MAKE GM RECALL THE 1999 TO 2006 GM TRUCKS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TRUCK TO POST OFFICE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SLOWLY. AFTER GETTING IT HOME SAFELY I LOOKED AT LEFT FRONT WHEEL AREA AND SAW BRAKE FLUID EVERYWHERE. THE LEAK WAS IN THE BUNDLE OF BRAKE LINES JUST ABOVE THE FRAME, GOING FROM THE RESERVOIR TO THE ABS UNIT UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE FRAME. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT ALL OF THESE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE LINES GOING FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE BACK BRAKES APPEARED TO SHOW SOME CORROSION AS WELL BUT NOT NEARLY AS BAD. I HAVE REPLACED ALL LINES FROM ABS TO THE FRONT WITH AN AFTERMARKET SET AND WILL REPLACE THE BACKS SOON. THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW IN SOUTH FLORIDA BY ME AND HAS NEVER BEEN UP NORTH UNTIL JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO. THERE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS AS WELL FOR TRUCK OF THIS VINTAGE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THIS CRUCIAL SAFETY COMPONENT OF THIS VEHICLE. I HOPE OUR 2011 MALIBU WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW, DOESN'T END UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW YEARS FROM NOW. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 04/14/14*LJ UPDATED 04/18/2014 *JS
MY FIANCE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AND AS WE ENTERED TOWN GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH THE VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND COLLIDED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE BREAKING IT IN HALF CAUSING THE TOP HALF OF THE TELEPHONE POLE TO SWING DOWN AND SMACK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. HE SMACKED HIS FACE OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND I WAS LAYING DOWN ON THE SEAT AND ROLLED OFF AND BROKE THE ASHTRAY HOLDER WITH MY FACE. DURING THE IMPACT NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED EVEN THOUGH THE AIRBAGS WERE ALL IN WORKING ORDER. THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK BENT OUTWARD, THE RADIATOR WAS RIPPED OUT FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS TOTALED. I WAS THEN PUT INTO A NECK BRACE, STRAPPED TO A GURNEY AND RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. I WILL REITERATE THE FACT THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE BOTH OF US TO BE INJURED. WE LUCKILY SURVIVED THE CRASH BUT HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THE BOTH OF US WOULD HAVE SUFFERED MINIMAL INJURIES. *TR
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I HAD JUST PICKED UP 2 CU. YDS OF MULCH AND WAS GOING HOME WHEN I WAS COMING UP TO A ROUNDABOUT. I SLOWED DOWN MORE THAN USUAL, STARTED BRAKING EARLY, SINCE I WAS DRIVING WITH A LOAD. AS I GOT TO THE INTERSECTION I NOTICED A CAR THAT WAS COMING THROUGH QUICKLY AND GOT TO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE I DID SO I HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE A LITTLE MORE THAN I HAD PLANNED. AS I DID THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY THE HOLE WAS SMALL ENOUGH THAT I STILL HAD SOME PRESSURE AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND JUST MISS THE CAR. I SLOWLY CRAWLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT STREET. I WAS THINKING IT WAS THE CALIPERS BUT WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK I SAW THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM HIGHER UP. I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK TO GET A BETTER LOOK AND SAW THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINE WHERE SEVERELY CORRODED. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED BACK HOME AND NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TOMORROW TO SEE WHAT THE DAMAGE IS. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT BUT AND AS THE LIFT BEGAN TO RISE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,409.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME AND BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT BUT AND AS THE LIFT BEGAN TO RISE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,409.
THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT GIVEN THE YES OR NO....THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM. SO I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED BECAUSE OF AN EARLIER FAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A LINE BLOW OUT...AND WITH THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED I COULD SEE CLEARLY THAT THE 3 GASOLINE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED. GIVEN THAT THESE LINES RUN FROM THE FUEL TANK, ALONG THE FRAME THAN UP AND OVER THE TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION IN THE AREA OF THE MUFFLER AS WELL AND THAN BEHIND THE ENGINE TO UP AND OVER AND INTO THE ENGINE,...THESE GASOLINE LINES WERE CLEARLY NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL AND THEY SHOULD BE...THE EXTREME DANGER OF A GASOLINE LINE LEAK, EXPLOSION AND FIRE IS VERY REAL. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT HAVING SAFE FUEL LINES ON THESE VEHICLES. I ALREADY SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH CHEVY'S SIDE MOUNTED FUEL TANKS. I STRONGLY REQUEST THAT NTSB FORCE ALL VEHICLE MAKERS TO PUT STAINLESS STEEL OR HEAT RESISTANT RUBBER FUEL LINES ON ALL VEHICLES IN CANADA/USA AND FORCE A RECALL ON ALL THOSE THAT DON'T. *TR
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THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT GIVEN THE YES OR NO....THERE VERY WELL COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE PROBLEM. SO I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED BECAUSE OF AN EARLIER FAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND A LINE BLOW OUT...AND WITH THE TRANSMISSION REMOVED I COULD SEE CLEARLY THAT THE 3 GASOLINE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED. GIVEN THAT THESE LINES RUN FROM THE FUEL TANK, ALONG THE FRAME THAN UP AND OVER THE TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION IN THE AREA OF THE MUFFLER AS WELL AND THAN BEHIND THE ENGINE TO UP AND OVER AND INTO THE ENGINE,...THESE GASOLINE LINES WERE CLEARLY NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL AND THEY SHOULD BE...THE EXTREME DANGER OF A GASOLINE LINE LEAK, EXPLOSION AND FIRE IS VERY REAL. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT HAVING SAFE FUEL LINES ON THESE VEHICLES. I ALREADY SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH CHEVY'S SIDE MOUNTED FUEL TANKS. I STRONGLY REQUEST THAT NTSB FORCE ALL VEHICLE MAKERS TO PUT STAINLESS STEEL OR HEAT RESISTANT RUBBER FUEL LINES ON ALL VEHICLES IN CANADA/USA AND FORCE A RECALL ON ALL THOSE THAT DON'T. *TR
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BRAKE LINES RUPTURED, PARKING BRAKE NON-EXISTENT, CORROSION OF BRAKE LINE, FUEL LINES, FRAME AND BRAKE DUST COVERS. *TR
SO THERE I WAS DRIVING, AND I NOTICED THE ENGINE RPMS COMING UP AND THEN GOING RIGHT DOWN...WHICH I HAVE SEEN WHEN THE TRUCK RUNS HOT. A FEW HOURS LATER WHILE STILL DRIVING (AND THE RPMS THING HAPPEN A FEW TIMES) THE ENGINE RPMS STARTED TO CLIMB AND WOULDN'T STOP...I LET OF THE GAS, BACK ON...CLIMBING THEN THEY REDLINEDAT 7000RPM...THEN I HAD NO POWER, I HAD A TRANSPORT ON MY [XXX] AND TRAFFIC COMING THE OTHER WAY AT 11PM AT NIGHT. I HAD NO 4TH GEAR, NO 3RD GEAR....300YDS DOWN THE ROAD THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I FIGURED I BLEW THE OIL PUMP OR WATER PUMP. JUST MISSED GETTING CREAMED BY THE TRANSPORT. GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, POPPED THE HOOD...LOOKED AROUND...COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING...COOLANT WAS FINE, ENGINE OIL WAS FINE...GOT IN TRIED 1ST, 1ST WORKED, TRIED 2ND, 2ND WORKED, TRIED 3RD AND ...NOTHING. I DROVE HOME IN 2ND. PLUGGED IN THE CODE READER, GOT P0300X2,P0757X2,P1870. CHECK IT OUT NEXT DAY...SURE ENOUGH I BLEW A TRANSMISSION LINE...DRAIN THE FLUID WHICH WAS BADLY BURNT...I KNEW I WAS SCREWED...WHY WERE THE LINES NOT MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL...AND WHY WAS/ARE\IS THERE NO LOW FLUID WARNING LIGHT ON THE TRANSMISSION FLUID!? I GOT ONE ON THE ENGINE OIL, GASOLINE,COOLANT, WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID...NONE ON BRAKES AND NONE ON TRANNY FLUID...THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITH A STEEP INCLINE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKES AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE, WHICH ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO CATCH VERY SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HAD REACHED LEVEL GROUND. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 194,000. UPDATED 09/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, TWICE. HIS WIFE NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE SAW BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE FIRST TIME, THE BRAKES FAILED, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED WHILE EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITH A STEEP INCLINE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKES AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE, WHICH ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO CATCH VERY SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT HAD REACHED LEVEL GROUND. THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 194,000. UPDATED 09/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, TWICE. HIS WIFE NOTICED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE, SHE SAW BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE FIRST TIME, THE BRAKES FAILED, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY.