1999 Chevrolet C/K Pickups

BRAKE LINE FAILED ON 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 4WD PICK UP. CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A UPS FREIGHT TRUCK AT STOP LIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL APP. 50 YARDS TO TRY TO STOP MY TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I WAS HELPLESS CARS ON ONE SIDE TELEPHONE POLES ON THE OTHER LUCKILY PUT TRUCK IN 2ND GEAR TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN SOME THEN CRASH ED HARD INTO THE BACK OF FREIGHT TRUCK. LUCKILY NOT KILLED. BRAKE FLUID WAS FLOWING OUT OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVERS SIDE SEAT UNDER FRAME. TRUCK IS POSSIBLY A TOTAL LOSS. GM HAD ME TOW AT MY OWN EXPENSE TO VERIFY THE BROKEN TUBING BREAK LINE,HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT THE BRAKE LINES AND SAID IT DEFINITELY RUPTURED AND WE TOOK PICTURES OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES AS EVIDENCE. GM INVESTIGATOR ASKED ME IF I WAS INJURED AND WHAT I WANTED FROM THEM. I RESPONDED TO BE MADE WHOLE FOR ALL THE BILLS AND DAMAGES FROM THE ACCIDENT FROM THEIR RUSTED AND FAULTY BRAKE EQUIPMENT. *TR

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR TOWARD INTERSECTION. APPLIED BRAKES BUT ODDLY PEDAL SEEMED TO GO TO FLOOR WITH ZERO BRAKING ACTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, MY VEHICLE ENTERED INTERSECTION DURING RED LIGHT. WAS STRUCK ON DRIVERS SIDE BY 18-WHEELER CROSSING INTERSECTION AND THEN MY VEHICLE'S FORWARD MOMENTUM CAUSED A FRONTAL IMPACT TO 18-WHEELER CROSSING INTERSECTION FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MY WIFE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB, BRUISED STERUM AND CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION. MY TWO CHILDREN AGES 6 AND 9 SUSTAINED CUTS TO THE HEAD FROM FLYING GLASS REQUIRING STITCHES AND GLUE. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE GENERAL MOTORS INSPECT THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UN- WILLING TO PAY A $500.00 FEE FOR WRECKING YARD TO MOVE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. BRAKES AND AIR BAG FAILURE !!!! BOTH PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED BY OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH OR LESS. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE. 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.

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)

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