1995 Chevrolet C1500

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001 DUE TO VIN.*AK CONSUMER ADDS THAT VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED DURING THE TIME SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER IS CONCERNED AS TO WHY DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL. *TT

WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNING MY TRUCK I NOTICED THE FRAME WAS BENDING AND CAVING INTO MY CAB I NOTIFIED DEALER AND HAD BEEN INFORMED MY FRAME WAS BROKE, SO DEALER TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE REPAIR BILL. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AFTER THAT IS WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THIS TIME THE PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE REAL FAST AND BEFORE I REALIZED IT WAS EFFECTING THE PROTECTIVE OUTER LINER OF THE GAS TANK, SO NOW NOT ONLY IM I CONCERED ABOUT MY FAMILYS SAFETY BUT OTHERS AS WELL. THIS TIME I MADE DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HE TOOK THE TRUCK TO ONE OF HIS OWN SHOPS AND THEY TOLD HIM THE FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRABLE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALL TOGETHER. MEANWHILE I WAS REVIEWING MY CONTRACT AND CAME ACROSS MY VIN NUMBER AND NUMBER OF CYCLINDERS IS IN CORRECT AND I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS NEVER VALID BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE HAD PRIOR ALTERATIONS DONE TO IT BY DEALERSHIP.*AK

AFTER REGULAR MAINTENENCE CHANGING OF BRAKE FLUID VEHICLE HAD A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN YOU FIRST STEPPED ON THE BRAKES. AFTER SEVERAL MORES ATTEMPS TO BLEED THE SYSTEM THE PULL WAS STILL THERE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR GUIDENCE AND WESELOH CHEVROLET SAID TO BRING IT IN TO THEM. THEY PERFORMED A FULL FUNCTION BLEED ON MY TRUCK. I DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALER AND WITHIN 1 BLOCK THE BRAKES PULLED RIGHT AND I RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEIR FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS, BRAKE LININGS AND FRONT BRAKE HOSES. ALTHOUGH THAT SEEMED TO WORK, I STILL FELT AN OCCASIONAL PULL TO THE RIGHT BUT THOUGHT I WAS JUST IMAGINING THINGS AS IT WOULD NOT PULL TWICE IN A ROW. IN JULY OF 2001 THE PULL AGAIN RETURNED AND WOULD NOT GO AWAY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND AT THIS TIME THEY SAID THE ABS VALVE WAS BAD. I SHOWED THEM A TSB (99-05-24-001A) AND ASKED HOW THEY WOULD NOT CONDEM AND REPLACE THE ABS VALVE ON ALL TRUCKS HAVING EXACTLY THE SAME PART NUMBER INSTEAD OF JUST THE SUBURBAN MODEL. WHY DOES THIS TSB NOT DEAL WITH ALL THE VEHICLES HAVING THIS PART NUMBER IN ITS ABS SYSTEM? I HOPE THIS HELPS OTHER TRUCK OWNERS RESOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION!!!!!!*AK