1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

ABS BRAKES ON MY TRUCK ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 1999-2002 TRUCKS, BUT MINE IS A 1998. I CALLED GM TO VERIFY THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT I DID NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS A '98 AND NOT A '99 PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND ALMOST EVERY TIME I AM AT A SLOW SPEED. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON HIS 1998 CHEVROLET 1500 THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT 46,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME THE MILEAGE WAS 75,621 MILES. THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE BOOSTER. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTH TIMES FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP DID TROUBLE SHOOTING AND FOUND THE BOOSTER FAILED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO START TO GO INTO THE ANTI-LOCK MODE ON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS STARTED ON ITS OWN LAST JANUARY. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF DRIVING ON WINTER ROADS IN WISCONSIN, BEING SNOW COVERED AND SOMETIMES ICY. HOWEVER, THIS CONDITION HAS CONTINUED THROUGH THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND NOW FALL. IN FACT, IT IS GETTING WORSE. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND MAYBE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'M WAITING TO SEE WHAT GM IS GOING TO DO REGARDING A RECALL THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM IN 14 STATES. WISCONSIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, BUT THEY SHOULD BE. WE ARE CERTAINLY IN THE "SALT-BELT." AND THE RECALL SHOULD GO BACK TO 1996 BECAUSE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING MECHANISM IS SIMILAR FROM 1996-2002. *NM

SAFETY RECALL 05068 - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V-379. I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH THE "UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION", EXACTLY AS DETAILED IN THE RECALL NOTICE DATED AUGUST 29, 2005. I HAD TO UNHOOK THE ABS FUNCTION TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, BUT NOW I HAVE NO ABS AT ALL, AS I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. HOW CAN I GET MY 1998 VEHICLE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY THE DEALER, AS PART OF THIS RECALL? THANK YOU.*JB

DT: THE BRAKES ON THE REAR END JUST LOCKED FOR NO REASON. IF IT IS RAINING THE BRAKING IS WORSE. THE BACK END LOCKS AND THE VEHICLE WILL SLIDE. THIS OCCURS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH OUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, TOO MANY TO LIST. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. NO REAR BRAKING PARTS HAVE EVER BEEN REPLACED. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE OWNER HAS LOST CONTROL AND NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK

I NOTICED IN AN EDITION OF THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE AND NOTICED THE RECALL OF THE 1999-2002 MODEL YEARS OF THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UPS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WITH THE ABS ENGAGING AT SPEEDS OF 4 TO 11 MPH AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP TRUCK. WOULD MY TRUCK BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS RECALL OR NOT??

FOR THE LAST WEEK THE ABS IS KICKING IN WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT. ABS INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE, KICKS IN AT SPEEDS OF 12 MPH DOWN TO 5 MPH. LATELY THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. WHEN ABS LIGHT IS ON, ABS DOES NOT KICK IN. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY THE REPAIR FACILITY $70.00 TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM THAT I KNOW TO ALREADY EXIST. I AM GOING TO DISABLE THE ABS IN MY VEHICLE.