1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

ABS SPEED SENSOR HAS CORRODED. GM DID NOT WARN ME OF POTENTIAL CORROSION OR THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH UNCONTROLLED STOPPING. GM ALSO DID NOT PLAN A MAINTENANCE CHECK UP ON THE ABS SENSOR, WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED PROBLEMS. DURING THE SHORT LIFE OF THE VEHICLE THIS PART WAS GRADUALLY BECOMING DEFECTIVE. THIS PART UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, SINCE IT IS IN A PROTECTED AND SEALED AREA THAT REQUIRES MAJOR MECHANICAL WORK. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE POINT OF PURCHASE, DON MCCUE CHEVROLET WHERE I HAVE MAJORITY OF ALL WORK DONE. THEY FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY MECHANICS IN TOWN. THEY ARE USING THIS FACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DENIAL OF ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I SPOKE WITH DENNIS BRINER THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DON MCCUE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND HE STATED AFTER SOME ARGUING THAT THIS AREA OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT CONSIDERED REGULAR MAINTENANCE WITH BRAKE JOBS OR ANY OTHER MAINTENANCE CHECK UP. THEY OFFERED $130.00 TO CLEAN THE CORROSION BUT LATER REFUSED, DUE TOO THE FACT THEY MAY BREAK THE SENSOR. MY FEELING IS, IS THAT THIS WAS A DEVELOPING PROBLEM OVER THE SHORT LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM. I SPOKE WITH GM CORPORATE DIRECTLY AND THEY RESPONDED THAT I FAILED TO KEEP REGULAR MAINTENANCE RECORDS. BUT WHEN I ASKED WHERE IN THEIR RECORDS DO THEY SHOW A REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR ABS SPEED SENSORS THEY SAID THERE ISN'T ONE. GM HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH AN OWNER'S MANUAL THAT PROVES THEM RIGHT. THE SOLUTION WAS TO PULL THE ABS FUSE BY DIRECTION OF A DON MCCUE SERVICE TECH. AND GM OFFERED TO GIVE ME A GM LOYALTY CERTIFICATE ONCE I GET THE WORK DONE. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500 PICKUP SINCE 2001. IT WILL SUDDENLY OVERSTEER WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME SERIOUS PROBLEMS AT SPEED. IT DOES NOT DO IT CONSTANTLY, BUT OCCURS MORE OR LESS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY DOWN TO ONCE EVERY TWO OR THREE DAYS. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN ALAMOGORDO, NM ABOUT IT I WAS TOLD "THEY ALL DO THAT - DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." WHEN I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AN INCREASE IN THE PHENOMENON I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT JONES CHEVROLET IN SUMTER, SC, AND WAS TOLD THAT "THEY ALL DO IT," BUT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL OR NOTICE OF SOME SORT, AND TO BRING IT IN. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE INDIVIDUAL I SPOKE WITH WAS MISTAKEN BUT REFUSED TO ELABORATE, AND THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I DISAGREE, AND I BELIEVE IT IS A PROBLEM ACROSS THE GM SPECTRUM, AS EVEIDENCED BY THE RECALL REGARDING POWER STEERING ISSUES IDENTICAL TO MINE EARLIER THIS YEAR. I HAVE EMAILED GM'S CUSTOMER SITE WITHOUT RESPONSE, AND I AM NOW OF THE OPINION THAT IT WILL NOT BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY GM WITHOUT SOME SORT OF STIMULUS. AS I STATED, THE PROBLEMS BEGAN IN 2001, AND CONTINUE TO THE PRESENT.

WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE WET, THE REAR BRAKES ON MY TRUCK LOCK-UP AS THE VEHICLE IS COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION, AS IT INTERFERES WITH MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE DURING WET CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I ACCELARATE FROM THE STOP, THE REAR BREAKS RELEASE WITH A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST SINCE THE WHEATHER CONDITIONS AT THOSE TIMES WERE DRY. IN THE LAST INCIDENT, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SINCE THE WHEATHER WAS RAINY AND THE ROADS WERE WET. I AM VERY CONCERNED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN PARTS. *AK BRAKE DISK ROTAR FAILED. ROTAR SURFACE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. *TC