1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

HAVE 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CLUB CAB PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN SLOWING TO STOP, THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE BRAKES PROHIBIT THE TRUCK FROM COMING TO A STOP IN TIME. HAVE READ OF INVESTIGATION WITH ABS BRAKES ON OTHER YEARS. THE 1998 IS NO DIFFERENT. I'VE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS AND MUCH DIFFICULTY IN GETTING SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHY WERE OTHER YEARS RECALLED AND NOT THE 1998. IT IS DOING THE SAME THING OTHER MODELS HAVE A HISTORY OF DOING.*JB

THE EVENT WAS A CRASH OF MY 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO P/U. THE CRASH WAS A FORWARD MOVING IMPACT TO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH A SPEED OF 40 MPH. AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE RESULTS WAS THE DRIVER IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL AS OF TODAY ONLY MINOR PAIN AND BRUISES ARE EVIDENT. THE IS THE FIRST FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM I KNOW OF. I HAVE TRIED TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG FORM A 1995 BUICK AND IT DIDN'T FIRE ALSO, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THE DRIVER. *NM

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