1994 Chevrolet Silverado

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: ALL FOUR TIRES WERE NOTICED WITH CRACKS WHERE TREAD MET SIDEWALL, ALSO, BLISTERED, AND STEEL BELTS COMING THROUGH THE TIRE. MOUNTED ON A 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 50,000 MILES, P245/75R16, AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL, BUT WILL BE PRORATED UNTIL IT BECOMES A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH IGNITION OFF EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. SOMEHOW TRUCK STARTED BY ITSELF AND DROVE RIGHT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. DRIVEWAY WAS A FLAT SURFACE. ALSO, THERE WAS SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM TRUCK. AS A SAFETY MEASURE OWNER HAS DISCONNECTED BATTERY. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL IS LIMITED TO ONE PLANT AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN THAT PLANT. *YH

WHILE GOING DOWN A DIRT DRIVEWAY, REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW, PUT THE CLUTCH IN EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO COAST/FREE WHEEL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY AT WHICH TIME I WOULD HAVE PUT INTO 2 WHEEL HIGH. AT WHICH POINT, WHILE IT WAS FREEWHEELING, THE PLASTIC LOOP THAT CONNECTED THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR ROD TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL SNAPPED. SUDDENLY ENGAGING THE CLUTCH THAT WAS SPINNING TO THE ENGINE(DIESEL) THAT WAS AT AN IDLE. THE ENGINE COMPRESSION PREVENTED THE MOTOR FROM INCREASING RPM QUICKLY. RESULT WAS A RELATIVELY NEW CLUTCH DISC WAS TORN APART. THIS WAS THE THIRD CLUTCH IN THIS VEHICLE. THE ORIGINAL DISINTIGRATED AT 96,000 MILES WHILE ENTERING A STATE HIGHWAY FROM A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. CLUTCH MATERIAL WAS NOT EXCESSIVELY WORN. REPLACED WITH A GM CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. PILOT BEARING HAD FAILED. NEEDED NEW IMPUT SHAFT TO TRANSMISSION. SECOND CLUTCH FAILED AFTER 24,000 MILES. CLUTCH DISC DISINTIGRATED AND JAMMED CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. ROCKED THE ENGINE SEVERLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO EXHAUST. ROAD WET GOING DOWNHILL. NO WEIGHT IN BED OF TRUCK. TAIL BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. REPLACED WITH NAPA/BORG WARNER ASSEMBLY. UNIT HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PEDAL ASSEMBLY BROKE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT OTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME MANUFACTURER WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION HAVE THE SAME POTENTIAL PART FAILURE WHEN DRIVER NOT EXPECTING IT. IN OUR CASE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 100+ YARDS ON A DIRT ROAD BEFORE ENTERING A PUBLIC WAY AND ANOTHER 100 YARDS UP A PUBLIC WAY BEFORE COMING UNDER CONTROL. HAD THERE BEEN VEHICLES TRAVELING EITHER DIRECTION THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN WORST. SHOULD THIS FAILURE OCCUR WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A CROSSWALK, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO REACT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER POTENTIAL SITUATIONS THAT COME TO MIND THAT COULD RESULT IN FATALITIES. WE WERE LUCKY . OUR FAMILY OF 5 AND OUR NEIGHBORS, WHO FORTUNATELY CAME BY AFTER, SURVIVED WITHOUT INJURY OTHER THAN THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF OUR CLUTCH WHICH HAD MUCH USEFUL LIFE LEFT. PHOTOS AVAILABLE. *AK

FUEL INJ. PUMP FAILED WHEN ONLY 900 MI. REPL. UNDER WARRANTY,ENGINE HAS EITHER STOPPED RUNNING OR WILL NOT RUN ABOVE IDLE PROBABLY 50 OR MORE TIMES SINCE NOV 1999 . WHEN ENGINE STOPS , YOU LOSE ALL STEERING & BRAKES (BAD NEWS ON TWO LANE ROAD WITH LOADED TRAILER) . DEALER REPLACED FUEL LIFT PUMP , DIDNOT FIX PROBLEM NOW WARRANTY IS OUT . G.M. HAS KNOWN THAT THE ELECTRONIC ( FLY BY WIRE) INJ. PUMP HAS PROBLEMS WHY DONT THEY FIX THE PROBLEM?FALL S. *AK

DEALER REFUSING TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL CONCERNING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.ALSO, DEALER WILL NOT GIVE CONSUMER ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING OTHER RECALLS. ASKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ME WITH OTHER INSTRUCTION. *AK THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM BUT UNABLE TO GET IT DONE FOR OVER A YEAR. *YH