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279 reportsMileage unknown · Sep 19, 2000
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
I HAVE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO CONTACT CHEVROLET TO GET ATTENTION BROUGHT TO THE ISSUE. I KEEP BEING TOLD THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, BUT STILL NO WORD FROM THEM. EVERYTIME THEY SAY THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME, NO ONE EVER DOES. THE BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL, AND SOMETIMES TH…
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I HAVE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO CONTACT CHEVROLET TO GET ATTENTION BROUGHT TO THE ISSUE. I KEEP BEING TOLD THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, BUT STILL NO WORD FROM THEM. EVERYTIME THEY SAY THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME, NO ONE EVER DOES. THE BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN IT IS WET OUTSIDE SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL, AND SOMETIMES THEY WORK GREAT. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR MY BRAKES TO BE FIXED. WE HAVE CONSULTED 2 AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALERS AND THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM BACK INTO A CORNER AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I RISK MY LIFE, MY WIFE'S LIFE, OUR 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER'S LIFE, AND EVERYONE OUT ON THE ROAD WHEN I DRIVE THE TRUCK. THIS IS THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU, DANIEL L. MCKINNEY
NHTSA ODI #731925
Mileage unknown · Sep 18, 2000
Electrical SystemService Brakes, Hydraulic
FACTORY INSTALLED BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID ONTO METAL TUBING OF THE BRAKE LINE CAUSING IT TO CORRODE AND EAT LINE AWAY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
NHTSA ODI #870797
Mileage unknown · Sep 18, 2000
Electrical System
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO BATTERY ACID LEAK ON BRAKE TUBING
NHTSA ODI #731797
Mileage unknown · Sep 14, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling
ON TOP OF ENGINE ELECTRICAL WIRES ARE CONNECTED, AND FUEL IS BYPASSING INTO CONTROL MODULE. WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER PRESSURE, IT CAUSES FUEL TO LEAK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH COULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE MANIFOLD, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ODI #870511
Mileage unknown · Sep 7, 2000
Tires
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, LT245/75R16 SIZE, DOT#:VNIIBAB318. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEFT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT AROUND THE WHOLE RIM.*AK FIRESTONE 245/75/R16 *MW
NHTSA ODI #869849
Mileage unknown · Sep 6, 2000
Seat Belts
PLATIC PART OF SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE BROKE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #869785
Mileage unknown · Aug 15, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL PULL TO LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL WILL BOUNCE/SHAKE. DEALER HAS TURNED ROTORS AT 40,000 MILES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING .DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP VIBRATION. ALSO, BRAKES DO NOT CATCH RIGHT AWAY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #867825
Mileage unknown · Aug 4, 2000
Tires
ONE FIREST WILDERNESS TIRE JUST BUBBLED UP ON THE SIDE, AND THEN WENT FLAT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #866795
Mileage unknown · Jul 17, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN TRAVELING 30 - 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. YOU WILL GET A VERY HARD BRAKE AND GO THRU THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY STOP THE TRUCK. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BUT ON GOING THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER WITH TH…
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THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN TRAVELING 30 - 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. YOU WILL GET A VERY HARD BRAKE AND GO THRU THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY STOP THE TRUCK. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY ONLY OCCASIONALLY, BUT ON GOING THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AT 19,000 MILES AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM THE TRUCK FINALLY LOST ALL BRAKE POWER AND IS AT THE DEALER NOW WITH THE PROBLEM BEING WITH THE HYDRAULICS AND BRAKE BOOSTER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE TRUCK HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. WE FIRST COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN JAN 99( INVOICE # CTCS50319), I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM NOTED IN CASE OF A FUTURE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE
NHTSA ODI #725554
Mileage unknown · Jul 16, 2000
Electrical System
LEFT TAILLIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE DURING A LONG TRIP MADE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING. GM STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURENCE. WEAK COMPONENT. WEAK COMPONENTS SHOULD HAVE SAFETY RECALLS DUE TO SAFETY AND POOR DESIGN. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTACTED. SINCE VEHICLE HAD 41,000 MILES, THEY FELT NO RESPONSIBILITY.
NHTSA ODI #725526
NHTSA investigations
2EA05007 · Tailgate Support Cables
Opened Apr 14, 2005 · Closed Apr 11, 2006
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch; Structure:body:tailgate ; Structure:body:tailgate:hinge And Attachments
GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN 805,368 MODEL YEAR 1999 AND 2000 GMT 800 MODEL VEHICLES.THE MODEL YEAR 1999 AND 2000 GMT-800 SERIES VEHICLES THAT WILL BE CAMPAIGNED HAD CONTRIBUTED A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF THE TOTAL COMPLAINTS (87%) AND INJURIES (79%) ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BREAKAGE IN THE MODEL YEAR 1998 - 2000 C/K SERIES VEHICLES ADDRESSED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.
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Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch
GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN 805,368 MODEL YEAR 1999 AND 2000 GMT 800 MODEL VEHICLES.THE MODEL YEAR 1999 AND 2000 GMT-800 SERIES VEHICLES THAT WILL BE CAMPAIGNED HAD CONTRIBUTED A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF THE TOTAL COMPLAINTS (87%) AND INJURIES (79%) ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BREAKAGE IN THE MODEL YEAR 1998 - 2000 C/K SERIES VEHICLES ADDRESSED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.
Structure:body:tailgate
GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN 805,368 MODEL YEAR 1999 AND 2000 GMT 800 MODEL VEHICLES.THE MODEL YEAR 1999 AND 2000 GMT-800 SERIES VEHICLES THAT WILL BE CAMPAIGNED HAD CONTRIBUTED A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF THE TOTAL COMPLAINTS (87%) AND INJURIES (79%) ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BREAKAGE IN THE MODEL YEAR 1998 - 2000 C/K SERIES VEHICLES ADDRESSED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.
Structure:body:tailgate:hinge And Attachments
GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN 805,368 MODEL YEAR 1999 AND 2000 GMT 800 MODEL VEHICLES.THE MODEL YEAR 1999 AND 2000 GMT-800 SERIES VEHICLES THAT WILL BE CAMPAIGNED HAD CONTRIBUTED A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF THE TOTAL COMPLAINTS (87%) AND INJURIES (79%) ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BREAKAGE IN THE MODEL YEAR 1998 - 2000 C/K SERIES VEHICLES ADDRESSED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.
RQ04010 · Tailgate Support Cable Breakage
Opened Sep 28, 2004 · Closed Apr 14, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch; Structure:body:tailgate ; Structure:body:tailgate:hinge And Attachments
ODI IS UPGRADING RQ04-010 AND OPENING AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN 1998, 1999, AND PARTIAL YEAR 2000 SILVERADOS AND SIERRAS (C/K MODELS).GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V-129 TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000 - 2004 SIERRAS AND SILVERADOS.GENERAL MOTORS HAS ADVISED ODI THAT THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE TAILGATE CABLE SHEATHING INSTALLED IN C/K MODELS HAD INADVERTENTLY CHANGED IN OCTOBER 1999, INCREASING THE PROPENSITY FOR VOIDS IN AND AROUND THE GALVANIZED STEEL CABLE STRANDS WHICH CAN ALLOW MOISTURE TO WICK AMONG THE STRANDS, LEADING TO OXIDATION AND WEAKENING OF THE STRANDS.SINCE ODI INITIATED RQ04-010 IN SEPTEMBER 2004, ODI HAS RECEIVED 10 ADDITONAL NON-INJURY COMPLAINTS ON MY 1998-99 C/K VEHICLES, BUT NO ADDITIONAL INJURY COMPLAINTS.DURING THIS SAME PERIOD, GM HAS RECEIVED 564 NON-INJURY AND 35 INJURY COMPLAINTS. ODI HAS RECEIVED 6 INJURY COMPLAINTS AND 38 NON-INJURY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF MODEL YEAR 2000 C/K VEHICLES AND REQUIRES FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN VEHICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CAMPAIGN 04V-129 OR SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE INJURY SUMMARY FOR RQ04-010.
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Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch
ODI IS UPGRADING RQ04-010 AND OPENING AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN 1998, 1999, AND PARTIAL YEAR 2000 SILVERADOS AND SIERRAS (C/K MODELS).GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V-129 TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000 - 2004 SIERRAS AND SILVERADOS.GENERAL MOTORS HAS ADVISED ODI THAT THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE TAILGATE CABLE SHEATHING INSTALLED IN C/K MODELS HAD INADVERTENTLY CHANGED IN OCTOBER 1999, INCREASING THE PROPENSITY FOR VOIDS IN AND AROUND THE GALVANIZED STEEL CABLE STRANDS WHICH CAN ALLOW MOISTURE TO WICK AMONG THE STRANDS, LEADING TO OXIDATION AND WEAKENING OF THE STRANDS.SINCE ODI INITIATED RQ04-010 IN SEPTEMBER 2004, ODI HAS RECEIVED 10 ADDITONAL NON-INJURY COMPLAINTS ON MY 1998-99 C/K VEHICLES, BUT NO ADDITIONAL INJURY COMPLAINTS.DURING THIS SAME PERIOD, GM HAS RECEIVED 564 NON-INJURY AND 35 INJURY COMPLAINTS. ODI HAS RECEIVED 6 INJURY COMPLAINTS AND 38 NON-INJURY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF MODEL YEAR 2000 C/K VEHICLES AND REQUIRES FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN VEHICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CAMPAIGN 04V-129 OR SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE INJURY SUMMARY FOR RQ04-010.
Structure:body:tailgate
ODI IS UPGRADING RQ04-010 AND OPENING AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN 1998, 1999, AND PARTIAL YEAR 2000 SILVERADOS AND SIERRAS (C/K MODELS).GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V-129 TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000 - 2004 SIERRAS AND SILVERADOS.GENERAL MOTORS HAS ADVISED ODI THAT THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE TAILGATE CABLE SHEATHING INSTALLED IN C/K MODELS HAD INADVERTENTLY CHANGED IN OCTOBER 1999, INCREASING THE PROPENSITY FOR VOIDS IN AND AROUND THE GALVANIZED STEEL CABLE STRANDS WHICH CAN ALLOW MOISTURE TO WICK AMONG THE STRANDS, LEADING TO OXIDATION AND WEAKENING OF THE STRANDS.SINCE ODI INITIATED RQ04-010 IN SEPTEMBER 2004, ODI HAS RECEIVED 10 ADDITONAL NON-INJURY COMPLAINTS ON MY 1998-99 C/K VEHICLES, BUT NO ADDITIONAL INJURY COMPLAINTS.DURING THIS SAME PERIOD, GM HAS RECEIVED 564 NON-INJURY AND 35 INJURY COMPLAINTS. ODI HAS RECEIVED 6 INJURY COMPLAINTS AND 38 NON-INJURY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF MODEL YEAR 2000 C/K VEHICLES AND REQUIRES FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN VEHICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CAMPAIGN 04V-129 OR SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE INJURY SUMMARY FOR RQ04-010.
Structure:body:tailgate:hinge And Attachments
ODI IS UPGRADING RQ04-010 AND OPENING AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN 1998, 1999, AND PARTIAL YEAR 2000 SILVERADOS AND SIERRAS (C/K MODELS).GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V-129 TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000 - 2004 SIERRAS AND SILVERADOS.GENERAL MOTORS HAS ADVISED ODI THAT THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE TAILGATE CABLE SHEATHING INSTALLED IN C/K MODELS HAD INADVERTENTLY CHANGED IN OCTOBER 1999, INCREASING THE PROPENSITY FOR VOIDS IN AND AROUND THE GALVANIZED STEEL CABLE STRANDS WHICH CAN ALLOW MOISTURE TO WICK AMONG THE STRANDS, LEADING TO OXIDATION AND WEAKENING OF THE STRANDS.SINCE ODI INITIATED RQ04-010 IN SEPTEMBER 2004, ODI HAS RECEIVED 10 ADDITONAL NON-INJURY COMPLAINTS ON MY 1998-99 C/K VEHICLES, BUT NO ADDITIONAL INJURY COMPLAINTS.DURING THIS SAME PERIOD, GM HAS RECEIVED 564 NON-INJURY AND 35 INJURY COMPLAINTS. ODI HAS RECEIVED 6 INJURY COMPLAINTS AND 38 NON-INJURY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF MODEL YEAR 2000 C/K VEHICLES AND REQUIRES FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN VEHICLES WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CAMPAIGN 04V-129 OR SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE INJURY SUMMARY FOR RQ04-010.
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