Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006091349 Incident Date: Dec, 14 2006
Consumer's City: WALLA WALLA Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEK19T0X1 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 09 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 12 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: For several months i had noticed that the abs would occasionally engage at low speeds on dry pavement, resulting in increased pedal travel and increased stopping distances. then on december 15, as i left the house and had driven about 100 yards, i heard a grinding sound coming from the abs unit next to the transfer case, and the noise stopped when i pulled the abs fuse. i called o'brien chevrolet, and the earliest they could look at it was december 20. they looked at it, and told me that the abs unit had developed an internal short, and would have to be replaced, costing about $1200.00. i was shocked! this truck is in like-new condition, with only 37,200 miles, and its always been kept in a garage or a carport. i can't believe that 37,200 miles is a normal service life of a general motors abs unit before they develop shorts and have to be replaced. *jb