NHTSA Complaint #10119444 — 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

I SEE THAT THE NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING GM BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEMS AND I WOULD LIKE TO RELAY MY RECENT EXPERIENCES WITH THE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES. I WAS ON VACATION BACK IN EARLY APRIL WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOLOMON CHEVROLET FOR DIAGNOSIS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE (BTCM) HAD FAILED AND THE REPAIRS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1100. I ELECTED NOT TO HAVE THE ITEM REPAIRED AT THAT TIME DUE TO THE COST INVOLVED. AFTER RETURNING HOME, ON 4/26, THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DUNDEE CHEVROLET AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE BTCM DEFECTIVE, BUT ALSO THE HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR. IN ADDITION THEY STATED THAT I NEEDED BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED (PADS AND ROTORS). THEY SAID THAT MY BRAKES WERE FALLING APART. TOTAL COST FOR THE REPAIRS WOULD BE $3031.00. AFTER CONTACTING GM THEY OFFERED TO GOODWILL THE BTCM AND HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR AN ENTIRE BRAKE JOB. EVENTUAL COST WAS $1566.00. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AND AMAZED THAT I SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER ONLY 42000 MILES. UNBELIEVEABLE.