NHTSA Complaint #10439380 — 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V345000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: HOSES, LINES, PIPING/FITTINGS) BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 207,000. UPDATED 1/20/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED IN 2007. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED NOT TO REPLACE THE SENSORS, ONLY CLEAN THEM. UPDATED 02/01/12