1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Cruise Control Problems

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SO LONG THE LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT. NOT HAVING THE TIME TO GET IT CHECKED OUT, TODAY I WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE A CODE READING ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 5.3L. THE CODE INDICATED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ALL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. THEY INDICATED TO ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART THAT NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT. THE TOLD ME INSTEAD OF ME BUYING THE PART AND PAYING TO GET IT FIXED, TO SEE IF THIS IS ON RECALL AND HAVE THE DEALER FIX IT FOR FREE. AS I SEE ON HERE, THIS IS A RECALL PART. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED? I HAVE CALLED A COUPLE OF CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK GOING 45MPH WHEN I SAW A CAR A SHORT DISTANCE AHEAD PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD. I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AS THE CAR AHEAD DID NOT REACH THE SPEED LIMIT FAST ENOUGH. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND ALL BRAKING ABILITY WAS LOST. I LIFTED MY FOOT TO TRY TO APPLY THE PEDAL AGAIN AND AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AND HAD TO SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS ONLY AFTER A LONG DISTANCE OF RIDING ON THE SHOULDER AND DOWNSHIFTING THAT I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. ONLY JUST AS I WAS STOPPING DID THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. I HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OR THAT I HAD LOST MY BRAKES, OTHER THAN THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. BEFORE THIS, THE BRAKES WORKED PERFECTLY. HAD I NOT HAD THE ROOM TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A POTENTIALLY LETHAL ACCIDENT AND ONE OR MORE LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY, BUT HAD BECOME A PERMANENT FAILURE. THE BRAKE HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH FORCE AND THE GEAR HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON 12/05/05, ALL FORMS AND RECEIPTS WERE TURNED IN TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF A DEFECT REPAIR PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE COMPONENT FOR THE RECALL WAS THE SPEED SENSOR. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE MANUFACTURER WAS SCHEDULED TO FOLLOW UP WITH INSTRUCTION FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS IN TWO BUSINESS DAYS. THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW UP FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT HAS MADE 5 ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN THE STATUS OF THE REIMBURSEMENT ON THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR PRIOR TO THE CAMPAIGN. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND CANNOT BE PUSHED DOWN TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY RECEIVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE EVERY 30,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM *LA

THE THROTTLE ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET LS 1500 IS STICKING EVERYTIME I TAKE OFF FROM A START, THIS IS MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO THE POINT THAT I AM PUSSING ON THE GAS WITH EXTREME PRESSURE.*AK

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. *JB ONE HAS TO PUSH HARD ON THE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE, WHICH CAUSED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SCC

THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK ON OCCASIONS, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FOWARD, THE DEALER INFOMRED CONSUMER, THAT THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TS *JB

WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL IT IS REALLY HARD AND WON'T GO DOWN, THEN, CONSUMER STATES UNEXPECTEDLY GAS PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR FROM ALL PRESSURE, AND VEHICLE GOES FLYING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THROTTLE BODY NEEDED SERVICING.*AK

WHENEVER DRIVING AND GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED, IT WOULD STICK EVERY TIME. THEN, IT WOULD SUDDENLY CATCH AND JERK VEHICLE. WOULD BE NO WARNING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR PROBLEM. FIRST TIME INFORMED IT WOULD WORK ITSELF OUT. SECOND TIME WAS INFORMED A LOT COMPLAINTS ON GAS PEDAL STICKING. PROBLEM NOT READILY RESOLVED. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL HANGED UP, AND CONSUMER HAD TO JUMP ON THE ACCELERATOR FOR VEHICLE TO MOVE. DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF SUDDENLY OR TAKE OFF SLOWLY. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK