Six problems related to brake antilock control unit/module have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet C/k Pickups. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The antilock brake system has failed on my 1999 Chevrolet with less than 49000 miles. The vehicle id is 2gcek19t1x1186889 I bought this vehicle new and have never abused it. Berglund Chevrolet in roanoke estimated the cost of fixing this at $1000 dollars. How long would this fix last? how safe is a vehicle that will not go 50000 miles without a major component on the brakes failing???I searched the internet and found a forum with several complaints on this problem.
When applying brakes, abs seems to be malfunctioning.
In 1999, I purchased 2 1999 Chevrolet pickups as graduation gifts for my son and daughter. Recently, my daughter visited and I used her truck to run an errand. Seeing the brake indicator light on, I was concerned. She said some 2 years ago, after turning off the ignition, a loud hum continued. Eventually, someone pulled the fuse to the anti-lock brakes to stop the hum. She said the dealer told her it was a common defect in that model and either spend $1,000 for a new "module" or leave the fuse out with no anti-lock brakes. She felt she needed the $1,000 more than anti-lock brakes. Then, I contacted my son an found he had the same defect occur on his truck and had spent over $800 for the repair.
Failure of abs system on 1999 chevoret c1500 pickups. I have heard from many mechanics that the 1999-2003 kelsey hayes (tm) abs module is failing in a considerable amount of vehicles. Mine has failed and the abs system no longer works. Gm has not recognized this a major defect and does not warrant any repair.
The abs control module(pump) began to malfunction on my 1999 Chevrolet k1500 z71 which caused it to continually run without shutting off. Upon inspection I found that the pump had already been replaced once by the previous owner who purchased the truck new. I then began research on the part and found numerous other people who have experienced the same problem with their trucks and had to pay for repairs in excess of $750. 00. I also discovered that gm changed the design of the control module due to an extremely high failure rate, however, they leave it up the consumer to purchase the updated part once the original stops working.
The abs pump on my '99 k1500 chevy truck has gone bad. The pump stays on at all times, unless you pull out the fuse for the pump. By disconnecting the fuse, the abs brakes are disabled for the truck. The replacement for this part is around $1000. This appears to be a fairly common problem on this model truck. Note that the dealer recommended fix, short of replacing the unit, is pulling out the fuse.