general problems of the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Tl-the contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet silverado. While driving at unknown speeds the brake pedal was applied but was slow to stop the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted and the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 351,000. Ap.

The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the anti-lock braking system engaged whenever he applied the brakes. As a result, the vehicle experienced increased stopping distances. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 50,000.

When driving on completely dry pavement in summer weather, I applied brakes to stop at a stop sign. The abs engaged and extended my stopping distance greatly where I proceeded past the stop sign. This continued to happened when going 5-10 mph or less under dry pavement conditions. I inquired with a mechanic whom disengaged the abs connection at the wheel.

1997 chevy silverado brake problem. At slow speeds the brake pedal travels to the floor during a sudden stop with greatly increased stopping distance required. This is a very dangerous and is apparently very common problem with owners of this vehicle. The following is copied from a post to this site which describes exactly the problem: "I have a 1997 Chevrolet silverado truck. Over the last several months I have been experiencing random failure in the anti-lock brakes, they engage in situations where there is no reason to. Recently I viewed a report that your organization is investigating the same problem with 1999 - 2002 models, but the problem in that investigation exactly describes my problem. Since the problem is random, you cannot be prepared when you don't quite stop as fast as expected. My truck is in excellent condition and I cannot expect my son to be able to handle this situation as he is an in-experienced driver. I was going to schedule soon to have it fixed when I viewed the article about a potential recall. I am awaiting to hear your decision and hoping you include earlier models (1997) such as mine if there is a recall. " I concur with the above statement entirely. If you search the internet for this same complaint, you will find a disturbing number of consumers who are facing this dangerous and potentially deadly flaw. The problem is far to common to be dismissed as anything other than a design flaw in the braking system of faulty components. The next person injured or killed by this vehicle may be someone you know and love.