1999 Chevrolet Express

NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON ALLOY WHEELS SHOULD NOT RESULT IN THE SEVERE CORROSION I HAVE ON MY WHEELS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A FAILURE RISK, BECAUSE I AM NOT A METALLURGICAL ENGINEER, BUT THE CORROSION IS SUBSTANTIAL. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE CLEAR COATING ON THE WHEEL HAS TRAPPED MOISTURE AND ROAD SALT, ALLOWING THE ACCELERATED CORROSION. I HAVE EMAILED AMERICAN RACING AND I HAVE BEEN IGNORED. *JB

I TOOK MY VAN IN UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE MY ABS DOESN'T WORK. MY REAR AXLE CLANKS AND WINDS. TWO WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THESE PROBLEMS STARTED TO OCCURED. I TOOK MY VAN INTO THE DEALER SHIP RIGHT AWAY AND THEY REPLACED MY REAR AXLE. THE PROBLEM WITH THE AXLE STILL EXISTS BUT WAS WORSE AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE. THE PROBLEM IS PROGRESSING AND I WILL BE IN NEED OF A NEW AXLE SOON AND HAVE NEVER HAD ABS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VAN AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T REPAIR THE PROBLEMS. THEY TELL US THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS OR THE REAR AXLE. THEY TESTED MY BRAKES BY DRIVING MY VAN AROUND THE PARKING LOT. MY FRONT BRAKES ARE SPONGY AND THEY LOCK UP ON WET ROADS WHEN BRAKING HARD. THIS IS A 1999 CHEVY EXPRESS VAN. WE ALSO PURCHASED A 1999 CHEVY MONTE CARLO SIGHT UNSEEN AT THE SAME TIME WE PURCHASED OUR EXPRESS VAN. WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT OF THE MONTE CARLO AND IT WAS THE TREAD OFF OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AFTER TWO THOUSAND MILES. THEY KEPT TELLING US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALIGNMENT AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. JIM COX TRIED TO TELL US THAT MY WIFE MADE TOO MANY LEFT HAND TURNS AND INSULTED MY WIFE ABOUT HER WEIGHT NEITHER VEHICLES WERE EVER TITLED BEFORE WE PURCHASED THEM. PROBLEMS ON BOTH VEHICLES STARTED TO OCCUR IMMEDIATLY AND WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH TRYING TO GET THE WARRANTY WORK DONE ON THEM. NOW THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY VAN STILL EXISTS AND IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY WORSE. JIM COX WAS THE AREA SERVICE REPRESENATIVE FOR ALL OF CENTRAL FLORIDA CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER "IF IT'S NOT BROKE DON'T FIX IT" AND HE HAD NO PROBLEM STATING THAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY WIFE AND MYSELF. CALLED HEAD OFFICE THAY DID NOT WHONT TO NKOW, NEVER EVER BUY CHEVE EVER EVER AGAIN. *AK

DRIVER SAID VAN WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC STATED ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE MANIFOLD. *AK THREE HEAD BOLTS ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS LOOSE. THIS ALLOWED ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE NO. 1 CYLINDER. IT WAS CAUGHT EARLY ENOUGH SO THAT THE HEAD WAS NOT DAMAGED. IT HAS TO BE REMOVED, CHECKED FOR CRACKS AND RE-INSTALLED WITH NEW GASKETS FOR $1100.00 DOLLARS. *PH *NLM