1999 Chevrolet Express

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, MY VAN HAS COMPLETELY LOST ALL OPERATION. MY CAR QUITS RUNNING, STEERING FREEZES UP AND I LOSE MY BRAKES. THE CAR COMPLETELY FREEZE UP. I HAVE HAD IT TOWED TWICE IN 2 WEEKS FOR THIS CONDITION. THE MECHANIC SAID A FUSE BLOWS IN THE COMPUTER. THEY CANNOT FIND A SHORT OR ANY REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY NOW. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL COMPLETELY DIE WHILE DRIVING. WHAT CAN IT BE? THE MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THINKS IT COULD BE SOMETHING CALLED ECM. BUT HE IS NOT SURE. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?*AK

BRAKES ARE EXTREEMELY SPONGY AND FADE SIGNIFICANTLY REQUIRING FAR GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER DRIVEN. PUMPING THE PEDAL SEEMS TO HELP BUT PUSHING FIRMLY ACTIVATES THE ABS WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH TOWARD WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF YOU. I'VE NEVER DRIVEN A VEHICLE WHERE THE ABS KICKS IN SO FREQUENTLY. *AK

DEALER FAULTING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR TO OFFSET REAL PROBLEM BUT AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM TO HAVE IT REOCCUR IN 15000 MILES . NOW DEALER IS SAYING BRAKES DONT WEAR THE SAME FROM RIGHT TO LEFT SIDE . LEFT SIDE HAD .180 THOUSANTHS WHILE THE RIGHT SIDE HAD 0.ALARMING ISN'T IT ? DO THEY ACTUALLY WANT US THE PUBLIC TO BELIEVE THIS. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THEM AS THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO RELIZE THEIR MISTAKE. *AK

TIRE HAD COMPLETE CASTASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE SIDE WALL WHILE ON HIGHWAY DRIVING 54 MPH. THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT. THIS TIRE HAD LESS THAN 15 DAYS DRIVING TIME ON IT SINCE IT WAS THE SPARE THAT WAS REPLACED ON MONDAY, 21 MAY. THE ONLY OTHER TIME IT WAS USED WAS FOR 2 DAYS LAST SUMMER. THE TIRE WAS BRAND NEW!!!*AK (DOT NUMBER: 120/116R TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE EXTERNAL MIRRORS VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50MPH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED BOTH MIRRORS SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET/GM AND THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE IS A DEFECT AND HAVE STATED THAT THE VIBRATION IS "NORMAL AND INHERENT TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE." A GM REPRESENTATIVE MET WITH ME AT MY DEALERSHIP TO TEST DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND A NEW COMPARABLE MODEL TO DEMONSTRATE THAT ALL CHEVROLET EXPRESS VANS HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF "NORMAL" VIBRATION. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX BECAUSE THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE STATED THAT NO ONE ELSE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE MIRRORS. I DISAGREE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CONSUMER DEFECT COMPLAINTS REPORTED TO NHTSA SINCE 1995 WHEN THE MODEL WAS FIRST INTRODUCED YET CHEVROLET/GM HAS NEGLECTED TO CORRECT OR RE-DESIGN THEIR DEFFECTIVE MIRRORS. THE MIRROR'S VIBRATION IS NOT "NORMAL". THIS VIBRATION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE MIRRORS ARE COMPLETELY USELESS AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PLEASE HELP CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.*AK