Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#869420September 4, 2000
SEAT BELTS
ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK UP ON THE PASSENGER THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO MOVE, NOT UNLESS YOU RELEASE THE BUCKLE; ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE REPAIRS/ REPLACEMENT AND CONDITION STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS:
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729795September 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT AS WELL AS WINDOW REGULATOR'S WITH LESS THEN 3000 MILES ON THE PICK UP AND THE DEALER HAS HAD OTHER TRUCKS OF THE SAME TYPE WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEMS WHICH DUPLICATES MINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729833September 1, 2000
TIRES
I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON A RELATIVELY STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS HAVING AN AIR-BAG FOR BRUNCH. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER BOTH SAID THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LOOKED SUSPICIOUS. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BLOWN OUT THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD AREA.DUE TO THE RESTRAINTS AND VEHICLE DESIGN I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT BE SERIOUSLY INJURED HOWEVER I DID TOTAL A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE WHEN I HIT A CONCRETE CULVERT ABUTMENT.( DOT NUMBER: NOT AVAIL. TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#729935September 1, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN WE FIRST NOTICED THE ACCELERATOR STICKING, THE DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO WE LITERALLY HAD TO SMASH OUR FOOT ON THE ACCELATOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELORATE. AT TIMES WE WERE TRYING TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AT WHICH POINT THE DEALER COULD REDUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE THROTTLE PLATE WAS CLEANED. APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MONTHS LATER IT BEGAN SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS ONLY THIS TIME IT IS TAKING LONGER TO COMPLETELY STICK. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE PARTS BY GM IF THEY CAN'T PROVE THE ACCELERATOR STICKS FIRST. MY QUESTION THEN IS DO I HAVE TO BE KILLED BY AN ONCOMING SEMI WHILE TRYING TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE SOMEONE WILL FIX MY VEHICLE PROPERLY. MY NEXT QUESTION IS AM I THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. MY LAST QUESTION IS WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD A VARIETY OF EXCUSES THAT THROTTLE PLATES GET DIRTY, A NEW CAR SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT, ETC, ETC. HELP!!!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729940September 1, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING WAS PULLING TO RIGHT AFTER TIRE ROTATION WITH GRADUAL PROGRESSION AND AFTER 4 ALIGNMENTS AND 3 FRONT TIRE SWAPS IT STILL PULLS TO RIGHT NOT AS SEVERELY BUT NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE ROTATION. ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE MORE PLAY IN THE STEERING WITH ABOUT A 1/4 TO 1/2" RADIUS OF NO TIRE MOVEMENT EVEN THOUGH I AM MOVING THE WHEEL. DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE 2 DAYS AND SAID THEIR MACHINE WAS OFF BUT I HAD THE JOB DONE THE FIRST TWO TIMES AND 1 FRONT TIRE SWAP AT ANOTHER PLACE AND THEY ALSO CHECKED TO SEE IF THE MACHINE WAS OFF AND IT WASN'T. ANY SUGGESTIONS. IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL I WILL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DIVERT TO THE RIGHT. WHAT IS THE STANDARD FOR A VEHICLE AFTER IT IS ALIGNED-HOW FAR SHOULD YOU BE ABLE TO TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINE ASSUMING THE ROAD IS LEVEL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729948September 1, 2000
TIRES
AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES, I NOTICED UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR. IT LOOKS AS IF SOMEONE TOOK A CHISEL AND CHIPPED OFF PIECES OF TREAD. FRONT AND REAR TIRES. THE PIECES MISSING RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1/8" - 1/2" DIA. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED PER MANUFACTURER SPECS. PROPERLY INFLATED AT 44 PSI COLD. DRIVEN ON PAVED SURFACES, AND AT MODERATE SPEEDS. I WENT TO THE FIRESTONE AT 5499 N. HIGH ST., WORTHINGTON OH 43085, AND THE EMPLOYEE, AFTER TREATING ME LIKE A MORON, INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL ONLY WAS FOR CERTAIN 15" TIRES. HE THEN INSISTED THAT IT WAS NORMAL TIRE WEAR. I STRONGLY DISSAGREE, AND ASK THAT MY TIRES BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY TRUCK. HOW CAN I SEND YOU A PHOTO, OR MOLD TO SHOW YOU WHY I AM CONCERNED? PLEASE RESPOND.( DOT NUMBER: W273WMA TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729805September 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE ABS SYSTEM/PUMP MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO STATED JUST TO UNPLUG THE ABS POWER SUPPLY BUT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. ANOTHER FRIEND, JULIAN SCAFF, HAS THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR TRUCK AND HAS HAD THE EXACT ABS FAILURE. BOTH WERE AT APPROX. 45,000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES LOCKING UP AND NOT UNLOCKING FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAS CAUSED UNTOLD WEAR AND REDUCED FUEL MILAGE CONSIDERABLY. THESE ARE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729736August 31, 2000
TIRES
FIRST INCIDENT - TRAVELING ON I435 KANSAS CITY, MO AT 65MPH. RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW AT 21:00. 2ND INCIDENT - TRAVELING ON US 71 AT 50MPH. RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW AT 23:30.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729738August 31, 2000
TIRES
CANNOT GET A ANSWER IF MINE COULD BE BAD( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P275R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729387August 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS FAILED ON WET SURFACE,SPUN 450 DEG,AFTER SPIN FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. HISTORY: APPOXIMATELY 4-6 TIMES OVER A NINE MONTH PERIOD, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE FIRST APPLIED THEY DID NOT APPEAR TO WORK. UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE AND REAPPLYING, THE BRAKES THEN WORKED. THEN OVER THREE MONTH PERIOD THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FEEL CHOPPY WHEN STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL FOUR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED (ONLY 10000 MILES ON VEHICLE). TWO DAYS LATER ON A WET SURFACE, GOING 16-20 MPH ON A RIGHT TURN WITH A SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK CAME SPINNING AROUND IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. AT 90 DEGREES THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED. THE TRUCK SPUN A TOTAL OF 450 DEGREES. THEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED HARD, YOU COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF THE ABS BUT THE TRUCK DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL, THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER NEEDS REPLACING. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729450August 29, 2000
TIRES
TIRES STARTED MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DUE TO RECENT RECALLS, I PURCHASED NEW TIRES AT A COST OF $750. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THESE TIRES ARE RECALLED OR BEGIN TO FAIL OTHERS.( DOT NUMBER: W273WMR129 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729265August 27, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, AT NIGHT, DEALER STATED "THIS IS NORMAL" SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER RECYCLING EVERY 90 SECONDS. SURE IS ANNOYING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729022August 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY LET GO AND IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ALL. SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. TOLD THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES OF THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST THE ABS SYSTEM AND I WAS NOT USE TO IT BUT IT WAS DOING WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THIS WAS NOT NORMAL THEY HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ONLY VEHICLE WE OWN AND AM AFRAID WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729071August 25, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRES WOULD NOT PLUG, EVERYTIME THEY PUT A PLUG IN IT THE TIRE WOULD RIP EVEN MORE AND CHUNKS OF THE TIRE RIP OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRES WOULD END UP HAVING UP TO 6 PLUGS IN A SMALL PIN HOLE DUE TO THE RIPPING..( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868752August 25, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT
INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 4 TIMES, BUT DEFECT REOCCURRED AND COULDN'T DETERMINE CAUSE. ALSO, A CLUNK IN THE FRONT END INDICTA A LOOSE PART IN THE SUSPENSION OR ENGINE . DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT 6 TIMES, BUT COULDN'T DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553999August 24, 2000
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728952August 24, 2000
TIRES
BELTS HAVE SLIPPED ON AT LEAST TWO(2) TIRES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE PULL TO RIGHT SIDE, ALIGHMENT IS OK( DOT NUMBER: ? TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728803August 23, 2000
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING FROM HOME (MESA AZ) TO MILWAUKEE WI, I NOTICED A ONCE PER REVOLUTION THUMP AND UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A THREE INCH CRACK AT THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AT THE STEEL BELT LINE. THE CRACK WAS BEGINNING TO PROGRESS OUTWARD RADIALLY INTO THE ACTUAL TREAD AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE CRACK. A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER (DODGE CITY TIRE CENTER (316) 225-9090, EXCHANGED THE TIRE WITH A NEW FOR COST OF BALANCING ONLY. THE CLAIM NUMBER WAS 7797436 WHICH THE DEALER PROMISED ME THAT THEY WOULD SEND THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE WITH THAT NUMBER ATTACHED SO IT COULD BE TRACED. I BELIEVE THAT I SAVED FIRESTONE A DAMAGE REPAIR WHICH SHOULD ALLOW THEM TO REPLACE THE REST OF THE TIRES IN QUESTION ON MY VEHICLE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN FLINT MICHIGAN REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING.( DOT NUMBER: W273WMB169 TIRE SIZE: P265-75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868372August 23, 2000
TIRES, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT TIRES HAD A BUBBLE IN IT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED A STEERING PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728595August 21, 2000
TIRES
ON MARCH 21, 2000 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 84 NEAR THE DALLES, OREGON I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND FOLLOWED BY THE RUMBLING OF A FLAT TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED A FLAT TIRE. I THEN CHANGED THE COMPLETELY FLAT TIRE. THE NEXT DAY I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE FLAT TIRE REPAIRED AT A COMMERCIAL TIRE DEALERSHIP IN PASCO, WASHINGTON. THDY TOLD ME THAT THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN PUNCTURED BUT INSTEAD THAT THE WALL HAD SEPERATED FROM THE TREAD AND THAT THE TIRE WAS UN REPAIRABLE. I LEFT THE TIRE WITH THEM AND RECEIVED A BILL FOR $44.00 FFOR THE MOUNTING OF A USED SPARE. MORE RECENTLY THIS SUMMER I HAVE NOTICE A SMALL PIECE OF TREAD HAS DETACHED FROM ANOTHER ONE OF MY TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: W275 WNB TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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