Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#866898August 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AFTER BEING DRIVEN COULD SEE TIRE TREAD WAS WRINKLING FROM REAR LEFT TIRE.*AK CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND FELT THE VEHICLE BECOMING UNSTABLE, IMMEDIATELY PULED OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866770August 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON HIGHWAY AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRAKES LOCKED UP, AND VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD INTO A ENBANKMENT AND INTO A TREE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726414August 2, 2000
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: AT )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866570August 2, 2000
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE OR SHIMMY IN REAR END. SHIMMYING GOT WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. ALSO, CAUSED TOWING OBJECTS TO FISHTAIL. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS. EACH DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS WAS A CHRACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866622August 2, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 ON THE INTERSTATE AND FELL A SLEEP. HE HIT AN ENBANKMENT, AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF, THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#726345August 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP EXTENDED CAB 4X4 AND I HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE. MY TRUCK HAS HAD VIBRATION IN FRONT END SINCE DAY ONE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER SHIP ON MANY OCCASIONS. BEFORE THE TRUCK WAS A YEAR OLD IT HAS HAD A TOTAL OF 33 SERVICE DAYS. ITS BEEN IN SHOP ABOUT SIX TIMES SINCE THEN. IT HAS HAD 16 TIRES PUT ON THE TRUCK NOT TO MENTION HUBS REPLACED DUE TO WRONG HUBS FOR VEH WEIGHT, SHACKLES REPLACED DUE TO WRONG SHACKLES FOR WEIGHT, STEERING SHAFT REPLACED, STUDS AND NUTS REPLACED DUE TO LUG NUT SEIZED, WHEELS REPLACED DUE TO OUT OF ROUND AND WARPED,COUNTLESS BREAK DOWN OF TIRE AND RESEALED DUE TO AIR LEAKS, DASH PANEL REPLACED DUE TO PEELING, BEZEL LENS REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION CAUSING IT TO CRACK, MANUAL WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED DUE TO COMING APART INTERNALLY, DOORS WEATHER STRIP REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOISE IN CAB,BACK GLASS LATCHES REPLACED DUE TO WEAK LATCH AND WIND NOISE. WE HAVE MADE COUNTLESS ATTEMPTS TO HAVE VIBRATION PROBLEM FIXED AND THEY KEEP SAYING IT IS TIRES. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH TIRES NOW AND IT NEVER FIXES THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT GM HAS PUT SOME EXTRA BRACES UNDER SOME 99, 00, AND 01 TRUCKS. IS THIS AN ATTEMPT TO CURE THEIR VIBRATION PROBLEMS? I CANT IMAGIN IT BEING THE TIRES. I THINK GM KNOWS THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT. JUST NOT OWNING UP TO IT. PLEASE HELP. I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFTEY AS WELL AS MINE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION THIS TRUCK HAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866503August 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF ELECTRIC MODULE FOR THE ABS DOES NOT SHUT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866311July 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE KEEPS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. DEALER ALSO CLAIMS THERE IS NO SOLUTION. TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL.*AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866048July 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM MOTOR AREA. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED ENGINE LIFTERS. BUT, PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553163July 24, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN TOWING ON A STEEP GRADE, ENGINE OSCILLATES RAPIDLY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725698July 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY ROADS COMING TO A STOP DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM ON THREE TRIPS FOR SERVICE, I CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ALMOST AT WILL, WHY CAN'T THE DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#553086July 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
REPLACED MUFFLER AND PIPE ASSEMBLY DUE TO EXHAUST SYSTEM NOISE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865443July 14, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SEATS
DASHBOARD AREA NEAR THE LIGHT SWITCH WOULD GET HOT. DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE. WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. WOULD MAKE SCRAPPING NOISES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725216July 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL ON UNEVEN OR BUMPY ROADS, BRAKES FAIL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865121July 10, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD WAS CLOSE TO A TREE, LOOKED BACK TO THE RIGHT AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME CAUGHT, AND MADE VEHICLE ACCELERATE. IT SPUN THE TIRES, AND HIT THE TREE. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865125July 10, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL HANGED UP, AND CONSUMER HAD TO JUMP ON THE ACCELERATOR FOR VEHICLE TO MOVE. DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF SUDDENLY OR TAKE OFF SLOWLY. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724889July 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724830July 1, 2000
SUSPENSION
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AT 58-70. DEALER CHANGED TIRES 4 TIMES, RIMS TWICE. THREE SETS GOODYEAR AND ONE OF GENERAL TIRE. TOOK TO DEALER 7 TIMES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAY THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724807June 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE FRONT END BINDS AND COMES TO A STOP WHEN WHEELS ARE TURNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724675June 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE ABS IS ACTIVATED DUE TO A SINGLE WHEEL EVENT (E.G. BRAKING OVER A BUMP IN ROAD), THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY COME TO A STOP. I HAVE ENDED UP IN AN INTERSECTION ONCE, AND ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FROM OF ME THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. IT APPEARS THAT THE ABS PROGRAMMING IS TOO SENSITIVE TO THIS TYPE OF CONDITION. IF UNCORRECTED, IT WILL MOST LIKELY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES OR A DEATH. I WAS LUCKY WHEN I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THAT NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC EXISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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