Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#999999May 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW BINDS AND MAKES NOISE GOING UP, ALIGNED WINDOW AND LUBRICATED HOWEVER EXPERIENCED PROBLEM AGAIN. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838320May 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHENEVER DRIVING AT 65 MPH OR HIGHER SPEED VEHICLE IS VIBRATING. WHEN CONSUMER PULLS OFF VEHICLE VIRBRATES ALSO. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STILL CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838322May 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE. VEHICLE IS STILL CONTROLLABLE. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC IT NEEDED SPRINGS & SHOCKS & WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838090May 18, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE LATCH ON DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. IT WILL NOT LOCK. ALSO CAUSES SEATBELT FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837917May 13, 1999
WHEELS:HUB
WHEEL CAP: COVER: HUB FELL OFF WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836440May 12, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE, BROKE FOUR TIMES, AND STILL NOT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837688May 10, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 65 TO 70MPH AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706200May 3, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837075April 26, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
RECALL 98V242000.98062. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH THE STEERING WILL VIBRATE QUITE A BIT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705972April 25, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
I TOOK DELIVERY OF VEHICLE ON 3-1-99. NOTICED FRONT END VIBRATION AT 65 MPH. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A GOODYEAR TIRE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED ALL TIRES. PROBLEM REMAINED AS WELL AS FEELING A SHAKING IN THE STEERING ON ROUGH OR BUMPY ROADS. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM. SHIMS WERE PLACED IN THE DRIVESHAFT. PROBLEM THEN BECAME MUCH WORSE. VIBRATION SHOOK ENTIRE VEHICLE MAKING STEERING DIFFICULT. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. SHIMS WERE REMOVED. GM KNOWS ABOUT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND THEIR ONLY REPLY WAS "IN 70 DAYS WE MIGHT HAVE A FIX". IN 70 DAYS THE DRIVESHAFT MIGHT COME UP THROUGH THE FLOOR OF MY TRUCK, TOO. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. GM SURE DOESN'T CARE! I HAVE CONSULTED THREE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS - TWO CHEVROLET AND ONE GMC. THEY ALL ADMITTED TO HAVING AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TRUCKS WITH THESE PROBLEMS. MULTIPLY THAT BY THE NUMBER OF CHEVROLET AND GMC DEALERSHIPS IN THIS COUNTRY AND YOU WILL SEE THE MAGNITUDE OF THESE PROBLEMS. NONE OF US CAN TAKE ON GM. PLEASE HELP US. I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT IF GM CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEMS, THAT THEY OFFER A FREE EXTENDED WARRANTEE TO ALL WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THESE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545155April 21, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COMPUTERIZED ENGINE DESIGN DOES NOT INCLUDE MONITORING ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE FOR APPROPRIATE CYCLIC FUNCTION AND INDICATING PROPER THERMOSTAT PROTECTION, POOR PERFORMANCE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705819April 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
OTHER EQUIPMENT; SEVERE VIBRATION THAT FEELS LIKE BODY FLEXES BETWEEN 65-75MPH. I HAVE SLOWED AND PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULD FEARING PERSONAL SAFTEY. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO 2 DEALERSHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES, AND SPOKEN WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE, AS WELL AS WRITTEN A LETTER TO CHEVROLET. THEY CLAIM THAT IT IS A NEW "CHARATERISTIC" OF THIS YEAR, NO FIX. POWERTRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC - IT SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE AT ABOUT 37 MPH PRODUCING A GROWLING SOUND, BROUGHT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES, NO FIX. OTHER EQUIPMENT - CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836823April 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
SINCE THE DAY OF DELIVERY CONSUMER NOTICED A LOT OF PULSATION IN THE BRAKES. ALSO, A LUG: NUT OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL WAS CROSS THREADED, AND THE SCREW BROKEN. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPAIRED VEHICLE BECAUSE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. MARTIN CEHVROLET----330-373-1600. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836755April 15, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
(1) STEERING: VIBRATES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS OR BAD ROADS. HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR GOING AROUND CORNERS. WOULD MOVE & MAKE CLATTERING NOISES. DEALER SAID VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL EVEN THOUGH EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM (98V242000). (2) DRIVER'S POWER SEAT TRACK BRACKETS WOULD MOVE OR SHIFT & MAKE CLUNKING NOISES WHEN GETTING IN OR OUT OF SEAT. SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK & FORTH. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR THE TRACT OR BRACKETS ON POWER SEATS. OWNER WANTS VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR VIBRATION PROBLEM BUT NOT BY DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705644April 15, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE POWER SEATS CLUNK ALL THE TIME EVERYDAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES/GRINDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836615April 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER OWNS TWO CHEVROLET TRUCKS G3500, 99 VEHICLES, AND HAS EXPERIENCED VEHICLE PULLING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE SECOND VEHICLE'S VIN #[XXX].- THE DEALERSHIP GAVE CONSUMER A LOANER WITH LESS THAN 600 MILES THAT DOES THE SAME. GMC IS USING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FOR TESTING, THEY'VE INDICATED THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 97, AND THEY CANNOT FIND A REMEDY.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705380April 7, 1999
SUSPENSION
TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION BETWEEN 1100 &1500 RPM WHEN GOING UP HILLS IT IS BAD. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER NO FIX, BUT ALL NEW SILVERADOS DOING IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705301April 5, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1ST: TURNING ON A SHARP BEND AT TEN MILES AN HOUR, BRAKES WERE APPLIED (LIGHTLY) AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. 2ND: VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON A SHORT BEND IN THE ROAD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED (LIGHTLY) VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. 3RD: FIRST DAY AFTER ACCIDENT ,BRAKES JAMMED AND RESPONDED EXTREMELY SLOW. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544762April 1, 1999
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE POTRUDES BY DESIGN CAUSING DRIVERS PANTS LEG TO GET CAUGHT AND TO ALMOST FALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544773April 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION, PROBLEM IS UNPREDICTABLE, HOWEVER WHEN IT OCCURS IT IS SO SEVERE CONUMER HAS TO SOMETIMES PULL OVER, FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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