Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10474340September 8, 2012
ENGINE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING BY THEMSELVES, THE HEADS HAVE FALLEN OFF LEADING TO EXHAUST LEAKING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474042September 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I AS DRIVING MY 1999 SILVERADO TO WORK . APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL ,I APPLIED BRAKES AND FELT THE LINE LET GO AS MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY MECHANIC WAS SHOCKED AT THE AMOUNT OF RUST UNDER MY TRUCK WITH ONLY 40000 MILES. I HAD ALREADY REPLACED ROTTED ROTORS,ABS SENSORS,ETC. MORE RECENTLY I HAD TWO OTHER BRAKE LINES FIXED.REALLY DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS ANYMORE. GM SHOULD RECALL PRONTO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472996August 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL DRAMATICALLY. YOUR STOP IS ACCELERATED, UNTIL SUCH POINT THAT THE BRAKES ACTUALLY REVERT TO "REGULAR" BRAKING AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WHEEL SENSORS ARE LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AS I HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470805August 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WAS IN TRAFFIC WENT TO BACK UP AND HEARD A POP. IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION SUN SHELL GEAR FAILING. (AAMCO TRANSMISSION SAID SO). I WAS ON A HILL SO WHEN FAILED IT ROLLED FORWARD. STOPPED IT JUST IN TIME TO JUST BUMP CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WASN'T ANY VISIBLE DAMAGE SO DIDN'T FILE. HOWEVER I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT ON THESE TRUCKS. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470228August 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINES RUSTING THROUGH. I HAD THE BRAKES FAIL ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LEAVING MY DRIVE WAY AND NOT ON THE ROAD TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED AND AFTER INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE I DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470142August 10, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES BLEW OUT DUE TO ROT. I WAS TRAVELING ~50 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF A HIGHWAY WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS FORCED TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER AND USE THE PARKING BRAKE. I SIDESWIPED ONE CAR. AS THE POLICE TOOK MY REPORT ALL BRAKE FLUID LEAK OUT FROM MULTIPLE RUPTURES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469466August 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO A LOW RANGE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468202July 30, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466965July 22, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
DROVE 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO UP DRIVEWAY PUSHED BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO FLOOR ALMOST HIT HOUSE. LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND SAW THAT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED INTO LEAKING ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID OUT OF THE RESERVOIR ON,TO DRIVEWAY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION...THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A CHILD OR ANYONE IN AREA...PLEASE MAKE GM STAND GOOD FOR THERE PRODUCTS THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT TO LET SLIDE BY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466377July 18, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
COMPLETE AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WITHOUT WARNING, FROM BURST BRAKE LINES CAUSED BY RUST IN THE LINES FROM MASTER CYLINDER TO THE JUNCTION BOX UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAD THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY IN THE BRAKE LINE FROM JUNCTION BOX TO PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL TWO YEARS AGO. THE PREVIOUS RUPTURE WAS IN THE SAME AREA, BUT NOT THE SAME SPOT AS THIS FAILURE. I HAVE KEPT VISUAL CHECKS FOR EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE OTHER LINES SINCE THEN. HOWEVER THIS NEW FAILURE WAS WHERE THE LINE WENT THROUGH THE CAB TO THE FRAME, OUT OF CLEAR SIGHT AND BEHIND INNER FENDER LINER. I HAD BACKED VEHICLE AND A TRAILER DOWN BOAT RAMP TO RECOVER SKI BOAT. VEHICLE STOPPED NORMALLY AT WATER EDGE AND BOAT WAS LOADED. UPON APPLYING BRAKES TO TAKE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE, BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOORBOARD. I DROVE VEHICLE AND BOAT UP THE RAMP SLOWLY INTO PARKING LOT WHERE I ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON FLAT GROUND. VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP WITH BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY ON FLOOR. IN ORDER TO GET HOME, I REMOVED FENDER LINER AND MADE EMERGENCY REPAIRS WITH STORE BOUGHT BRAKE LINES AND SPLICE CONNECTORS. ONLY THE LINE FROM THE FIREWALL SIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER ORIGINALLY FAILED, HOWEVER IN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THAT BROKEN LINE, THE FRONT LINE ALSO HAD EXTENSIVE RUST AND ALSO STARTED LEAKING. THE BREAK IN THE SECOND LINE WAS WITHIN AN INCH OF THE OTHER BREAK. IT APPEARS THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL THROWS WATER, SALT AND DEBRIS ON ALL LINES WHERE THEY RUN DOWN FRAME THROUGH BODY CAVITY AND ALONG FRAME RAILS. MOST EXTENSIVE RUST IS LOCATED IN PLASTIC CLIPS THAT STABILIZE BRAKE LINES TO THE FRAME. BRAKE LINES ARE VITAL SAFETY FEATURES, NOT WEAR ITEMS AND SHOULD NOT FAIL FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, IN MY OPINION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465668July 14, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES, PEDAL TO FLOOR. FOUND STEEL LINE TO ABS VALVE BLOWN, DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464841July 10, 2012
STEERING
I FILED A COMPLAINT ON 12/28/2004 REGARDING THE STEERING BOX BOLTS BREAKING LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE LOSING ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. GENERAL MOTORS WAS AWARE OF A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN. THEY DID PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, BUT ALL THE DID WAS REPLACE THE BOLTS. MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE. ON 6/28/12, THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN WITH ALL THREE BOLTS BROKEN AND NO STEERING. I CONTACTED GM . AFTER TWO WEEKS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH GM, THEY ARE REFUSING TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND ARE ATTRIBUTING THE BOLTS AND STEERING BOX BREAKING TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE BREAK OTHER THAN THE THREE BOLTS ARE BROKEN IN HALF. I AM LUCKY THAT MY SON WHO WAS DRIVING WAS NOT GOING AT A FASTER SPEED, OR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY CRASH. GM IS NOT WILLING TO LOOK AT THIS FURTHER OR TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING REPLACING THE BOLTS, THE STEERING BOX, AND THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AT MY COST WHICH IS ABOUT $900. I FIRST THINK THEY SHOULD ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM HAVING HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME VEHICLE AND TO LOOK FURTHER AT WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. THEY DID HAVE A RECALL OF 99 CHEVY'S WITH THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND NOW HAS IT AGAIN. MY CONCERN IS MOSTLY THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND WHETHER I WILL LET MY SON CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONCE IT IS REPAIRED. THEY SHOULD ALSO PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463930July 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED GAS TANK HANGING DOWN UNDER TRUCK ABOUT 8 IN. OFF GROUND WHEN I GOT HOME.LOOKED UNDER AND NOTICED FRONT GAS TANK STRAP COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH.STRAP HAS PLASTIC COATING ON STEEL STRAP.WATER TRAPPED BETWEEN PLASTIC COATING AND STEEL AND RUSTED THOUGHT.JUST LUCKY BACK STRAP HELD OR COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY WITH 30 GALLONS OF GAS HITTING THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING,NOT ONLY FOR MY FAMILY BUT FOR ANYONE BEHIND ME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463477June 28, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING PLACE AND AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT MOVED UP AND DOWN REAL FAST AND IT GOT REAL HARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. I HIT THE CAR. THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND SHE HIT A HANDICAP SIGN. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL DESCRIBED THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT OUR TRUCK IS HAVING. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462956June 25, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES SPRUNG A LEAK AND DRAINED FLUID WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461098June 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES ALONG FRAME RAIL RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND LOOSE BRAKING POWER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460338June 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS GOING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME AND THAT I STILL HAD THE FRONT BRAKES. I LIMPED IT HOME AND WHEN I GOT BACK BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING OUT OF THE LINES THAT RUN ON THE FRAME JUST UNDER THE GAS TANK. EVERYTHING UNDER THE TRUCK IS RUSTED. THE ROCKER PANELS ARE ALSO RUSTED OUT. THE TRUCK BED IS RUSTED ON ALL SIDES AS WELL. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK ON. THEY WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. I HAD ONE STRAP THAT HAD FALLEN OFF WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459834May 28, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TRAVELING ALONG HEARD A NOISE STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO SEE THAT A GAS TANK STRAP HAD BUSTED. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES THAT HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING ME TO LOOSE BRAKING. I AM THINKING THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS OLDER AND HAS MILES THINGS ON A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING THROUGH . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459154May 21, 2012
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE BURST AND RENDERED MY TRUCK BRAKELESS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY RUST PRONE BRAKELINES THEY PUT ON THESE TRUCKS. I WAS LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458829May 17, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY, BUT HAD BECOME A PERMANENT FAILURE. THE BRAKE HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH FORCE AND THE GEAR HAD TO BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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