Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10165734August 17, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, A NOISE LIKE A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING WAS HEARD. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT. THE PLUG TO THE ABS ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP WAS DISCONNECTED. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE THE PUMP AT HALF THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE THE SAME OFFER. UPDATED 10/25/2006
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164639August 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WITH MY 1999 CHEVY EX CAB 1500 4X4 AND I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AS PER THE RECALL TO NO AVAIL ( GM CLAIMS MY TRUCK IS NOT ONE OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, BUT IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE RECALLED VEHICLE IS DOING!!!!! I CONTACTED GM AT CHEVROLET.COM AND SPOKE WITH A MR. BRANDON CHRISTEN FILE # 1-387148116 AND WAS INFORMED OF THE ABOVE THEN I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM A MR. MICHAEL GOONAN AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED!!!!!! I FEEL THAT THIS A GM PROBLEM AND BEING THAT IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE STATED 99 THROUGH 05 PICKUPS THAT THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164339August 3, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE BODY STICKING AT LOW SPEEDS THROTTLE STICKS UNTIL PEDAL IS PUSHED BEYOND DESIRED POINT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. I HIT GARAGE WALL. EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 30,000 MILES, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY(BAD BUSHINGS) UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163618July 27, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON 12/05/05, ALL FORMS AND RECEIPTS WERE TURNED IN TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF A DEFECT REPAIR PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE COMPONENT FOR THE RECALL WAS THE SPEED SENSOR. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE MANUFACTURER WAS SCHEDULED TO FOLLOW UP WITH INSTRUCTION FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS IN TWO BUSINESS DAYS. THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW UP FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT HAS MADE 5 ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN THE STATUS OF THE REIMBURSEMENT ON THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR PRIOR TO THE CAMPAIGN. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163714July 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON CONSUMER'S 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO TRAVEL FARTHER THAN USUAL THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON OCCASION. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER IS AWARE OF SEVERAL RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO ABS BRAKES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163359July 24, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY OR WONT WORK AT ALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162858July 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 1 HOUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE 1-2 UP SHIFT SLAMS INTO 2ND. THE RESULTING HARD UPSHIFT CAUSES A FORWARD UNCONTROLLED LURCH FORWARD. THIS IS PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IN RUSH HOUR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CORRECTION IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE TSB 01-07-30-023A. BUT NOT AVAILABLE AT MANUFACTURERS FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IF OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY. THE ISSUE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN MATERIAL SELECTION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACROSS THE BOARD. THE LURCHING UPSHIFT IS NOT AN IF IT WILL OCCUR ON A VEHICLE BUT A WHEN WILL IT OCCUR SYMPTOM. RESEARCH ON THE COMMONALITY OF THIS DEFECT CAN BE RESEARCHED THROUGH ANY SEARCH ENGINE USING THE DTC P1870. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161666July 6, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL FORWARD AND BACKWARD. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161469July 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, [XXX] TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 72,000 MILES. AT 82,000 MILES INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSIONS REVERSE FAILED COMPLETELY. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION MADE. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161399July 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BACK BRAKES ON MY CHEVY PICK UP SILVERADO 1999 DID NOT HAVE NON CORROSIVE BRAKE LINE AND WHEN I HAD THE TWO REAR TIRES REPLACED THE LINE CRACKED APPARENTLY DUE TO SALT AT THE BEND GOING INTO THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDERS. DUE TO NOT HAVING BRAKES AND NOT WANTING TO RETURN TO DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK I WENT TO THE OAKLAND DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE BOTH LINES AS IF THE ONE FRACTURED I EXPECTED FOR THE OTHER ONE TO GO SHORTLY. HOWEVER THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE LINE UNTIL THE BROUGHT THE LINES UP TO BREAKING PRESSURE AND THEN FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE OTHER BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER BUT I ARGUED WITH THE DEALER THESE REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY GM AS THE LINES DID NOT CONFORM TO ASTM STDS AND ACCORDING TO THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE THEY KNEW ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES BRAKING AND MADE COMMENT THE BRAKE LINE THAT GOES OVER THE GAS TANK GOES FIRST! I COULD HAVE BEEN GOING OVER THE HILLS TO KINGWOOD WEST VIRGINIA WHEN I LOST BRAKING AND I FELL IT WOULD HAVE KILLED ME AND I FEEL ALL CHEVY TRUCKS AROUND MY YEAR MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED THAT ARE IN AREAS WITH WINTER SALT USE. I AM A REGISTERED SAFETY CONSULTANT WITH NHTSA PRIMARILY MOTORCYCLES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161211July 1, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
11/09/04 I HAD TO REPLACE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY: OVERHAUL/REBUILD FRONT, REPLACE BRAKE PAD (BENDIX)3/10/05 REPLACED IDLER ARM. 3/23/05 REPLACED PITMAN ARM. 10/25/05 6.5 LITER DIESEL ELECTRONIC PUMP (PMD) FAILURE. TRUCK WAS MOVING ON IT'S ON, JERKING, BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM TAIL PIPE AND TIRES WOULD SPIN THEN IT CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START. CALLED WRECKER AND HAD IT TAKEN TO AUTO SHOP. HE REPLACED PMD MODULE KIT WITH A NOTE TO LEAVE PLASTIC COVER OFF ENGINE BECAUSE OF HEAT BUILD UP. 6/25/06 SAME THING HAPPENED. CALLED WRECKER AND HAD IT TAKEN TO AUTO SHOP. THIS TIME HE REPLACED FUEL PUMP ON FRAME RAIL. 6/29/06 FUEL FILTER RINGS BLEW OFF, IT STARTED POURING FUEL ONTO HIGHWAY, JERKING,TRUCK MOVING ON IT'S ON, BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WOULDN'T STOP HAD TO HOLD BREAK TO FLOOR UNTIL IT STALLED. ALMOST HIT A BUILDING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161138June 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STOPPING WHEN DRIVEN 15 MPH. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WOULD DEPRESS TO THE GROUND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO HELP STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A FLUID SQUIRTED OVER THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL, AND SHOCK ABSORBER. CHUNKS OF RUST WERE ALSO OBSERVED WHERE THE BRAKELINE FRACTURED WHICH WAS HOOKED TO THE BACK AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT ON 06/29/06 WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR REMEDY. THE DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A DRY AND FLAT SURFACE. ALL 5 BRAKE LINES CONNECTED TO THE ABS UNIT WERE BADLY RUSTED. UPDATED 07/25/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160983June 28, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
COMPLAINT ABOUT REAR PARKING BRAKE AT SERVICE REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT IS JUST THE WAY IT IS... NOW AT 84,438 MILES AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS OVER BY LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND 9,000 MILES, BEING TOLD THE REAR PARKING BRAKE PADS ARE WORN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS NEARLY $300. I WAS TOLD THEY WEAR OUT AS YOU DRIVE AROUND?? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160597June 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS SYSTEMS HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. ABS SYSTEMS CURRENTLY NON-FUNCTIONAL FACTORY RECALL CLEANED WHEEL SENSORS & REQUESTED $2000.00 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160149June 19, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXHIBITING GRADUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES OVER THE YEARS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, IT WOULD NOT HOLD. THIS BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE BEFORE ANY OF THE BRAKE FAILURES. ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE BRAKES BY A SERVICE DEALER MECHANIC BACK IN FEBRUARY 2004. THE DEALER REQUESTED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE DESIGN OF BRAKING SYSTEM IS REAR-WHEEL ANTILOCK. THERE HAVE BEEN 12 FAILURES SINCE LAST ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE IN MARCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159084June 6, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING AND LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES CAPABILITIES. HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONNECTORS 2 TIMES AND NOW AGAIN HAVING FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS AS THE TRUCK AGAIN LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING AND BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. DATES OF THESE INCIDENT ARE 12/21/03, 7/13/04 AND THE LATEST WAS 6/5/06. PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE DONE 12/23/03, 7/13/04 AND HAVE NOT YET BROUGHT IT IN TO REPAIR AGAIN AS LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159446May 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED MAKING A NOISE UNDER SEAT. *TS ***NAR*** THE ABS MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158323May 26, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVY 2500 WITH APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES ON IT. WE'VE NOTICED ALL ALONG THAT THE GAS GAUGE HAS NOT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. YESTERDAY, I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED GAS. I LOOKED UNDER THE PICKUP AND SAW GAS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. I TOOK THE PICKUP TO MY LOCAL DEALER (YOUNG MOTOR) HERE IN LYONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THE EMISSION CONTROL UNIT THAT VENTS THE GAS TANK WAS PLUGGED THUS CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO SUCK IN THE FUEL TANK. AS THE TANK COLLAPSED, IT PUSHED THE SENDING UNIT/FUEL PUMP UPWARDS. I JUST CHECKED OUR 2000 CHEVY PICKUP AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO IT. READING THROUGH THE OWNERS MANUAL, THERE IS NOTHING STATING THAT THIS VENT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. WE ALSO HAVE A 1998 CHEVY 2500 THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK ON IT. WITHIN OUR COMPANY, THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF OTHER CHEVY PICKUPS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE 3 AT THIS LOCATION: A 1998 SN:[XXX], THE 1999 SN:[XXX], AND A 2000 SN:[XXX]. I FIND IT MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE THAT ALL 3 OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012*JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158402May 23, 2006
SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER 1999 SILVERADO ARM REST DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. *TS AFTER THE SEAT BELT RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ARM REST, WHICH WAS NOT A PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157861May 19, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A WHISTLING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE AND WOULD STALL AT AN IDLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PUMP WAS NOT REPLACED, AND THIS COMPONENT IS INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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