Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10152998March 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LETTER STATING HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON 1999 SILVERADO'S ANTILOCK SYSTEM. *TS ***NAR*** THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE WHILE BRAKING THE REPAIRS WERE MADE PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT PRODUCE A WORK ORDER FROM A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10152054March 6, 2006
SEATS
INFERIOR WHITE PLASTIC PART IN DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK OF 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 FAILED, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO SLAM INTO STEERING WHEEL AFTER QUICK STOP AT LOW SPEED. GM SVC. SAYS THERE ARE NO OTHER REPORTED FAILURES, I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10151350February 27, 2006
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
RECALL # 05068 FOR MY 1999 CHEVROLET TRUCK WAS NOT DONE BY DEALER. *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10151138February 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE DRIVING A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO APPLIED THE BRAKE A LITTLE QUICKER THAN NORMAL AND FELT THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. AS I STARTED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED LACK OF PRESSURE AND NO FLUID TO ENGAGE THE CALIPERS AND START THE BRAKING ACTION. I QUICKLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND QUICKLY DIVERTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WERE I MET THE JERSEY WALL BARRIER AND PRODUCED COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 5 MONTHS AGO FROM A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE LOCAL AREA. MY COST IS ALMOST HALF OF WHAT I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IS JUST FOR THE BRAKE LINES, NOT TO INCLUDE THE DAMAGE I RECEIVED TO THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON MAINTENANCE ASPECT, HOWEVER IT COULD HAPPEN AND THIS LEAVES ANY DRIVER THE INABILITY TO HAVE CONTROL OF BRAKING POWER OF THEIR VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING COST TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THEY DO NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING ADDITIONAL COST ESTIMATES FROM OTHER VARIOUS MAINTENANCE FACILITIES TO CORRECT THIS REPAIR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151929February 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER 1999 SILVERADO DEVELOPED CORROSION BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 05V379000. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACED THE FRONT AN REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WITH LESS THAN 17000 MILES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEN THAT THE CAUSE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AT THAT TIME BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. WHEN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE CURRENT RECALL HE SUBMITTED THE INVOICE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER STATING THE WORK DONE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151008February 23, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 20 MPH THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150732February 21, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS AT 5-10 MPH. A NEW WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS INSTALLED IN 2002, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. BOTH FRNT HUB SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE, THEY WERE BOTH REPLACED ON EACH SIDE. ALSO,REPLACED REAR TAIL LAMP. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150867February 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LTR FROM CONSUMER (MN) REQUESTING NHTSA EXTEND RECALL NO. 05068 TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA OWNER OF A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK, REPLY TO THE FORT SNELLING OFFICE. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ENGAGED INAPPROPRIATELY AT LOW SPEEDS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150776February 21, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS CONTROL MODULE FALIURE, TAKEN TO DEALER, SAID $1,200 TO FIX. I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS CAUSES AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY, SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. HOW MANY INJURIES, OR WORSE YET, DEATHS MUST OCCUR BEFORE GM ADDRESS'S THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION?? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150684February 20, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (2-20-2006) WITH A RECALL RELATING TO THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL DIDN'T COVER THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD IF I HAD $1,100 TO REPLACE THE EBCM MOTOR RELAY CIRCUIT, THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND WITH ONLY MINIMAL RESEARCH, THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME TRUCK, OR SIMILAR TRUCKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP!! I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE ABS FUSE, AND COMPLETELY DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM, IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150411February 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AND LOW SPEED AND NOT SHUTTING OFF. THEY KEEP PULSATING EVEN AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO REMOVE THE 60 AMP FUSE. THIS IS ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST OVER $800.00 JUST FOR PARTS ALONE. I FEEL G.M. SHOULD FIX THIS SAFETY FEATURE DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150469February 16, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK . IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ABS GOES CRAZY AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. I REPLACED BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS SEVERAL TIMES AND MY ODOMETER READING IS NOW AT 69, 520 MILES. THE TRUCK SIMPLY WILL NOT STOP AND I HAVE ROLLED ON THROUGH INTERSECTIONS AND OTHER PLACES I COULD NOT STOP. WHEN GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SPEED SENSOR I CONTACTED THEM TO REIMBURSE ME THE $900 THAT I HAVE SPENT TRYING TO MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE. THEY INFORMED ME BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD 99% OF THE BRAKE WORK PERFORMED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP, HEWITT MOTORS. THEY SAID "SORRY, WE CANNOT HELP YOU." I THINK IT IS REALLY EXCESSIVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT MUCH MONEY IN SUCH LITTLE MILEAGE FOR THE BRAKES. AND I SEE FROM YOUR OTHER COMPLAINTS IT IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS. WE REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK BUT THE BRAKES ARE JUST NOT SAFE!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150228February 14, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET ON THE MOTOR LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED SEVERAL TIMES ON VEHICLES THAT USE THE EXTENDED LIFE ANTIFREEZE. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS NOT CHEAP DUE TO THE COST OF LABOR REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE HEAD FROM THE MOTOR AND REPLACE WITH NEW SEAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150127February 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE FLUID LINE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ADDITIONAL INSPECTION AND REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149047February 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 2/13/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150031February 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SUDDENLY WHEN I NOTICED A CONSTANT HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I ALSO NOTICED THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I CALLED CRAIG SMITH AUTO GROUP, A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE TECH THAT INSPECTED MY TRUCK SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE & MOTOR AND BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. HE QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $2856.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY & HE SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. SO AS A TEMPORARY FIX SO THE BATTERY WOULD NOT GO DEAD, HE PULLED THE ABS FUSE. STILL AS OF TODAY, THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST. I ALSO DID RESEARCH ONLINE & FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENING. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149703February 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT 5MPH OR LESS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149546February 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP FAILED. HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO STOP PUMP FROM RUNNING. WILL NOT REPLACE AT $1,800. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148994January 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS 05V379000 . AT SLOW SPEED ABS WILL ACTIVATED, BUT THE TRUCK WITH NOT STOP. THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHICH SEEMED WEIRD SINCE IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, AND I LIVE IN A STATE WHICH HAS SALT ON THE ROADS ALMOST HALF OF THE YEAR. WHEN I BROUGHT TRUCK IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT. TO FULLY FIX THE PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT SIMPLY APPLY A RUST INHIBITOR AS THE RECALL ABOVE SUGGESTED. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY WHO BROUGHT THEIR TRUCKS IN UNDER THE RECALL ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE TWO CRASHES THIS PROBLEM CAUSED INCLUDED THE VEHICLE RUNNING IN TO A TREE IN A PARKING LOT AND A TOOL CHEST IN GARAGE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE RUN ANYONE OVER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149028January 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I GOT HOME THE MOTOR ON THE ABS WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO GET IT TO STOP. I FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE WEB THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM RIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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