Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10107317January 13, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THIS DEFECT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES. WHEN APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, THEY WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN POSITION. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107319January 13, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THEY WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN POSITION. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106185January 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM WRITING TO CONVEY MY EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE QUALITY OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES. WE OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET, TAHOE WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW. ON DECEMBER 24, 2002, OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 103000 MILES. AS A RESULT, WE HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A COST OF $2,646.72 PLUS THE COST OF RENTING A VEHICLE. WE DRIVE ABOUT 25,000 MILES PER YEAR. WE DO NOT DO ANY TOWING, WE DO NOT USE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE EXCEPT IN THE WINTER, AND WE TAKE GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLE. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, THIS TRANSMISSION WE HAD REPLACED HAS FAILED AGAIN, FORTUNATELY ABOUT 2000 PRIOR TO ITS 50000 MILE WARRANTY. I AM STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS HAPPENING. WE DO NOT ABUSE OUR VEHICLE AND WE DRIVE LIKE ANY REGULAR PERSON DOES. OH YES, POOR ENGINEERING. FURTHERMORE, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON OUR ENGINE WHICH COST US $700. NOT ONLY THAT, WHEN WE TOOK THE TAHOE TO HAVE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FIXED, I ASKED IF OUR CRACKED DOOR HANDLE WAS THE RESULT OF A BREAK-IN. THE TECHNICIAN CHUCKLED AND SAID THAT WAS COMMON. HE EVEN HAD THE AUDACITY TO BLAME IT ON THE CONSUMER FOR NOT USING THE DOOR HANDLE PROPERLY ACTUALLY SHOWING US HOW YOU HAD TO LIFT AND. SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS POOR ENGINEERING. I EVEN WENT SO FAR AS TO CONTACT SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS WHO UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT A TRANSMISSION ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 200,000 IF NOT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I?M NOT SURE WHAT ANYONE ELSE EXPECTS FROM THEIR VEHICLES, BUT WE DO NOT EXPECT A MAJOR COMPONENT, LIKE PART OF THE ENGINE, TO BLOW AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I DID MAKE MY VOICE HEARD BY WRITING A LETTER FOR THE 1ST TRANSMISSION THEY PUT IN, BUT ALL THEY COULD OFFER ME WAS $1000 LOYALTY VOUCHER TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW GMC PRODUCT. IF THEY CAN'T MAKE GOOD ON MY FIRST GMC VEHICLE, THEN WHY WOULD I BUY ANOTHER? IN CLOSING, I NEED TO MAKE MY VOICE HEARD SO PEOPLE DON'T BUY GM PRODUCTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107256January 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THEN ,THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE ABS PUMP FAILURE. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105882January 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET 2500 HD 4X4. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL STAY ON WHEN THE ABS MODULE GOES OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND ONE THAT IS WIDELY KNOWN ON ANY OF THE CHEVROLET FORUMS ON THE WEB. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK TO TOW A TRAILER WITH MY FAMILY, NOW KNOWING THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY GM AND A RECALL STARTED I AM NOT GOING TO PUT MY 2 KIDS SAFETY IN JEAPARDY. I WOULD HOPE THAT A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY LIKE GM COULD AND WOULD LOOK OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM TAKING THE $800.00 - $1500.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT THIS "FIX" ONLY LAST A LITTLE WHILE. IN THE MEAN TIME YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL LOOSE YOUR ABS, AND POSSABLE CRASH AND KILL SOMEONE. I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND I HOPE THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. IT JUST GOT A DIFFERENT MODULE PUT IN THE DAY BEFORE I PICKED IT UP. WELL SEE HOW LONG IT LAST. IT'S REALLY SAD AND I HOPE YOU DON'T BASE YOUR INVESTIGATIONS ON WEATHER THERE WAS A DEATH OR INJURY. GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM. TELL THEM TO RECALL ALL ABS MODULES IN 1999. IT'S SAD THAT IT TAKES HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF MAD PEOPLE TO TAKE TIME OUT OF THERE BUSY SCHEDULES TO TYPE OR CALL YOU GUYS BEFORE THE GUYS MAKING MILLIONS WILL TAKE RESPOSIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106738January 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS CHECK LIGHT CAM EON ON WHILE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT ANTI LOCK BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106649January 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE BRAKES LOCKED WHEN BEING APPLIED. DEALER STATED THAT ABS MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ABS LIGHT WAS STILL ON. VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104815December 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE BEEN A LIFE-LONG GM OWNER. IN 1991 I OWNED A BUICK REGAL AND IN 1992 I OWNED A GMC JIMMY. BY THE LATE 1990'S I HAD OWNED A '93 BLAZER AND A ?94 C-1500. NEVER HAVE I HAD AS MUCH TROUBLE COLLECTIVELY WITH THESE FOUR VEHICLES AS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 1999 SILVERADO K-1500. IT BEGAN IN OCTOBER OF 2003 WHEN AFTER ONLY 46,584 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT AND LEFT HEAD GASKETS REPLACED DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE GASKETS, WHICH TOTALED $989.47. THE LIFE-LONG MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE HEAD GASKET BELIEVES THAT THE GM/100,000 MILE ANTIFREEZE DETERIORATED THE GASKETS AND THEREFORE REPLACED IT WITH THE TIME-TESTED STANDARD GREEN ANTIFREEZE. I WAS WILLING TO OVERLOOK THIS PROBLEM BUT RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF ?04 I HAD TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER COMPLETELY REBUILT DUE TO THE LOSS OF SECOND GEAR, FOURTH GEAR, AND REVERSE FOR THE TOTAL COST OF $1234.00. THE OWNER OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM INITIALLY OVER THE PHONE BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS OTHER GMC OR CHEVROLET TRANSMISSIONS HE HAS HAD TO OVERHAUL. I HAVE THE WORK -ORDER/RECEIPTS FOR BOTH JOBS COMPLETED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104670December 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL AND VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING. AFTER SEVERAL NEAR MISSES OF OTHER CARS AND BUILDINGS, THE FUSE HAS BEEN REMOVED TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105239December 22, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE CONSUMER LOOKED BACK AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE CABLE HAD SNAPPED CAUSING THE LIFTGATE TO FALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101959December 21, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATED DRIVER'S SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *AK THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NOT REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE 1999 MODEL WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105097December 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHICH STUCK IN GEAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE BEFORE, AND CURRENTLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN. *AK......CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS IN SHIFTING GEARS. IT WA SIMPOSSIBLE TO PUT TRTANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103774December 14, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE PLACING THE LAWN MOWER ONTO THE TAILGATE THE STRAP BROKE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL, TALGATE SUPPORT CABLE 04V129000. *AK. CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH TAILGATE CABLES AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102786December 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. HAVE TO REMOVE FUSE TO STOP IT. MANY OTHERS ON HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_30093_1.HTML EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. AVERAGE COST OF REPAIR: $1000. GM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE AS A FAILURE NECESSITATING A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091806December 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL RESULTING IN FRONT END DAMAGE. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091853December 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS BRAKES FAILED. VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ABS WHEEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO AND A 2001 TAHOE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVES ABOUR 4 FEET FARTHER THAN INTENDED AFTER BRAKE IS APPLIED. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH TO LET THE DRIVER KNOW THE BRAKES ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102311December 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS WENT OUT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SIVERADO, DEALER STATES CAN'T KEEP PART ON SHELF(SO MANY GOING OUT). DEALER WANTS $1200 PLUS INSTALLATION. MANY FRIENDS HAVE SAME. 40,000 MILES AND WINTERS HERE, NOT SAFE TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE W/CHILDREN IN TRUCK. DRIVING WITHOUT ABS AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097617December 7, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH THE 1997 CHEVROLET AND THE 1999 TAHOE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WIPERS. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102134December 4, 2004
WHEELS:HUB, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
I DO NOT RECEIVE ANY RE-CALLS AND RECENTLY SAW WHERE THERE IS ONE NOW FOR TAIL GATES. I REPLACED ONE ON MY OWN. ALSO, I WENT TO STOP AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE GARAGE, IT WAS A HUB. WAS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ALSO THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE? I HAVE A 1999 SILVERADO Z71 AND ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 50K MILES ON IT. PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE HAVE BEEN RE-CALLS THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF. WE COULD HAVE ALL BEEN KILLED FROM THIS HUB INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096905December 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE ROTORS RUSTED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR PREMATURELY. *JB THE ROTORS RUSTED AND PITTED CAUSING THE THREE INSIDE PADS TO BE GROUND AWAY. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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