Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10101838November 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER 12,000 MILES THE ENGINE WAS HAVING A KNOCKING SOUND. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS EXPLORING WAYS TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100588November 27, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
WE WERE LOADING SOME BOXES IN THE TRUCK I JUMPED UP ON THE TAILGATE TO MOVE THEM FORWARD AND THE CABLE JUST SNAPPED INTO. CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY BALLANCE AND FALL TO THE GROUND. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER BECAUSE OF A FAILURE IN THE FRONT SPINDLE. I HAVE MAY THEM AWARE OF THESE DEFECT, BUT AS USUAL THEY START THE OLE HO HUMMMM WE'LL HAVE TO SEE. THEN OF COURSE WHEN THEY GET IT ALL TORN DOWN THEN THEY DENIE ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN TELL YOU WANT TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE????? YEA I WANT TO PAY 2 WRECKER BILLS ONTOP OF THE REPAIRS ??????*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10100626November 27, 2004
STEERING
THE STEERING IS HARD AT TIMES WHEN AT AN IDLE AND SLOWER SPEEDS. FEELS LIKE THE POWER ASSIST STOPS WORKING AND IS A HAZARD BY NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101512November 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE VEHICLE HAS THE AUTOMATIC FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, ONCE IT WAS APPLIED THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101541November 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN HE PRESSED THE BRAKES TO STOP, THE PEDAL FROZE. THE CAR DID NOT STOP WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100095November 17, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
OPENED TAILGATE AND BOTH SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED, ONE AFTER THE OTHER. HAD SOME ONE BEEN STANDING OR MOVING EQUIPMENT ON THE TAILGATE, SERIOUS INJURY MAY HAVE OCCURRED. BECAUSE THE CABLE WAS RUBBER COATED, YOU WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL FAILURE. THE DEAL INDICATED THAT FAILURES OF THESE CABLES ARE WELL KNOWN, AND 200-2004 TRUCKS WERE RECALLED, HOWEVER 1999 (NEW BODY STYLE) WITH SAME TAILGATE ARRANGEMENT WERE NOT RECALLED. WITH BOTH CABLES FAILING WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER WHY DID GM NOT RECALL LIKE DESIGNED COMPONENTS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097367November 17, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WORE THE DRUM OUT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. THE CONSUMER WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *JB THE CLIP WHICH HELD THE BRAKE SHOE WAS DEFECTIVE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095150November 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SURGE SEEMS TO BE FROM THE FRONT. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094052November 9, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH REAR TAILGATE OPENED, AND THE GROCERY ITEMS FELL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ORIGINAL LATCH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. *AK CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISED GM HAD NO REPONSIBILITY DUE TO MILAGE ON VEHICLE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099529November 5, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
BOTH FRONTAL PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAR SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097271November 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE REVVING AND STICKING IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE MANUFACTURE OFFERED NO HELP. *JB THE ENGINE HAD COME ON, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ CORRECTLY, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE C CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND A GREEN AND WHITE WIRE AT THE PIN CIRCUIT WAS LOOSE, AND THE SENSOR IN THE WASHER JUG WAS BAD. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098081November 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE TO TOTALLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. FUEL LINES RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL. VEHICAL WAS AT DEALERSHIP 4 MONTHS PRIOR FOR A TOTAL MAINTENANCE CHECK. NOTHING WAS FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098099November 1, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1999 C1500 P/U HIT A VAN NEAR HEAD ON AT 50 MPH. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY (PASS. WAS SHUT OFF). TRUCK WAS DEMOLISHED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10097972October 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY I COMPLAINED OF FADING BRAKES WHILE TRAVERSING ROUGH SPOTS IN ROADS.DEALERSHIP MECHANICS SAID IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM. HE SAID I COULD DISCONNECT IT?BUT I CHOSE NOT TO. NOW MY 1999 SILVERADO HAS AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM. WHILE PERFORMING A GENTLE STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP UNLESS I STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I CRASHED THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED. MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND THEY ARE ALL IN GOOD ORDER. THE MECHANIC DID HOWEVER NOTICE THAT THE ABS WAS ON CONSTANTLY. ( SO DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN ON THIS MATTER) THERE IS NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM IN THIS TRUCK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094418October 28, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00045 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAT BELTS THAT LOCKED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LOCKING OF THE SEAT BELT WOULD AT THE LEAST BREAK A PERSONS COLLAR BONE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097823October 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, PARKING BRAKE
WHENEVER THE ENGINE WARMED UP IT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK INTERMITTENTLY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP POSITION. AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD PROPERLY WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097639October 25, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TAILGATE CABLES ARE RUSTING AND BREAKING IN HALF. THIS YEAR/MAKE AND MODEL IS NOT BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE TAILGATE ON THIS VEHICLE IS MADE EXACTLY AS THOSE WHICH ARE BEING RECALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096226October 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAY LIT IN ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 [XXX]. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER TO HAVE IT SERVICED. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE ABS MOTOR IS MISALIGNED AND IS BURNT OUT AND WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1,000 TO FIX. ALSO, THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM A LOT. FOR A QUICK FIX HE TOLD ME I CAN REMOVE THE FUSE TO THE ABS. HE TOLD ME HE COULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE IT WAS A "SAFETY ISSUE." I HAD NO CHOICE SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. BUT RECENTLY I NOTICE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2000 MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#: 00V055000). SINCE THE 1999 MODEL WAS RELEASE TOWARD THE END OF 1999 AND USES THE SAME PART AS THE 2000 MODEL, IT ONLY SEEMS LOGICAL THE RECALL SHOULD EXTEND ALSO FOR THE 1999 MODELS. I BROUGHT THIS POINT UP TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THEY ARE VERY SPECIFIC TO SERVICING VEHICLE RECALLS AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY. I FEAR IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RECALLED, MANY TRUCKS WITH THIS FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. [XXX] [XXX].*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *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
#10095845October 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT AT 42000 MILES. REALIZED THIS WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO ASK ABOUT THE BUZZING SOUND THE TRUCK WAS MAKING AFTER I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKING MODULE, AND PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE $1200. WAS NOTIFIED THIS IS ONLY COVERED UNDER 36K WARRANTY. READ THE MANUAL AND FIGURED OUT WHICH FUSE TO PULL TO DISABLE THE MODULE. ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON AS WELL AS THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095846October 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. THE ABS PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. MY FAMILY HAS TWO OF THESE VEHICLES AND BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET NHTSA OR GM TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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