Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10063074April 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE BRAKING PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THEN THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066493April 19, 2004
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK IS BROKEN. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AFTER ACCESSING THE REAR SEAT TO GET IT TO LOCK IN PLACE. SOMTIMES SLIDES FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT WARNING. SEAT TILT ADJUSTER ALSO BROKEN, JUST FLOPS ON FLOOR. DEALERS ARE NOT VERY HELPFUL. HUGE SAFETLY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066518April 19, 2004
SEATS
SEAT POSITION MECHANISM ON MANUAL ADJUST 60/40 BENCH SEAT FAILED CAUSING SEAT TO UNEXPECTABLY MOVE FORWARD DURING A PANIC STOP. THE SEAT MOVED FROM REAR MOST POSITION TO FRONT MOST POSITION. DURING THIS EVENT THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. NO INJURIES WERE PRESENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066128April 14, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SLACK ADJUSTERS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:98V2420000 INVOLVES PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING BOX AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER MY VIN NUMBER OF [XXX] NOT ONE OF THE ONES INVOLVED IN IT.EVEN THOUGH I KEEP GETTING A KNOCKING NOISE OCCURRING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND THE STEERING SHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR SOME REASON.CAN YOU CHECK INTO THIS?ALSO I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE WORK DONE BUT IT SEEMS SOMETIMES I'LL BE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES TO STOP AND ITS LIKE THEY GIVE AWAY AND I HAVE TO PRESS THE PETAL DOWN FURTHER TO GET THEM TO STOP.CAN YOU ALSO CHECK THIS OUT? UPDATED 07/30/2012 *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
#10067177April 14, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH TRUNK POPPED OPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067178April 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL STUCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067184April 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT 7 MPH CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ALREADY IN THE DRIVEWAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT LEFT FRONT HUB WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066058April 13, 2004
SEATS
PLASTIC SEAT-LOCKING DEVICE ON DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE IN HALF INSIDE RAIL CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTION THEREBY PREVENTING THE SEAT FROM LOCKING INTO POSITION. HAD NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE CHAIR HAD DIFFICULTY LOKCING WHEN SEAT WAS ADJUSTED TO GAIN ACCESS TO BACK SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065912April 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 1999 SILVERADO HAS DEVELOPED A STICKING THROTTLE OFF IDLE CREATING A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065861April 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SEVERE BRAKE PULL, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OFR VEHICLE. GM SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061227April 8, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING, THE TAILGATE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TAILGATE. TAILGATE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW LATCH ON THE TAILGATE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE TAILGATE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066692April 6, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE BROKE OFF. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066926April 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MALFUNCTIONED AT 45K MILES. *PH THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR THE ABS VALVE SHORTENING OUT WHICH CAUSED THE ABS PUMP TO CONTINUOUSLY RUN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065256April 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT. *PH THE CONSUMER READ THERE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS, IF ANY SURFACE RUST OR DEBRIS BUILD UP WAS ON THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064283March 31, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS CONTROLLER FAILED WHICH ALLOWS ABS PUMP TO RUN CONTINOUSLY. MUST PULL ABS FUSE TO STOP PUMP. LACK OF ABS SYSTEM IN PICK-UP TRUCK VERY UNSAFE DUE TO WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL. PER WWW.CIRCUITSOLUTIONS.COM, VERY COMMON PROBLEM. CLAIMS SWITCH VOLTAGE OVERLOADED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065380March 31, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, AND THE ATTENDANT INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE PARKING BRAKE FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064199March 30, 2004
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING HOME IN MY 1999 SILVERADO WITH MANUAL CONTROL SEATS, I HAD AN UNCOMMANDED RELEASE OF THE DRIVER SEAT WHILE BRAKING. UPON INVESTIGATION A PART OF THE SEAT WAS FOUND BROKEN OFF AND LAYING IN THE SEAT TRACK. THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENTS PERFORMED TO THE SEAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064001March 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN FAILED. THE HORN BECAME HIGH PITCHED AND THEN FAILED ALTOGETHER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063978March 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10064859March 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE MECHANICS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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