Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10018832May 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY 1999 4X4 AUTOMATIC WITH ABS AS I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE ABS PUMP MOTOR, IT CONTINUED TO HUM UNTIL I REMOVED THE FUSE SO AS NOT TO RUN DOWN THE BATTERY. A BUDDY SAID GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING. I NEED A NEW CONTROL MODULE THAT WILL COST BETWEEN $500 AND $900. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 44000 ON IT. *JB
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#10018811May 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HAD PRIOR ISSUES REGARDING BRAKING; NOW THE ABS LIGHT CAME/STAYS ON AND WAS ADVISED BY THE GM SERVICE MANAGER THAT I AM STUCK WITH THE 995.00 BILL IF I CHOOSE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED/REPLACED, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT SINCE "IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE." IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. *NLM
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#10019888May 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ANALYSIS. *JB
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#10018230May 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS MODULE FAILED. MR SCC *JB
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#10018459May 9, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH IS GOING BAD IN MY TRUCK AND I REALLY NEVER USE THE SWITCH. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL , WILL CHEVY TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM? ALSO THE PULLEY OR COMPRESSOR FOR THE HEATING AND AIR MAKES A NOISE WHEN I USE THE AIR SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK. I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71, AND I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD HELP ME OUT AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. ALSO THE FOG LIGHTS HAVE NEVER WORKED ON THE TRUCK AND DANIELS WOULD NOT FIX THEM FOR ME. *JB
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#10018363May 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS MODULE HAS GONE OUT AND WILL COST $100 TO GET FIXED. THERE IS NO RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT NO ONE HAS DIED YET. I GUESS THE CONCEPT HERE IS THE POPULATION IS EXPENDABLE AND GM CAN PRODUCE LOW QUALITY PARTS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALWAYS PREFERRED CHEVROLET TRUCKS, BUT I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND BECAUSE OF THIS AND ANOTHER INCIDENT. *JB
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#10017105May 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MOTOR KEEPS RUNNING AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. *NLM
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#10018309May 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS PUMP WONT SHUT OFF, CAUSED A DEAD BATTERY WHICH IN TURN CAUSED ME TO BE LATE FOR WORK ON A VERY IMPORTANT DAY AT WORK WHICH CAUSED ME TO BE TRANSFERRED. I WENT TO CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID AROUND $1000 TO FIX OR TO PULL THE FUSE. I PULLED THE FUSE BUT I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH 2 LIGHTS LIT ON MY DASHBOARD AT ALL TIMES. MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE A TOYOTA!!! *JB
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#10018323May 6, 2003
SEATS
FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WILL NOT SLIDE ALL THE WAY BACK AFTER YOU HAVE TILTED IT FORWARD AND PUT IT BACK. IT SEEMS TO HANG AND NOT MOVE BACKWARD UNTIL YOU PLAY AROUND WITH IT. THEN THE SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE WHEN YOU MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT, THEN YOU HAVE TO KIND OF FORCE IT INTO A LOCKED POSITION. ALSO THE SEAT RAIL HAS LOOSENESS IN IT. IT FAILS EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A SEAT ADJUSTMENT. *JB
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#10016990May 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANT-LOCK PUMP THAT MAKE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WORK WAS PUMPING ALL THE TIME, RUNNING DOWN THE BATTERY HAD TO PULL OUT FUSE TO MAKE IT STOP. WENT TO DEALER THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $1250.00 TO FIX. MY Z-71 IS 1999 WITH ONLY 60121 MILES.
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#10016920May 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MOTOR FAILED, WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $1300. TO FIX. WAS ABLE TO REMOVE FUSE AND CONTINUE DRIVING WITHOUT ABS. *NLM
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#10016881May 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE SBS LIGHT CAME ON. THE SBS MODULATOR UNDER THE FRAME STARTED RUNNING AND EVEN RAN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. ALSO THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINES ON IN THE DASBOARD I PULLED A FUSE TO SHUT IT DOWN.
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#10017883April 30, 2003
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE. *JB
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#10016710April 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPARENT ABS FAILURE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD PICKUP. SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE LAST FOUR YEARS (AT LEAST 5 DISTINCT TIMES I RECALL), THE ABS SEEMED TO FAIL. ALL THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP RAPIDLY ON A ROUGH/BUMPY ROAD. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME EACH TIME: AFTER STARTING TO BRAKE NORMALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS A BIT AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE FOR A FEW MOMENTS (A SECOND OR TWO AT MOST) ALONG WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE TO THE PRESSURE OF MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL, THEN THE RESISTANCE AND THE GRINDING DISAPPEAR, AND I LOSE THE POWER BRAKES. IF I LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND PRESS DOWN AGAIN, THE POWER BRAKES ARE RESTORED. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED (APRIL 6), I NEARLY REAR-ENDED SOMEONE AT A STOP LIGHT. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM TO MULTIPLE DEALER MECHANICS, BUT THEY HAVE ALL STATED THAT THIS IS THE NORMAL WAY FOR ABS TO WORK. AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT, I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE. *JB
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#10016588April 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT COME ON. ABS MOTOR BEGAN TO BUZZ AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. I HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT THAT WAS FOR THE ABS BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAY ON THE DASH. I RECENTLY HAD VALID BREAK ISSUES AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO TELL DUE TO THE STAYING ON CONTINUALLY. *NLM
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#10016455April 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. ABS MOTOR RUNS CONTINUOUS EVEN AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE TRUCK. REMOVED FUSE TO SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM. I AM TOLD BY DEALERSHIP, NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. REPAIR PART ALONE WILL COST OVER $800. I DON'T THINK THIS TYPE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD FAIL AT 49,000 MILES. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. THIS UNFORESEEN FAILURE DECREASES THE SAFETY AND THE VALUE OF MY INVESTMENT. *NLM
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#10017433April 23, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. *NLM
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#10016311April 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES, I EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC ABS CONTROL MODULE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS THE SOUND OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. UNDER THE TRUCK I DISCONNECTED THE ABS MODULE WIRING HARNESS. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO JUST PULL THE 60 AMP FUSE AND LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. FOUND OUT THAT IT IS OVER $1,000 TO HAVE FIXED. DEALER INDICATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS FAILURES BUT CHEVROLET WON'T AUTHORIZE REPAIR WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS THE LAST GM PRODUCT I WILL OWN. *NLM
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#10016340April 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL HUMMING NOISES AND LOCK UP OF MY ABS BRAKES. AT 42,000 MILES MY ABS BRAKES WENT OFF WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION IN THE RAIN AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I WAS FORCED TO REMOVE THE FUSE FOR THE ABS TO SHUTOFF THE PUMP AND THEREFORE NO LONGER HAVE SAFETY BENEFIT OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE SIX OTHER FRIENDS WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS UNDER SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF THIS IS AS COMMON A PROBLEM AS IT APPEARS TO BE, WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA GONE AFTER CHEVROLET TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM. I'M SURE A SURVEY OF CHEVROLET OWNERS WOULD PROVIDE A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AS TO THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM. BC *NLM
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#10017267April 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES MADE NOISE AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM
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Injuries:
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