Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10007700February 18, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MAJOR GUARD WARRANTY.9/16/02 NEW BATTERY & BULB REPLACED. 10/5/02 REPLACED THE BATTERY. 10/16/02 BATTERY WENT DEAD. LOOSE GROUND CABLE ON ENGINE BLOCK. BATTERY REPLACED. 11/4/02 BATTERY DEAD. VOLT GAUGE FLUXUATING AND BURN SMELL. ALTERNATOR AND ALTERNATOR CONNECTER REPLACED. 11/11/02, BURNT SMELL AND BATTERY IS DEAD. REPLACE BCM & REPROGRAM BCM AND BATTERY. 12/19/02 PCM NOT COMMANDING ALTERNATOR TO CHARGE BATTERY. AT. IDLE ONE MINUTE THE ALTERNATOR IS PUTTING OUT 13 AMPS AND THE NEXT 10 AMPS. REPLACED PCM & REPROGRAM AND REPLACED BATTERY. REPLACED PASSLOCK SENSOR CASE. PASSLOCK SENSOR READS INVALID WHEN KEY UP MOST OF THE TIME AND VOLTAGE DOESN'T DROP OFF OF 5 VOLT. IGNITION SWITCH NOT READING PASSLOCK RESISTANCE CORRECTLY. REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. 1/24/03 ALTERNATOR ONLY PUTTING OUT 58.6 AMPS. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND BATTERY INSULATOR. REPLACED LEFT TAILIGHT BULB.BCM NOT POWERING DOWN AT TIMES PER GM REGIONAL TECH.BILL YODE,MINNESOTA DIAGNOSIS. BCM REPLACED & REPROGRAMED. THE GENERATOR VOLTAGE WAS FLUXUATING. 12 HZ ELECTRICAL FEEDBACK FROM THE CHARGING CIRCUIT AFFECTING THE GAUGES. REWIRED CONNECTOR PER BULLETIN # 02-07-30-030. MAKES THE ALTERNATOR EXTERNALLY REGULATED BY PCM INSTEAD OF INTERNALLY REGULATED BY THE REGULATOR. LO# N8505. BILL YODER WAS WORKING ON THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS. 2/3/03. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, HEADLIGHTS DIM. SINCE 9/02, CONTACTED JAMES CLARK CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER WITH CHEVROLET DIVISION SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WILL NOT ANSWER MY PHONE CALLS. CONTACTED BBB AND THEY WOULD NOT LOOK INTO THE CASE, AND WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALLS.DATED BACK 1/28/00 HOOD LAMP REPLACED. 11/13/00 THE POWERTRAIN CONTROLLER REPROGRAM, VEHICLE STALLED,DASH LIGHTS ON. FUEL GAUGE RECEIVING DIFFERNET READINGS. 5/7/01 HOOD LAMP, & BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT BULBS REPLACED. 1/16/02 HOOD LAMP REPLACED. 1/18/02 REMOTE CD PLAYER REPLACED. 5/6/02 LEFT FRONT DOOR & LEFT REAR SPEAKERS REPLACED.
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#10007753February 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND WHEN I RELEASED THEM A CONSTANT "HUMMING" NOISE WAS PRESENT FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO STAYED ON. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO BE REPAIRED I WAS THEN TOLD THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE MODULE WAS BAD AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND 1000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET WITH THE PROMBLEM I WAS TOLD I WAS'NT THE FIRST WITH THE PROMBLEM BUT SINCE MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WASNT CHEVROLET RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE REPAIR COSTS. I EVEN WENT AS FAR AND SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPTARTMENT, AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT IT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT TAKE RESPOSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME STYLE TRUCK WITH MILAGE RANGING FROM 38000 TO 66000 ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME RESPONSE, THE TRUCKS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND CHEVROLET WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. I BELIEVE A PART OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD NOT GO BAD IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
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#10007596February 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SIVLERADO. ON 12/27/02 I STARTED MY VEHICLE AFTER LEAVING WORK AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER I GOT HOME AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK (SOUNDED LIKE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING). I DROVE THE TRUCK OVER TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND ONE OF THE TECH'S LISTENED TO THE TRUCK AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE ABS MODULE. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CALL ME WITH A QUOTE FOR REPAIR. HE CALLED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE ABS MODULE, AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $1000 TO REPAIR. I DECLINED REPAIR AS I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FUNCTION FINE BY JUST PULLING THE ABS FUSE (THE ABS WOULDN'T WORK, BUT THE BRAKES WOULD WORK FINE). TRYING TO NEGOTIATE WITH DEALER AND/OR GM ON REPAIR COST. TRUCK HAS 60000 MILES, SO THEY ARE SAYING "OUT OF WARRANTY". I SAID "STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT!" SAW THESE OTHER INSTANCES OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS WEB SITE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD MINE. LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF IT.
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#10007413February 14, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME STUCK WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. *JB ONE HAS TO PUSH HARD ON THE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE, WHICH CAUSED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SCC
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#10007420February 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS MODULE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB
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#10007250February 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE STALLED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES.*JB
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#10005797February 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. MODULE MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000 PLUS, AS DIAGNOSED BY BOTH A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND AN INDEPENDENT ASE-CERTIFIED MECHANIC. I KNOW OF OTHERS WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM.
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#10005715February 12, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND NOT LET GO. CREATES A VERY UNCOMFTABLE RIDE FOR THE PASSENGER AND POSSIBLE INJURY.
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#10005678February 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR ABS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AT TIMES THE ABS WOULD SUDDENLY ENGAGE WHEN IT WASN'T WARRANTED (I.E., IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER ON A DRY ROAD, SLOWLY APPROACHING A STOP). THEN SUDDENLY, BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE BUZZING NOISE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE NOISE WAS TO PULL OUT THE FUSE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHER 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO OWNERS. SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM IN THESE MODELS. GENERAL MOTORS WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE UNIT COSTS $1000 TO FIX, WHICH BY THE TIME THE DEFECT USUALLY SHOWS UP, WARRANTIES DON'T COVER. MY GUESS IS THAT BY THE TIME SOMEONE TAKES THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS AND REALIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM IN THE 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO, THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE GOTTEN HURT OR EVEN WORSE...A DEATH WILL OCCUR BECAUSE OF IT.
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#10005616February 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. I CALLED NORMAN FREDE CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON TEXAS AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME TO TAKE THE 60 AMP FUSE OUT FROM THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER UNDER THE HOOD AND BRING IT IN. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A $600.00 PART ALONE. HE SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1999 SILVERADOS. IF ITS SO COMMON, HOW COME THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS YET. IT STILL ISN'T FIXED.
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#10005528February 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND I NOTICED A HUMMING NOISE, EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. I HAD TO REMOVE THE 60 AMP FUSE FROM THE FUSE CENTER TO TURN OFF THE ABS MODULE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR COST IS APPROXIMATELY $1000. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR COST AND NOW I AM DRIVING WITHOUT ABS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SILVERADOS AND GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT WHEN HE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THEM THEY IMMEDIATELY TOLD HIM IT WAS THE MODULE. THEY SAID THAT THEY KEEP NO LESS THAN 3 IN STOCK AT ANYTIME BECAUSE THEY GO OUT SO OFTEN. IF THIS IS THE CASE WHY HASN'T GM LOOKED INTO IT. WHEN YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A VEHICLE YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $1,000 FOR ONE PART TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD.DL
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#10005452February 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PH
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#10006772February 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO A FAULTY MODULE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PH
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#10005437February 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE 60 AMP FUSE TO PREVENT BATTERY FROM RUNNING DOWN. AM TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL COST WELL OVER $1000 OF MY MONEY TO REPAIR - THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THIS FROM A CHEVY WITH 80,000 MILES?? I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? M.E.
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#10006624February 5, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH
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#10005299February 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 33,000 MILES, OCT 2002 -APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT IN GEAR THEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HOT LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD - CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT CHECKED OK AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. PULLED BACK ONTO HIGHWAY - IT WAS FINE. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP; THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN JAN 2003, UPON ACCELERATION, AROUND 25-30MPH, IT ACTED AS THOUGH IT WOULDN'T GO INTO 3RD & 4TH GEAR. SAME AS OCT 2002, BUT NOTHING REGISTERED ON THE TRUCK'S MESSAGE CENTER THIS TIME. AND THIS TIME, THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. I TOOK TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER - MECHANIC DROVE VEHICLE AND NOTED THE PROBLEMS. STILL, NOTHING REGISTERED ON THE TRUCK'S MESSAGE CENTER. MECHANIC EVEN HOOKED UP THE TRUCK TO HIS COMPUTER AND DROVE IT WHILE IT WAS STILL FAILING. TO HIS SUPRISE, NOTHING REGISTERED ON HIS COMPUTER EITHER. THEY OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION - REPLACED 3RD & 4TH GEAR. THEY ADJUSTED THE BILL - AS IF I PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRENTY. CONTACTED GM - THEY REPORT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH THESE TRUCKS. "SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE MAKE THINGS -IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IT HAPPENED TO YOU". AFTER THAT CALL - I FOUND THIS SITE AND FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN REFERRING TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH ONLY HAVING 36,000 MILES SINCE MARCH 1999.
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#10006017January 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE ADJUSTMENT PROBLEM HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE BRAKE ROTOR WEAR, AFFECTING BRAKE OPERATION. TS....*AK
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#10003587January 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT
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#10004639January 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. ABS WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND DRAINED VEHICLE'S BATTERY. HAD TO PULL 60 AMP FUSE TO DISENGAGE ABS.*AK
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#10004640January 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ON 01/17/02 REGARDING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLAINT. MANUFACTURER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD 3 OPEN RECALLS THAT CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF. CONSUMER WAS FIRST OWNER OF VEHICLE AND ADDRESS INFORMATION WAS CORRECTLY LISTED IN SYSTEM. RECALL CAMPAIGNS; 00V345000, 00X001000, 98V242000.*AK
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