Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#887993May 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887747May 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND ABS WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER PULLED FUSE AND USED REGULAR BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE, AND SYSTEMS WAS BACK TO NORMAL. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887764May 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. STEERING COLUMN WILL VIBRATE, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED BUT, PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561093May 7, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION ABOUT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPLACEMENT SEAT BELTS, BUT WHEN SHE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK SHE STATES THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT FIT PROPERLY, CONSUMER STATES SHE IS CONSTANTLY PULLING SEAT BELT OUT OF HER THROAT, BEFORE THE REPAIR THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BELT SLIDING INTO HER NECK AND CHOKING HER, CONSUMER STATES SHE SPENDS MOST OF HER TIME PULLING THE SEAT BELT AWAY FROM HER, CONSUMER WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND GET THE OLD SEAT BELTS BACK AND DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WAS BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE COMPLAING THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS TOO TIGHT AND IT LIMITED THEIR MOVEMENT, SHE WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE HER OLD SEAT BELTS WERE AND THAT SHE COULD PURCHASE A CLIP THAT MIGHT HELP THE PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELT CUTTING ACROSS HER THROAT, CONSUMER DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A CLIP, BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW WITH THEIR SEAT BELTS (DAUGHTER ON BEHALF OF MOTHER). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887615May 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MOTOR SHORTED OUT, MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887625May 7, 2001
SUSPENSION
WHENEVER TURNING A CORNER OR HITTING A BUMP OR CRACK IN ROAD, STEERING WOULD MAKE CLUNKING NOISE. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE OR RESOLVE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744986May 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS OUT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON 1999 CHEVROLET TRUCKS. THE SYSTEM HAS A INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND THE ABS PUMP RUNS WITH KEY TURNED OFF. THE SYSTEM SHUTS DONE A ABS DOES NOT WORK. THE REPAIR BILL IS 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND OST PEOPLE PULL THHE FUSE INSTEAD OF SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY.. THIS PROBLEM IS A MAJOR EXPENSE AND COMMON PROBLEM IS THERE A RECALL IN THE WORKS FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744934May 4, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS GAUGE IS ERERATIC AT BEST. SHOWS NO FUEL THEN POPS UP TO FULL. SOMETIMES INDICATES 1/4 TANK OF FUEL..IN REALITY, THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. HAS CAUSED US TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887365May 3, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE VIBRATES IF IT GOES OVER ANY ROUGH SPOTS. DEALER SAID THAT ALL SHORT BED MODELS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION. DEALER HAS TO HAVE MANUFACTURER'S APPROVAL IN ORDER TO DO ANYTHING EXTRA TO VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887366May 3, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE STARTED TO STICK AS PRESSING DOWN. IT MADE TIRES SPIN AND VEHICLE JUMP. DEALER FOUND NO RECALL, BUT TOLD CONSUMER THEY WOULD ADD SOME LUBRICATION. CONSUMER WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS DONE, BUT PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE CORRECTED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744827May 2, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I BELIEVE BOTH ITEMS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FOR THE SAME REPLACEMENT IF I DIDN'T LEARN TO "LIVE" WITH PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9002433May 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE SLOWING FOR STOP SIGH BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON, NOR WAS THERE ANY OTHER WARNING. LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON HYDRALIC LINE AND WORE A HOLE IN HYDROLIC LINE CAUSING FLUID TO ESCAPE AND BRAKES TO FAIL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON FRONT BRAKE HOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886946April 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE ONCE ABS WAS ENGAGED. CONSUMER PULLED FUSE TO STOP THE NOISE AND IT SHUT ABS SYSTEM OFF. DEALER WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE $750. CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. BUT, CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERINCING A PROBLEM WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE SLIDES LIKE BEFORE. CONSUMER SEEMS TO THINK ABS IS FAULTY. *AK THE ABS SYSTEM HAD FAILED, AND THE CONSUMER'S SURVEY INDICATED THAT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886863April 26, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER HAD A FRONT CRASH . BUMPER BROKE IN TWO, AND FRONT END WAS PUSHED BACK ABOUT 4-6 INCHES. VEHICLE HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886732April 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
WHILE USING REMOTE STARTER VEHICLE WOULD START 23 MINUTES LATER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886796April 25, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
P245/75R16, DOT VN11BAC049, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO WITH 30000 MILES.TREAD SEPARATION AT 60 MPH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, $ 3600. *AK FIRESTONE ATX TIRE, DAMAGE DONE TO THE FENDER AND TAILGATE OF A TRAILER THAT WAS BEING PULLED, VIBRATION WAS FELT WHEN TIRE SEPARATED, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744506April 25, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER OFTEN AND THEY ADMITED THEY COULD NOT GUARNTEE THEY HAVE FIXED THE FRONT END THE SERVICE MGR CROSSED HIS FINGERS AND WITH A RESPONSE THAT HE HOPE SO WE DONT DRIVE THE TRUCK OFTEN FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT EITHER THE WHEELS LOCKING UP OR THE BRAKES FAILING, HE SAID THEY TIGHTED A BOLT ON THE SUBFRAME AND THAT FIXED THE FRONT END BUT A GM ENGR TOLD ME THAT TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE A SUBFRAME ONLY VEHICLES WITH UNIBODIES USE SUBFRAMES, I HAVE DOCUMENTED ALL SERVICES AND RESPONSES IF NEEDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886655April 24, 2001
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER UNDER A RECALL, REPLACEMENT BELTS WERE OF SUCH DESIGN THAT THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE WITH SLIGHT MOVEMENT. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THEY WOULD TIGHTEN. WHEN FIRST PUTTING ON BELTS CONSUMER HAS TO TRY A FEW TIMES FIRST BEFORE BELT EXTENDS ENOUGH TO BE BUCKLED UP. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744496April 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS UNIT FAILED. ABS LIGHT ON DASH ILLLUMINATED. HAD TO REMOVE FUSE. 1ST DEALER SAID OKAY TO REMOVE FUSE.WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD IT WAS TOO BAD WE DON'T HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ABS MODULE USUALLY FAILS AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744288April 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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