Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#879546February 1, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
P265/75R16, DOT UNKNOWN, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS XL 15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. THEN, TIRE BLEWOUT. TREAD SEPARATION PRIOR TO BLOWOUT.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559278January 31, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT DROPPED DOWN WITH A STARTLING UNEXPECTED SHOCK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SWERVE, THE DAMAGED SUPPORTING PARTS OF THE SEAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879458January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE 3 TIMES . TECH STATED NORMAL OPERATION FOR ABS BRAKES. *AK THE BRAKES HAD FAILED SIX TIMES AND NO SOLUTION HAD BEEN FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED BRAKE FLUID AS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE, BUT THERE WAS NOT BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740169January 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TWICE DIED WHILE DRIVING NO STEERING OR BRAKES FEAR FOR YOUR LIFE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740170January 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENG KNOCKS @ START DAILY, DEALER SAYS NRML, OWNERS MANUAL DOESNT SHOW AS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879389January 30, 2001
SEATS
WAS TRYING TO ADJUST DRIVER'S LUMBAR SEAT WITH LEVER WHEN LEVER BROKE IN HALF. PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO CHECK OUT SEAT. NOTICED A PIECE OF WHITE PLASTIC WITH METAL INSIDE WAS BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879219January 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED, AND EMERGENCY HAND BRAKE DID NOT WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879252January 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. GMC DECLARES NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. IT AFFECTS RISK OF BRAKING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739996January 26, 2001
TIRES
TIRES HAVE HAD FREQENT FLATS, 1 DEFLATED ON ITS OWN OVERNIGHT, TREAD WEAR ABOVE AVERAGE, THESE TIRES NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: P265-75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265-75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879033January 25, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
FRONT LAP SEAT BELTS PERFORMED POORLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739871January 24, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
STEERING AND THE BRAKING SYSTEMS ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT GO OUT WITH UNDER 35000 MILES ON THEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878807January 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM LEFT SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. FOR CONSUMER TO AVOID CRASH SHE SWAYED AND RAN INTO A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. *AK BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND PROPERLY. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878660January 22, 2001
SUSPENSION
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN VEHICLE WILL LOSE RPMS AND ACCELERATION POWER WHICH HAS CAUSED CRASH. ONLY WAY TO REGAIN POWER BACK IS BY STRAIGHTENING STEERING WHEEL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739636January 19, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED EARLY EVENING, AT 3:30 A.M. FIRE HAD BROKE OUT IN THE CARPORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878497January 18, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSENGER'S SIDE RESTRAINT RATCHETS BACK, AND DOES NOT ALLOW PASSENGER ENOUGH ROOM. *AK THE SEAT BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT STILL TIGHTENS UP AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND DANGEROUS. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878303January 17, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ADOPTIVE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE SYSTEMS FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878306January 17, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
IN ORDER TO GET VEHICLE TO MOVE DRIVER HAS TO PRESS REALLY HARD ON GAS PEDAL, THEN CAR WILL TAKE OFF. DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY CARBON BUILD UP IN THROTTLE BODY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739408January 15, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER PICKUP HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES, LIKE TO A SHOPPING CENTER, AND THE ENGINE IS STOPPED. UPON RESTARTING ENGINE THE THROTTLE WILL STICK, REQUIRING AN ESTAMATED 30 TO 80 POUNDS PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE. THEN, IT WILL SUDDENLY DEPRESS CAUSING THE PICKUP TO "JUMP." THIS IS DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY BACKING OUT INTO TRAFFIC OR TRYING TO BACK TO HITCH A TRAILER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739346January 14, 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
#739241January 12, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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