Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10339107June 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD STANDARD CAB 4.3 V-6 -FAILURE IN BRAKE LINE , I WAS STOPPED IN LINE AT DRIVE THRU AND FELT BRAKE PEDAL GO DOWN AND HEARD BREAK FLUID SQUIRT FROM LINE, INVESTIGATED PROBLEM AND FOUND A HOLE IN LINE DUE TO RUST , LOCATION OF PROBLEM WAS BELOW DRIVERS DOOR WHERE LINE RUNS ALONG FRAME, WILL HAVE TO REPLACE LINE, WILL KEEP OLD LINE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336862June 17, 2010
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EASILY STEER TO THE LEFT BUT STEERING TO THE RIGHT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V242000: STEERING: GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330404May 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U HAD RUSTY BRAKE LINES CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. SPENT OVER $5000 AT DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALL HYDRAULIC LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS OR REPAIR BRAKES TO MY SATISFACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330164May 12, 2010
SEATS
I HAVE 99 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LS 2WD WITH 6-WAY POWER SEATS. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS MOVE FRONT AND BACK DURING BRAKING OR ACCELERATION. THE MOVEMENT IS AS MUCH AS 1 INCH. THE MOVEMENT HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME MORE SINCE I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN 2006. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM POSES A SAFETY RISK IN A PANIC STOP OR COLLISION SITUATION. THE SEAT(S) MAY BREAK LOOSE AND SLIDE FULL FORWARD AND/OR BACKWARD RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OR BRAKING RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. AIRBAG SAFEGUARD WOULD BE RENDERED USELESS BECAUSE THE SEAT MOVES IN A UNPREDICTABLE WAY THAT WAS NEVER ANALYZED BY MANUFACTURER'S TESTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329432May 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328610May 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1999-20?? GM 5.3 LITER ENGINE. LEFT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, LAST BOLT BACK HEAD HAS POPPED OFF. I HAVE SEEN FOUR OTHER MOTORS LIKE THIS AND HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL MORE. THIS ALLOWS EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER THE CABIN AREA POSING A RISK OF CO POISONING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328322May 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO WHICH RECENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE 20 MINUTES AFTER I GOT TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327141April 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB 2WD LS PICKUP TRUCK. I NEARLY RAN THROUGH MY PARENTS GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKE LINE SUDDENLY RUPTURED AND LEAKED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ALL THE LINES ARE TERRIBLY CORRODED AND RUSTED TO A POINT OF BEING BRITTLE( EVEN LINES UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THEY ARE TYPICALLY PROTECTED) I WAS HAPPY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE MAIN LINE TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WITH A BETTER QUALITY LINE AND AM WAITING TO DO THE BALANCE BUT AM UNEASY AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO JUST DO THEM. THIS TRUCK ALSO HAD RUSTY TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE I DID NOT CATCH IT IN TIME WHEN THE LINE ROTTED OUT. WHAT IS GOING ON WHEN A COMPANY CANT PUT QUALITY MATERIALS IN A SYSTEM CRITICAL PART? THE REAR PLATES THAT SHIELD THE PARKING BRAKE COMPLETERUSTED AND FELL OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326975April 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. I WAS GOING AROUND A BLIND DOWN HILL TURN, WHEN I GOT AROUND THE TURN THERE WAS A CAR COMPLETELY ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK, I FOUND THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME HAD RUPTURED. THE LOCATION OF THE RUPTURE WAS UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND HAD THE LINE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327057April 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP TO TURN INTO MY DESTINATION WHEN MY FOOT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT, PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHEN THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN DUE TO RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326776April 21, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AND HAULING A TRAILER AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE SO THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKE LINE SEEMED COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326283April 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD (PURCHASED NEW BY ME) HAS HAD MULTIPLE CORROSION/RUST BRAKE LINE FAILURES THAT FIRST BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. ONE EVENT LEFT ME DESPERATE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN BACKING MY 8,000LB BOAT DOWN A STEEP BOAT RAMP INTO THE WATER. THE ABS MODULE ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. ALL OF THIS HAS LED TO EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND MODIFICATIONS AT MY EXPENSE. MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RUST BELT STATES RECALL AS I LIVE IN VIRGINIA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326291April 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RECENTLY. A MECHANIC REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326233April 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING TO STORE. GOING DOWN A FAIRLY STEEP HILL,APPLIED BRAKES STARTED TO SLOW DOWN THEN LOST MY BRAKES. THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THRU. HAD NEW BRAKE LINES INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325018April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 GM PICKUP. I WAS LUCKY TO STOP WITHOUT AN INJURY. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BRAKE LINES. THIS WAS A COST OF $2,073.00 DOLLARS. I AM A DISABLED VETERAN ON A FIXED INCOME. I DO PLAN TO SEND A LETTER TO GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325021April 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 4/5/10 WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AT 93RD AND BROADWAY, CROWN POINT, IN. I HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY TRUCK BARELY STOPPED. I HAD MY TRUCK TRAILERED HOME. I DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OUT. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324982April 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM MY DAUGHTER. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, SHE SAID THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE TRUCK SLOWED, AND A WARNING LIGHT LIT ON THE DASH BOARD. I WENT TO WHERE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. IT WAS LOW, SO I ADDED BRAKE FLUID. I THAN TRIED THE BRAKES, BY PUMPING THE PEDAL A COUPLE OF TIMES. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK, AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. LOOKING CAREFULLY, I COULD SEE THAT IT WASN'T LEAKING FROM ANY FITTING, SO IT HAD TO BE A BROKEN BRAKE LINE. THERE WAS A MONRO SHOP NEAR BY, SO I BROUGHT THE TRUCK THERE. AFTER LOOKING THE BRAKE LINES OVER, THEY FOUND THAT ONE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION, AND THE REMAINING LINES WERE BADLY CORRODED. I HAD ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED AT A COST OF JUST OVER $1,000. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES IN CONNECTICUT SINCE 1975. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT EVER HAD IT'S METAL BRAKE LINES CORRODE SO BADLY THAT ONE RUPTURED AND ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO WISH TO POINT OUT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T OPERATE CORRECTLY. IT'S A SAD STATEMENT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT WAS LIMITED TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES. I GUESS THAT IT'S ASSUMED BY NHTSA THAT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES DON'T NEED PARKING BRAKES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324820April 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION OF BRAKE LINE. ALL BRAKE FLUID DRAINED OUT WITH NO BRAKE INDICATOR (DASH) LITES ILLUMINATING. TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324764April 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKES ON MY 1999 SILVERADO Z71, ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324609April 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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