Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10250851December 5, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A PULSATING NOISE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED SUDDENLY AND HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE FOR THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE WAS REPAIRED TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,145.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250861December 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1999 AND UP CHEVY GMC SILVERADO WITH THE 6.0 LITER ENGINE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTING OFF. THIS CREATES AND EXHAUST LEAK THAT IS BAD FOR AIR POLLUTION NOT TO MENTION WITH GAS IN THE AREA A FIRE HAZARD. THIS PROBLEM NEED A RECALL AND MANY HAVE THE PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW IT AND THE ONES THAT DO FIX IT PAY A LOT OF LABOR COST THIS IS A FAIRLY LABOR INTENSE JOB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247398October 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE FIRST AND SECOND GEARS OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. APPROXIMATELY FIFTY THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246024October 19, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS MODULE WENT OUT ON 1999 SILVERADO THAT HAS 51000 MILES. SYMPTOMS ARE THAT THE MODULE/PUMP CONTINUES RUNNING EVEN WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, ABS DASH LIGHT IS ON. DEALER STATES THAT REPAIR WILL BE ROUGHLY $1000. INTERNET CHAT ROOM FOR LIKE VEHICLE HAS LITERALLY 100'S OF PEOPLE WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM. ONLY WAY TO STOP MODULE/PUMP FROM RUNNING, ASIDE FROM SPENDING $1000, IS TO PULL 60 AMP FUSE THAT ENABLES THE ABS BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245327October 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP QUITS WORKING, I'M GOING TO REPLACE IT FOR A THIRD TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244495October 6, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500 EXTENDED CAB. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO DROP DOWN TO THE BUMPER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. SHE HAD TO EXCESSIVELY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS SENSORS ON THE BRAKES WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06V066000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS) AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243275September 23, 2008
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT LATCH HAS FALIED SO THE SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A KNOWLEDGABLE SOURCE THAT THIS IS A COMMON, KNOWN PROBLEM TO CHEVY. REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE $600-900 WHICH THEY PASS ON TO CUSTOMER. DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241618September 9, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A CHEVY 2500 SERIES SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL /BRAKE SIGNAL PANEL/ LIGHT BAR 5 FIVE TIMES. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240013August 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK WITH THE 5.3 LITER V8. THERE HAS BEEN AN ON GOING GRADUAL LOSS OF COOLANT WITH NO APPARENT LEAK TO BE FOUND. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE CAUSE IS DUE TO THE POOR CASTING OF THE CYLINDER HEADS CAUSING PRESSURIZED COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. THE SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE CASTECH (MFG) HEADS WITH NEW HEADS $1,100 EACH). CHEVROLET IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED I BELIEVE SERVICE DOCUMENT 1986750. IF GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM CAUSED BY THE MIS-MANUFACTURING OF THE PART A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238133August 14, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
RUN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT TREE HEAD-ON . DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY TRUCK WAS A 1999 AND AIR BAGS HAD NEVER BEEN REPLACED, I BOUGHT TRUCK NEW . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237718August 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, PARKING BRAKE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE SERVICE ENGINE, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ALL RELATED RECALLS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES ARE RELATED TO THE RECALLS. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 264,187.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234558July 16, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP AND ONCE MY SPEED WENT BELOW 5 MILES PER HOUR THE ABS KICKED IN. THIS PREVENTED ME FROM STOPPING MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. I HAD TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO ANYONE OR PROPERTY. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS AFTER THIS EVENT. I HAD TO REMOVE THE MAIN FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM TO PREVENT IT FROM RECURRING. I AM WAITING TO HAVE MY VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC. MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL FOR A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234316July 14, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 4X4 AND THE ABS IS OUT I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK I HARDLEY DRIVE IT SAFETY ISSUE I DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN I WISH SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE A BOUT THIS VERY CHEAP MADE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234020July 11, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. HE CRASHED INTO THE TRASH CANS AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RUSTING OF THE ANTI-LOCK SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED WITH THIS MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A RUSTY SPEED SENSOR AND THE REPAIR THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. UPDATED 08/07/08. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232686June 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN
REACTION SUN GEAR SHELL FAILURE CAUSING LOSS OF REVERSE AND OTHER FORWARD GEARS. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232495June 27, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. HE WAS ALMOST INJURED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER IT FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 138,314. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF UPDATED 07/15/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232497June 27, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE PUTTING THE TAILGATE DOWN, THE STRAPS FAILED PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND THE HINGES FAILED AFTER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT PURCHASED NEW STRAPS FROM THE PARTS STORE AND THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL STRAPS, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WOULD ALSO NOT REPAIR THE TAILGATE HINGES AS STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,650. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF RECALL 3 06V066000 UPDATED 07/29/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231935June 22, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS MODULE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229437June 1, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ABS BRAIN BOARD FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228361May 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET K1500. ON MAY 17, 2008, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE DASHBOARD, FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT SOMETHING ELECTRICAL HEATED UP UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT CHECKED TO SEE IF HE WAS ELIGIBLE FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENTS BECAUSE HE HAS NO COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE TO COVER THE DAMAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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