Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10157093May 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS PULSATES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT A STATIC POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156999May 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RECALLS CLAIMED TO BE DONE, I'VE NEVER TAKEN TRUCK IN FOR RECALLS. CHEVOLET REFUSES TO RELEASE WHERE RECALLS WERE COMPLETED AT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156954May 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING IT TO ACTIVATE AND REMAIN RUNNING, EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. BRAKES WORK OKAY, JUST WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF ABS. DEALER ESTIMATED FIX AT APPROXIMATELY $1,000. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS ARE ILLUMINATED AND HAVE REMAINED ON FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS SINCE THE PUMP INITIALLY MALFUNCTIONED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156673May 3, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTILOCK BRAKE EBCM DEFECTIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156654May 2, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BANGED ON THE FUEL PUMP TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V155000, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, FUEL PUMP. THE MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 05/30/06 PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE THE FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. ON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL PUMP, THE WIRE COATING WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED NEAR CONNECTION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156658May 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
REAR BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED THE FUSE, AND HIT THE STOP PEDAL. FUSE ONCE AGAIN BURNED OUT AGAIN. REMOVED REAR LAMPS. REPLACED FUSE AGAIN HIT BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN FUSE BURNED OUT AGAIN. ALL MOST HIT IN THE REAR. THIRD BRAKE LIGHT DOES WORK, OTHER LIGHT IN THIS SOCKET DOES WORK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156446April 30, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
AFTER CHANGING ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BECAUSE THEY WERE BADLY RUSTED, MY BRAKES FAILED SOON AFTER LEAVING HOME . A PIN HOLE LEAK DEVELOPED IN THE BRAKE LINE BECAUSE OF RUST. THE LEAK WAS IN A PLACE THAT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY ME. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY FOUND FOUR BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR AT A COST OF $953.16. THE TOWING CHARGES WERE COVERED BY MY ALLSTATE AUTO CLUB. I FORGET TO REQUEST THE OLD PARTS. I WAS FORTUNATE THE FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING HOME AND DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT LIKE THE FAILURE OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE IN MY 1988 CHEVY TRUCK CAUSED. I REAR ENDED A CAR IN THAT INCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156208April 27, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE PUMP RAN CONTINUALLY CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155983April 24, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE DISCONNECTED. A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DISCONNECTED THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155689April 19, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
1999 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP PARKING BRAKE ISSUE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A SAFETY RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS ONLY. THIS RECALL INVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES AND INSTALLATION OF A REVISED SPRING CLIP. WHY IS THIS NOT APPLICABLE TO VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ?? I REALIZE THE PARKING BRAKE IS MORE CRITICAL IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DOES THIS MAKE IT RIGHT TO EXCLUDE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES FROM SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE?? THERE IS TOO MANY OCCURRENCES OF THIS SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS MODEL YEARS FOR IT NOT TO BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY GM AS A RECALL/COVERED REPAIR! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155530April 17, 2006
PARKING BRAKE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD. A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE PARKING BRAKE HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155337April 13, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI-LOCK MODULE UNIT DRAINED BATTERY, WAS TO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE SO IT WAS DISCONNECTED, AFTER RESEARCHING THAT IT WAS NOT TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BY MANUFACTURER. RESULTED IN BRAKES BEING LOCKED UP WHEN ATTEMPTING A CURVE AND VEHICLE ROLLING OVER. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10156215April 12, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 SILVERADO ANTI LOCK AND BRAKE INDICATOR DASH LIGHTS ARE COMING ON ALL THE TIME. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT RELATED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153980March 29, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PREVIOUSLY WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153802March 27, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
BOUGHT A NEW 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE STRAP ON THE GAS TANK HAS RUSTED OFF, WHICH WE FELL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY FACTOR, LUCK HAVE IT WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME, WHEN YOU BUY A BRAND NEW VEHICLE YOU DON'T EXPECT THE GAS TANK STRAP TO RUST OFF AFTER JUST 6 1/2 HALF TO 7 YEARS. COULD OF BEEN VERY( DANGEROUS) *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153811March 27, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY CABLE SNAPPED AND THE TAILGATE OF MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO WHEN LOADING FIREWOOD. I ALSO BENT THE HINGE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT IT I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK/VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IF GMC HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD NOT ELIMINATE SOME TRUCKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153698March 25, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NOT WORKING WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING BETWEEN 3 AND 10 MPH AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE ABS IS ACTIVATING CAUSING ONE WHEEL TO CONTINUE AND SPEED HIGHER THAN OTHER PREVENTING SAFE TURNING AND STOPPING OF VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAD THIS PROBLEM UPON PURCHASE, AND DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER VEHICLE BEGAN DOING SAME THING. THIS WAS A RECALL, AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER ONLY CLEANED THE AREA. CHEVROLET WAS CALLED BY ME AND DEALER AND REFUSED TO REPLACE HUB, SO VEHICLE IS STILL DOING SAME THING. REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET ON PHONE WAS RUDE, AND REPLIED THAT ALL THAT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL WAS CLEANING HUB. HOWEVER THE RECALL NOTICE CLEARLY STATES "IN SOME CASES, THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED." IT ALSO STATES "THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE TO YOU." I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL, AND TOOK IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER ONLY TO HAVE PROBLEM KEEP OCCURRING AND CHEVROLET REFUSE TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM POSES A DANGER AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO STOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152716March 14, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR LESS. THIS CAUSED THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER HOWEVER; THE FUSE TO THE ABS HAS BEEN REMOVED TO DEACTIVATE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152256March 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 38000 MILES. HAD TO DISCONNECT FUSE. WEB SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE/MODEL. GM HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I ORIGINALLY REPORTED BRAKING FAILURES TO DEALER YEARS AGO THAT VEHICLE WOULD LOSE BRAKES IF YOU HIT ROUGH ROAD OR POT HOLES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. GOT TYPICAL RUN-AROUND. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146415March 9, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING GM ABS BRAKES. ABS BRAKES ARE OVERLY SENSITIVE TO CORROSION CAUSING FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL ONLY COVERS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE PART OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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