Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10143158November 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TOOK TRUCK TO HAVE BRAKES DONE ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. (COULD NOT STOP BUT WAS ABLE TO STEER AROUND TROUBLE, WAS REASON FOR DOING THIS) REAR BRAKES AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY COULD NOT CUT THE ROTORS DUE TO RUST. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS CONDITION IN FORTY FIVE YEARS OF WORKING ON CARS OR TRUCKS, THE RUST ATE AWAY THE PADS TO 1/3 THEIR SIZE. THIS CONDITION SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I CAN SEE CHANGING ROTORS BECAUSE OF HEAT OR METAL ON METAL, NOT FROM RUST. I HAVE THE PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 5,000 MILES AS I HAD A NEW YORK EMISSIONS AND SAFETY INSPECTION AND IT PASSED BOTH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144246November 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
1999 SILVERADO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASION. ON 2 OF THE 5 OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER REAR ENDED A VEHICLE AND THE LAST TIME THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED THROUGH A GARAGE DOOR. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL INVESTIGATION OF THE ABS. THE DEALER DID ADMIT ON THE INVOICE THERE WAS A PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT READING THE CD'S IT WOULD ISSUE AN ERROR MESSAGE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142293November 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEELS:HUB, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CLEANED THE FRONT HUBS OF RUST. THEN THE ABS WORKED PROPERLY, BUT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THEY PERFORMED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 REPAIRS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE LOT IT ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. *AK (12/01/05) THE TOW HAUL MODE WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142189November 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED. THE FRONT ABS SENSOR HAD CORROSION BUILD UP ON IT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALER AND HAD THE SENSOR CLEANED. THE BRAKES WERE FINE AFTER THE CLEANING. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER , AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT WAS 3 MPH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141902November 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL, 05V379000. THE ABS PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. HE CALLED GM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN VERMONT ALL BUT THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. HE DISABLED THE ABS HIMSELF, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141690November 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THEY MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP SAID THE REAR ROTORS RUSTED, AND THE FRONTAL ROTORS WORE OUT. THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES, PADS, AND ROTORS. ALSO, THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED. WHEN CONTACTING A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141392November 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, ALLOWING THE BRAKES TO GO TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO NOTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THE HUB. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WAS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK (11/21/05) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141278October 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES. BRAKES COME ON AT LOW SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141323October 31, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. IT IS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS AT 5 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. HE PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO GET THE ABS DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING CORRECTLY NOW THAT THE FUSE HAS BEEN REMOVED. HE CONTACTED GM, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, HE STATES THAT THE STRAPS ON THE TAILGATE ARE NOT HOLDING CORRECTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141109October 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. WHILE PERFORMING THE RECALL REPAIRS THE DEALER NOTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT ROTORS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE ROTORS WAS MADE OF POOR QUALITY MATERIAL ANDWAS NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT SUPPORT AND WEAR FROM THE PADS. THE DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL REPAIR, HOWEVER THE ROTOR PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140961October 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP PROPERLY. THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES, AND IT TOOK LONGER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSORS. THERE WAS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 05068 BUT THE CONTACT'S STATE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140967October 27, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW, IT HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT THIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE PARKING BRAKE LININGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT HE WAS UNSURE OF HOW LONG THIS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 02/13/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140812October 26, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT: CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. THERE A TAILGATE CABLE RECALL 04V129000 ON OTHER YEARS OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140824October 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT: CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LINES WAS CORRODED . THIS CAUSED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT, AND WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS BRAKE FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. THE SERVICE DEALER DID NOT TELL HIM WHY THE BRAKE LINES CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, INFORMING THEM OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140762October 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 05V379000 CONCRNING ABS BRAKE FAILURE. THE RECALL REPAIRS WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 24, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT PUSHESD BACK UP ON HER FOOT. SHE CONTACTED GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY STATED SHE WILL HAVE TO PAY $75 TO TEST THE VEHICLE. IF IT TURNED OUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE ABS SHE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140552October 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES ON MY PICKUP TRUCK CAUSING MY TRUCK TO WANT TO GO INTO A SPIN WHEN I TRY TO STOP. THE TRUCK PULLS TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT AND THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKES JUST NEEDED CLEANING. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE CLEANING AND RECENTLY I NOTICED THE ABS SYSTEM KICKING IN ALSO. I HEARD ABOUT A RECALL INVOLVING 1999 VINTAGE GM PICKUP TRUCKS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES SO I INQUIRED WITH GM ABOUT THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE; A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500. I ALSO READ A COUPLE OF NEWS ARTICLES THAT SAID GM WASN'T FINDING ENOUGH EVIDENCE HERE IN THE US TO JUSTIFY A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS YET AND I HOPE THAT I DON'T BUT WINTER IS COMING AND THE LIKELIHOOD WILL INCREASE DUE TO THE DRIVING CONDITIONS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141054October 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AT A LOW SPEED WHEN COMING TO A STOP RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK (12/07/05) RECALL CAMPAIGN# 05V37900. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140627October 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABS MOTOR HAD BROKEN. HE THEN HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT TO SHUT THE MOTOR OFF. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FOR CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AND WAS FIXED. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT WHEN THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR THAT IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE ABS MOTOR WAS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR THREE MONTHS WITH THE FUSE OUT TO THE ABS MOTOR. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT HAD COME CAME ON WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE FUSE OUT. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ABS MOTOR. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK (11/29/05) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140415October 21, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT STATED HIS BRAKES PULSATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE REPAIR SHOP TESTED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LINES BUSTED IN TWO SEPARATE PLACES. THE REPAIR SHOP DISCOVERED EXTREME CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE PULSATION WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT HAS NOW RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCK BRAKES, BUT NOT ON THE BRAKE LINES. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140365October 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL 05068 ON CHEVROLET SILVERADO BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE HE LIVED IN WISCONSIN. CONTACT TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED HIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE.*AK WHEN COMING TO A STOP,THE BRAKE WOULD PULSATE. UPDATED 11/29/05.*JB UPDATED 11/29/05 - THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD PULSATE AT 5 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY RUSTED AND CORRODED ABS SENSORS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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