Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10137278September 22, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TAIL GATE STRAPS BROKE. FUEL GAUGE IS INCONSISTENT AND GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE ARE FORUMS ALL OVER THE WEB STATING THE SAME THINGS I AM. I THINK THESE ARE RIDICULOUS PROBLEMS THAT GM IS NOT FACING UP TO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136938September 19, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT: BOTH STRAPS ON THE CABLES THAT HOLD UP THE TAILGATE BROKE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. . CONTACTED THE DEALER AND CALLED GMC, THE DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, AND THE DEALER CHARGED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE CABLES BROKE ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005 AND THEY REPAIRED IT ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136958September 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS (BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH) THE TRUCK DOES NOT WANT TO STOP AND I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS OF HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR A CAR PARK IN A PARKING LOT. I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND THE EXIT FOR IT IS LIKE A SPIRAL STAIRCASE I HAD TO TRIED GOING DOWN IT THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT DOWN TO THE EXIT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137012September 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS PUMP BEGAN TO RUN AND CONTINUED EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. IT CONTINUED UNTIL I PULLED THE FUSE, NOW THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE LIT ALL THE TIME. REPAIR WAS QUOTED AROUND $1000 RANGE. SEEMS LIKE A FAULTY FET TRANSISTOR SHOULD BE A WARRANTY REPAIR, OR AT LEAST AFFORDABLE. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A BRAKE LIGHT THAT IS ALWAYS ON AND NOT A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF THE WORTHINESS OF MY STANDARD BRAKE SYSTEM.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135231September 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
99 CHEVROLET PU 3/4 TON 52,000 MILES ABS WENT OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES RECALL WAS MADE FOR REPAIR BUT WAS STOPPED AT THE MISSOURI/ILLINOIS STATE LINE. REPAIR OF ABS WAS $1168.72. COMPLAINED TO GM WHO AGREED ABS IS A PROBLEM BUT AGREED AFTER REVIEW TO POSSIBLY PAY HALF. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136834September 17, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK THIS MORNING ONLY TO FIND THAT MY ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THAT MY ABS PUMP WAS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY, UPON HEARING THIS ALL I KNEW TO DO IS TO PULL THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD TO STOP IT. ONCE AT WORK I FIND THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF CHEVY TRUCKS AND THAT GM WAS NOT PLANNING ON DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT? THIS IS AN OUTRAGE, WHY WOULDN'T THEY OWN UP TO THE MISTAKE OF THE ABS MODULE FAILING? THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED IN MY EYE A SERIOUS MATTER. WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH OR WORSE A CHILD CROSSING THE ROAD? ABS WOULD HAVE FAILED!!! GM REALLY NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS, FROM ALL THE POSTS I HAVE SEEN ON THE NET FROM THOUSANDS OF TRUCK OWNERS ARE THEY EVEN LISTENING? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136140September 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ONE AND 1/2 YEARS AGO ON FEBRUARY 13, 2004, THE ABS SYSTEM SOUNDED AN ALARM, AND I REMOVED THE 60 AMP FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I MADE CONTACT WITH RESSLER'S CHEVROLET OF MANDAN, ND, AND THEY INDICATED TO ME IT WAS THE CONTROL MODULE, AND IT WOULD COST OVER $800 TO REPAIR. I STILL HAD BRAKES, AND THEY CONTINUE TO WORK TO THIS DAY. THE ABS SYSTEM REMAINS OFF ALTHOUGH MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE BOTH ON. AT THIS COST I WAS NOT ABOUT TO REPAIR SUCH A COSTLY ITEM ON MY OWN. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM, BECAUSE IT IS A MANDATED SAFETY PRODUCT. AT THIS TIME I HAVE OVER 124K MILES ON MY 99 SILVERADO. I AM AWARE OF A RECALL ON A WHEEL SENSOR CORROSION PROBLEM ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT THAT IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO A VEHICLE IN NORTH DAKOTA. TO ME THIS MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE, BECAUSE I DO TRAVEL OUT OF THE STATE, AND THERE IS A LOT OF SALT USED THE STREETS OF BISMARCK ND. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135949September 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000 ACCORDING TO THIS RECALL, THE ABS SENSOR CAN GIVE FALSE READINGS DUE TO DIRT AND GRIM BUILD UP. GM'S RESPONSE FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO CLEAN THE SENSOR. WHAT HAPPENS ONCE THE SENSOR IS DIRTY AGAIN?I DON'T SEE HOW THIS COULD BE A CORRECTIVE ACTION, BECAUSE THE CHANCE OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN IS GREAT. MY FATHER OWNED THIS TRUCK BEFORE ME AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I AM NOW HAVING THE ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS, (I ALMOST CRASHED TWICE, BECAUSE OF THIS). MY FATHER HAD THE DEALER REPAIR THE TRUCK AND AT THAT TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD MY DAD THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS REPLACE THE HUBS. THE TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO THE SERVICE MANAGER PUT DOWN THAT THE HUBS WERE BAD SO MY DAD WOULD NOT HAVE TO INCUR THE COST. (SENSOR IS WARRANTY ITEM, HUBS ARE NOT). (COUNTRY CLUB CHEVROLET ONEONTA, NY) ONCE AGAIN MY FATHER WAS TOLD THE SENSOR CAN NOT BE REPLACED WITH OUT CHANGING THE HUBS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THIS BY TWO OTHER DEALERS. (NORRIS CHEVROLET WESTFIELD , NJ- SULLIVAN CHEVROLET ROSEPARK, NJ). THE HUBS WERE REPLACED AT 60,000 MILES, AT 72,000 THE PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN RETURNED. SO THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS, I KNOW WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK TO GIVE MYSELF EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE, IT DOES NOT ALWAYS DO IT MOSTLY AFTER SHARP TURNS (PULLING IN DRIVE WAY OR PARKING LOT). SO IF THE HUBS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS PER THREE DEALERS, SO WHY DOES THE RECALL CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKE ABOUT REMOVING SENSOR AND CLEANING (SEE FOLLOWING) DEALERS ARE TO REMOVE THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND THOROUGHLY CLEAN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE BEARING, APPLY RUST INHIBITOR TO THE CLEANED SURFACE, GREASE THE MOUNTING SURFACE, REINSTALL THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, AND CHECK THE PEAK-TO-PEAK OUTPUT VOLTAGE TO ENSURE THE WHEEL SPEED SIGNAL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. I THINK GM NEEDS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE NOT JUST APPLY A TEMPORARY FIX. REGARDS PHILIP J SAVARESE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136004September 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI- LOCK BRAKES FAILED DURING A SUDDEN STOP AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING A SKID. AFTER THE FAILURE SOMETHING (A PUMP) KEPT RUNNING AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CONTROL MODULE WAS UNPLUGGED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135863September 8, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ANTILOCK BRAKE ILLUMINATION ON PANEL GOES ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. BRAKES, ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE CHECKED, VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE,WATER PUMP REPLACED, STARTER REPLACED, RADIATOR REPLACED, HEATER CORE PROBLEMS,ALTERNATOR REPLACED, CERTAIN ILLUMINATION LIGHTS ON RADIO COME ON. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135714September 7, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UNWANTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATION THAT STARTED IN APRIL OF 2005. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135139September 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE 60 AMP FUSE TO PREVENT BATTERY FROM RUNNING DOWN. AM TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL COST WELL OVER $1000 OF MY MONEY TO REPAIR - THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THIS FROM A CHEVY WITH 80,000 MILES?? I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS FAILURE OCCURS SO OFTEN THAT THEY KEEP 4 TO 5 UNITS IN STOCK. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135043September 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I HAVE A 1999 SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. STARTING ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND GOING OVER A BUMP...WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THIS OCCURS, IT SEEMS AS IF I HAVE NO STOPPING POWER AT ALL. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT I HAVE CERTAINLY COME CLOSE. BECAUSE OF THIS, I AM VERY CAREFUL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A BUMPY AREA. AS YOU CAN SEE, I LIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER I AM FROM WISCONSIN AND HAVE MADE MONTHLY TRIPS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, LASTING 7-14 DAYS, DUE TO THE ILLNESS OF MY MOTHER. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO SALT COVERED ROADS ON MANY OCCASIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE RECALL GM HAS AGREED TO ONLY AFFECTS NORTHERN STATES. IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOU WILL RE-THINK THIS RECALL AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT PEOPLE DO TRAVEL WITH THEIR VEHICLES. BY THE WAY, WE DO USE SALT IN SOUTH CAROLINA AS WELL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134861August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL STORE IN CRANDON, WISCONSIN. THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE TRUCK STARTED PULSATING AND NEVER STOPPED UNTIL I HIT THE CAR IN THE PARKING SPOT IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR THE NEXT DAY IN RHINELANDER. THEY SAID THE ABS SENSORS WHERE CORRODED AND NEED EITHER REPLACEMENT OR CLEANING, WHICH IS WHAT THE DEALER DID.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134968August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MODULE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134998August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP - THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING AT SLOW SPEEDS. CONSUMER CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THE DEALERSHIP, AND THERE WAS RECALL, # 05068. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. WHILE COMING TO A STOP BETWEEN THREE AND ZERO MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HARD TO PRESS DOWN AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. VEHICLE HIT THE RETAINING WALL AT CONSUMER'S RESIDENCE, AND DID DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLE AND TO THE WALL. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THAT CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST 2005. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134815August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY ABS BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. WHEN I TRY TO STOP THE ABS CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDAL TO "PUSH" BACK AT ME AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO FULLY STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLE WAS CLEANED TO REMOVE RUST FROM THE HUB. THEY SAY THAT IS CAUSING THE ABS SENSOR TO SEND FALSE READINGS. YET THEY SAY IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A RECALL ISSUE BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A FEW PEOPLE. WELL I AM NOW REPORTING THIS IN HOPES OF A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION SUCH AS A RECALL. I READ THAT THEY RECALLED THE TRUCKS IN CANADA BUT NOT HERE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME GOING AS SLOW AS 5 MPH AND AS FAST AS 40 MPH. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS REALLY HURT. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN MY TRUCKS ABILITY TO STOP NOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134789August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE ON A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119826August 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONTACT STATES HE BECAME AWARE OF A REPORT ABOUT GM VEHICLES, ABS SYSTEM. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO IN THE SUMMER WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN HE PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE HEARD AND FELT THE ABS KICK IN, HE COULD NOT STOP. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED HE DISCONNECTED THE ABS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T OPERATE PROPERLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134534August 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD WHEN STOPPING WHILE DRIVING AT 5 TO 10 MPH. *MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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