Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10130210July 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DEVELOPED BRAKING PROBLEMS.*MR THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE PEDAL PRESSURE, SHAKING, CHATTERING, GROWLING AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS STRANGE NOISES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION AND DELAMINATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128657July 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT: THE BACK BRAKES AND BACK BRAKING PLATE HAS ROTTED OUT. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN CHANGING THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE PLATE THAT EVERYTHING BOLTS TO IS ROTTED AND HAS HOLES IN IT. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT GIVE ANY INFORMATION ON WHY THIS HAPPENED. ON MAY 20, 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128660July 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: CONSUMER SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. CONSUMER HAS 1999 A CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AT LOW SPEED WITH THE ABS. THE INVESTIGATION IS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE05020. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE HAS BEEN LUCKY TO AVOID ACCIDENTS WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS NOW DISABLED THE ABS DUE TO THE FEAR OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS. THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT ROAD CONDITIONS DOESN'TT SEEM TO MATTER, WET, DRY, COLD, OR HOT THE ABS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TAKE AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DISTANCE TO STOP. CONSUMER RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. IT WAS 800 DOLLARS FOR PARTS ALONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127567July 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY FATHER FATHER-IN-LAW IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS DOING SOME WORK ON MY 1999 SILVERADO AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS MOTOR WAS CONTINUALLY RUNNING. TO STOP THIS HE HAD TO PULL THE FUSE. I RECENTLY DROVE MY TRUCK FROM MINNESOTA TO CALIFORNIA AND ON NUMBEROUS OCASSIONS I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING. I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK STILL WAS SLOW TO REACT. MOST OF THE TIME THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THERE WERE A COUPLE TIMES WHEN I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I LIVE IN OVERSEAS. THE TRUCK IS LEFT IN MINNESOTA AND I DRIVE IT WHENEVER I AM HOME FOR VACATION. ONCE I MOVE HOME NEXT YEAR I WILL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IF CHEVY HASN'T SENT OUT A RECALL. HOW MANY STORIES LIKE THIS DOES IT TAKE FOR CHEVROLET TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED ABOUT AN ABS MOTOR THAT WON'T STOP RUNNING UNLESS THE FUSE IS PULLED? I SURE HOPE CHEVY DOES SOMETHING SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127439July 5, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT: ON JULY 3 2005 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND DRIVER HAD A HARD TIME STEERING. HAD TO USE TWO HANDS TO STEER. THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE VEHICLE THAT A PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD COST $700 TO REPLACE STEERING PUMP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126987June 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW SPEED THE ABS PULSATES,AND BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED IN FULL BRAKE LOCK TO STOP VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126898June 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SEATS, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *NM WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ALSO FAILED TO WORK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT EJECTED OFF OF THE FLOOR WITH THE DRIVER STRAPPED INTO THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE UPON THE SIDE IMPACT. CONSUMER HAS HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING THREES TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND THE TRANSMISSION ALONG WITH THE CLUTCH HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. *TT *SB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10126526June 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN OHIO FOR MY WIFE [XXX], SHE REPORTED THAT THE ABS BRAKE WOULD SIMPLY NOT WORK ON ACCASION AND THE PEDAL WOULD GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR .WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER BUT HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM . AT LOWS SPEEDS I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. DEALERS DOWN HERE SAY THE SENSOR IS BAD. WE PULLED THE FUSE TO DISABLE THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW BECAUSE A DELPHI ENGINEER TOLD ME THAT WOULD AT LEAST KEEP THE BRAKES WORKING . I HAVE 58000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND WE HAVE REPLACED THE CALIPERS THE ROTORS AND EVEN SOME OF THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED RUPTURING AND CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES. THE POWER STEERING HOSE LINE RUSTED AT THE COOLER RADIATOR. . YESTERDAY THE CHEVY DEALER IN GAINSEVILLE CALLED ME TO THE SHOP TO SEE HOW THE FRAME IS BEING EATEN AWAY , I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE EITHER WASN'T PROBERLY PREPARED WHEN BUILT OR THE PROTECTIVE PAINTS AND COATING WERE DEFFECTIVE. THE RECORDS AT JIM DOUGLAS CHEVOLET EVIDENCE THE EXPENSES WE HAVE INCUURED TO KEEP THE TRUCK OPERATIONAL. THE ABS MODULE AND THE LOSS OF BREAK LINES SEEM TO RELFLECT EXTEMELY POOR METAL COOROSION RESISTANCE , EVEN BOTH MY TAILGATE CABLE RUSTED AND BROKE .EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN IN TO THE CHEVY DEALER FOR REPAIR THEY ARE AMAZED AT THE CORROSION PROBLEMS. EVEN THE TIRE JACK IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WAS RUSTED AND IT WAS NEVER USED. THE SCREWS INSIDE THE CENTER CONSOLE WERE RUSTED. I SPENT BETWEEN 2500.00 AND 3000.00 IN JUST THE BRAKE PROBLEM AND THAT IS WITHOUT TRYING TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR MODULE. I ASSURE ABSENT A FORCED RECALL I SUSPECT GM WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. GM CONUMER RELATIOS SUGGESTED I GET A RECALL NUMBER AND MAYBE THEY COULD BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THUS I AM SEND YOU MY COMPLAINT. SINCERELY [XXX] . OUR VIN IS [XXX] OUR MODEL IS CK15753 THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED AT FORT WAYNE. JUNE 6,1999. NOTE I SELECTED 25 FAILURES AS AN ESTIMATED OF FAILED COMPONETS IN THE UNRECARRAGE INCLUDING THE BRAKES AND THE ABS MODULE. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA),
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124444June 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: ABS MOTOR WAS RUNNING ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD ABS VALVE ALONG WITH THE CONTROL VALVE WERE BAD. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, AND HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. *AK MECHANIC CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THE 1999 MODELS WERE TOO OLD TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIR ASSISTANCE DESPITE LOW MILEAGE. CONSUMER THEREFORE HAD REPAIR DONE LOCALLY, REPLACING ABS PUMP AND VALVE CONTROL AT COST OF $995, OF WHICH $825 WERE PARTS.*SB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119624June 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONSEQUENTLY HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB CONSUMER HAD ABS BRAKE MODULE REPLACED BECAUSE ENGINE STILL RAN WHEN KEY WASN'T IN THE IGNITION.*SB *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126181June 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WE HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLES, BECAUSE WE TRY TO MAXIMIZE THEIR LIVES. ONE DAY, THE "BRAKES" LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTACTED MY CHEVROLET DEALER, WHO CHECKED IT OUT, THEN TOLD ME "YOU ARE BETTER OFF JUST DRIVING WITH IT THE WAY IT IS." WHEN I ASKED WHY, I WAS TOLD THAT GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEMS GOING WHACKY, BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. I MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO GM, TRYING TO PLEAD MY CASE AND LISTING THE SEVERAL OTHERS AND WEB SITES CREATED BY SOME OF THEM, THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WAS COLDLY TOLD THAT THERE HAD TO BE LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, LIKE MILLIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY DEVICE THAT BUYERS HAVE NO CHOICE WHETHER TO HAVE OR NOT, BUT IT IS NOT BACKED BY THE MANUFACTURER! IT IS RIDICULOUS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126260June 22, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT:CONSUMER HAS 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEED, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE MAKES A TERRIBLE CLANKING OR GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS IN FEBRUARY. CONSUMER SAID THAT SHE HEARD OF RECALL BY GM IN MARCH, AND CHECKED HER VEHICLE TO FIND NO RECALLS. CONSUMER CONTACTED GM, AND WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM WAS HER RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125885June 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURN ON. NO CRASHES OR INJURIES YET. GM KNOWS OF MODULE PROBLEM BUT SAYS ITEM IS NOT ON RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125985June 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PISTON SLAP. THIS ALL STARTED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 1999. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT, STATING THAT IT IS NORMAL NOISE. (NORMAL? THEN WHY DIDN'T THE ENGINE MAKE THIS NOISE WHEN I FIRST DROVE IT OFF THE LOT)? I CONTINUED ASKING THE DEALER ABOUT THE NOISE BUT THEY CONTINUED TO SAY THAT IT WAS NORMAL NOISE. FINALLY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER GM DEALER ON APRIL, 2004. THE VEHICLE HAD 48,799 MILES. I ASKED THE MECHANIC AND SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO LISTEN TO THE ENGINE, BOTH DETERMINED THE NOISE WAS NOT NORMAL, AND NEEDED REPAIRED. THEY PERFORMED NUMEROUS ENGINE REPAIRS THAT SEEMED, AT THAT TIME, TO MAKE THE NOISE GO AWAY. IN JUNE, 2004, THE VEHICLE NOW HAD 49,023 MILES, THE NOISE HAD RETURNED, AND THE GM DEALER AGAIN STATED THE NOISE WAS NOT NORMAL. THEY THEN REPLACED THE LONG BLOCK OF THE ENGINE, THAT SEEMED TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. AS OF THIS DATE, THE VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE GM DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME ENGINE NOISE, WHICH IS A LOUD TICKING/KNOCKING NOISE. I AM, AGAIN, BEING TOLD IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS ENGINE. (THIS IS STATEMENT IS BEING QUOTED BY GENERAL MOTORS, AS BEING "NORMAL". INITIALLY, WHEN I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS INDICATED THE NOISE WAS NOT NORMAL...UNTIL THE ENGINEERS AT GENERAL MOTORS CONVEYED THE NOISE AS BEING "NORMAL".)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125469June 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OVERDRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. THEY REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AT THAT TIME. THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN, BUT IT CAUSED MORE DAMAGE. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.*AK *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125328June 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED BRAKING. THE SENSORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED TWICE, AND THE ABS MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. TOTAL COST FOR THESE IS $1,100.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125365June 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: TRUCK DOES NOT BRAKE PROPERLY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. HAD 2 ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THEY DO NOT STOP VEHICLE. THIS COULD OCCUR WHEN STANDING ON THE BRAKES. HAD BRAKES REPLACED ,AND MENTIONED THIS TO DEALER, WHO IGNORED THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10125253June 14, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
TAILGATE CABLE ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO SNAPPED. APPEARS TO BE CORREDED. THERE IS A ACTIVE RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR 2000-2004 SILVERADO'S BUT NOT FOR THE 1999 MODEL. NO DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125295June 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO (4X4) ACTIVATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO BE UNPREDICTABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. A GARAGE SAID THEY HAD MULTIPLE INQUIRIES ABOUT THIS AND KNEW OF THE PROBLEM WELL. I THINK THIS IS A RECALL ITEM AND GM SHOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE FIRST OCCURENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125141June 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH I WILL HEAR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES TURN ON AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL CANNOT BE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL ANOTHER 5-10 FEET FURTHER THEN INTENDED. THIS HAS HAPPEND TO AT LEAST 6 OTHER PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. ONE OF THEM A SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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