Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10124991June 11, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
DRIVING WITH FAMILY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, A PUMP NOISE CONTINUED. THE PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN AND DRAINED OUR BATTERY LEAVING MY FAMILY STRANDED. TOW TRUCK MECHANIC, DISCONNECTED THE PUMP, JUMP STARTED OUR BATTERY, AND WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVY DEALER. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ABS MODULE AND WOULD COST $1100 TO REPAIR! RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124951June 10, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
THERE HAS BEEN A FAILURE BY BREAKAGE IN ONE OF THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES, WHICH COMPLETELY FRACTURED AFTER CORROSION. AS A RESULT OF THIS HAPPENING I OBSERVED THE SECOND SUPPORT CABLE, AND SEE IT IS WEAKENED BY CORRISION, AND WILL FRACTURE THE SAME WAY. THIS BREAKAGE OCCURRED AFTER OPENING THE TRUCK TAILGATE, AND FORTUNATELY OCCURRED BEFORE I WAS GOING TO JUMP INTO THE BOX OF THE TRUCK. BREAKAGE OF THE SECOND CABLE WILL RESULT IN THE TAILGATE DROPPING OFF, CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121860June 10, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES: CRUISE CONTROL AND TOLL HAUL DIDN'T WORK CORRECTLY, WHEN TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, IT KEPT ACCELERATING WHEN TOUCHING BRAKES. THE TOLL HAUL COMMAND WAS TELLING THE TRUCK TO DOWN SHIFT.*AK *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10124647June 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MADE IN THE USA AND THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP AT 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND THE BRAKE HAS TO BE RELEASED AND PREASSURE REAPPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124812June 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS FAILURE IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, ABS MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY WEATHER TRUCK IS RUNNING OR NOT. PULLED 60AMP FUSE TO STOP MOTOR, SO NOW THIS VEHICLE HAS NO ANTILOCK BRAKES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124343June 6, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: ABS BRAKES WENT OUT 20,000 MILES AND THIS AGAIN OCCURRED AT 45,000 MILES. THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS BUT HAPPENED ONCE AT HIGH SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND THEY SAID THAT SIMPLY THE ABS WAS OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER SAW REPORT WHERE GM WAS RECALLING CANADIAN VEHICLES DUE TO THE SALT CONDITIONS AND ITS AFFECT ON THE ABS SYSTEM. OWNER FEELS HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE HIS STATE USES THE SAME SALT USED IN CANADA. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124212June 4, 2005
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE ON MY TRUCK WORE OUT PREMATURELY CAUSING VEHICLE TO FAIL TEXAS SAFETY INSPECTION. TRUCK IS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AND HAD LESS THAN 65,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION. PARKING BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $200. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BY CHEVROLET, BUT IT IS ONLY FOR THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES, NOT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. RECALL NUMBER FOR MANUALS WAS 05V161000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124214June 4, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE CABLE BROKE COMPLETLY WHILE LOADING A MOWER, DAMAGING MY TAILGATE AND INNER BED HINGES AS WELL AS THE OUTER HINGE ON THE TAILGATE ITSELF. I NOTICED THAT THE 2000 AND UP MODELS WERE RECALLED BUT, MINE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. MY MODEL IS EXACT TO THE ONES CURRENTLY RECALLED BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW STYLE CHANGE-OVER. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME INVESTIGATION AND/OR FEEDBACK. THANK YOU, MIKE IRELAND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10124061June 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: SINCE 12,000 MILES THE ABS WAS DISCONNECTED BY DEALER BECAUSE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY FAILED TO ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE ALONG WITH VIBRATION. ABS WAS DISCONNECTED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DRIVEN WITH MANUAL BRAKES ONLY-NO ABS DUE TO THE FAULTY SITUATION THEY PROVIDED, UNABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY DUE TO THE ABS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124117June 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 99 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP. ABS BRAKE MOTOR OPERATION. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER IT WOULD BE COSTLY TO FIX. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A HUMMING NOISE AND CONSUMER HAD THE ABS SYSTEM DISCONNECTED. THE NOISE STOPPED, BUT CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119746June 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
ANTI LOCK BRAKES; WHEN GOING SLOWER THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE THEMSELVES. WAS NEVER REPAIRED. MAIN BRAKES, BOTH FRONT AND REAR WERE REPLACED ( PADS AND ROTORS) AFTER AN UNUSUALLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. *AK LEFT DOOR GLASS WAS INOPERATIVE. TECH REPLACED BROKEN DOOR GLASS REGULATOR. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119752June 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MOTOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY AFTER TURNING OFF. HAPPENED ON 5/1/05. HAS CONTINUED SINCE FIRST OCCURRENCE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119812June 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONTACT STATED: 2ND TIME THE BRAKES FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE. DURING SECOND INCIDENT AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 4/6/2005, CONTACT WAS GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH, THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE LANE, STOPPED, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STALLED IN THE SAME LANE. CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES FAILED. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124036June 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 EXTENDED CAB. I BOUGHT IT IN THE SUMMER OF 2002. BY JANUARY OF 2003, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS KICKING IN WHEN IS WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. THE ROADS WERE NOT WET OR SLIPPERY AND I ALMOST WENT INTO TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES (I HAVE ALSO ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR PULLING IN A PARKING SPACE, AND ALMOST WENT OVER A STEEP EMBANKMENT SINCE THEN). I PAID OVER $300 IN FEBRUARY 2003 TO HAVE THEM FIXED AND THAT LASTED UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2004. WHEN I ALMOST WENT OVER THE STEEP EMBANKMENT AT MY LOCAL GROCERY STORE WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, I DECIDED TO PULL THE FUSE. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE CRUISE ANY LONGER. I FINALLY DECIDED I HAD TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE WE WANTED THE CRUISE FEATURE SO I GOT IT FIXED IN DECEMBER OF 2004. BY THAT TIME, THE CHEVROLET DEALERS ARE FINDING OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY JUST NEED TO CLEAN OUT THE SENSOR WHICH NOW COSTS ABOUT $75 (THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM WOULDN'T EVEN ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM). THE BIG PROBLEM IS THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GIVE ME PROBLEMS AGAIN AND I AM STILL A LITTLE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AND I WOULD HATE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND HURT THEM BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT AND REFUSES TO DEAL WITH. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING ONLINE, AND I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE OVER IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119842June 2, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE DEALER DID NOT COOPERATE UNTIL A RECALL WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED TO START ITSELF BUT IF THE VEHICLE BEGUN TO MOVE, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO PULL THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSE OR PULL ONE OF THE TWO FUSES THAT WENT WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, AND WOULD MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP. THE OTHER FUSE INDICATED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD OTHER RECALL WORK DONE TO THE VEHICLE IN REFERENCE TO THE TRANSMISSION IN WHICH THEY REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123735June 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GM/CHEVROLET LIGHT TRUCK ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW SPEEDS. AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE ABS ACTIVATES (AUDIBLE) AND DIMINISHES BRAKING REQUIRING INCREASED PEDAL PRESSURE AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122512May 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: ABS ENABLES ITSELF WHEN COMING TO A LOW SPEED STOP. THE ABS MAKES IT HARD TO STOP WHEN IT IS ENABLED. NO ACCIDENTS. NO REPAIRS. A FEW CLOSE CALLS WITH ALMOST HITTING VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123683May 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
LOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF ABS, TRIED TO REMEDY WITH GM DESPITE THEIR AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM AND A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT, THEY DECLINED ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119551May 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONTACT STATES: THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A VEHICLE. THE ROTORS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED. WHEN HE CONTACTED GM. THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THEY WOULDN'T PAY FOR THE BRAKES OR THE DAMAGE DONE TO HIS TRUCK. JUST THE HUB ASSEMBLY.*AK THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122320May 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM FAILURE ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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