Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10064876March 25, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS AND CANNOT BE PUSHED DOWN TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHICH CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER RECOMMENDS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY RECEIVE REGULAR MAINTENANCE EVERY 30,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064834March 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE'S ANTILOCK BRAKE MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. AS A RESULT THE BATTERY STARTED TO RUN LOW. THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062667March 20, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY 1999 CHEV P/U TAILGATE CABLE BROKE CAUSING MINOR INJURY. I NOTICED AN ARTICLE RECALLING 2000-2004 GM'S. MY TRUCK WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD WHEN THE CABLE FAILED. 1999 GM VEHICLES SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10062678March 20, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR LINK FELL OFF ON DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE WOULD FALL OFF IF NOT CHECKED AND TIGHTENED TO MANUFACTURERS TORQUE SPECS. THIS IS A 60K MILE TRUCK, NEVER WRECKED, DEALER MAINTAINED, NEVER OFF ROAD, NEVER ABUSED, 70% HIGHWAY MILES, NO SUSPENSION WORK EVER DONE EXCEPT SHOCK REPLACEMENT. HANDLING BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE WHEN ONE SIDE COMES LOOSE, LIKE ON MY TRUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062706March 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP WENT OUT, LUCKLY I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ONLY HAD TO PAY $100.00 INSTEAD OF $800.00. ALSO MANY OTHER TRUCKS IN THE AREA WITH SAME PROBLEM. HAD KLUNKING NOISE IN REAR END CARRIED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALER SHIPS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. SOUNDED LIKE TRANSMISSION WAS PLAYING CATCH UP WITH REAREND. THREE MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY GOES OUT IT DOES THE SAME THING AND BUST THE GEARS IN TRANSMISSION. MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS KNOCKING WHEN YOU FIRST CRANK IT UP. THE DEALERSHIPS AROUND ARE QUICK TO SELL YOU A CAR BUT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND YOU WHEN THERE ARE PROBLEMS. THIS WILL PROBALLY BE MY LAST CHEVY!!! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063431March 18, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, AND DRIVER HAS TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL HARD TO ACCELERATE. ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO A HIGH SPEED. ON ONE OCCASION, DRIVER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR HARD AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A DOG.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063509March 18, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE. IT WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062571March 18, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BOTH THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE AROUND THE SAME TIME AND I HAVE 1999 SLIVERADO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059634March 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057192March 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO BRAKE POWER. DRIVER MUST APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN OR TO STOP. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN FUSE FOR ANTILOCK BRAKES WAS REMOVED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063294March 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT BEARING FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057936March 11, 2004
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INDICATOR LIGHT PROBLEM (SHIFT INDICATOR AND ODOMETER). THE DASHBOARD WAS TOTALLY DIGITAL, AND THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061866March 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
ON 3/9/04 I TOOK MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES SERVICED. THE DEALER SERVICED THE FRONT BRAKES, WHICH SHOWED "NORMAL WEAR". THE DEALER THEN CHECKED THE REAR BRAKES AND FOUND THAT BOTH REAR ROTORS SHOWED SEVERE PITTING. BOTH REAR ROTORS WERE SO BADDLY PITTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RESURFACE THEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT ROTOR WAS 85 PERCENT WORN AND THE LEFT SIDE WAS 30 PERCENT WORN. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER WAS STICKING WHICH LED TO THE EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE DEALER HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE EXCESSIVE PITTING/RUSTING OF THE REAR ROTORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT APPEARED SIMILIAR TO VEHICLES THAT WERE RECIEVED FROM AUCTION THAT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR THREE TO SIX MONTHS. BOTH REAR ROTORS AND THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED COSTING NEARLY $1000.00. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 49,186 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION, IE. MORE FORCE THAN NORMAL NEEDED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR BRAKING, GRINDING, OR PULLING TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, DURING BRAKING THAT SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG. IT APPEARS FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060148March 2, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
OUR CHEVROLET SILVERADO'S TAILGATE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060167March 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 EXT. CAB WITH A 5.3 ENGINE AND HAVE HAD, WHAT SEEMS TO ME, TO BE A STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT 40-50 MPH. DEALER TELLS ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANY VIBRATION EVEN THOUGH THE MECHANICS CAN FEEL IT WHEN DRIVING IT. ALSO THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS CLUNK GOING OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS. BOTH HAVE HAPPENED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057626February 26, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058931February 25, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM - I HAVE DOCUMENTATION STARTING FROM 2 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY 99' CHEVY Z71 COMPLAINING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. EVERY TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, HE SAID "OH, THAT'S NORMAL". I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TIME FOR ALL SORTS OF DEFECTS WITH THE BRAKES BEING THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT WAS FOR THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WAS ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY GOING OUT. ONCE AGAIN, "OH, THAT'S NORMAL". ONCE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, SO DID MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES. EVEN WITH DOCUMENTATION, THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX IT AND CHEVROLET SAID I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE DEALER. I HAVE A STACK OF DOCUMENTATION FROM WHERE THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR MALFUNCTIONS AS WELL AS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG WITH A VEHICLE. I AM UPSET BECAUSE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NEED FIXING FROM THE START AND THE DEALER OR CHEVROLET WOULD MAKE IT GOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058934February 25, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
TAILGATE WILL NOT STAY CLOSED AND LATCHED. ALWAYS DROPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059757February 25, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058955February 25, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
MY FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. IT EITHER READS FULL (MOST OF THE TIME) OR JUST AFTER I FILL UP IT FLIPS TO EMPTY INTERMITENTLY. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE TO USE THE TRIP METER TO GAGE HOW FAR I HAVE GONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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