Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10058830February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAD CATASTROPHIC ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. ANTILOCK BREAKS ARE NOW TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A POORLY DESIGNED CONTROL MODULE, AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE SAME VEHICLE HAS A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM IN WHICH THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS ONLY INTERMITTANTLY, AND IS RARLY ACCURATE WHEN IT DOES WORK. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE? HOW CAN I IN GOOD CONSCIENCE LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, AND FEEL THAT SHE IS SAFE? HOW COULD GM NOT RECALL, AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS?? PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTIONS!! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058859February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ECBM SWITCH TO ACTIVATE THE ABS PUMP HAS FUSED SHUT RUNNING THE PUMP CONTINUOUSLY. PULLED FUSE TO SAVE PUMP. ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED REMOVING ANY WARNING OF FURTHER BRAKE FAILURE. TRUCK STILL DRIVES AND IS NO MORE DANGEROUS THAN A TRUCK WITHOUT ABS, BUT FAILURE SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON RELATIVELY NEW TRUCK AND SHOULD NOT OCCUR SO OFTEN. FINALLY, GM SHOULD RECONSIDER HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO FIX THIS. WWW.CIRCUITSOLUTIONS.INFO WILL FIX IT FOR ABOUT $150 IF YOU REMOVE THE MODULE YOURSELF AND MAIL IT TO THEM. AT $60/HOUR YOU WOULD GET OVER NINE HOURS OF LABOR FROM YOUR LOCAL GARAGE BEFORE YOU WOULD EXCEED WHAT GM WANTS JUST FOR THE PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055682February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE VEHICLE'S ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRAKES WORKED BUT THE ABS WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044347February 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES DEVELOPED CORROSION. AS A RESULT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND GOING OVER A SPEED PUMP CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058461February 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED--JUST LIKE ALL THE REST, STARTED TRUCK, HEARD PUMP NOISE FROM UNDER CAB, PULLED FUSE, ALMOST $1000 TO FIX ON A TRUCK WITH 57,000 MILES ON IT. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH EVERYONE. I'LL BE BUYING A FORD OR TOYOTA NEXT TIME AROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058515February 19, 2004
SEATS
INNER SEAT ADJUSTER ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE ON MY '99 CHEV SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB TRUCK, HAVING 34,000 MILES, ALLOWING SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON RAILS WITHOUT RESTRICTION. SEAT BELT IS PART OF SEAT THEREBY RESULTING IN THE DRIVER TO BE MOVING FORWARD AND BACKWARD ON SEAT RAILS WITHOUT RESTRICTION. SEAT OF COURSE DOES STOP IN THE FURTHER MOST BACKWARD AND FORWARD ENDS OF SEAT RAIL. CHEV DEALER LISTS PART AS "INNER ADJUSTER" PART #14691. THE PART IS SOLD AS A WHOLE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND RETAILS AT ABOUT $149.00. WHAT APPEARED TO BREAK WAS A PLASTIC PIECE THAT FITS IN THE RAIL AND WHICH WOULD SEEM TO BE THE PART THAT HALTS THE SEAT IN THE POSITION CHOSEN BY THE OCCUPANT. I STILL HAVE THE BROKEN PIECE AS RECOVERED FROM MY FLOOR BOARD. I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR A WEEK OR SO WITH THE SEAT NOT MOVING FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN ATTEMPTED BY ADJUSTMENT LEVER. I ASSUMED I HAD SOMETHING UNDER THE SEAT IMPEDING MOVEMENT, BUT WAS ACTUALLY DUE TO THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050108February 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD LOCK UP AND THE CONSUMER WOULD BE UNABLE TO DEPRESS TO BRAKE PEDAL TO DECREASE SPEED. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *PH THE CONSUMER WOULD BECOME UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE LEFT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059212February 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057806February 10, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER'S RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE TIRE CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK A VEHICLE HEAD ON (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056788February 8, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE THROTTLE ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET LS 1500 IS STICKING EVERYTIME I TAKE OFF FROM A START, THIS IS MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO THE POINT THAT I AM PUSSING ON THE GAS WITH EXTREME PRESSURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055011January 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AFTER TURNING OFF MY TRUCK I HEARD THE ABS PUMP RUNNING AFTER REMOVING THE KEY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054930January 26, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS, BRAKE PEDAL ON DRY PAVEMENT STIFF NON-RESPONSIVE MASHED PEDAL NO BRAKE RESPONSE STRUCK PEDESTRIAN DEALER FINDS NO PROBLEMS CHANGED BRAKE FLUID NO CHANGE DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054747January 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS MOTOR/PUMP RUNS CONSTANTLY WHEN THE ENGINE RUNS AND WHEN IT IS NOT RUNNING. EVEN THOUGH I THINK I HAVE ANTILOCK BRAKES WHEN I NEED THEM; I DO NOT! MY ABS DOESN'T WORK. CHEVROLET WON'T PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. DEALER WANTS $1,500.00 TO FIX. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054767January 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK WITH 45480 MILEAGE. ON 1/3/04 I NOTICED A MOTOR NOISE COMING FROM BENEATH THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. I ALSO NOTICED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING I IMMEDIATELY DROVE MY TRUCK TO JUST BRAKES. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE ABS MODULE UNIT HAS A SHORT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY TRUCK TO MAC HAIK CHEVY, KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS ON A SATURDAY AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO BRING MY TRUCK BACK ON MONDAY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL NOTICE ON THE ABS UNIT. SINCE I WAS AFRAID OF DAMAGE TO MY BATTERY AND BRAKE SYSTEM I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO JUST BRAKES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM FIXED. THE ABS MODULE WAS REPLACED WHICH COST ME $ 1,165.00. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS MADE OF CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUPS WITH MALFUNCTIONED ABS MODULE UNITS. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND WAS AMAZED BY THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK ABS MODULE UNIT FAILURES AND REPLACEMENTS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY CHEVROLET HAS FAILED TO MAKE SUCH AN ISSUE AS A RECALL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I WOULD THINK A GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION WOULD FORCE CHEVROLET TO MAKE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE BECOME VICTIMS TO CHEVROLET'S DEAF EARS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044281January 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS PUMP WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE STATION TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE IT. *AK THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND THE FUSE HAD TO BE REMOVED TO DISABLE THE ABS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT GM SHOULD COVER THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE PART BEING A SAFETY FEATURE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055615January 21, 2004
PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM. THE PARKING BRAKE WORE OUT ON ONE SIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054378January 18, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED AT 31,000 MILES. PART ALONE IS OVER $800.00. DEALER APPARENTLY UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING . NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN!! BUY IMPORTS, THEY MAKE BETTER CARS AND PROVIDE SUPERIOR SERVICE BY FAR! WHEN SOMEONE DIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, HOPE GM AND NHTSA GET THE HELL SUED OUT OF THEM FOR DOING NOTHING TO TAKE CARE OF A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT EXIST AND BOTH PARTIES HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR SOME TIME. QUESTION TO NHTSA! IF I CHECK FATALITIES BOX AS 4 PEOPLE DEAD!! THEN WILL YOU ACT??? *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054334January 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCHES &ABS MODULES RUNNING NON STOP. DEALER SAYS THEY SEE A LOT OF THESE BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. AN AVERAGE OF 1 PER WEEK. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055258January 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD REMAIN LIT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF A POSSIBLE ABS PUMP FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050121January 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999, CHEVROLET, SILVERADO, AT 45000 MILES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IT SEEMED LIKE THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK THE MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THIS PROBLEM MADE THE ABS INOPERATIVE. *SC THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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