Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10070779January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS SYSTEM HAS A CONTINUOUS BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM BENEATH THE TRUCK EVEN WHEN THE KEYS WERE TURNED OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. DURING EVALUATION OF A REPAIR, THE STEEL SCREWS THAT HOLD THE SYSTEM TOGETHER WERE SCREWED INTO AN ALUMINUM PLATE AND WERE SO RUSTY AND CORRODED THAT ONE OF THEM BROKE OFF WHEN THE REPAIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT. ABS SYSTEM IS PLACED WHERE IT IS UNPROTECTED FROM MOISTURE AND ROAD CHEMICALS, SUCH AS SALT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071295January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1. POWER WINDOW PASSENGER DOOR: OPERATES SLOWLY AND IF IT GETS TOO WARM WILL QUIT. AFTER 30 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY 2. OTHER - CD PLAYER: PLAYS TRACT 1 THEN SKIPS & EJECTS CD (LASER OUT OF LINE) 3. ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED - AUTOMATIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE '99 SIVERADO. (THE LOCAL AUTO WRECKER WON'T EVEN SELL A USED ONE UNLESS THERE ARE LESS THAN 40000 KM. THIS SHOULD SAY SOMETHING!) I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069656January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS PUMP MOTOR RUNS ALL THE TIME , EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. P.S. LOOKED FOR A SOLUTION ON THE WEB, FOUND THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 CHEVY SILVERDO AND VERY COSTLY. CALLED CHEVY MOTOR DIVISION, THEY GAVE ME A SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER AND SAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070431January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN GEAR. EMERG. BRK. CABLE WILL NOT ADJUST. ABS MODULE HAS NOISE. STOPPED BY REMOVING FUSE, ABS FEATURE NOT FUNCTIONING. TRANS FAILED IN FEB. 2003 @ 65K MILES. REPAIR MADE BY VALENCIA CHEVROLET IN VALENCIA CALIF. COST WAS HANDLED BY A EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY. COST TO ME AFTER A LOT OF HEATED NEGOTIATION WAS 85.00. THE AGENCY WANTED ME TO AUTHORIZE A NEW TRANS. AND CLUTCH. COST: 3600.00 THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FAILED @21K MILES IN 2001, THE ABS MODULE FAILED @42K MILES. IN 2002. NEITHER BRAKE ITEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED. VALENCIA CHEVROLET WANTS 2300.00 TO REPAIR THE ABS PROBLEM, NO QUOTE TO REPAIR BRAKE CABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070626January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, WHEELS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS IS THE FIRST NEW VEHICLE WE HAVE EVER BOUGHT. BUT NOT A GOOD EXPREIENCE, WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD GM PRODUCTS WITH NO PROBLEMS. WE JUST HAD THE TRUCK IN THE GARAGE AND THEY PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER, IT SAID CODE PO137 02 SENSOR BANK 1 SENSOR 2 REPLACE ALSO CODE PO300 MISFIRE #7 CYLINDER REPLACE INJECTOR AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THIS COST 448.78. ALSO PO300 MISFIRE #7 CYLINDER REPLACE INJECTOR AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND CODE PO463 FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDS FUEL SENSOR REPLACED AT A COST OF 301.00. WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS AT THIS TIME. THEY ALSO SAID BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WITH SPEED SENSORS NEED REPLACED AT A COST OF 642.00. WE CAN'T HAVE THIS DONE NOW EITHER. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET ALONG WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE LONG ENOUGH TO SAVE MONEY TO FIX. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY SEPT 11TH AT A COST OF 65.00 AND AN ALIGHMENT IN JUNE AT A COST OF 47.00 AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED IN JULY AT A COST OF 279.00. WE HAD THOUGHT OF TRADING OR SELLING OUTRIGHT AND GETTING ANOTHER TRUCK, BUT CAN'T SELL IT AS IT IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068876January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED ABS MOTOR RUNS CONTINOUSLY EVEN AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051618January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY. THE REAR RIGHT CALIPER LOCKED UP AND ATE THE ROTOR. THE OTHER ROTORS WERE PITTED AND RUSTED. THE FRONT AND LEFT BRAKES HAD 100% PAD ON THEM, ONLY THE REAR RIGHT PAD HAD WORN. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THE TRUCK WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH. *JB THE LLEFT REAR WHEEL WAS THE ONLY WHEEL STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049994January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING, THE ROTORS WOULD MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. *AK THE BRAKES PULLED TO THE SIDE AND STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. ALL THE ROTORS WERE DEFECTIVE, THERE WERE PIECES MISSING AND RUST POCKETS ON THE ROTORS. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053232January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1999 CHEVROLET 1500 Z71 HAS HAD NUMEROUS ABS FAILURES. A FEW VERY CLOSE CALLS. THE DEALER OR MECHANIC HAVEN'T HEARD OF A RECALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ABS MODULE IS TELLING THE SYSTEM THAT ONE WHEEL IS SLOWING DOWN AS IF A SKID ERRONEOUSLY WHICH ACTIVATES THE ABS TAKING THE DRIVER OUT OF THE EQUATION. SOMBODYS GOING TO DIE. PLEASE FORWARD ANY INFO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESS I LISTED . THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019602January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, PARKING BRAKE
WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, IT DID NOT HOLD, DUE TO A FAILURE WITH THE PADS. *JB THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053818January 12, 2004
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
WHEN VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION. WHEN VEHICLE WARMED UP VIBRATIONS DECREASED. STEERING GEAR BOX WOULD THEN CATCH AFTER MAKING A TURN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT GEAR BOX NEEDED TO HAVE ITS OIL CHANGED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053835January 12, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN. RECALL 03V527000 WAS ISSUED ON THE STEERING GEAR BEARING, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN AND MODEL YEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052579January 7, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES
HELLO I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 4X4 TRUCK WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE TIRES. STEELTEX RADIAL A/T LT 245/75 R16 MADE IN CANADA 28661 UR BM 05327-1 TO DATE I HAVE HAD 3 OF THE FIVE TIRES SUFFER BELT SEPARATION AND ANOTHER ONE LOOKS TO BE GOING THE SAME PATH AS IT IS SHOWING THE SAME CHARATERISTICS AND DRIVING WARNING SIGNS AS THE FIRST THREE FAILURES. THESE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT 24,373, 37,300, AND 51,972. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053431January 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE BRAKING ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULSATE. DEALERSHIPS WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052228December 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES PULSATED WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051444December 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB 4WD PICKUP. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) LOCKED ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF EVEN WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF. WHEN I CONTACTED A CHEVROLET DEALER, I WAS TOLD TO REMOVE THE 60 AMP FUSE IN THE ELECTRIC CONTROL CENTER UNDER THE HOOD, AND THAT WILL TURN THE ABS MODULE OFF SO AS TO NOT DRAIN THE BATTERY. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK AND AS OF NOW GM WILL NOT REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE MODULE WAS AT LEAST $1,000 AND MANY REPLACED MODULES GO BAD ALSO, BUT THAT I COULD STILL DRIVE MY TRUCK WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM AND I WOULD HAVE STANDARD BRAKING, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD JUST REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PANEL. I SEARCHED THE WEB USING GOOGLE AND FOUND MORE OF THE SAME COMPLAINT THEN I COULD COUNT. AFTER GOING ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE I FOUND ABOUT 100 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. I ALSO CHECKED THE NHTSA RECALL LIST AND FOUND A SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NO. 00V055/GM RECALL NO. 00013) ON 10,600 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, S10, AND SERRA TRUCKS FOR A DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MOTOR THAT MAY BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL AND CAUSE THE DYNAMIC REAR PROPROTIONING (DRP) SYSTEM, WHICH OPTIMIZES FRONT TO REAR BRAKE BALANCE, TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH. NOW AFTER CHECKING IN A REPAIR MANUAL AND WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC I DISCOVERED THAT THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN ON MY TRUCK WITHOUT THE ABS MODULE ACTIVATED, AND GM DEALERS ARE TELLING PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT IT IS AN ACCEPTABLE PRACTICE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH THE ABS DEACTIVATED. ARE 1999 CHEVROLET TRUCK OWNERS MORE EXPENDABLE THEN 2000 GM TRUCK OWNERS? I WOULD THINK THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY AS MANY 1999 GM TRUCKS OUT ON THE ROADS AS 2000 TRUCKS, AND I WONDER HOW MANY HAVE THE ABS SYSTEM DISABLED. I FEEL THE NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS UNSAFE CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053302December 24, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE OUTER BELT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049714December 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 SILVERADO Z71 PICKUP ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED. CHEVROLET SERVICER JOKED THAT WHEN THEY SEE ONE COME IN THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE TO DIAGNOSE IT BECAUSE IT IS SO COMMON. HE EVEN STATED THAT WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR THAT IT APPEARS THAT CHEVROLET DISCOVERED A WAY TO INCREASE NEW VEHICLE SALES. THEN HE SAID MAYBE I SHOULD TALK TO A SALESMAN WHILE THEY MAKE THE REPAIR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND CERTAINLY IS NO JOKING MATTER. RESEARCHED AND IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS NOT JUST AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM. CONSIDERING A VEHICLE COSTS $30K & THE DANGER I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD DO A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050232December 8, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE THROTTLE STICKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040244December 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. *AK MANY CONSUMER HAVE ELECTED TO HAVE THE MOTOR DISCONNECTED DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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