Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10042272December 2, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE REAR END SUSPENSION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *NLM *SCC THE DEALER REBUILT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047620November 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MOTOR ON OUR 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. WENT OUT IT DOSE NOT WORK RIGHT SO IT BURS ITS SELF OUT WE KNOW OF MANY PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047643November 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71, 5.3L V8, 24,750 MILES WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE, THE "ABS" LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE (EBCM) RAN CONTINUOUSLY, EVEN WITH THE IGNITION KEY OFF, AND REMOVED. AS ADVISED BY DEALER, I PULLED THE 60A FUSE AND THE EBCM STOPPED RUNNING. I BROUGHT TRUCK IN TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE EBCM MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $1,039.68 ($807. FOR THE PART, $232.06 LABOR). FROM INTERNET RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL TRUCK. ALSO DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ABS BRAKES DISABLED (EBCM 60A FUSE PULLED) BECAUSE OF THE HIGH REPAIR COST. I FELL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS, "ABS" AND "BRAKES" ARE BOTH ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME ONCE THE EBCM MODULE IS DISABLED. THIS NEGATES THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE IF A BRAKE FAILURE MAY BE IMMINENT BECAUSE THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON. I ALSO FEEL THAT IF A PERSON WERE TO PULL THE FUSES TO THESE WARNING LIGHTS SO THEY NO LONGER ILLUMINATE, AS WELL AS DISABLE (PULL THE 60A FUSE) THE EBCM MODULE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TRADE THE VEHICLE IN (TO AVOID THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR), THE DEALER MAY NOT DISCOVER THIS FACT AND COULD RESELL THE TRUCK WITH THE CUSTOMER ASSUMING HE/SHE HAS ANTILOCK BRAKES WHEN IN FACT THEY DON'T. THIS COULD RESULT IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT BECAUSE HANDLING A SKID WITH ABS IS DIFFERENT THAT HANDLING A SKID WITHOUT ABS. IN ADDITION, IN THIS SCENARIO, IF THE PRIMARY BRAKE SYSTEM WERE TO FAIL, THERE WOULD BE NO INDICATION FROM THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS, MAYBE RESULTING IN DEATH OR INJURY FROM AN ACCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047667November 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
1999 GM SILVERADO 71,000 MILES. NEW VENTURA 246 TRANSFERS CASE HAS DEVELOPED A HOLE. THE HOLE CAUSED THE LOSS OF TRANSFER CASE FLUID UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTENT THAT IS NOT THERE PROBLEM OR FAULT AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER DEFECT OF MATERIAL OR MANUFACTURING. DEALER HAS ALSO NOTED WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THE HOLE WAS A "PUNCTURE" INDICATING ABUSE. LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP (GOODALE TRANSMISSIONS. COLUMBUS OHIO) INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSFER CASE. THE HOLES ARE CAUSED BY A RETAINING SPRING (USED TO HOLD AN INTERNAL PUMP? PER SERVICE SHOP) BREAK AND RUB ON THE INSIDE OF THE CASE. SAFETY ISSUES CASED BY THIS FAILURE ARE POSSIBLE FIRE WHEN FLUID IS DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. LOSS OF REAR BRAKES DUE TO CONTAMINATION BY TRANSFER CASE FLUID. POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IF TRANSFER CASE FREEZES DUE TO LACK OF FLUID. REPAIR COST FOR $900 TO $3000 PLUS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047576November 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 EXT CAB WHILE BACKING DOWN BOAT RAMP WITH 3000 LB BOAT DURING LAUNCH PROCEDURE ON ASPHALT RAMP IN REVERSE GEAR ACTIVATED ANTILOCK BRAKES AND SLID INTO WATER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047237November 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I OWN TWO (2) CHEVROLET SILVERADOS 4X4'S - BOTH HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. EVERYDAY THE SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN BOTH TRUCKS TO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY STATE THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT INDICATING THAT LIGHT COMING ON SO JUST IGNORE IT. JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH. OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IS LOUD CLANKING WHEN PLACED IN ANY GEAR FROM PARK. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048243November 19, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE HAVING NEW TIRES PUT ON MECHANIC NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046969November 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON MY 1999 SILVERADO 4X4 EXT. CAB. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 48,500 MILES WHEN THE PART FAILED. I WOULD THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THE PART BEING IT IS PART OF A CRITICAL PIECE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. TO REPLACE THE PART WOULD COST NEARLY $1000.00. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046979November 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF TWO CONNECTING RODS DURING START-UP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046868November 13, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHICH I PURCHASED ON 01-06-2001, WITH 25,587 MILES ON THE ODOMETER READING. BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE QUIT WORKING ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIRD LIGHT (CAB STOP LIGHT) WORKS. BLINKERS WORK,AND BACK UP LIGHTS WORK. ALL FUSES ARE GOOD. REPLACED BREAK LIGHT BULBS. FIRST OCCASION, I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE ADVISING ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE DEALER(HUFFINES CHEVROLET STATED THAT A SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAD TO PAY A $250 DEDUCTIBLE. SECOND OCCASION I HAD TO PAY $280 AND VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIRD OCCASION, IT HAS BEEN ONLY SIX MONTHS SINCE LAST REPAIR WAS MADE. REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE OF THIS DATE 11-13-03. STILL TRYING TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THE BREAK LIGHTS TO BE DEFECTIVE FOR THE REASON THAT EXPENSES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FOR THE THIRD TIME IS UNSATISFACTORY. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047946November 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044282November 12, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON THE DASHBOARD ONCE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE NOISE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE ABS MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING WHICH WAS DUE TO ABS CONTROL RELAY MODULE FAILURE PER DEALERSHIP. *AK *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045742November 8, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. I HAVE TO CLEAN MY THROTTLE BODY OUT WITH CLEANER ABOUT EVERY 1000 MILES. EVEN AFTER A CLEANING IT STILL STICKS A LITTLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, BECAUSE I HAVE TO USE MORE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDEL, THEN IT UNSTICKS AND THE TRUCK LURCHES FOWORD WITH NO CONTROL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10045567November 6, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FAILURE. ABS ACTIVATED ON MY 1999 SILVERADO PICKUP AND TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AND ROLLED INTO TRAFFIC LANE FROM GAS STATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES, NECESSITATING PULLING OF THE ABS FUSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT THUS RENDERING ABS INOPERATIVE. HAD WHEEL HUB BEARING UNIT REPLACED AT A COST OF $377.00 AND THE DAY AFTER THE ABS ACTIVATED AGAIN AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. PULLED FUSE AGAIN AND HAVE NOT REPLACED. CHECKED AROUND THE COUNTRY IN NY AND OK., AND HAD SONS CHECK WITH DEALERS AND THEY ASKED WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF A PROBLEM. DEALER HERE SAYS NOT A PROBLEM BUT I FEEL IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE MAYBE MORE PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEM AND ARE KILLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046410November 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
ABS MODULE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042728November 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE PUMP WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT SHOP. *AK THE ABS MOTOR PUMP WOULDN'T STOP RUNNING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO UNHOOK THE PUMP TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM RUNNING DOWN . *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046250November 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN. ALSO, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL PRESENT WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046109October 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHILE DRIVING THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. A DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045207October 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I WORK AS A SALESMAN AT A SMALL USED CAR DEALERSHIP. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST 4 GENERAL MOTORS FULL SIZE TRUCKS (1999 SUBURBAN, 1997 CHEVY SILVERADO, 1998 SILVERADO, 1999 SILVERADO) HAVE SPEED SENSORS FAIL, CAUSING THE ABS TO COME ON AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN BRAKING. AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, BUT I WAS RECENTLY TEST DRIVING A 1999 SILVERADO, AND WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP AND DROVE RIGHT INTO THE GARAGE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT STOPPING TO LET A PEDESTRIAN CROSS THE STREET, BECAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND IF I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ON 4 VEHICLES, THERE MUST BE MANY MORE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044979October 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
UPON STARTING VEHICLE ABS INDICATOR STAYED ON. THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH ABS MOTOR RUNNING WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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