Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10043768October 28, 2003
PARKING BRAKE
PARKING BRAKE FAILED, VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION. SERVICE TECHNICIANS REPORT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, EMERGENCY BRAKE PAD IS CONTINUALLY ENGAGED DUE TO PRODUCT DEFECT. DEFECTIVE UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED UNIT FOR OVER $200.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044719October 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MOTOR. IT CONTINUED TO RUN EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE OWNER HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO GET THE ANTI-LOCK MOTOR TO DISENGAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043419October 23, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE STICKS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. YOU THEN NEED TO PUSH IT VERY HARD TO GO. SOMETIMES IT CAUSES YOU TO LURCH OUT IN TRAFFIC. HAVE PAID DEALER TO FIX ONCE, BUT DID NOT HELP. I AM AWARE OF 3 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCKS. ALL HAVE SAME COMPLAINT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040092October 22, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT DETACHED FROM THE FRAME AND PART OF THE FRAME WAS MISSING ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SCC *JP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043208October 20, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET CARGO VAN AND THE DOORS ON THE SIDE THAT SUPPOSED TO OPEN ONLY THE FIRST ONE OPENS THE SECOND ONE WILL NOT IF YOU FORCE IT TO OPEN IT DOES BUT YOU'LL DENT THE DOOR BECAUSE OF THE HINGES LOCKED ON IT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043085October 17, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THROTTLE LINKAGE STICKS, ONGOING PROBLEM, ITERMITTENTLY, MOSTLY STICKS FROM IDLE, BUT RECENTLY DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE, HAD TO REACCELERATE AND THEN IT RETURNED. MECHANIC CONTACTED CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM IN AROUND 50% OF THE THROTTLE BODIES IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. REFUSED TO PROVIDE CORRECTION FOR PROBLEM AND STATED THAT IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM.(NOT DEALER WHERE PURCHASED) *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043117October 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE MODULE, FOR A FEE OF COURSE. NOW BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, DEALER STILL HAS THE TRUCK TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. SAW A WEB-SITE WHERE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043124October 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS CONTROL MODULE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041786October 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. ABS PUMP RUNS CONTINUOUSLY AS LONG AS THE BATTERY IS CONNECTED AND THE ABS FUSE IS IN PLACE. AT THIS TIME I HAVE HAD TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM TO PREVENT THE PUMP FROM BURNING OUT. REPLACEMENT COST QUOTED BY CHEVROLET FOR THIS FAILURE IS $1000. FROM DISCOURSE ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE, AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DESIGN FLAW. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041690October 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO - ABS KICKS IN WHEN SLOWING TO LOW SPEED (NO ABS OR BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON). VERY DANGEROUS! YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I CALLED SEVERAL LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ARE SO FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM THAT THEY CAN TELL YOU RIGHT AWAY HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO FIX AND HOW MUCH IT WILL COST (JUST BY ME TELLING THEM WHAT THE VEHICLE IS DOING). I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP, I BOUNCED OFF OF THE CURB - DUE TO THE ABS KICKING IN WHEN IT DID NOT NEED TO. IF I WAS SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT I WOULD HAVE HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME! THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM (I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET) AND A SERIOUS ONE - THIS NEEDS ADDRESSED BY CHEVROLET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT - THE COST OF REPAIR WILL COST UP TO $800 OR MORE. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ANY RESPONSE TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041735October 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS PUMP KEEPS RUNNING AFTER THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF.PUMP GETS VERY HOT AND COULD CAUSE FIRE. I HAD TO UNPLUG IT TO KEEP FROM OVERHEATING AND IN DOING SO I LOST THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. NOW GM IS GOING TO TAKE ME FOR ABOUT $1600 FOR A PROBLEM THEY KNOW THEY'VE HAD WITH THIS.THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041629October 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. ABS MOTOR STARTED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING, THEN KEPT RUNNING, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. 2. ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT IS HARD TO START IF IT SITS LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES AND LESS THAN 6 HOURS 3. WHILE IDLING, ENGINE OCCASIONALLY SHAKES AND SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO DIE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041535October 9, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MOTOR CONTROL UNIT FAILURE, AFTER SEEING MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB I AM REPORTING IT HERE. ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND PUMP MOTOR STARTED RUNNING. EVEN WHEN TURNING OFF THE MOTOR, THE UNIT STILL RUNS. ABS FAILURE. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO STOP, NOW DRIVING WITHOUT ABS AND ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. $1000 - $1500 TO REPAIR PROBLEM, WILL MOST LIKELY DRIVE WITHOUT ABS FOR A LONG TIME. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042552October 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS TWICE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE, A TOTAL OF $2000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041363October 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
EVERY TIME WHEN TAKING OFF, SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION OR TRANSFER CASE MAKES A LOUD AUDIBLE NOISE. THE TRUCK MAKES A SUDDEN JERK (WHEN ACCELERATOR IS APPLIED) ALL IS GOOD DURING OPERATION. WHEN I STOP AGAIN THE WHOLE PROCESS IS REPEATED. MAYBE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM REAR END POSSIBLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042328October 6, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES OPERATED POORLY, INTERMITTENTLY TOOK THEM A LONG TIME TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS WORKING NORMALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041284October 5, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY FATHER-IN-LAW PULLED UP AT WORK. HE TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND HE HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE TRUCK NEAR THE DRIVERS DOOR. HE LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE WHAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE AND FOUND THE ABS PUMP STILL RUNNING. HE HAD THE MECHANIC AT THE JOB SITE LOOK AT IT AND HE DISCONNECTED THE PUMP. THE ABS LIGHT AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE TRUCK WAS DRIVABLE. HE TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY LARGE PROBLEM! CHEVROLET IS REFUSING TO RECALL THE PART AND PUTTING THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN DANGER. IF THE ABS FAILS DURING BAD ROAD CONDITIONS EVERYONE IS AT RISK. THE OCCUPANTS AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO A FORCE RECALL BY THE NHTSA FOR THE SAFETY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THERE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE DEATHS ON THE ROAD BEFORE SAFETY ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED. PLEASE ACT SWIFTLY IN THIS MATTER BEFORE THE DEATHS START SHOWING UP FROM THIS ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041185October 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES PULSATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR OVER ROUGH/BUMPY ROADS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I OWNED THE TRUCK. DEALER INFORMED IT WAS NORMAL. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT OCCASIONALLY STAYING ON AND DURING THE FIRST BRAKING WHERE THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP AND THE BRAKES CHATTER OR PULSATES BUT THEN WILL WORK FINE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. BRAKE FLUID IS FINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042109October 1, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FRONT FENDER RUBBED A HOLE THROUGH BRAKE LINE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKE FLUID. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037673October 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE ABS MOTOR FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED TO DISENGAGE THE MOTOR. *AK THE CAUSE WAS A MALFUNCTIONED MICROPROCESSOR *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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