Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10025855July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY WIFE BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. SHE PULLED BACK IN TO THE GARAGE AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. SHE HEARD A "MOTOR RUNNING" SOUND FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. I BELIEVE AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS SHORTED OUT. PULLED THE FUSE CAUSING THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS MODULE WITH NO RELIEF FROM GM. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROX. $1000.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025780July 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM ABS CONTROL MODULE UNDER LEFT SIDE RAIL. PULLED 60 AMP FUSE TO STOP FROM RUNNING. CONTACTED DEALER AND FOUND THAT THESE MODULES GO OUT ALL THE TIME. $800 FOR PARTS AND $250 FOR LABOR TO INSTALL.AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE UNITS, THIS IS A NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFTY ISSUE. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025834July 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT.1999 SILVERADO,ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE BAD.TALKED TO THE DEALER THIS EVENING AND COST WILL BE $972.HE IS WORKING WITH GM TO SEE IF THEY WILL EAT ANY OF THE COST.I CALLED GM AND THE LADY WAS VERY NICE BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THIS WAS A PROBLEM.FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *AK
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025405July 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF.LOCAL DEALER SAID HE HAS TO REPLACE 1 MODULE A WEEK ON THE AVERAGE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL?*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026451July 2, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FAULTY DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SAFETY BELT FAILED TO THE RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TS. THE DRIVER RECEIVED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES. (LAWYER JOHN KELLY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT, JAMES SCOTT). *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10026476July 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE'S MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND TURNED OFF. DRIVER HAD TO REMOVE FUSE TO DISENGAGE THE MOTOR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ABS MODULE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026503July 2, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
CONSUMER STATES ABS MODULE FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL WIRES. DEALER HADS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025215July 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE ABS PUMP TO RUN CONTANTLY. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026161June 30, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER STATED HAVING THE SAME AS A TSB#868309, ABS. DEALER NOTIFED. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023972June 29, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS MODULE FAILURE ON A 99 SILVERADO 4WD. THIS FAILED BEFORE THE FIRST BRAKE JOB. WHEN THE MODULE FAILS THE MOTOR RUNS UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DEAD. REPLACEMENT OF THE MODULE IS A RIDICULOUS $1000 FOR 15 MINS WORTH OF WORK. THIS SHOULD BE WARRANTED ON TIME NOT MILEAGE. *NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023859June 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHEVROLET SIVERADO EXTENDED CAB, 1999 ;ABS SYSTEM FAILED IN JUNE 2003! (TRANSMISSION BROKE IN SUMMER 2002.COULDN'T BACK-UP ANYMORE!). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019723June 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE ABS, THEY LOCKED UP AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019890June 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN
THE CONSUMER'S 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED FIRST, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A DEFECT, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL, THE BRAKE MUST BE APPLIED BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFT CAN ENGAGE IN A GEAR. *JB PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023718June 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS MODULE HAS JUST GONE OUT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO (WITH 49K MILES). ACCORDING TO RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE ON THE INTERNET I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS DO A SEARCH ON YAHOO WITH THE TERMS "CHEVROLET SILVERADO ABS MODULE" AND A HUGE AMOUNT OF RESPONSES COME UP. GM IS CHARGING BETWEEN $1000 AND $1500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE THIS IS SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE DOING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IS PULLING THE FUSE ON THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS MEANS THAT THEY HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. THEREFORE THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL IF THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023485June 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROL VALVE MALFUNCTIONED AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON A ROUGH SURFACE ROAD. THE CONTROL VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. MY CONCERN IS THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 1999 YEAR MODEL SILVERADO CHEVROLET PICKUPS. THIS VALVE IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND I HOPE THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN BUT IF IT DOES I DON'T FEEL THIS IS FAIR TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. I SEE THERE HAS BEEN 47 COMPLAINTS LOGGED TO DATE AND I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER THAT HAS NOT LOGGED A COMPLAINT. THE FIX IS EITHER REPLACE THE VALVE OR DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM SO THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. I FEEL WE ( THE PUBLIC ) PAY ENOUGH FOR THESE VEHICLES THAT WE ARE ENTITLED THE FEATURES WE PAY FOR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023398June 19, 2003
WHEELS:RIM
1999 CHEVROLET. SILVERADO PICKUP. 2 RIMS CRACKED WITHIN 3 WEEKS. 1ST RIM CRACKED 6-2-03. SECOND RIM CRACKED 6-17-03. PART IN QUESTION IS CHEVROLET. RIM #0959-3150 16 X 6.5. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023322June 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS NO GOOD. THE MECHANIC PULLED THE FUSE WHICH SHUT THE MOTOR DOWN. HE INDICATED THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT CHEVROLET WOULDN'T AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY. HE SAID THE PART ITSELF WOULD COST $800. SEEMS TO ME ANY PROBLEM WITH A BRAKE COMPONENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A HAZARD AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THESE VEHICLES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023140June 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
JUST AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE PUMP MOTOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY. HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO STOP IT. COST TO REPLACE IS $900 PLUS, ON A PART THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK! FRIENDS PURCHASED AN IDENTICAL TRUCK TO OUR, DID THE SAME THING AT 38,000 MILES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023163June 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AT 60,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ARE SEEING HUNDREDS OF THESE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022966June 12, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE REAR LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING . DEALER REPLACED THEM AT 40.000 MILES. ONCE AGAIN IT HAPPENED AT 59,000 MILES. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT ANY LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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