Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#8015436August 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
THROTTLE CABLE STICKS. ALSO, WHEN CRANKING VEHICLE AND PLACING INTO GEAR IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE PAST BRAKING POINT.*AK
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#765094August 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PUMP UNGER DRIVERS SIDE RUNS WHEN THE TRUCK IS TURNED ON OR OFF. I HAVE FOUND A NUMBER A PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
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#765121August 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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#8015354August 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
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#8015361August 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WENT TO APPLY BRAKES. TO AVOID A TRUCK AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES WERE STUCK. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.*AK
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#8015058July 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, THE ABS PUMP KEPT RUNNING, ACCORDING TO DEALER PART HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK JLG
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#8015061July 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE ABS PUMP KEEPS RUNNING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK
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#8014919July 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS A 1/2 TON SERIES, BRAKE COMPLAINT RELATES TO ABS BRAKES FAILING, LOSING POWER ON A DRY SURFACE. ALSO ABS RUNS WHEN TRUCK IS OFF. OWNER INDICATED THAT HE HAD TO PULL A WIRE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE ABS MODULE SHORTED OUT.*JB
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0
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#8014958July 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND ABS BRAKE MOTOR KEPT RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
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#8014990July 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK WHEN APPLIED. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
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0
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#764894July 29, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE BLOW OUT ON INTERSTATE. THE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL BUT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. OWNER STILL HAS THE TIRE AND SEPARATED PARTS. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE PICKUP TRUCK WHEN THE TREAD OF THE TIRE HIT THE WHEEL WELL. CHROME WAS TORN AND BENT, THE WHEEL WELL LINER WAS RIPPED OFF AND THE BUMPER WAS DAMAGED.*AK
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#764767July 26, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP, A MAJOR COMPONET, OF THE ABS SYSTEM, CONTINUES TO RUN CONSTANTLY. THIS CAUSES A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. THE PUMP MUST BE DISCONNECTED TO PREVENT BATTERY DRAIN. DISCONNECTING DISABLES THE ANIT-LOCK SYSTEM. AT ONLY 22,000 MILES THIS IS OBSCENE! DEALER REFUSES TO PAY FOR REPAIR.*AK
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#566741July 24, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, PARKING BRAKE
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE DUE TO A FAULTY REGULATOR. *SLC
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#764678July 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TURNED TRUCK ON THIS MORNING AND ABS LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. SHUT TRUCK OFF AND THE ABS "COMPRESSOR" STAYS ON. CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM - NO RECALLS, NO RESOLVE EXCEPT TO REPLACE UNIT FOR MORE THAN $400 + LABOR. ABS HAS ALWAYS REACTED UNEXPECTEDLY ON UNEVEN ROADS(BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS) AND INCONSISTENTLY ON WET SURFACES (SOMETIMES GRABBING THE ROAD, OTHER TIMES FREE WHEELING).*AK
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#8014595July 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
INTERMITTENTLY THROTTLE WILL STICK WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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#8014603July 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MOTOR WOULD REMAIN RUNNING EVEN AFTER VEHICLE WAS SWITCHED OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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#764537July 21, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE UNDER WARRANTY I COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE TO SENSITIVE AND WOULD ENGAGE WHILE BRAKING ON THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, LENGHTENING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. OF COURSE THEY NEVER CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOW WITH 41000 MILES, I START THE TRUCK AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. I GET HOME AND HEAR A NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY OFF. I HAD TO UNPLUG THE ABS PUMP TO SHUT IT OFF. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE COST OF THE UNIT ALONE IS $780. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I'VE FOUND THE NUMBER OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURES ARE ASTOUNDING!! THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS FAILURE, ABS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 15 YEARS NOW. GM KNOWS THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THEIR ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL & FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!! ANYONE WHO HAS PAID FOR THIS SHOULD BE RE-INBURSED FOR THEIR EXPENSE. THIS FAILURE SEEMS TO HAPPEN AROUND THE 40,000 MILE MARK JUST AFTER THE WARRANY HAS EXPIRED.
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#764454July 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE EBCM OF THE ABS SHORTED CAUSING THE ELECTRIC PUMP MOTOR TO RUN CONTINOUSLY. THERE ARE ONLY TWO METHODS TO DISCONTINUE ITS OPERATION, ONE IS TO PULL THE 60 AMP FUSE UNDER THE HOOD, THE OTHER IS TO DISCONNECT THE CONNECTOR AT THE MODULE, UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE LOCATED AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION ON THE 1999 SILVERADO ABS FAILURE. IT APPEARS TO MOST COMMON BETWEEN 30K-60K MILES. THE MANUFACTURE HAS INTRODUCED A NEW PART NUMBER FOR ITS REPLACEMENT WHILE CONTENDING THERE IS NO ISSUE. THE REPLCEMENT COST IS APPROXIMATELY $1000., WHILE THE ACTUAL DEALER PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE PART IS $386., IT APPEARS TO CREATE REVENUE. WHILE THERE MAY BE NO SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THERE IS ENOUGH INCIDENTS TO CLASSIFY AS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.*AK
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#8014373July 19, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
00 V 345 000/BRAKE LINE CHAFFING: RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINT WHEEL AND CAUSING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME.*AK
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#566699July 18, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER NOTICED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING PERIODICALLY AND THOUGHT MAYBE THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN THE WAY, HOWEVER HE NOTICED THAT DID NOT HELP AND IT BECAME WORSE AND WOULD STICK WHEN IN TRAFFIC, CONSUMER DISCOVERD A SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER WAS STILL CHARGED, CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED SINCE THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB
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