Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10608746July 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL STOPPING POWER, I PULLED OVER AND SAW A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID. AFTER CHECKING FURTHER NOTICE THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE HAS RUPTURED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608434July 6, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK MY 1999 SILVERADO S ABS BRAKES WENT OFF AND WOULD NOT STOP. HIT MY HOUSE. CALLED GM SAID THEY NEVER HERD OF THEIR TRUCKS DOING THIS. WELL DID SOME RESEACH AND FOUND THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION ON THE ABS SENSOR WHICH WOULD SET OFF THE ABS 4 NO REASON. IT WAS SCARY AND IS A HUGE GM PROBLEM.. FOUND MY TRUCK WAS FIXED AT ONE POINT BUT IT STILL HAPPEND AGAIN.. IT IS FIXED AGAIN. BUT I KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN SOME TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE.. WHICH IS SCARY TO THINK I COULD HAVE RAN INTO A SCHOOL BUS OR KID AND KILLED THEM. GM DID FIX MY TRUCK. AND PAY 4 THE HOUSE TO BE REPAIRD.. I DONT WANT TO SUE OR BE COMPENSATED ANY FURTHER!!!!! I JUST WANT THEM TO HAVE TO FIX THESE TRUCKS OR PULL THEM OFF THE ROAD!! I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME OF INCODENT THAT YOU GUYS EXHISTED.. SO THIS IS WHY I AM REPORTING NOW.. AND IF SOMTHING HAPPENS LATTER I HAVE PROOFF THAT I COMPLAINED. I AM A PA STATE INSPECTION MECHANIC. AND WILL GIVE MY LISCENSE NUMBER IF ASKED TO.. I SEE THIS HAPPEN TO MUCH! AND IF I CAN SAVE ONE LIFE IT IS WORTH IT TO ME.. I HOPE THIS WILL BE LOOKED AT AND DELT WITH THE WAY THE GM RECALL IS NOW BEING HELD. JUST LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISHUE.. AGAIN I DONT WANT MONEY!!! I JUST WANT TO TRY TO SAVE A LIFE! THANKS. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607985July 3, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
THE RUSTING OUT OF THIS VEHICLE IS SO BAD. OUR BRAKE LINE ALL HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND OUR GAS TANK STRAP ALSO RUSTED OFF. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT HAVE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607673July 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN PARKING LOT. AFTER INSPECTING THE STEEL BRAKE LINES; THEY APPEAR TO HAVE SEVERE CORROSION ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE ALL BRAKE LINES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE REMAINING STEEL BRAKE LINES. I AM GLAD THAT THE BRAKE LINE BURST AT A LOW SPEED AND NOT DURING A FAST STOPPING SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604574June 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING EAST BOUND IN THE LEFT LANE. A CAR TURNED RIGHT INTO THE RIGHT LANE HEADING EAST BOUND. AS I CAME THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR SUDDENLY CHANGED LANES INTO THE LEFT LANE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THE CAR THAT CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF ME WAS ONLY GOING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH. WITH MY VEHICLE TRAVELING 45 MPH I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BREAKS AND HORN AT THE SAME TIME AND THE CAR SWITCHED BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE. MY BREAKS WORKED FOR ABOUT A SECOND BEFORE THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BREAK WHICH DID NOT WORK EITHER. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT WITHOUT CAUSING A CRASH. THE BRAKE LINE BUSTED RIGHT UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR BEHIND THE FRONT TIRE. THE BREAK LINES WERE VERY RUSTED UPON INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595685June 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 06/07/2013 DRIVING 55 MPH TRIED TO STOP AND HAD NO BRAKE. HAD TO RUN OFF ROAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING CARS AHEAD OF ME. ON 5/30/14 FRONT BRAKE LINE LEFT GO WHILE BACKING UP ON BOAT RAMP TO LOAD BOAT. I ALMOST WENT INTO THE LAKE. THE METAL BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTING AND CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE I DIE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593484May 22, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WE WERE TRAVELING THROUGH SHEBOYGAN WI TOWING A 24-FOOT LONG FIFTH WHEEL RV BEHIND OUR 1999 SILVERADO. AT ABOUT 2:00PM ON JULY 9, 2013, WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH DOWN A GRADE ON WISCONSIN HIGHWAY 23 TOWARD THE INTERSECTION WITH I-43 BUSINESS ROUTE, BOTH HIGHWAYS ARE 4 LANES WITH LEFT TURN LANES AND THERE IS TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROL. WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP FOR THE RED LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THERE WAS ALMOST NO BRAKE EFFECT. I WAS ABLE TO RAPIDLY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL ENOUGH TO STOP,BUT ENDED UP ABOUT 5-10 FEET INTO THE CROSS-TRAFFIC LANE. FORTUNATELY, THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME AND AS A RESULT, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER CREEPING OUR UNITS INTO A PARKING LOT, I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, FOUND NOTHING THERE, THEN CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID. BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRAVELING SLOWLY, WE MADE IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED THAT SEVERAL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED BADLY WHERE THEY EXIT THE CENTRAL CONTROL BLOCK OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THEY WERE LEAKING SLOWLY AND AT LEAST ONE OF THEM HAD FINALLY FAILED. WE HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, IT WOULD NOT COVER PART FAILURES DUE TO CORROSION. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF BRAKE LINE CORROSION AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES AT THE SHEBOYGAN CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO INFORMATION. WHEN I DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET IN TOPEKA, THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION. THIS COST US $935.66 TO REPAIR AND VERY NEARLY RESULTED IN SERIOUS BODILY HARM TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN WARNING CHEVY OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS REIMBURSING THOSE AFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592932May 20, 2014
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE AND CAN NOT BE WORN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592105May 17, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
HIT BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. FORTUNATLEY WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC AND HAD JUST PULLED ONTO A RESIDENTAL STREET.. OUR TOW BILL WAS $150 AND REPAIRS WERE $131.12. I AM USING MY SONS EMAIL AS WE DO NOT HAVE A COMPUTER. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592029May 16, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TOOK MY 1999 CHEVY EXT CAB IN FOR SERVICE. PUT IT ON THE LIFT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE FRAME CRACKED. NOTIFIED GM AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND WHEN I ASKED THEM WHO WAS PAYING THE BILL THEY TOLD ME I WAS. UNABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T ALLOW WELDING ON THE FRAME IN THIS STATE. I ASKED THEM IF THEY WERE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH MANAGEMENT AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. NEVER GOT IT FIXED BECAUSE OF THE PRICE TAG TO DO IT I AM GOING TO RUN IT TO THE JUNK YARD TO GET READ OF IT. I HAVE KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NEVER ANY RECALLS. PLEASE LET PEOPLE KNOW NOT TO BUY GMS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL JUNK AND GM WANT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588782May 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS OPERATING MY VEHICLE A APPROX. 30 MPH AND WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO WARNING . UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT A BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKE SYSTEMS. I AM AWARE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS A DUAL SYSTEM FOR SAFETY BUT NEVER GAVE A WARNING. WITH BOTH FRONT AND REAR LEAKING, WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. ALL OF THE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED. I HAVE VINTAGE CARS WITH BRAKE LINES THAT NEVER BEEN REPAIRED, AND A NEWER VEHICLE WITH MANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588702May 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE FAILURE, UPON LEAVING MY HOME I APPROACHED HWY62 TO MAKE MY STOP AT THE END OF MY STREET, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT BEGAN TO SLOW THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS FORCED TO GO ONTO STATE HIGHWAY 62 WITHOUT STOPPING. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING AT THAT MOMENT. AS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT PART OF HWY62 IS 40MPH. I MADE A SLOW LOOP BACK HOME. I INSPECTED MY VEHICLE TO SEE BURST BRAKE LINE THAT WAS RUSTED BADLY NEAR THE FRAME AT REAR OF TRUCK. I HAD A WRECKER TOW IT TO A LOCAL SHOP. THEN TO FIND OUT THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED OUT. $306.93 IN REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588099May 13, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROTORS WERE SEVERELY FRACTURED AND THE WHEEL WELLS AS WELL AS THE ROCKER PANEL WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587469May 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012 AS I APPROACHED A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, THE INTERSECTION WAS IN A RURAL AREA AND THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY TO HAVE AVOIDED AN AWFUL ACCIDENT. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THE REAR BRAKES LINE HAD FAILED AND FABRICATED A STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINE TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL. THE INCIDENT COST ME $1500 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THE SILVERADO HAD APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. IN ANOTHER REPORT TO THE NHTSA, I REPORTED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED ABOUT FIVE YEARS EARLIER AND RESULTED IN ANOTHER HORRIFYING INABILITY TO STOP THE SILVERADO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587471May 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN JUNE OF 2007 AS MY WIFE APPROACHED OUR DRIVEWAY. MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER. IF THIS BRAKE FAILURE HAD HAPPENED AT ANOTHER PLACE OR TIME, THERE LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED AND FABRICATED A STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINE TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL. THE INCIDENT COST ME $1100 TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE. THE SILVERADO HAD APPROXIMATELY 46,200 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. IN A SECOND REPORT TO THE NHTSA, I REPORTED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED ABOUT FIVE YEARS LATER AND AT 90,000 MILES. THIS SECOND FAILURE RESULTED IN ANOTHER HORRIFYING INCIDENT OF BEING UNABLE TO STOP THE SILVERADO WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587536May 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY INTHE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE STEERING IS VERY SLOPPY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH. AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL WONDER ALL OVER THE ROAD MAKING IT VERY HARD TO OPERATE SAFELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584712April 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS SITTING AT RED LIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL STARTING GOING TO FLOOR AND STARTED ROLLING, SO I PUSHED HARDER AND STOPPED PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT . I GOT UNDER TRUCK AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDER DRIVER DOOR, BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING , THE LINES WERE RUSTY. ,AM GOING TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES SO THEY WILL NOT RUST AGAIN. I CHECKED INTERNET AND SEEN THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHEVY TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583867April 21, 2014
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
FRAME IS RUSTING ALONG WITH BUMPER AND ROCKER PANELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583191April 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING WITH A POTENTIAL BUYER RIDING ALONG. WE HAD REACHED AN OPEN FARM FIELD AT THE EDGE OF TOWN AND HAD ENGAGED THE 4X4 TO VERIFY IT. AFTER FOUR-WHEELING A BIT, WE HEADED BACK TO THE MAIN ROAD, BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW FROM 35 MPH TO STOP AND DISENGAGE THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL PLUNGED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY FAILURE WARNING, AND WE CONTINUED SAILING OUT ONTO THE STATE HIGHWAY COMPLETELY UNRESTRICTED AND STILL TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO TURN ENOUGH TO STAY MOSTLY OUT OF THE OPPOSITE DITCH, BUT I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY SWERVE BACK INTO THE DITCH, FINALLY ROLLING TO A STOP AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC PASSED. THANK GOD WE NARROWLY MISSED BEING IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. WE WERE BOTH SHOOK UP BY THE NEAR MISS, AND I SAT FOR A MINUTE TRYING TO COLLECT MY NERVES BEFORE HEADING BACK TO TOWN. I SWITCHED THE 4X4 BACK INTO TWO-WHEEL DRIVE, BUT KEPT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN SECOND GEAR BACK TO HOME. I TOOK A ROUTE THAT HAD VERY FEW STOP SIGNS, BUT HAD TO SLOW FOR THOSE FEW BY DOWNSHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR, USING THE TOW/HAUL FEATURE ON THE TRANSMISSION TO INCREASE ANY AVAILABLE ENGINE BRAKING, AND PUMPING THE NOW USELESS BRAKE PEDAL LIKE A MANIAC. I GOT THE TRUCK AND US BACK HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, BUT ALSO WITHOUT ANY DASH BOARD WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I LOST THE SALE. I CHECKED UNDER THE TRUCK, AND IT WAS DRIPPING BRAKE FLUID STEADILY FROM TWO DIFFERENT PLACES. A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH WARRANTS A SAFETY RECALL, BUT TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES DOESN'T? BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES SHOULD NEVER CORRODE UNDER ANY CONDITIONS! GM PUT STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUSTS ON THESE TRUCKS...... THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ENOUGH TO DO THE SAME WITH BRAKE LINES, AND IT'S ABOUT TIME THE NHTSA STOPS DRAGGING ITS FEET AND MAKES GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ENTIRE DEBACLE OF FAILURES OF THIS FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582836April 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON APRIL 9, 2014 AT ABOUT 9:00 AM, I WAS TRAVELING OUTSIDE OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN LIGHT TRAFFIC WHEN I CAME TO STOP BEHIND A CAR. MY BRAKES FAILED ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 WITHOUT ANY WARNING. LUCKILY I KNOW THE AREA AND I LOOK FOR AN UPHILL STREET AND ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE BRAKE LINES BLEW AND DUMPED FLUID ON THE GROUND. ALL BRAKE LINES CORRODE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. A LOCAL MECHANICAL SHOP REPLACED ALL OF THEM FOR SEVERAL THOUSANDS DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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