Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10578447April 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE UNDER A HARD BRAKING CONDITION (FIRM, BUT NOT PANIC STOP). THE HARD LINE FROM THE ABS PUMP TO THE REAR AXLE FAILED JUST ABOVE THE FLEX HOSE COUPLING. I HAD BELIEVE IT TO BE THE FLEX HOSE AT FIRST. UPON INSPECTION, THE HARDLINE AND FITTING TO THE FLEX LINE AT THE REAR AXLE HAS BECOME SO CORRODED AS TO NEARLY BE INDISTINGUISHABLE. BRAKING CONTROL WAS MINIMAL. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR EVEN WITH THE FRONT CIRCUIT STILL INTACT. EVEN THEN, IT COULD NOT COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE AND I WAS FORCED TO USE THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE. HAD I BEEN TOWING AT THE TIME, I AM CONVINCED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578380April 8, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRYING TO COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN PRESSING ON MY BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME & WAS ABLE TO TURN THE TRUCK INTO THE NEARBY STORE PARKING LOT. WHEN I GOT THE TRUCK HOME & TOOK A LOOK TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, I SEEN THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE LINE, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, UNDER THE HOOD, THAT HAD A HOLE IN IT & WAS SPRAYING FLUID EVERYWHERE. THE LINE ALSO LOOKED TO BE RUSTED. TO MAKE NOTE THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOWLY, HOWEVER, I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN TRYING TO STOP & TRAVELED (JUST GUESSING) ABOUT 30 TO 40 YARDS TO THE RED LIGHT & WAS STILL UNABLE TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577539April 5, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, WHEN RAISED ON THE HOIST THE FRAME STARTED TO COLLAPSE AND BRAKE. SERVICE PEOPLE POINTED OUT THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME AND TO CONSIDER GETTING A NEW TRUCK AND ADVISED I PROBABLY SHOULD NOT DRIVE THIS ONE ANYWHERE AS IT COULD BRAKE APART. THEY STATED THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THIS IN A TRUCK MAINTAINED AS THIS ONE HAS BEEN. IN LOOKING ON-LINE I NOW SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 1999 TO 2002 SILVERADO'S, WITH 100'S OF COMPLAINTS. GM WON'T TALK ABOUT IT AND STATES ANY RECALL HAS TO COME FROM YOUR AGENCY. THIS IS SERIOUS, NOT SURE IF ANY INJURIES ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS (YET) BUT THERE SURELY WILL BE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS NOT BE LOOKED AT WITH THE NUMBER OF ON-LINE COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577710April 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW. FIRST INCIDENT WAS 7/2012 AT MY LAKE PROPERTY WHEN THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. TRUCK WAS LIMPED TO A LOCAL GARAGE FOR REPAIR. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS ON AN ALIGNMENT RACK AFTER THE APPLICATION OF NEW TIRES. THE JIG TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE ON THE RACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577412April 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
MASSIVE BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577073April 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE
THERE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT ON JUNE 18, 1999. THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION LOOKED AS IF IT WAS DRIVEN IN A SALT BATH - TOTALLY RUSTED. SAW THIS RIGHT AFTER BUYING IT BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. THE WORSE THING THAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME. THE FRONT SHOCKS WERE BAD WITH 553 MILES. THE EGR VALVE WENT OUT THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD THE TRUCK. THE BRAKE LINES, BRAKE SENSORS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES. AS OF TODAY THIS TRUCK HAS 52,000 MILES AND IT IS 15 YEARS OLD. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED OR INJURED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576948April 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING HOME FROM WORK BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR. MY MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN LAST YEAR IN ANOTHER PLACE ON THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575027March 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU. I HAVE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT INSTANCES WHERE THE STEEL BRAKE LINES HAVE CORRODED AND CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, HAVE ONLY EVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ONE BEFORE WITH A GM CAR (1972) ELDORADO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10572608March 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND INSTANT LOSS OF BRAKES NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENED. BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10569441March 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID ALL THE BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568874March 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE TRUCK BACK ON AND HEADED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS NOTIFIED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT (NO ISSUES WITH STARTING OR SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN MOTION). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568023March 9, 2014
ENGINE
THIS TRUCK HAS HAD AN EXHAUST TIC FOR MANY YEARS. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A LIFTER NOISE WHEN IN ALL REALITY WHILE CHANGING SPARK PLUG AND WIRES ABOUT 2 MONTHS BACK I FOUND THE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE WEB I FOUND THIS IS AN ISSUE ON 80% OF THESE GM TRUCKS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING WHILE OPERATING THESE VEHICLES AND THE EMISSION PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567186February 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT 28MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I PUMPED THE PEDAL REPEATEDLY AND ONLY SLIGHT BRAKING ACTION COULD BE ACHIEVED. I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION JUST NARROWLY MISSING TWO CROSSING CARS AND TURNED ONTO A NEARBY SIDE STREET. AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO STOP, I GOT OUT AND SAW A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID FORMING A FEW FEET BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND ALL BREAK LINES SEVERELY RUSTED AND A BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED JUST ABOVE THE FRAME RAIL. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY WARNING LIGHT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT VEHICLES HAVE TWO BRAKE SYSTEMS (FOUNT AND REAR) AND IF ONE FAILED YOU STILL HAD THE OTHER TO STOP YOU? I CONTACTED MY CAR DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO RUPTURED BRAKE LINES DUE TO RUST OR COMPLETE FAILURE OF A BRAKE SYSTEM. I WAS JUST LUCKY NO ONE WAS KILLED. PEOPLE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE CONTACTED AND WARNED!!! AFTER READING REPORT AFTER REPORT OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHERS DRIVING THE 1999 SILVERADO, I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A WARNING SENT OUT TO OWNERS AND/OR A RECALL!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566173February 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565512February 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
HIT THE BRAKES RELATIVELY HARD AFTER BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER DRIVER. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HAD TO HAVE AAA GIVE ME A TOW HOME. FOUND A LEAKING BRAKE LINE AND REPAIRED IT. WHILE TEST DRIVING I HIT THE BRAKES FIRMLY AND IT APPEARED AS THOUGH IT WAS RESOLVED. AS I PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY I GAVE IT ONE LAST GOOD BRAKE, AND LO AND BEHOLD THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ONLY TO FIND ANOTHER LEAK IN ANOTHER LINE. THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ROTTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562854February 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WENT TO STEP ON MY BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND MY BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT DUE TO CORROSION! I WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561580January 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
NOTICED BRAKE PEDAL DROPPING TO FLOOR THOUGHT MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD AFTER MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AT THE COST OF $ 500.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561593January 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
CORRODED BRAKE LINES. COMPLETELY RUSTED AND LEAKING. UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK IS OK OTHER THAN THE LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561429January 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
COMING TO RED LIGHT PUSH BRAKE PEDAL NO BRAKES, BRAKE LINE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561188January 23, 2014
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD AND PIN THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING TO THE KNEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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