Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#737522December 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE FOLLOWING HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED: 5.3 L ENGINE, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FOUR OXYGEN SENSORS, 1 STARTER SENSOR, 1 CRANK SENSOR, 1 WINDOW REGULATOR, REAR AIR-VENT ASSEMBLY, 1 SHAFT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, 1 HEADLIGHT BRACKET, 1 KNOCK SENSOR, 4WD SWITCH, 1 CLAMP FOR REAR WINDOW. VEHICLE IS 15 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 32 DAYS OF IN-SHOP SERVICE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON 4 TIMES IN 14 DAYS. ON 12/4, VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE HAD A SPARE PART LEFT IN AT MANUFACTURING AND WAS DESTROYED FROM THE PART FLYING AROUND INSIDE. ABS HAS ENGAGED TOO SOON IN THE PAST AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737503December 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATION UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS PEDAL IS SOFT,REQUIRES PUMP TO BRING BRAKE PEDAL TO TOP OF TRAVEL. BRAKES WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE,RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876124December 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BRAKES 15 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737358December 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE TAPPING NOISE WHEN FIRST STARTED. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 20 YEARS AND THIS IS NOT A NORMAL ENGINE SOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875957December 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 040/TREAD SEPARATION: VEHICLE EXPEREINCED TWO SEPARATE BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATIONS. FIRST OCCURRED WITH LEFT REAR TIRE, AND SECOND OCCURRED WITH RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1999, CHEVROLET, 3500 PICK UP; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK TIRES ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737216December 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS MODULE WENT BAD. ABS PUMP MOTOR WOULDN'T STOP RUNNING. I PULLED THE FUSE AND TOOK IT RIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A MODULE IN STOCK. IT'S BEEN OVER A WEEK AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. I'M DRIVING WITHOUT ABS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875702November 29, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55-60MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#557601November 28, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRE (P265 75 R16) EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL FAILURE, THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE THE CONSUMER USED THEM OFF ROAD, THE CONSUMER FEELS SINCE THIS TRUCK IS 4-WHEEL DRIVE, 4-WHEEL DRIVE TIRES SHOULD HAVE CAME EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS BOUGHT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875523November 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR END LOCKING UP, AND CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736646November 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP ON CLEAN, DRY CONCRETE SURFACE AT LOW SPEED. VEHICLE WAS COLD (30 F), DRIVEN ABOUT 100 YARDS, CRASHED SLIGHTLY INTO GARAGE DOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. BRAKES DID WORK AT THE LAST MOMENT AFTER PUSHING PEDAL VERY HARD, AND LEFT A SHORT SKID MARK FROM FRONT TIRES ONLY. ABS APPEARED TO BE OPERATING WHEN CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736522November 18, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE THE TRUCK BUT I DON'T KNOW I F THE PROBLEMS WILL WE SOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875145November 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
FRONT BRAKES DON'T HAVE A SURE STOP WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736457November 17, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
GAS PEDAL STICKS IF FOOT IS REMOVED FOR ANY REASON, BE IT COASTING INTO A TURN, STARTING OUT FROM A STOP. SPEED OF VEHICLE DOES NOT MATTER. WHEN THE FOOT PEDAL ENGAGES THERE IS SUDDEN EXCELLERATION, CAUSE PASSENGERS HEAD TO WIPE FORWARD. ON ICY CONDITIONS THIS HAS BECOME A DANGER IN ITSELF. AT THE GAS STATION INCHING UP TO PUMP IT HAS LOCKED UP AND LUNGED FORWARD ALMOSTING HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT. I HAVE NOTIFED THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALSO SPOKE TO THREE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME, YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AND ALL SAY THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TWO OF THEM HAVE HAD REPAIRS DONE ON THE GAS PEDAL. WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE (ELECTRIC) WAS BEING ROLLED UP HALF WAY UP WINDOW CABLE BROKE AND WINDOW SLAMMED DOWN INSIDE DOOR. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS DOORS SEEM LOOSE WHEN ROLLED DOWN AS YOU CAN HEAR THEM RATTLEING INSIDE. CONTROLS ARE INTERMITTENT AND WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 30 DEGREES DON'T WORK. PASSENGERS WINDOW 11/17/2000 WONT NOT GO UP OR DOWN DURING TEMPERATURE BELOW 30. VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBHECT TO ELEMINTS AS IT WAS INSIDE FOR REPAIR TO DRIVER WINDOW. NEW MOTOR AND REGULATOR NEED AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS. DEALER INFORMED NO INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875102November 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AND IT WILL MAINTAIN SPEED. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO. PRESENTLY, DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC.*AK PCM FAILURE CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557342November 15, 2000
PARKING BRAKE
THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES TO THE BACKING PLATE IS NOT SUFFICIENT, THE SHOES CONSTANTLY RUB ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BRAKE DRUM WHICH WEARS IT OUT PREMATURELY, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE BRAKE SHOES ARE TOO SMALL FOR HIS VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875020November 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN HE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND PRESSING BRAKES BRAKES PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES START TO GRAB SLIGHTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874990November 15, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V342000/ STEERING GAR BOLTS FAILURE. PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736223November 13, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTTLE STICKS (HANGS UP) FROM THE IDLE POSITION CAUSING DANGEROUS JACK RABBIT LUNGES FROM ZERO SPEED. THROTTLE CABLE RETAINING RING STICKS IN GUIDE SLEEVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557243November 13, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL OF THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRE (P235 75 R16) BLEW OUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557251November 13, 2000
TIRES
ONE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING AND TWO OTHER TIRES ARE SCALLOPING, CONSUMER BELIEVES HE SHOULD RECEIVE A NEW SET OF TIRES (P265/75R16). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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