Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10524653July 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON DRIVING MY VEHICLE, MY BRAKES SLOWLY SANK TO FLOOR, UPON PUMPING MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, I PULLED OVER TO FIND BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR AREA. HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY BROTHERS HOUSE WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WHERE RUSTED AND ROTTED, RIGHT BEFORE THEY GO INTO THE ABS, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN HIS DRIVEWAY SINCE THEN, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524199July 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS LEAVING MY BARN, AND AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY I HIT MY BRAKES AND MY PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ONLY DRIVING APPROX 5 MPH SO MY TRUCK SLOWLY ROLLED TO A STOP, AS I THEN PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, AND CALLED MY FRIEND WHO IS ALSO MY MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524202July 10, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO DRIVE AROUND A SHARP BEND, WHEN I PRESSED ON MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I THEN DOWN SHIFTED, BUT COULD NOT STOP. BEFORE MY TRUCK PLUMMETED DOWN A WOODED HILL ( THE HILL BEING APPROX 50-60 YARDS LONG) I JUMPED FROM MY TRUCK, BUT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN MY TRUCK AND A STATIONARY VEHICLE. I WAS THEN CRUSHED, AS MY TRUCK PROCEEDED TO PLUMMET DOWN THE HILL. THIS ALL CAUSING THE STATIONARY CAR TO HAVE SCRAPES, AND A DENT WHERE MY BODY WAS, AND CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING, SWELLING AND ABRASIONS OF MY UPPER LEGS, HIPS, AND BUTTOCK, AND I WAS UNABLE TO WALK FOR 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT BECAUSE OF LEG WEAKNESS, EVERY TIME I WOULD PUT WEIGHT ON MY RIGHT LEG IT WOULD GIVE OUT, AND CAUSE A SEVERE SHOOTING PAIN UP MY LEG INTO MY LOWER BACK, AND WAS UNABLE TO WORK FOR A WEEK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10524031July 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER A SUDDEN STOP DUE TO TAILGATE FALLING DOWN AND CARGO IN THE BACK FALLING OUT I RELOADED THE CARGO AND STARTED DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN TRYING TO STOP FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. I COASTED TO A SIDE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A FAILED BRAKE LINE. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED FRONT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513782May 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME FRACTURED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,425. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513276May 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS AT BOAT RAMP PULLING TRAILER OUT OF WATER, LOUD POP, PARKED THE TRUCK. CAME BACK TO TRUCK AFTER BOATING TO FIND I HAD NO BRAKES. HAD FRONT BRAKE LINE REPLACED, VEHICLE SAT FOR APRX. 2-3 WEEKS WENT TO HOOK BOAT UP ONLY TO FIND THAT WHEN I WENT TO SHIFT INTO GEAR THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED! HAVE ALWAYS OWNED CHEVY VEHICLES, TIME TO LISTEN TO MY FATHERS ADVICE AND GO TO FORD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513092May 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BACKING BOAT INTO WATER AT BOAT RAMP. APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, SLAMMED TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT LOSING MY BOAT AND TRUCK. INSPECTED ALL LINES--ALL CORRODED AND SEEPING BRAKE FLUID. TRUCK HAS ONLY 105,000 MILES, WAS RUSTPROOFED AND UNDERCARRIAGE WASH EVERY WEEK DURING WINTER. HAVE HAD CHEVY VEHICLES AND RAN THEM UP TO 300,000 MILES IN THE 70'S AND 80'S AND NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE. IT IS OBVIOUS THE LINES ARE OF LOW QUALITY-PURCHASED SS LINES PENDING REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512929May 21, 2013
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE
PURCHASED WIND DEFLECTORS FOR FRONT AND PASSENGER WINDOWS FOR CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1999 LS FROM MCNEIL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, 1 MCNEIL COURT, BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440 (PHONE 1-630-769-1500, FAX 1-630-769-0300). FRONT RIGHT WINDOW DEFLECTOR SEPARATED FROM CAR AFTER A MONTH OF DRIVING AND CRASHING TO THE GROUND MISSING THE MOTORCYCLIST BEHIND ME. SHIPPED 1/27/13 INSTALLED WEEK OF 2/4/13 DROVE AT SPEEDS UP TO 80 MPH ON IH 130 WITH WINDOWS CLOSED AND UP TO 55 MPH WITH WINDOWS OPEN OR CRACKED. WEATHER WAS GOOD DURING THAT PERIOD IN CENTRAL TEXAS FOR DRIVING WITH OPEN WINDOWS. RIGHT FRONT WIND DEFLECTOR DEPARTED CAR 3/8/13 ON MOPAC SOUTH ACCESS ROAD JUST NORTH OF DUVAL. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND LUCKILY THE DEFLECTOR FELL ON THE CURB AND GUTTER AND DID NOT HIT THE MOTORCYCLE BEHIND ME. REMOVED THE LEFT FRONT WIND DEFLECTOR FOR SAFETY. COMPLAINED TO MCNEIL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS ON 4/5/2013 VIA PHONE. CONNECTION WAS NOT CLEAR, BELIEVE THE PERSONS FIRST NAME WAS [XXX]. SHE CLAIMED THAT I HAD NOT INSTALLED THE PART CORRECTLY. I COUNTERED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED A MONTH ON THE WINDOW AT THE SPEEDS IT WAS SUBJECTED TO IF NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. SHE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND ME NEW FRONT WINDOW DEFLECTORS, THEY NEVER ARRIVED. THAT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE I MADE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT I WAS GOING TO COMPLAIN TO YOU IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511723May 13, 2013
SUSPENSION
I TOOK MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 IN FOR SERVICE AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHO, UPON ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE VEHICLE ON A HOIST, INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED DUE TO THE FRAME BEING RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY LOWERED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT ONTO ANOTHER SERVICE AREA WITH A PIT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED FROM UNDERNEATH WITHOUT THE USE OF A HOIST. THE SERVICE REPAIR TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME THE SIGNIFICANT RUST DAMAGE TO THE FRAME AND ADVISED ME NOT TO SINK ANY MONEY INTO REPAIRS DUE TO THE FACT THE VEHICLE STRUCTURE COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME DUE TO FRAME BREAKAGE. I WAS TOLD BY A FORMER ENGINEER AT GM THAT THE FRAMES WERE SOURCED TO MAGNA CORPORATION AND THAT BRAND NEW VEHICLES WERE EXHIBITING FRAME BENDING WHEN BEING LOADED AND CLAMPED DOWN ON DELIVERY TRUCK TRAILERS. THE SUPPLIER MUST HAVE COMPROMISED THE MATERIALS AND PROCESSING OF THE TRUCK FRAMES IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE CONTRACT FROM GM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM DUE TO NEGLIGENCE OF BOTH GM AND THE SUPPLIER OF THE TRUCK FRAMES. I ALSO HAD EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE IN 2011 DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES RUSTING FROM THE OUTSIDE, WHICH WOULD ALSO INDICATE COMPROMISED MATERIALS AND PROCESSING. I NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REPORTED TO THE NHTSA ON THIS SITE ABOUT BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXTERNAL RUST FOR 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCKS JUST LIKE MINE. I AM AFRAID THAT MANY OF THOSE VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE NOT YET NOTICED THAT THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TRUCK FRAME FAILURE DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT RUST PROBLEM EXHIBITED BY THESE VEHICLES. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THESE STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND BRAKE LINE FAILURES WILL RESULT IN MANY VEHICLE CRASHES AND THE UNSUSPECTING VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE NO IDEA THAT THIS WILL INEVITABLY HAPPEN UNLESS THE NHTSA STEPS IN AND FORCES AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL OF 1999 THROUGH 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510966May 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS ACTIVATES WHEN STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, GREATLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. I QUOTED GM SAFETY BULLETIN NUMBER 05068C TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND WAS TOLD IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE INFO ON WHY MY VIN IS EXCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510479May 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE LINE (NOT BRAKE HOSE) RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. I WAS STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE LINE RUPTURED BUT, WAS FIVE MINUTES FROM GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS PULLING A TRAILER WHEN THE RUPTURE OCCURRED. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A STEEP HILL BUT, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE BEFORE ENTERING THE STREET. VERY DANGEROUS. I USE THIS VEHICLE EVERY DAY. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS PULLING A TRAILER AND HEADED FOR THE INTERSTATE, AS STATED EARLIER. I THOUGHT THESE VEHICLES WITH THE SPLIT MASTER CYLINDER STILL PROVIDED SOME BRAKING IN SITUATIONS SUCH AS THIS. APPARENTLY NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510310May 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I DROVE MY TRUCK EARLIER IN THE MORNING, TO RUN AN ERRAND. I RETURNED HOME, AND AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I HEADED BACK OUT. AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. I DROVE DOWN ONE HOUSE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON RETURNING TO THE HOUSE, I OBSERVED A PUDDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND UPON INVESTIGATION UNDER THE TRUCK, SAW FLUID HAD BEEN LEAKING FROM CORRODED LINES UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAB. I TOOK MY WIFE'S VEHICLE TO WORK AND DID SOME RESEARCH. I FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED QUITE A BIT TO SILVERADO OWNERS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND AM WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THE BILL IS GOING TO RUN. REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE BILL RUNS, I AM THANKFUL THERE WERE NO KIDS RUNNING AROUND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AS IT WAS A SCHOOL DAY, AND THAT I WAS NOT ON I-95 WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH WORSE. THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK IS PAID OFF IS ONLY GOING TO KEEP ME FROM BUYING A NEW VEHICLE, (I'M THINKING FORD?) FOR SO LONG IF THE ISSUES KEEP UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510023April 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
MY HOME IS THE LAST ONE ON A DEAD END ROAD. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO TURN INTO THE DRIVE, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE BURST BY THE CALIPER. THE TRUCK CARRIED MY WIFE, SON AND MYSELF INTO A 200 FT. DEEP RAVINE AS A RESULT OF THIS. THE TRUCK HAD JUST BEEN TUNED UP FOR A TRIP TO NASHVILLE TN. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE MOUNTAINS, I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE TODAY. AFTER REPAIRING THE TRUCK, THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE BURST AS THE NEW BRAKES WERE BEING BLED. BOTH CALIPERS NEEDED REPLACED AS WELL, DUE TO FALLING APART FROM RUST. BLEEDER SCREWS COMPLETELY RUSTED IN HALF, RUBBER BRAKE HOSES BURSTING, METAL BRAKE LINES RUSTING AND SPRINGING LEAKS EVERYWHERE, AND STILL NO RECALL? GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS AT THE VERY LEAST. I MYSELF, STILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH MY NEWLY FUSED SPINE DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509327April 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HILL ON A FOUR LANE ROAD, TWO LANES ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BRAKE SUDDENLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT MY FOOT PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF ITS TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH THAT SO THAT I AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WITH THE HELP OF AN AUTO MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINES HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I HAD ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES (FRONT AND REAR) REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE BUT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH THE ABS LOCKING UP IN 4 WHEEL MODE (NOT SURE IF THE BRAKE LINE FAILURE IS THE CAUSE). NOTE: DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE AUTHORITIES BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RESULTANT ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507136April 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE COMING DOWN A HILL TO A RED LIGHT, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR. AS IT WENT TO THE FLOOR I HEARD A NOISE, TURNED MY WHEEL TO ADVOID HITTING THE CAR INFRONT OF ME, I RAN OVER A SPEED LIMIT SIGN, ONLY TO MISS A BUILDING BY APPLING THE PARKING BRAKE. I WAS ONLY GOING 25MPH. A COP BEHIND ME HEARD THE POP AND STOP TO SEE IF WE (ME, MY FIANCE AND CHILD) WERE ALRIGHT. WHEN I TALK TO MY MECHANIC, HE SAID THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF REPORTS OF THE BREAK LINES FAILING IN THE SILVERADO. THAT MOST OF HIS OTHER CLIENTS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM CALL A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY EITHER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS OR GIVEN UP TO $500 TO THE REPAIRS. I CALL JBA CHEVROLET IN GLEN BURNIE MARYLAND, AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE UNWARE OF SUCH A PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO LOOK INTO OR HELP IN THE REPAIR. I HAVE READ OF THE CONCERNS/REPORTS OF OTHERS AND I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL. FAMILIES ARE AT RISK. WHAT ACTIONS CAN I AND OTHER DRIVERS TAKE? CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504104March 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ALL BRAKES LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY RUSTED THROUGH. BRAKES HAD FAILED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT THEN MYSTERIOUSLY CAME BACK LOCKED ON ONE SIDE (LEFT REAR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502215March 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. I JUST HAD THE BRAKE LINES BURST ON MY CHEVY PICKUP. HAVING HEARD IT REPORTED ON THE LOCAL NEWS AND READING ABOUT IT ON LINE THAT. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS, GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THEIR LOW QUALITY WORK. TOYOTA HAD TO FIX THEIR GAS PEDAL ISSUE, THIS IS A FAR WORSE ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE NO BRAKES AND YOUR CAR IS FULL OF PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501274March 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WENT OUT TO GET INTO MY TRUCK TO GO TO WORK. WE HAD JUST HAD A SNOW STORM AND WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVE I GOT STUCK TRYING TO GET TO THE STREET. I WENT TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE. SO I HIT THE BRAKES SO THAT I COULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PUMPING THEM WITH NO SUCCESS. SO I PULLED THE TRUCK BACK INTO THE DRIVE AND NOTICED A BIG PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK. I PARKED IT AND DROVE MY TAHOE TO WORK. CAME HOME FROM WORK THAT DAY AND PULLED THE TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO SEE WHAT HAD CAUSED THE ISSUE. I FOUND ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAD JUST CRUMBLED TO PIECES. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAVE ORDERED A PREVENT STAINLESS STEEL REPLACEMENT SET TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE GM MUST DEAL WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501106March 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
REPLACED BRAKES AND CALIPERS BLEED SYSTEM THEN WENT TO DRIVE AND WHEN STOPPING NO PEDAL AT AL. REAR BRAKES WORK FRONTS DON'T. REBLED BRAKES AND WITH BOTH FRONT LINES OFF THERE IS NO FLUID COMING OUT THE LINES AND WHEN TESTING THE REAR I GET FLUID COMING OUT. MY TRUCK IS DISABLED TILL I CAN FIX THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500059February 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHEN SLOWING TO TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO A GAS STATION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKE FUNCTION. AFTER INSPECTION I FOUND A HOLE RUSTED IN ONE OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES JUST BELOW THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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