Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (1999)

2,384 consumer complaints on file.

#10427055September 24, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES THE TRUCK DOES NOT WANT TO STOP, AND I SEE AN ACCIDENT COMING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426884September 23, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND ALMOST WENT OVER A RESTRAINING WALL TWO TIMES. ON OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKES WOULD RELEASE AND I WOULD HAVE TO SLOWLY REAPPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF I WAS TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY RECALLS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426838September 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LINE FAILED WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION AFTER REPAIRING THE FUEL LINE AND RUNNING THE TRUCK TO CHECK FOR LEAK I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE FORWARD BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE IS RUSTY AND ALL FUEL LINES AND BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425197September 13, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CROSS MEMBER WAS DETACHED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423899September 6, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RUSTED BRAKE LINE CAUSED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE COMING TO STOP AT INTERSECTION. LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID WHILE PUMPING BRAKE TRYING TO STOP. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE. LINE WAS REPLACED BY LOCAL MECHANIC. HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER WHILE COMING TO STOP. DIFFERENT RUSTED BRAKE LINE SPRUNG A LEAK. THIS LEAK APPEARS TO BE LOCATED WHERE BRAKE LINES ARE ATTACHED BY A CLAMP LOCATED ON TOP OF CHASIS FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE OF TRUCK. TRUCK IS NOW UNDRIVABLE SO IS OUT OF SERVICE WAITING DECISION OF WHO WILL PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423194September 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSLOCK II SYSTEM IF FAULTY, LEADING TO HAVING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE STRANDED FOR 10 MINUTES TO HOURS WAITING FOR THE SYSTEM TO RESET ITSELF. SYSTEM MISREADS THE KEY'S RESISTANCE VALUE AND DISABLES THE FUEL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, FREQUENTLY OVER AN HOUR. MY SYSTEM FAULTS MORE FREQUENTLY IN HOT, HUMID WEATHER, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE MOISTURE FROM THE HUMIDITY IS LOWERING THE OHMS CAUSING A MISREAD OF THE FACTORY KEY. I HAVE NO AFTERMARKET WIRING, ALARMS, STEREO, REMOTE STARTS ETC. I ALSO USE THE SINGLE KEY WITH NOTHING ATTACHED TO THE RING THAT WOULD BEAR ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO THE KEY IN THE CYLINDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423488August 31, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER EXITING THE MAIN ROAD, I STARTED A CURVE AND DOWNHILL EXIT WHICH HAD A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE END OF THE EXIT, WHICH DEAD ENDED ON TO ANOTHER MAIN ROAD. SEEING THAT THE LIGHT WAS TURNING FROM YELLOW TO RED I STARTED TO BRAKE. FORTUNATELY FOR ME NO TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING THE GREEN LIGHT AS WHEN I BEGAN TO BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP,I CONTINUED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND ONTO THE OPPOSITE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFTED THE TRANS. ONCE I STOPPED I CHECKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. I MANAGED TO GET MY TRUCK TO A SERVICE STORE AND HAD THE LINE REPLACED. AT THAT TIME THE SERVICE PROVIDER TOLD ME ALL CHEVY TRUCKS HAVE BAD LINES AND MINE WAS NO DIFFERENT AS THEY WERE COMMON STEEL LINE AND HE PRICED REPLACEMENT OF THE LINES AT ABOUT $1300.00 GIVE OR TAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422722August 31, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,262. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420880August 21, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. ACCIDENT AVOIDED ONLY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN ONCOMING LANE AND I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID STOPPING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 137,000 MILES. SIMPLE ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH 1999 THROUGH 2003 CHEVY TRUCKS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIALS GM CHOSE FOR THESE BRAKE LINES AND A SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419691August 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE WAS HOLE THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419408August 14, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RUSTED OUT ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING BRAKE LINES OF OUR 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416633August 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
08-02-2011 I SEE FORD RECALLED F150 FOR GAS TANK STRAP FAILURE. GM NEEDS TO ALSO. I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED THREW AND BROKE 07-26-2011. TANK DROPPED DOWN BUT NOT COMPLETELY OFF. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416446August 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BURST DURING HARD STOPPING WHICH RESULTED IN VIRTUALLY NO BRAKING CAPACITY. A CRASH WAS AVERTED BY STEERING PAST AND LUCKILY FORWARD CARS MOVING IN TIME. A MECHANICS CHECK OF THE SYSTEM REVEALED SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES AND OVERALL UNDERCARRIAGE CORROSION. ALL BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11001 *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416148July 28, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS BRAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD ABOUT 10% OF NORMAL BREAKING POWER. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS ALMOST OUT OF BRAKE FLUID. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND SAW FLUID LEAKING FROM A GROUP OF FOUR BRAKE LINES RUNNING UNDER THE DRIVE'S SIDE DOOR ALONG THE SIDE OF A FRAME BEAM. IT APPEARED AS EACH OF THE FOUR INDIVIDUAL LINES WERE RUNNING THROUGH A COILED WIRE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I FOUND ONE OF THE LINES WITHOUT A COIL WIRE SURROUNDING IT AND IT WAS THE LEAKING LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414784July 22, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE FRAME RUST AND CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413107July 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. BRAKE LINE TUBING CORROSION BLEW A HOLE IN THE BRAKE TUBING WHILE BRAKING TO MAKE A TURN. 2. BRAKE LINE FLUID DRAINED FROM MASTER CYLINDER, TRUCK CAN NOT BE DRIVEN, IT TOOK SOME SERIOUS DRIVING TO GET THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN TO VEER INTO AN OPEN PARKING LOT BEFORE SLAMMING INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. 3.THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED AND IS NOW SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT OTHER CHEVY SILVERADO OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME BRAKE LINE CORROSION FAILURE. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412539July 10, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE WERE IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH A TRAILER AND BOAT ATTACHED AND PROCEEDING DOWN A HILL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE GOING AT A SLOW SPEED AND ABLE TO STOP, THEN BACK UP. IF WE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 50 MPH AND NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH DIFFERENT STORY. UPON LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD, IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE METAL BREAK LINES HAD RUPTURED AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID WHERE IT WAS RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. IT APPEARS THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SIGNIFICANT CORROSION THAT COULD CAUSE THEM TO RUPTURE DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND YOU HAVE LITTLE BRAKING POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411595July 9, 2011
SEATS
THE SEAT LATCH ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 BROKE ALLOWING THE SEAT TO MOVE FREELY. MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME AND NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. THE EXACT SAME CONDITION OCCURRED WHEN THE TRUCK WAS NEARLY NEW (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER). THE DEALER FIXED THE SEAT ADJUSTER THE FIRST TIME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS MUST BE MORE ROBUST. AFTER READING ALL OF THE INCIDENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS ONLINE, I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. ARE YOU WAITING FOR A FATALITY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410636July 6, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 THAT HAS ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. VIN# [XXX]. PULLING A TRAILER WITH A BOAT AND GOING DOWN A HILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO BACK UP. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. LOOKING AT ALL THE BRAKE LINES, I FIND THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RUST ON ALL THE LINES. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. IF I HAD BEEN IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THE FAILURE WOULD HAVE LED TO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN LIFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410459July 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN THEY ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, BUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK AS WELL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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