1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T GO OFF IN A FRONTAL IMPACT. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. REPORT GIVEN BY TOWING COMPANY. *AK

WHEELS CANNOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO THE WASHER WHICH IS WELDED ON. REPLACED TIRES LESS THAN ONE YEAR FROM PURCHASE, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK *ML

CONDITION OF PADS UNKNOWN AT PURCHASE. PADS REPLACED AFTER 3,357 MILES. PADS REPLACED AGAIN AFTER 1,900 MILES. ROTORS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER PADS WORE OUT AND DUG 1/8" INTO ROTORS, WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

TRUCK VIBRATES AT HWY SPEED 65-70 SINCE PURCHASE. REPLACE GENERAL TIRES WITH MICHELIN TIRES TO NO AVAIL.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING GEARS, AND SOMETIMES LOSS OF POWER ON THE ROAD. ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH ONE OF THE SAME TYPE, BUT THE SAME PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. *AK *ML

THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF MY SAFETY DEFECT: THIS PICKUP HAS RECENTLY DEMONSTRATED THE CHARACTERISTIC OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TURN THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHEN AT A STOP AND ON OCCASION AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT. I CONSIDER THIS ABNORMALITY TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE STEERING SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. TO DATE, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO PARKWAY CHEVROLET IN DEER PARK, WA ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBEM. THUS FAR THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE FINAL ROAD TEST THE DEALER SERVICE SHOP FOREMAN DEMONSTRATED THE CONTINUATION OF THE PROBLEM. THIS FACT IS DOCUMENTED ON THE LAST SERVICE REPAIR ORDER. THE SHOP FOREMAN AND THE SERVICE MANAGER, KELLY CONNELLY, INFORMED ME THAT THE GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PEOPLE CONSIDERS THIS ABNORMALITY AS "NORMAL" AS THEY HAVE PERFORMED THEIR PRESCRIBED TESTS, THE RESULTS SHOWING "NORMAL" CONDITIONS AND AFTER ALL, "THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO ONLY OCCUR WHEN NOT ROLLING"! THEREFORE, THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY FURTHER WARRANTY WORK. I CONTEND THAT GM NEEDS TO DEVELOP FURTHER TESTS TO ISOLATE THE SOURCE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH ONLY BEGAN OCCURING AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES OF DRIVING. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING A VEHICLE WHICH HAS DEMONSTRATED A PROBLEM IN THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED POWER STEERING SYSTEM. AT THIS POINT, CHEVROLET SEEMS TO KNOW THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS BUT ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER WARRANTY WORK

FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN WITHIN 30,000 MILES. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN IN FORWARD AND BACKWARD MONEUVERS. *AK

STEERING SHAFT BEARINGS FAILED CAUSING RATTLE IN STEERING WHEEL. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING 45-65 MPH EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SHOCKS AND TIRES WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HEARD GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPING OR BRAKING HARD. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS THROWN OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONTACTED DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES, AND RESURFACED ROTORS' BASE ACCORDING TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. BUT, CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHEN MAKING A NORMAL STOPPING PROCEDURE AND APPYLING BRAKES ,THEY WILL MAKE A GROWLING NOISE , BRAKES WILL GO TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP VEHICLE. DRIVER MUST PUMP BRAKES ONCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO STOP ,BUT BRAKES WILL FEEL SPONGY. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE 2ND ROW THERE IS NO SEATBELT SYSTEM AT ALL EXCEPT FOR STUDS WHICH WON,T PROTECT AN OCCUPANT IN THAT SEAT FROM A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH OR ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A VERY HARD VIBRATION WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CRASH. MANUFACTURER HAS A TSB BULLETIN 99-43-09-002 STATED THAT IT WASA MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BOLT ON RIGHT SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM CAME OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ASSEMBLY FAILURE. COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAD IT OCCURRED AT A HIGHER SPEED.

OWNER DROVE APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN RIGHT TIRE LEFT ROAD. OVERCORRECTED TO LEFT & WENT OFF ROAD. VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE & LANDED IN DITCH, FRONT END FIRST. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT TIME. VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO FLIP OVER AFTER IMPACT. DRIVER SUFFERED RIGHT KNEE & HIP INJURY. NO SEAT BELTS ON. HAD EMERGENCY TREATMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHIILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISON, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.FOR FUTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT MR.ERHART. *AK

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY.

WHEN IN COLD OR HUMID WEATHER DEFOGGER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WINDOWS DO NOT DEFOG ALL THE WAY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULL TO THE LEFT MOST OF THE TIME. *AK *MJS

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED.DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 TO 80 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY DIDN'T WORK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS VEHICLE HESITATES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION. ALSO A GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISE OCCURS IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHICH THE DEALER STATES IS NORMAL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THERE IS SOME NOISE WITHIN THE STEERING. ALSO, WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE, AND THE TIRES ARE OUT OF BALANCE. ALSO, WHEEL IS BEND. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON ANY SPEED, VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL, ALMOST GETTING OFF THE ROAD. *AK

REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 65 TO 70MPH AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK

SEVERE FRONT END VIBRATION, PROBLEM IS UNPREDICTABLE, HOWEVER WHEN IT OCCURS IT IS SO SEVERE CONUMER HAS TO SOMETIMES PULL OVER, FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAIL, SEVERAL COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS, HOWEVER ABS UNIT EXPERIENCES SAME FAILURES.

THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BETWEEN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSFER CASE CAME LOOSE/UNBOLTED WHILE DRIVING. IT BROKE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE & OIL FILTER. HAD NO CONTROL/POWER OR ENGINE OIL. SHUT VEHICLE DOWN. THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED AT 1800 MILES TO REPLACE THE FRONT RING AND PINION GEARS WHICH HAD BECOME PREMATURELY WORN, CAUSING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHILE MAKING A TURN RIGHT OR LEFT VEHICLE BINDS AND MAKES A HARD TURN WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, DURING FIRST ACTIVATION OF BRAKES THEY FAIL ALMOST RESULTING IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON WET PAVEMENT, THE BOLT CAME OUT FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH IS PART OF THE STEERING GEAR BOX, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN INTO SOME SNOW INORDER TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. *AK

THOTTLE RESTRICTION CAUSES AIR TO GET INTO THE DISTRUBUTION/DUCT AND INTO SPACE TO THE RIGHT OF THE THOTTLE PEDAL. CONSUMER SHOE OR TIE GETS CAUGHT UNDEREATH THE AIR DUCT. ALSO, THE PARKING BRAKE RELEASED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TRAVEL COMPLETELY TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 60 TO 70. GENERAL MOTORS INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. GM ALSO INDICATED IT WOULD BE 30 TO 60 DAYS BEFORE NEW SPRINGS AND SHOCKS COULD BE DESIGNED FOR THE FRONT AND REAR. VEHICLE VIBRATES AND IS HARD TO CONTROL ON UNEVEN SURFACES. ALSO, THE TRACK ON THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPLACE SEAT TRACK AT THIS TIME. THE SEVICE MANAGER INDICATED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHEN A NEW MODEL HITS THE MARKET. SEAT WAS REPAIRED BY PLACING A WOODEN BLOCK UNDER THE SEAT UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.

TRUCK HAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AT 60 TO 70 MPH. THIS VIBRATION HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FROM TOM PEDEN. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY FIRESTONE TWICE. THE SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALER ON 12/4/98 THE SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND THE NEW PARTS TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THIRY TO SIXTY DAYS. I REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE REPLACED OR A LOANER VEHICLE BE PROVIDED SINCE THE VIBRATION ALONG WITH ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE A LOSS ON CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE CHEVROLET REFUSED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR PROVIDE A LOANER. I FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE

BRAKE LINE ON BOTH FRONT WHEEL IS LOCATED 1/2 INCH AWAY FROM WHEEL , DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEELS CUT INTO THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK