1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

I HAD THE IGNITION SLEEVE REQUIRED IN RECALL DONE. NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH KEY BEFORE THAT. SINCE THEN, HAVE TROUBLE STARTING CAR; THE GARAGE REPLACED BATTERY (WAS 6 YRS. OLD) BECAUSE THEY COULD FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH THE CAR. STILL I HAVE DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR..........YESTERDAY IT TOOK 3 TRIES. I MOVED IN THE INTERIM OF HAVING THIS DONE....SO GOING BACK TO SIMON CHEVROLET IN WOONSOCKET,RI IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. I CALLED SALVATORE CHEVROLET IN GARDNER, MA. AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WOULD BE A $200. CHARGE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NEVER HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE A CHARGED FOR ISSUE. ANY SUGGESTIONS? ALSO, THIS MORNING THE DIAMOND SHAPED BUTTON FOR THE WARNING LIGHTS BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO DASH......THE CAR IS SOUND AND I KEEP IT WELL KEPT UP. THESE ARE JUST FRUSTRATING ISSUES. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT PUT INTO THIS MATTER. SINCERELY....[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES PREMATURELY FRACTURED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC A THIRD TIME FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AT MY BROTHER'S HOUSE AND BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING MY TO ON THIS DOWNHILL GRADE RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT HIS HOUSE. DAMAGED THE BUMPER AND GRILL ON MY TRUCK AND HIS BUMPER AND HOOD OF HIS CAR IN AN OLDS ALERO. REPLACING ALL BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL AND NOT REPAIRING THE DAMAGED PARTS DUE TO GM BEING CHEAP ON SUCH A VITAL PART.

WHILE DRIVING I HIT A BUMP AND HEARD A WEIRD CLUNK NOISE. WHEN I GOT HOME I WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A SMALL CRACK IN THE LEFT FRAME BAR NEAR THE BACK OF THE CAB. THE UNDERNEATH OF THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A RUSTY MESS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW DESPITE REGULAR WASHING TO REMOVE SALT ETC. FROM DRIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA IN THE WINTER. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES FOR THE SAME REASON, RUST.

AFTER ALL THE RUSTED PARTS; FUEL TANK THAT STRAP TANK FELL OUT. BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH LOST BRAKES AND NOW WE ARE TOLD FRAME HAS RUSTED THAT CAUSE OUR FUEL LINE TO RUPTURED. WHEN WILL GENERAL MOTORS STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THESE TRUCKS THAT ARE RUST BUCKETS.

AS I TURNED INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN (ON DRY PAVEMENT). VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING SO I RAN IT INTO THE FRAME OF THE GARAGE DOOR TO STOP, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE RAN THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. THE SHOP COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. BRAKE LINES WERE TOTALLY RUSTED. TRUCK HAS A GOOD ENGINE, BUT TERRIBLE RUST ON BRAKE LINES, FRAME, LOWER BODY PANEL BEHIND DOORS. PAINT PEALING OFF HOOD AND ROOF.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. I DROVE 20 MILES TO MY HOUSE AND HAD SOFT BRAKES UPON ARRIVAL. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AND BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS POSITION BENEATH THE CAB. THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM A BUNDLE OF BRAKE LINES NEXT TO THE FRAME. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I HAD A ANOTHER PERSON PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE BRAKES AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATING, REPLACED THE POWER AIR BOOSTER WHICH TOOK CARE OF THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. BUT AFTER STARTING THE TRUCK TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY, THE TRUCK BLEW A BRAKE LINE (SITTING IN PARK) THAT WAS RUSTED SEVERELY. EITHER WAY, I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS LEANED FORWARD AND WHEN THE SEAT WAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION, THE SEAT FAILED TO SECURE CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED METAL AND PLASTIC FRAGMENTS UNDER THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR SHOCK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL RUST PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM BRAKES LINES RUSTING THROUGH, GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTING THROUGH. NOW WE HAVE FUEL LINE LEAK AND OUR TORSION BAR HAS CRACKED DUE TO RUSTING THROUGH AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS THE FRAME IS REPLACED WHICH IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. UNLESS FRAME IS REPLACED IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE HAD RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE RUST OUT. I HAD FRONT BRAKE LINES RUST OUT. I HAD THE BRAKE LINE TO THE ABS FROM BOOSTER RUST OUT. HAD THE FUEL LINES RUST OUT(LEAKING RAW GAS) HAD OIL LINES FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RUST OUT. EACH TIME I WAS LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED IN THE CITY AT LOW SPEEDS AND NOT WHILE PULLING A TRAILER.I ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ABS KICKING IN FALSELY AT SLOW SPEEDS(ALSO RUST BUILD UP AT WHEEL SENSOR MOUNTING PLACE. *TR

FRAME BROKE DUE TO RUST BEHIND THE CAB. *TR

MY 1999 SILVERADO HAD BRAKE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND A FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND BLOWN OUT. THE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THERE ARE SEVERAL LINES THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SIX GM CARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. MY 1957 AND 1963 AND 1964 BRAKE LINES ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. I LIVE IN NC AND DO NOT HAVE THE BAD WINTER AND EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALTS THAT SOME MAY SAY WAS THE CAUSE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *JS

WHILE BRAKING HARD FOR AN ANIMAL IN THE ROADWAY, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN APPLIED SUDDENLY AND HARD, WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE ANIMAL WAS STRUCK. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FRONT TO REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND BURST. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED VERY RUSTY BRAKE LINES WHICH APPEAR READY TO FAIL IN MANY LOCATIONS. *JS

MY VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE ABS KICKS IN AND EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE BY VARIOUS AMOUNTS. *JS

I HAVE A 1999 SILVERADO 1500, IN THE PAST FEW DAY I'VE BEEN HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS REAR WHEEL AREA. TODAY I PUT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK ON JACK STANDS IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE NOISE, AFTER REMOVING THE WHEEL AND TIRE I NOTICED THE FRAME BEHIND THE TIRE HAS HOLES RUSTED THROUGH AND IS PAPER THIN. THEN I NOTICED A PLATE WELDED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME APPARENTLY BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER BEHIND THE PLATE THE FRAME HAS BEEN BROKE . I THEN CHECKED THE OTHER SIDE AND IT TOO HAS A PLATE BUT DOESN'T LOOK AS BAD. NOW, GROWING MORE INTERESTED I BEGAN POKING AT THE FRAME WALLS AND IN MANY PLACES ITS CHIPPING AND GOING THROUGH LIKE ICE. I AM NOT A RICH MAN AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST LIKE YOU WOULD THINK A FRAME SHOULD. A FEW YEARS AGO I HAD A 1979 CHEVY TRUCK AND SOLD IT, EVEN NOW THE FRAME IS IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN A TRUCK THAT IS 20 YEARS NEWER. GM NEEDS TO BE THE HONORABLE COMPANY THAT I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY WERE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SO LONG THE LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT. NOT HAVING THE TIME TO GET IT CHECKED OUT, TODAY I WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE A CODE READING ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 5.3L. THE CODE INDICATED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ALL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. THEY INDICATED TO ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART THAT NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT. THE TOLD ME INSTEAD OF ME BUYING THE PART AND PAYING TO GET IT FIXED, TO SEE IF THIS IS ON RECALL AND HAVE THE DEALER FIX IT FOR FREE. AS I SEE ON HERE, THIS IS A RECALL PART. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED? I HAVE CALLED A COUPLE OF CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 SILVERADO 1500 I HAD THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED IN JULY 2014 BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THEN YESTERDAY NOVEMBER 4TH 2014 I HAD THE TRUCK TO A SHOP GETTING TIRES PUT ON AND WHEN THEY STARTED TO LIFT IT THE REAR END STARTED TO SAG. THEY LET IT DOWN AND NOTICED RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND GM NEEDS TO POST A RECALL ON THESE PROBLEMS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CORROSION AND COULD POTENTIALLY FRACTURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE FRAME RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 12/9/14*CN UPDATED THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE REPAIR A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THEREFORE, WOULD NOT COVER THERE REPAIR COST. THE REPAIR COSTS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/1/2015 *JS

MY WIFE DROVE THE TRUCK TO WINCHESTER, VA. AND THE BRAKES WORKED OK. WHEN SHE WAS RETURNING HOME SHE NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ?SOFT? AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP. UPON RETURNING HOME I NOTICED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL GARAGE IN CAPON BRIDGE, WV. I INSPECTED THE RESERVOIR AFTER I GOT TO THE GARAGE AND IT WAS AGAIN EMPTY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A LENGTH OF TUBING FROM BENEATH THE LEFT DRIVER'S DOOR TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT A COST OF $262.00. *TR

VEHICLE BRAKE LINES FOUND TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED. BRAKE LINE MATERIAL IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SERVICE IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AND IN MY CASE THE FRAME AND OTHER UNDERCARRIAGE DO NOT EXHIBIT SIMILAR CORROSION. INVESTIGATION OF THE LINES FOUND CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE ABS CONTROLLER, LOCATED AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE FRAME RAIL. IN TALKING WITH FRIENDS/CO-WORKERS I LEARNED OF TWO INCIDENTS, ONE WITH A 2002 SILVERADO 2500 HAVING A SIMILAR FAILURE WHERE THE LINE FAILED AT STOP WHILE THE LINE WAS UNDER PRESSURE. ANOTHER FRIEND HAD A FAILURE IN HIS 2001 SILVERADO 1500 WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP A THE BOTTOM OF A HILL. THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A RUPTURED LINE AND THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO GEAR DOWN, ROLL THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND TURN ONTO A SIDE ROAD. A HIGHER PROFILE INCIDENT INVOLVED A CO-WORKER WITH A 2001 SILVERADO 2500 PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND THE VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT. THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE TRAVEL TRAILER ELECTRIC BRAKES. I WORK AT A LARGE CHEMICAL COMPANY HEADQUARTERED IN KINGSPORT, TN. THIS INCIDENT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A SAFETY NEWSLETTER THAT IS CIRCULATED AT THE KINGSPORT SITE IN 2013. SEARCHES OF INTERNET FORUMS FIND MULTIPLE SIMILAR INCIDENTS DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE SOME INVOLVING INJURY. *TR

I WAS TURNING A CORNER A SHORT WAY FROM MY HOUSE. MY BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES AND GOT ALMOST NO STOPPING POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO COAST UP INTO MY YARD. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THEIR WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE FRAME RAIL AND THE BUNDLE OF LINES. ONE OR MORE HAD RUSTED THROUGH. IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION! *TR

WHEN MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, OFF RAMP, THERE WAS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. OTHER CARS WERE APPROACHING AND I COULD NOT BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. SO I DROVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS INSTANTANEOUS WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CORROSIVE BRAKE LINES....UPDATED 10/22/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH FOR THE FRONT SEAT FAILED TO OPERATE CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND I SOMEHOW WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT GETTING HIT. AFTER COMING TO THIS SITE AND SEEING HUNDREDS OF RECORDED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS VEHICLE FOR FAULTY BRAKE LINES. *TR

AFTER STOPPING QUICKLY THE BROKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO LONGER HAD ANY RESISTANCE. THE BRAKING POWER WAS GREATLY REDUCED AND APPEARED THAT ONLY THE REAR BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONING. *TR

I WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT LOST BRAKE PRESSURE CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUSH TO THE FLOOR, UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVER THE BRAKE LINES THAT RUN FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO ABS MODULE WERE RUSTED OUT AND THE BRAKE LINES FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE BRAKE CALIPERS WHERE RUSTED OUT AS WELL. THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING EAST ON OHIO STATE ROUTE AT 40 - 45 MPH SLOWING TO MAKE RIGHT TURN APPLIED BRAKES IN A NORMAL FASHION AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL EFFECT ON VEHICLE VELOCITY. *TR

DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT HIT BRAKES TO STOP AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH GREATLY REDUCED STOPPING ABILITY. HAD TO STEER OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS IS SECOND TIME WITH BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. I SPENT 30 + YEARS FULL TIME, IN-HOUSE AS SELF-EMPLOYED ENGINEERING CONSULTANT AT THE DAYTON, OHIO GM / DELCO / DELPHI FACILITIES AND I KNOW GM CAN DO BETTER. 10 SIBLINGS AND WE ALL HAVE BEEN GM CUSTOMERS - NET RESEARCH INDICATED $40 COST INCREASE TO GO STAINLESS STEEL ON BRAKE LINES. ( ONLY THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE ) GENTLEMEN & LADIES ? R E A L L Y ! ! *TR

MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK EXPERIENCED A BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS GOING 5 MPH OR LESS WHEN BOTH OF MY BRAKE LINE FAILED CAUSING ME TO REAR END MY DAUGHTERS CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, LUCKY HER CAR WAS THERE OR I WOULD HAVE RUN INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. I HAD THE BRAKE LINES REPAIRED, THEY MUST HAVE ONLY REPLACED THE SECTIONS THAT BROKE SINCE APROX. 1 YEAR LATER ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES BROKE AGAIN WHEN I WAS OUT OF STATE, I HAD THE SECTION THAT BROKE REPLACED JUST BEFORE THE REPAIR SHOP CLOSED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME. TODAY ANOTHER SECTION OF BRAKE LINE BROKE I AM GETTING THIS REPAIRED AND ANY REMAINING OLD BRAKE LINES REPLACED, ALSO MY EMERGENCY BRAKE IS BROKEN I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS YET. *TR

DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I TURNED AND WENT INTO LOT (THERE WAS A SLIGHT DECLINE) AND THEN FLAT PARKING LOT. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK PUSHED INTO THE CAB AS THE FRAME SNAPPED. THERE ARE 12 OTHER KNOWN INSTANCES THAT HAVE NOTIFIED GM AND THEY HAVE REFUSED ANY ACTION TO CORRECT. MY 3 YR SON WAS IN THE TRUCK WHEN THIS OCCURRED AS WELL AS MY WIFE AND FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT INJURED. *TR

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT TO GET ON INTERSTATE 81 SOUTH IN WV, I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AND FELT A "POP" AND THEN I HAD NO BRAKES. I COASTED DOWN THE HILL AND ENTERED A "PARK & RIDE" LOT TO EVALUATE WHAT HAPPENED. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT WHERE THE CAB MEETS THE BED. BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE NO BRAKES. I HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN WV AND GET A RIDE HOME. WILL NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED IN A DAY OR TWO. UNABLE TO ENTER VIN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL 30+ MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. *TR

THE FRAME CRACKED ON BOTH REAR FRAME RAILS BETWEEN THE LEAF SPRINGS. *TR

I AM REPORTING YET ANOTHER CASE OF FAILURE FOR THE ABS MODULE AS WELL AS THE PROPORTIONING VALVE ON MY 99 SILVERADO. THERE IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH NUMBER OF INCIDENTS REPORTED THROUGHOUT VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, AND THE 3 MECHANICS I'VE SPOKEN TO ARE ALL VERY AWARE OF THIS COMMON ISSUE WITH 99-02 NBS TRUCKS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PART, WHICH IS KNOWN TO FAIL JUST AS THE ORIGINAL 60K WARRANTY WAS UP. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE TRUCKS USED, ESPECIALLY. WHEN THE PUMP/MODULE FAILS, THERE IS A CERTAINTY THAT ABS FUNCTION NO LONGER WORKS, AND THE HIGH PROBABILITY THAT BRAKE LINE PRESSURES ARE UNEQUALIZED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP EVEN AT SPEED. *TR

I WENT TO STOP TO MAKE A TURN AND BRAKES WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO SLOW ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE HOUSE BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER REAR TIRE. THIS IS NOT THE 1ST TIME THE 1ST TIME HAULING A TRAILER WHEN BRAKES FAILED THE NEXT TIME MY SON WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE CUT HIM OFF SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES BLEW LINE UNDER DRIVERS DOOR CAUSED ACCIDENT THE NEXT TIME WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT THIS TIME I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME I DO ALOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND I FEEL THAT AFTER REPLACING 4 BRAKES LINES IN LESS THEN A YEAR AND THE TRUCK GIVES NO WARNING OF ANY KIND THE BRAKES ARE LOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND WHEN I TO PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I INSTANTLY HAD NO BRAKES, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED IN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS NOTHING I COULD DO SO I ENDED UP REAR ENDING THEM, TOTALING THEIR CAR. WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK I REALIZED THE BRAKE LINES HAD BUSTED DUE TO RUST. I HAVE NEVER HAD AS MUCH AS A SPEEDING TICKET AND NOW HAVE A WRECK ON MY RECORD DUE TO FAULTY LINES THAT HAS HAPPEN TO MANY PEOPLE. AFTER I LOOKED INTO IT I SEEN ITS BEING INVESTIGATED BUT SOMETHING NEEDS DONE, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IS GONNA KILL PEOPLE IF NOT FIXED AND RECALLED. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE WENT OUT AND JUST ABOUT CAUSED US TO WRECK. IT WAS FINE ONE MINUTE THEN THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PIONEER CHEVY IN ABINGDON VA SAID THE LINES HAD RUSTED. THAT COST US OVER $1300. THAT WAS IN APRIL AND NOW IT'S AUGUST AND IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN WITH A DIFFERENT BREAK LINE. PIONEER NOW SAID IT'S GOING TO COST OVER $800 THIS TIME. I'M SO FURIOUS WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND ON FIXING THE TRUCK WHICH WE REALLY NEED. FROM WHAT I'VE READ AND RESEARCHED APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

EXPERIENCE UNANTICIPATED STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT AT MODERATE SPEEDS (30 TO 55 MPH). STEERING WHEEL "JERKS" UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON A CURVED ROADWAY (IN A MODERATE TURN AT SPEED). VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS, BUT PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED. WHAT DO I DO TO FIX THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK GOING 45MPH WHEN I SAW A CAR A SHORT DISTANCE AHEAD PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD. I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AS THE CAR AHEAD DID NOT REACH THE SPEED LIMIT FAST ENOUGH. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND ALL BRAKING ABILITY WAS LOST. I LIFTED MY FOOT TO TRY TO APPLY THE PEDAL AGAIN AND AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AND HAD TO SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS ONLY AFTER A LONG DISTANCE OF RIDING ON THE SHOULDER AND DOWNSHIFTING THAT I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. ONLY JUST AS I WAS STOPPING DID THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. I HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OR THAT I HAD LOST MY BRAKES, OTHER THAN THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. BEFORE THIS, THE BRAKES WORKED PERFECTLY. HAD I NOT HAD THE ROOM TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A POTENTIALLY LETHAL ACCIDENT AND ONE OR MORE LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. *TR

I HAPPENED TO NOTICE MY BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR BRAKES WHERE WET, I CHECKED IN FOUND THE LINE HAD RUSTED THRU. UPON CHECKING THE OTHER LINES I FOUND THEY ALL WHERE EXTREMELY RUSTED. LUCK WOULD HAVE IT I HAD JUST PARKED. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES WITH NEW LINES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS FROM 1999-TO THE EARLY OR MID 2000'S. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE BURST DURING BRAKING AT 40 MPH. SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION. EXTREMELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES UPON INVESTIGATION. *TR

I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AT STOP SIGN, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND BY LUCK NO ONE WAS COMING FROM OTHER DIRECTION. I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP. I SPENT OVER 700 DOLLARS TO HAVE NEW BRAKELINES INSTALLED. *TR

LEAVING DRIVEWAY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. NO ABS LIGHT OR ANY OTHER LIGHT VIEWABLE ON DASHBOARD. EVEN AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK, STARTING IT UP, AND DEPRESSING PEDAL, AGAIN WENT TO FLOOR, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS IS A 4WD TRUCK WITH ABS. *TR

NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE OFF; NO ONE HAS EVER TOUCHED THIS PART SO THE BOLT WAS INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A MAJOR -- AND KNOWN -- PROBLEM AFFECTING MILLIONS OF THESE ENGINES. THE PATTER STARTS WITH A BOLT OR TWO THEN CULMINATES WITH MORE BROKEN BOLTS, AN EXHAUST LEAK, OVERHEATED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, DAMAGED PARTS AND POTENTIAL FIRES. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED THRU AND LEAKED OUT ALL THE BREAK FLUID CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT RUST THRU SO EASILY AND SO SOON. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A 1991 SILVERADO WITH CLOSE TO 300,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE LINES ON IT NEVER RUSTED THRU. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS A VITAL SAFETY COMPONENT. FOR SOME REASON THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHEVROLET SILVERADOS FROM 1999 TO 2003. I HAD TO PAY $610.50 TO GET WHAT I CONSIDER A GM DEFECT FIXED. *TR

MONDAY JULY 7TH, 2014, I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, TRAVELING WEST ON HWY 290 W., AUSTIN, TX JUST PASSED CIRCLE DR. (INTERSECTION HAS BEEN CALLED DEATH TRAP). DEADLY CRASHES ON THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY OCCUR FREQUENTLY. STARTED TO SLOW FOR NEXT INTERSECTION WHEN BRAKES FAILED - PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. THE HILL HELPED ME SLOW A BIT, BUT SWITCHED TO MIDDLE TURNING LANE TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THANK GOD THE LIGHT WAS GREEN. ONE SMALL CAR PASSED IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS TURNING IN FRONT OF TWO LANES OF EASTBOUND TRAFFIC. PROCEEDED INTO LONE STAR BANK'S PARKING LOT MISSING A MOVING CAR. TURNED RIGHT TO AVOID ROW OF PARKED CARS, DRIVE UP BAYS AND CURB THAT LED TO A POSSIBLE RAVENE. TURNED INTO PARKING SPACE, WENT UP OVER CURB & STOPPED IN FRONT OF LANDSCAPING ROCKS AND A TREE. IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST - HAD NO BRAKES WHATSOEVER. AS WENT UP OVER CURB, I DEPRESSED EMERGENCY BRAKE. WITH ONLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, SLOWLY ALLOWED TRUCK TO ROLL BACK DOWN OVER CURB. CALLED FOR AAA SERVICE. LOOKED UNDERNEATH TRUCK & IDENTIFIED TWO BRAKE FLUID LEAKS ON CONCRETE. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DAVIS AUTO AND WAS TOLD TODAY THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, WITH NO WAY TO SPLICE, AND ALL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY WEREN'T SURE OF WHAT ELSE WOULD NEED REPLACING, SUCH AS ABS PUMP, BUT MASTER CYLINDER WAS OKAY. I CALLED BEN WHITE AUTOMOTIVE & WAS TOLD ABOUT ANOTHER MAN WITH A SIMILAR SITUATION, AND THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AT GM. I SAW ON INTERNET, AN ARTICLE DATED JULY

WHILE DRIVING, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL STOPPING POWER, I PULLED OVER AND SAW A POOL OF BRAKE FLUID. AFTER CHECKING FURTHER NOTICE THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE HAS RUPTURED. *JS