1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHO INFORMED HIM ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST, CORRODED AND WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AT THE CUSTOMER EXPENSE FOR $670. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 308,000.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT (NEW BODY STYLE) MODEL WITH 6-WAY POWER LEATHER BUCKET SEATS. OVER THE LAST 4-5 YEARS, BEGINNING WITH THE DRIVER'S SEAT, SLOP IN THE SEAT MOVEMENT HAS CREPT IN TO A POINT WHERE NOW BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS EXHIBIT AN APPROXIMATE 1 INCH MOVEMENT WHEN EITHER STOPPING OR TAKING OFF. IF THIS SEAT IS MOVED COMPLETELY FORWARD OR BACKWARD VIA THE CONTROL KNOB, THE MOVEMENT IS ELIMINATED, BUT I CANNOT DRIVE IN EITHER OF THESE POSITIONS. TIGHTENING THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE SEAT TO THE FRAME DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE BOLTS WERE NOT LOOSE. PULLED THE SEATS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND IT APPEARS TO BE BEARING WEAR. THIS IS THE BEARING THAT THE WORM GEAR MECHANISM RIDES THROUGH. WITH THE SEATS REMOVED AND CENTERED BETWEEN FULLY FORWARD AND FULLY BACK, I CAN MOVE THE SEAT BY HAND AND WITNESS THE SLOP. MY DRIVER'S SEAT IS NEVER ADJUSTED AS IT IS ADJUSTED FOR ME ONLY SO I BELIEVE THE TAKE OFF AND STOP OVER THE YEARS MUST HAVE PLACED ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE BEARING(S) TO WEAR THEM TO A POINT THAT THEY NO LONGER HOLD THE SEAT IN PLACE. I CONFIRMED MY FINDINGS WITH A FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN WHO HAS BEEN SENDING THESE SEATS OUT FOR BEARING REPLACEMENTS FOR MANY OF HIS CUSTOMERS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE WILL BE A POINT WHERE THE MECHANISM WILL FAIL AND MY SEAT WILL MOVE SIGNIFICANTLY FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN EITHER TAKING OFF OR STOPPING CAUS

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, ME DRIVER SEAT SLID FORWARD AS I SLOWED. THE LOCKING DEVICE, A SMALL PLASTIC DEVICE, HAD BROKEN UNDER THE SEAT. THIS ALLOWED THE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. I HAD TO WEDGE A PIECE OF WOOD PLANK BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE FIREWALL IN ORDER TO GET MY VEHICLE HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND BRAKE FLUID SPEWED OUT FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

ON 11-10-11 I PURCHASED A PREOWNED SILVERADO 1500 LS TRUCK FROM CHAMPION CHEVROLET,3606 BRISTOL HIGHWAY, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37602. I WAS UNABLE TO TRY OUT THE TRUCK UNTIL THEY REPAIRED A LEAKING BRAKE LINE WHICH I WAS ADVISED HAD RUSTED.. AFTER PURCHASE I GOT IT HOME AND WAS EXAMINING THE UNDER FRAME ASSEMBLIES AND FOUND ALL THE STEEL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING PREMATURELY. THE DEALER HAD INSTALLED A PATCH LINE WHERE THE RUST RUPTURE HAD BEEN. THE TRUCK IS OTHERWISE RUST FREE AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I REALIZE THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS OF PURPOSE UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE FROM THE DEALER OR GM ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT THERE IS LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE DESIGN WHICH SURVIVES TO SUBSEQUENT OWNERS. I PLAN TO TOW A CARGO TRAILER WITH THE TRUCK AND AM AFRAID THERE WILL BE FURTHER BRAKE LINE FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. I'VE NOW LEARNED THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH THESE VEHICLES AND STRONGLY URGE A RECALL IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE DRIVING PUBLIC AND THE OWNERS OF THESE DEFECTIVE TRUCKS. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT MOTOR HAS PLAY IN IT AND ALLOWS THE SEAT TO MOVE 1-2 INCHES BACK AND FORTH AS THE TRUCK BRAKES OR ACCELERATES. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT IS ALSO JAMMED AND NO LONGER MOVES AT ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN EXTREMELY LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ

I WAS SLOWING UP TO STOP AT THE STOPLIGHT AND WAS CLOSE TO STOPPING WHEN SUDDENLY MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. FORTUNATELY I WAS GOING SLOW AND MANAGED TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP. I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE MY VAN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY FOUND A CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE LINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE REST OF THE BRAKELINES WERE ALSO VERY CORRODED BADLY AND WOULD LIKE ALSO NEED REPLACED DUE TO THE CORROSION. *TR

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. MOVING VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND MULTIPLE CORROSION POINTS IN STEEL BRAKE LINE, THAT RESULTED IN HOLES IN THE LINE. TWO CORROSION POINTS/HOLES LOCATED IN THE "CLIPS" THAT HOLD BRAKE LINE IN PLACE. ONE "CLIP" INSIDE THE MAIN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ANOTHER ON TOP OF THE FRAME WHERE LINE LEAVES ENGINE COMPARTMENT GOING TO REAR OF VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP LIGHT AT A CONGESTED INTERSECTION, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTION I NOTICED I HAD A BROKEN BREAK LINE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION IT APPEARED THAT SEVERAL WERE VERY CORRODED AND APPEAR READY TO BREAK AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE TRUCK IS NOT A DAILY DRIVER AND I AVERAGE LESS THAN 8,000 MILES A YEAR ON IT. *TR

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 2WD, I HAVE NO ABS BRAKES HAVE NOT HAD THEM FOR YEARS THE ABS MODULE WENT OUT THE TRUCK WAS BARLEY 6 YEARS OLD TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *KB

ALL THIS DUE TO RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINES. ON 3/9/10 I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN IN A 35MPH ZONE. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO GIVE IT A FEW PUMPS AND I STOPPED IN TIME. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE 4 BLOCKS TO AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE BACK BRAKES DUE TO RUST. FOUR DAYS LATER I HAD TO RETURN MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP BECAUSE MY BACK BRAKES WERE STICKING. I WAS INFORMED THAT RUST AND CORROSION HAD GOTTEN INTO THE BACK HOSES AND/OR CALIPERS AND WOULD NOT RELEASE PROPERLY. AT THAT TIME HE REPLACED THE REAR HOSES AND CALIPERS. ON 10/2/11 I HAD BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKES. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A BRAKE LINE COMING OFF THE ABS UNIT IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THERE ARE FIVE BRAKE LINES IN THAT AREA AND THEY WERE ALL RUSTED. HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. AT THAT TIME, THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WERE SO RUSTED THAT HE COULD NOT BLEED THE BRAKES, AND HE SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE HOSES AND CALIPERS AND ALL FIVE BRAKE LINES, WHICH I DID. HE ALSO TOLD ME THERE IS A CROSS BRACE ON THE FRAME THAT WAS ALMOST RUSTED THRU AND NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO A WELDER TO BE FIXED. *KB

BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION CAUSED LEAKS IN THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WHERE THEY ARE GANGED TOGETHER APPROX 12"-18" BEFORE THE EBCM. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SLIGHTLY BUMP THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED. *TR

MY 1999 CHEVY TRUCK BRAKES FAILED AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN A DITCH TO STOP IT BEFORE I RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I GOT IT PULLED OUT OF THE DITCH BY A TOW TRUCK WE LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A BUSTED BRAKE LINE BUT EVERY LINE UNDER THE TRUCK WAS RUSTED ALL MOST IN TO FOR IT TO BE NO OLDER THEN IT IS, UNDER THE TRUCK LOOKS LIKE IT IS 50 YEARS OLD CHEVY HAS A BAD PROBLEM ON THERE HANDS. *TR

BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT DUE TO CORROSION WHEN PULLING TO A STOP LIGHT, WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK W/O INCIDENT. THIS WAS 8AUG09. REPAIRED ON 12AUG09. ON 5AUG11 WENT TO REPLACE SHOCKS THINKING THEY WERE SHOT, PROBLEM DISCOVERED, ENTIRE SHOCK MOUNT RAIL ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND IS HANGING IN THE AIR. MILEAGE: 148876. ON 30SEP11 GAS TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND DUE TO CORROSION OF FRAME, AND ALSO EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS HAVE ROTTED AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND NOW HANGING, THERE ARE ALSO SOME CRACKS IN THE FRAME, MILEAGE 149476. THERE IS NO RUST OR DAMAGE TO THE BODY ON THIS TRUCK AT ALL. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A NEW TRUCK. THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A FORD. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY. FROM WHAT I SEE, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS ALL ABOUT AND REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL THESE TRUCKS. GM SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE EVERYONE'S FRAMES ON TRUCKS LIKE MINE THAT HAVE PERFECT BODIES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

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.

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

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

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

RUSTED OUT ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING BRAKE LINES OF OUR 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

0PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT FROM HIGHWAY. DROVE APPROXIMATELY100FT., WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOORBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AND STOP. LOOKED FOR ANY SIGNS OF LEAKING BRAKE FLUID BUT DID NOT SEE ANY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME (ABOUT 2 MILES). UPON ARRIVING HOME I NOTICED LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER WELL AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON LOOKING FURTHER AND WIPING DOWN EXCESS BRAKE FLUID I NOTICED A HEAVY DRIP FROM STEEL BRAKELINE NEXT TO RADIATOR. HAVE NOT REPAIRED. *TR

FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE FEEDING REAR BRAKES. RUSTED THROUGH. THIS IS THE 2ND FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LAST YEAR WE FOUND OUT WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BACK HALF OF THE FRAME OF OUR 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. WE TOOK IT IN FOR A REPAIR AND WHEN THEY WENT TO TAKE SOMETHING OFF THE BACK END, THE FRAME FELL APART IN HIS HANDS. I AM HEARING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE SAYING THEY'RE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT COST US $2500 TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED. I FEEL GM SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE FRAMES AND DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THEM AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS, THIS CAN BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF THESE FRAMES DECIDE TO FALL APART ON THE ROAD WHILE THE PERSON IS DRIVING. I'M SURE IT'S HAPPENED ALREADY. MY HUSBAND IS LAID OFF AND THIS MONEY WOULD OF COME IN HANDY TO PAY OUR BILLS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU CONTACT GM AND HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN WE GOT OUR NEW FRAME WE WERE TOLD THEY HAD SOLD AT LEAST 7 OTHERS IN THE TIME FRAME WE BOUGHT OURS. THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL. I JUST HEARD OF ANOTHER CASE JUST BEFORE I TYPED THIS MESSAGE. PLEASE HELP US! *TR

ON THE EVENING OF MAY 31ST I WAS DRIVING OUT A 2 LANE ROAD AT APPROX 40 MPH FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE DID A "PANIC BRAKE" AND SWERVED TO MISS A DEER IN THE ROAD. I "PANIC BRAKED" WHEN HE DID AND MY PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING AND I SLOWED DOWN BUT DIDN'T STOP. WHEN I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP I GOT OUT AND CHECKED MY FLUID WHICH WAS DOWN BUT NOT EMPTY AT THIS POINT. I HAD A WET SPOT BEHIND THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON THE FRAME RAIL. WHEN THE GARAGE LOOKED AT IT THE BRAKE LINE WAS VERY RUSTED AND CORRODED AND HAD RUPTURED. I HAD NO WARNING LIGHT ON EITHER INDICATING A BRAKE PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE TRUCKS. I HAD A NEW LINE RUN AT THE COST OF $120.00. THIS IS A VERY BAD SITUATION, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM BEFORE OR AFTER THE RUPTURE, I COULD SLOW DOWN BUT NOT STOP, I HAD TO SHIFT TO LOW GEAR TO TRY TO STOP, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT OR ALARM NEVER SOUNDED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING AND HAVE GM HELP FIX THIS BEFORE SOME INNOCENT PERSON(S) ARE HURT OR KILLED.

I HAVE A 1999 EXT. CAB CHEVY SILVERADO, MY ABS ,BRAKE, AND LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHTS STAY LITE UP UNTIL I TURN OFF VEHICLE. AND I HAVE FUEL AND REPLACED BRAKES AND THE THESE WARNING LIGHTS STILL COME ON. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AT 55 -60 MPH AND THE GAS TANK STRAPS FAILED (RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH) AND THE GAS TANK FELL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. BEFORE HE COULD DETERMINE WHAT HAD FALLEN OFF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HOLE WORN IN THE TANK DUE TO BEING DRAGGED ON THE ASPHALT. IT SPILLED A FULL TANK OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED ON A FLATBED TRUCK. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK STRAPS, FUEL PUMP AND GAS TANK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE HAD TO BE CALLED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BEFORE WE COULD LOAD IT ONTO THE FLATBED TOW TRUCK . *TR

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP TRUCK DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT HAS ABOUT 1" BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING. TRACKS LOOK TIGHT. PROBLEM LOOKS INTERNAL TO THE DRIVE MOTOR OR GEAR. NOT SAFE WHILE BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) AND HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER; HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR AND THEN IT VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER THE RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE THE SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXT. CAB 4WD. IT HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE FRAME BEHIND THE CAB. WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! I READ UP ON BLOGS AND COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. 1999-2002 HAS THE SAME FRAME CRACKING COMPLAINTS! THEY ARE NOT RUSTING! JUST CRACKING. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID NHTSA DETERMINES THE RECALLS. TOYOTA HAD ONE FOR FRAME PROBLEMS IN THERE TRUCKS. THIS MODEL YEAR OF CHEVY AND GMC DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO EXT CAB 4WD. WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP AND ALMOST STOPPED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES START GOING OFF! ITS VERY SCARY BECAUSE IT INCREASES MY STOP TIME CONSIDERABLY ! IT IS ALMOST DEFINITELY GOING TO CAUSE ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT! MY MILEAGE IS ROUGHLY 160000. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT GET WORSE OR BETTER AND IT HAPPENS AT ALMOST EVERY STOP!! THIS IS A YEAR THAT WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE RECALL AND DEFINITELY SHOULD OF BEEN! PLEASE HELP BEFORE IT CAUSES INJURY TO ME,MY FAMILY,OR SOMEBODY ELSE!! *TR

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 REG. CAB 4X4 PICKUP. MY REAR STEEL MAIN BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT RIGHT BEFORE THE REAR END DO TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. THIS IS DEFINITELY CAUSED BY INFERIOR PARTS AND GM SHOULD RECALL THESE TRUCKS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!!! *TR

1. STARTED ENGINE PULLED FORWARD APPLIED BRAKES. MOMENTARY NORMAL BRAKING THEN THE PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING. NO FAILURE NOTICE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. GREATLY DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITY. 2. BRAKE LINE RUPTURE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL UNIT DUE TO CORROSION. NEAR TOTAL LOSE OF BRAKING. GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. 3. REPAIR IN PROCESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE BRAKES LINES WERE RUSTED. UPDATED 05/19/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING HIS VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. HE NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE BEING CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WHO REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH AND CREATED A CONDITION OF SUBSTANTIAL FLUID LOSS AND HENCE NEARLY COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON 1MAR2011. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE IMPENDING FAILURE. AS THE PRINCIPLE DRIVER WAS LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK NEARLY DIDN'T STOP IN TIME FOR AN APPROACHING HIGHWAY-SPEED VEHICLE. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FAILURE, BRAKE FLUID WAS DISCOVERED RUNNING OUT THE HARD STEEL BRAKE LINES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE LOCATION OF THE LINE FAILURE WAS VERY CLOSE TO WHERE LINES RUN ALONG UPPER OUTSIDE OF FRAME NEARING THE ABS UNIT. THE TRUCK OWNER, RESEARCHED THE CAUSES, FAILURES AND REMEDIES. THE TRUCK OWNER PURCHASED ALL NEW STEEL BRAKE LINES FOR ALL LINES, IN ADDITION ALL FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINES AND FITTINGS IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUB FRAME COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BUT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A $2000 DISCOUNT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. ON 1/21/11 I PULLED THE MANUAL RELEASE LEVER TO RELEASE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AND LOAD MATERIAL INTO THE EXTENDED CAB OF MY PICKUP. A PLASTIC PIECE WITH METAL COMPONENTS INSIDE THE TRACK (QUOTED FROM DEALER AS A SEAT ADJUSTER) FELL OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE TRACK. MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WOULD NOT AND CONTINUES NOT TO LOCK INTO PLACE, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT ON THE FLOORBOARD, AND USE THE OTHER TO ACCELERATE AND BRAKE CONTINUOUSLY. WHEN DRIVEN, THE SEAT FREELY MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARD WITH CENTRIFUGAL FORCE. NOTE: THE SEATBELT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT COMPLETELY, NOT ANCHORED TO THE SIDEWALL AND FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE, SO THERE IS NOTHING TO KEEP A DRIVER FROM SLIDING ALL THE WAY TO THE STEERING WHEEL IF AND WHEN THIS PIECE FAILS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DASH LIGHTS (4W/DRIVE,CRUISE,BRIGHTLIGHTS)STAY ON,GAUGES DO NOT WORK RIGHT. WAS TOLD WIRING HARNESS HAS SHORT IN IT,NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE GAUGES WOULD FLUCTUATE TO THE LEFT SIMULTANEOUSLY INDICATING THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LOW, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT AND SO FORTH. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT NEVER AT THE TIME WHEN THE FAILURE WAS ACTUALLY OCCURRING SO THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN UPDATED 05/16/11

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO I WENT TO STOP AND THE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT OUT AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD BURST. ALL OF THE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. *TR