1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

HAVE HAD A ISSUE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OF MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AUTO TRANSMISSION SINCE IT WAS NEW. TOOK VEHICLE IN UNDER WARRANTY TO DEALER FOR REPAIR THEY ONLY ADJUSTED CABLE INSTEAD OF CHANGING PADS. STILL DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM,WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT LEVER GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR WAS NORMAL AS THIS BRAKE WAS FOR PARKING NOT FOR EMERGENCIES AND WAS NOT MEANT TO STOP VEHICLE ONLY TO GRADUALLY SLOW IT DOWN OR HOLD ON A INCLINE.HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT GM DID A RECALL BUT ONLY ON MODELS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS THE DIFFERENCE I STILL NEED A EMERGENCY BRAKE TOO, SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL FOR ALL MODELS WITH THAT PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AND BEEN TOLD THE PADS WERE DEPLOYED AND RUBBED EVEN WITHOUT DEPRESSING EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PADS WORE OUT IN NO TIME AS WAS MY CASE. *TR

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4. CAME TO A STOP AT STOP SIGN AND SUDDENLY LOST ALL BRAKES. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED AND HAD BURST. *TR

WAS NOT DRIVING VEHICLE AT TIME, SIMPLY GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF BACK SEAT, NEXT MORNING, SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE DUE TO WHITE PLASTIC PART IN SEAT TRACK OF 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHICH PREVENTS SLIDING BACK AND FORTH HAS BROKEN. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THIS SEAT TRACK ONCE BEFORE, SINCE THE PLASTIC PART ITSELF IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. THE FIRST TIME IT BROKE, I WAS BRAKING AND NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. REPLACEMENT WAS $250 FROM DEALER, ENTIRE SEAT TRACK HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER HE WOULD APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

AS I APPROACH A STOP, AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS UNIT KICKS IN WITH A SUDDEN SHUTTER AND EXTENDS THE STOP TIME AND DISTANCE. THIS STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT GOTTEN BETTER OR WORSE. IT IS UNNERVING TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHEN I NEED TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION OR APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL TURNING RED. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 05V37900 PE05020 WAS ISSUED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM, INCLUDING THOSE VEHICLES IN MY STATE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BOTH BY CHEVROLET AND NHTSA, THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GM RECALL NO. 05068, THEREFORE NOT THEIR NOR YOUR PROBLEM. I AM UPSET THAT I HAVE BEEN REBUFFED AND WANT TO KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE DOESN'T MATTER AND THE OTHER ONES DO. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK'S DISC BRAKES OVER THE YEARS BUT THIS ONE CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH SINCE I DON'T KNOW IF OR WHEN THEY MAY FAIL IN AN EMERGENCY. THANKS YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. I AM AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE.

ON 11/6/2010 I WAS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL, PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. AFTER INSPECTING THE TRUCK, I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION AND ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING THE FRAME, SUSPENSION, BRAKES, AND FUEL LINE HAVE EXTENSIVE CORROSION. THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION IS VERY SURPRISING BECAUSE I LIVE IN CENTRAL VA AND WE DON'T EXPERIENCE SNOW OR SALT BEING APPLIED TO THE ROAD VERY OFTEN. ALSO I HAVE ONLY USED THE TRUCK TO DRIVE TO WORK WHICH CONSISTED OF MOSTLY INTERSTATE DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED BENEATH THE DRIVER SIDE BETWEEN THE BOX AND THE CAB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,354 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 169,439. UPDATED 2/17/11 *CN UPDATED 03/09/11

BRAKE LINE RUSTED AND FAILED. IT STILL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE IN THE FRONT WHEEL CIRCUIT. METAL BRAKE LINE BURST AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY IT WAS A SECONDARY ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO USE THE E-BRAKE TO STOP. I ENDED UP REPLACING ALL THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THE REAR LINES WERE HEAVILY RUSTED AND CRUMBLING APART AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE MOVING ANOTHER FIVE FEET BEFORE THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB. ALSO, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW STARTER AND NEW FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE REAR SEAL ON THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL; THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SEAL. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ROTORS WERE PEELING; THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM AT HIS EXPENSE. THE BRAKING ISSUE WAS THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM AND HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS SUDDENLY ACTIVATED AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP SHORT WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL DUE TO BRAKE LINE CORROSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ UPDATED 01/10/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MOVED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN STOPPED. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED; HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,786.

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. HAPPENED TO 1 LINE TWICE WITHIN A YEAR, AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR ANOTHER LINE BROKE. ALL LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS ON A 1999 CHEVY PICK-UP. THE LINES WERE SO BAD IN 10 YEARS, HAD TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, OTHER VEHICLES I'VE HAD AT LEAST 20 YR, NEVER HAPPENED. I'VE SEEN A 2003 CHEVY PICKUP THAT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WILL ALSO NEED REPLACED. I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURES HAVE BOUGHT CHEAP STEEL LINES FOR THESE VEHICLES AND THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CORRECTED AS BRAKES ARE VERY IMPORTANT ON ANY VEHICLES ROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY STAINLESS STEEL OR OTHER LINE THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE WEATHER ARE NOT ON THESE VEHICLES AS THE EXTRA COST WOULD NOT BE THAT MUCH PER VEHICLE, IN THE LONG RUN IT WOULD BE CHEAPER AND SAFER TO HAVE THESE INSTALLED ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 87,000.

2 REAR BRAKE LINES BURST WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT. *TR

BRAKE LINE (LOCATED UNDER VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR) CAME APART AT CONNECTOR. CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. AS I WAS ALMOST STOPPED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE CAUSED. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNING TO FAILURE. *TR

MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500, 2 WHEEL DRIVE BRAKE LINES THAT RUN UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT ON THE UNDERCARRAIGE ARE COMPLETLEY RUSTED AND 1 OF THEM BLEW OUT TODAY, NO CRASH LUCKALLY JUST MOMENTARY PANIC, A 11 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUPTURING BRAKE LINES FROM RUST. I WILL HAVE TO REPLCE IT MYSELF DO TO MONETARY REASONS AND YES I WILL SAVE THE PART AND TAKE PICTURES BEFORE I TOUCH IT. *TR

WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET Z71 PICKUP TRUCK WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW ON JUNE 18, 1999. THE TRUCK NEVER HAD A NEW CAR VEHICLE STICKER ON THE WINDOW SO WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG RIGHT OFF THE BAT. SO FAR WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS (ROTORS, CALIPERS, ETC.) FOUR TIMES. THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE ALSO ROTTED OFF O IT. TWO WEEKS AGO WE HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE REAR STEEL BRAKE LINES BECAUSE IT HAD CORRODED THROUGH AND WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID - WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL. MY WIFE HAD TO DRIVE IT THAT WAY FOR OVER 40 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE, INTERMITTENTLY PUTTING ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE HAS BEEN RUSTED AND CORRODED FROM THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT. NOW WHEN STOPPING AT A SLOW SPEED LIKE ON AN EXIT RAMP STOP SIGN, THE TRUCK STARTS TO PULSATE AND THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY WON'T STOP. IT IS AT THE REPAIR SHOP NOW. HE CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR WHEEL SENSORS ACCORDING TO HIS COMPUTER. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? IS THERE SOMEONE WE CAN GO TO OR TALK TO? SOMEONE AT CHEVROLET? ANOTHER THING - THE TRUCK IS GARAGED EVERY OTHER MONTH AND RARELY SEES BAD WEATHER. IF IT DOES - MY HUSBAND TAKES IT THROUGH THE CAR WASH FOR UNDERBODY CLEANING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET C 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT THIS TIME BUT FEELS THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE THAT'S STATED IN THE RECALL (05V155000) FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP FOR THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL FOR HIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

COMPLETE FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. STEEL BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

ABS BEARING FAILURE FOR 4TH TIME. BRAKE LINES ALL NEED REPLACED DUE TO RUST. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ON CARS WITH 200,000 MILES ON THEM. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE CORRODED. IT WILL COST AS MUCH TO FIX AS TRUCK IS WORTH. TRUCK HAS ONLY 57,000 MILES ON IT. ALL CHEVY OWNERS SEEM TO EXPERIENCE THESE ISSUES. *TR

DEFECTIVE BRAKE LINES - I WAS PULLING INTO A GAS STATION WHEN A CAR LEAVING PULLED RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF ME, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I WAS NOT GOING THAT FAST AND MANAGED TO SWERVE AND COAST TO A STOP. WHILE INVESTIGATING THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKE LINES FOR REPAIR, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO CORRODED THEY WILL ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WOULD EXPECT THIS FROM A VEHICLE THAT WAS 20 - 30 YEARS OLD, BUT NOT FROM A 1999 MODEL. I HAVE A 1988 MUSTANG WITH BRAKE LINES THAT LOOK 10X BETTER THAN THE 1999 SILVERADO THAT I JUST CRAWLED OUT FROM UNDER TODAY...I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THIS IS GOING TO COST ME TO REPLACE. *TR

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TRAVELING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND NORMALLY ON A SLIGHT SLOPE. OCCURS ALMOST EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS MOVING SLOWLY. CONSEQUENCES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN ON THE GRASS, REDIRECTED DIRECTION TO MISS OTHER CARS, NO ACCIDENT YET. TO CORRECT, A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON 8/29/05, HAD NO ISSUE THEN, HAVING ISSUE NOW AND CHEVY WILL NOT FULLFILL THE RECALL AS THEY STATE THE VEHICLE IS 11 YEARS OLD AND HAS OVER 150,000 MILES. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOPLIGHT, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST 2 OR 3 MONTH I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME RUPTURED, THEY WERE DIFFERENT LINE EACH TIME. THE DEALER SPLICED NEW LINES INTO THE ORIGINAL LINES EACH TIME. *TR

1999 CHEVROLET TRUCK, FRAME IS RUSTING AT AN ALARMING RATE. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AFTER TWO DIFFERENT FAILURES. AT AGE 70 AND HAVING WORKED ON CARS FOR YEARS AS A HOBBIE, I HAVE NEVER SEE A VEHICLE RUST SO BAD. THE BRAKE LINES WERE GONE. I COULD HAVE WRECKED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *TR

EMERGENCY BRAKES FAIL INSPECTION EVERY YEAR SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE THEM WORKED ON EVERY YEAR TO PASS STATE REQUIREMENTS, COSTING LOTS OF MONEY. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 1500 REG. CAB HAS RUSTED OUT AND HAS A WHOLE/CRACK IN IT BY THE CROSSMEMBER, AND IS UNSAFE. I REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES SEPT. 09 BECAUSE OF RUST. THIS VEHICLE HAS 9 WINTERS ON IT AND 130K, THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE GM IS NOT AWARE OF THIS. THEY HAVE REFUSED ANY HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND ONE OF THEM WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY, HIT THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A POP, AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED!!! I MANAGED TO AVOID TRAFFIC BY GOING INTO A DITCH. TWO BRAKE SHOPS HAVE AGREED, ALL BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. WILL COST OVER $3000+ TO FIX. MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS!!!!!!!! *TR

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND NOISE ALONG WITH IT. I KNEW WHAT IT WAS RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I REPLACED THE ABS MODULE ONCE BEFORE AT 40000 MILES. CHEVY GARAGE CONFIRMED. RIDICULOUS AND UNSAFE OF CHEVY NOT TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

MY BRAKE LINE ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO BUSTED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO, THAT HAD BRAKE FAILURE. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS A LEAK IN A RUSTED BRAKE LINE NEXT TO THE ABS MODULE. ALL OF THE LINES LOOK VERY CORRODED AND THE WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE LOOKS VERY CORRODED. I WAS GOING TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE MYSELF, BUT ALL OF THE LINES ARE SO RUSTED, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN. *TR

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. WAS DRIVING THE OTHER DAY WHEN I LOST MY BRAKES COMPLETELY. THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE SPOT AND I WAS ON A ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC. THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED OUT RIGHT BEHIND THE GAS TANK ON THE DRIVE SIDE, AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES NEED REPLACING. WHOLE UNDERCARRIAGE OF VEHICLE IS RUSTED OUT, EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON EVERYTHING. ROCKER PANELS WERE RUSTED OUT ALONG WITH THE BEDSIDES AND CAB CORNERS. BRAKE LINE IS MY MAIN CONCERN THOUGH, AS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM ON A LOT OF THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

STEERING DIFFICULTLY IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY. MY TRUCK DOES NOT WANT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. IT STEERS TO THE LEFT FINE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

HIT BRAKES HARD BECAUSE TRAFFIC NO BRAKES. I MISSED THE CAR IN FRONT AND WAS ABLE TOO EXIT EXPRESS WAY WITH MY WIFE & 3 YOUNG ADULTS (MY SON & TWO DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. IT BLEW UNDER MY DRIVERS SEAT . WHEN I WENT TO REPAIR ALL BRAKE LINES NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLUS THE MORE I LOOK ON-LINE AND PEOPLE I TALK TOO EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. BODY&FRAME RUST ,WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

1999 SILVERADO 1500 4WD TRUCK WITH RUSTING BRAKE LINES. *TR

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICK-UP THAT CHEVROLET HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS SATISFACTORILY. THE TRUCKS WERE RECALLED DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE SPEED SENSOR THAT WOULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL. IN 2005 CHEVROLET RECALLED THE TRUCKS FOR THIS ISSUE AND SUPPOSEDLY PUT RUST PROTESTANT ON THE SPEED SENSOR TO PROTECT IT FROM FAILING. IN 2010 I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC CRASH WHEN MY BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR WENT BAD. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY FAILED TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THIS SITUATION. IN DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED AS A RESULT OF FAULTY BRAKES. *TR

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 4WD STANDARD CAB 4.3 V-6 -FAILURE IN BRAKE LINE , I WAS STOPPED IN LINE AT DRIVE THRU AND FELT BRAKE PEDAL GO DOWN AND HEARD BREAK FLUID SQUIRT FROM LINE, INVESTIGATED PROBLEM AND FOUND A HOLE IN LINE DUE TO RUST , LOCATION OF PROBLEM WAS BELOW DRIVERS DOOR WHERE LINE RUNS ALONG FRAME, WILL HAVE TO REPLACE LINE, WILL KEEP OLD LINE FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EASILY STEER TO THE LEFT BUT STEERING TO THE RIGHT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V242000: STEERING: GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 150,000.

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO P/U HAD RUSTY BRAKE LINES CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. SPENT OVER $5000 AT DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALL HYDRAULIC LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. GM REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS OR REPAIR BRAKES TO MY SATISFACTION. *TR

I HAVE 99 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LS 2WD WITH 6-WAY POWER SEATS. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS MOVE FRONT AND BACK DURING BRAKING OR ACCELERATION. THE MOVEMENT IS AS MUCH AS 1 INCH. THE MOVEMENT HAS INCREASINGLY BECOME MORE SINCE I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN 2006. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM POSES A SAFETY RISK IN A PANIC STOP OR COLLISION SITUATION. THE SEAT(S) MAY BREAK LOOSE AND SLIDE FULL FORWARD AND/OR BACKWARD RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OR BRAKING RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. AIRBAG SAFEGUARD WOULD BE RENDERED USELESS BECAUSE THE SEAT MOVES IN A UNPREDICTABLE WAY THAT WAS NEVER ANALYZED BY MANUFACTURER'S TESTING. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING OFF. *TR

1999-20?? GM 5.3 LITER ENGINE. LEFT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, LAST BOLT BACK HEAD HAS POPPED OFF. I HAVE SEEN FOUR OTHER MOTORS LIKE THIS AND HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL MORE. THIS ALLOWS EXHAUST GASES TO ENTER THE CABIN AREA POSING A RISK OF CO POISONING. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO WHICH RECENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE 20 MINUTES AFTER I GOT TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB 2WD LS PICKUP TRUCK. I NEARLY RAN THROUGH MY PARENTS GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKE LINE SUDDENLY RUPTURED AND LEAKED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION ALL THE LINES ARE TERRIBLY CORRODED AND RUSTED TO A POINT OF BEING BRITTLE( EVEN LINES UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THEY ARE TYPICALLY PROTECTED) I WAS HAPPY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE MAIN LINE TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WITH A BETTER QUALITY LINE AND AM WAITING TO DO THE BALANCE BUT AM UNEASY AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO JUST DO THEM. THIS TRUCK ALSO HAD RUSTY TRANSMISSION LINES THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE SINCE I DID NOT CATCH IT IN TIME WHEN THE LINE ROTTED OUT. WHAT IS GOING ON WHEN A COMPANY CANT PUT QUALITY MATERIALS IN A SYSTEM CRITICAL PART? THE REAR PLATES THAT SHIELD THE PARKING BRAKE COMPLETERUSTED AND FELL OFF. *TR

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. I WAS GOING AROUND A BLIND DOWN HILL TURN, WHEN I GOT AROUND THE TURN THERE WAS A CAR COMPLETELY ON MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE TRUCK SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK, I FOUND THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME HAD RUPTURED. THE LOCATION OF THE RUPTURE WAS UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND HAD THE LINE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AND HAULING A TRAILER AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE SO THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKE LINE SEEMED COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD (PURCHASED NEW BY ME) HAS HAD MULTIPLE CORROSION/RUST BRAKE LINE FAILURES THAT FIRST BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. ONE EVENT LEFT ME DESPERATE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN BACKING MY 8,000LB BOAT DOWN A STEEP BOAT RAMP INTO THE WATER. THE ABS MODULE ALSO FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. ALL OF THIS HAS LED TO EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND MODIFICATIONS AT MY EXPENSE. MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RUST BELT STATES RECALL AS I LIVE IN VIRGINIA. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RECENTLY. A MECHANIC REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES DUE TO CORROSION. *TR