1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE STEERING LOCKED UP, AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED TO THE LEFT. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE THE SOUND OF HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. SECOND, A PIECE OF PLASTIC FELL OFF THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSING THE DRIVER SEAT TO SLIDE FREELY ON THE ADJUSTER TRACK WHEN THE CONTACT SAT IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THIRD, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TWICE. THE LIGHTS ONLY WORKED FOR 3 TO 6 MONTHS AT A TIME BEFORE HAVING TO BE REPLACED. THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ADDRESSED BY A DEALER OR A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP. FOURTH, THE HEADLAMP SWITCH CONSTANTLY BECAME EXCESSIVELY HOT DURING OPERATION OF THE HEADLAMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR INSPECTION OF THE SWITCH. FIFTH, WHEN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE MODE WAS ENGAGED, THE WHEELS DID NOT TURN INDEPENDENTLY, CAUSING INCREASED EFFORT IN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT INSPECTED. SIXTH, THE STARTER FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE STARTER, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE HOUSING WAS CRACKED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED, WHO NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT DID NOT FEED ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR PASSENGER COMFORT WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO BE ABRAISED BY THE BELT. THE INERTIAL CONTROL SEEMED TO BE INTERMITTENT. THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT INSPECTED BY EITHER A PRIVATE REPA

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES, THERE WAS EXTREME CORROSION ON THE ROTORS, AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE PARKING BRAKE WAS EXTREMELY WORN AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO HARSH WINTER WEATHER, BUT ROAD SALTS WERE NOT USED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V161000, REGARDING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

MARCH,2004 SHUT OFF TRUCK AND HEARD SOUND (LIKE A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING) COMING FROM UNDER TRUCK. UNPLUGGED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO AVOID RUNNING BATTERY DOWN. CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT WAS WRONG, HE SAID HE HAS SEEN QUITE A FEW OF THE 1999 PICKUPS WITH THE SAME CONDITION. AS A FRIEND HE LOOKED AT IT NO CHARGE. SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $650.00 TO FIX. CALLED CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME GM WOULD PAY HALF. I LAUGHED AND SAID THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THEY ALSO WANTED $79.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WHAT A JOKE. I WROTE A LETTER TO GM THEY DID NOT RESPOND. I CALLED ON THE PHONE AND GOT ALL THE WAY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CHEVROLET DIVISION AND SHE WOULD NOT PUT ME THROUGH TO HIM. I'M NOW DRIVING WITH STANDARD BRAKES BUT MY CHILD DRIVE MY TRUCK FROM TIME TO TIME AND FEEL LIKE I'M NOT PROVIDING HIM WITH A SAFE VEHICLE AND I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, A NOISE LIKE A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING WAS HEARD. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT. THE PLUG TO THE ABS ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP WAS DISCONNECTED. A SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE THE PUMP AT HALF THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND MADE THE SAME OFFER. UPDATED 10/25/2006

THROTTLE BODY STICKING AT LOW SPEEDS THROTTLE STICKS UNTIL PEDAL IS PUSHED BEYOND DESIRED POINT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. I HIT GARAGE WALL. EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 30,000 MILES, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY(BAD BUSHINGS) UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, ON 12/05/05, ALL FORMS AND RECEIPTS WERE TURNED IN TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF A DEFECT REPAIR PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. THE COMPONENT FOR THE RECALL WAS THE SPEED SENSOR. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE MANUFACTURER WAS SCHEDULED TO FOLLOW UP WITH INSTRUCTION FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS IN TWO BUSINESS DAYS. THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW UP FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THE CONTACT HAS MADE 5 ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN THE STATUS OF THE REIMBURSEMENT ON THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR PRIOR TO THE CAMPAIGN. UPDATED 8/16/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY OR WONT WORK AT ALL. *NM

THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 1 HOUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE 1-2 UP SHIFT SLAMS INTO 2ND. THE RESULTING HARD UPSHIFT CAUSES A FORWARD UNCONTROLLED LURCH FORWARD. THIS IS PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IN RUSH HOUR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CORRECTION IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE TSB 01-07-30-023A. BUT NOT AVAILABLE AT MANUFACTURERS FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IF OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY. THE ISSUE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN MATERIAL SELECTION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACROSS THE BOARD. THE LURCHING UPSHIFT IS NOT AN IF IT WILL OCCUR ON A VEHICLE BUT A WHEN WILL IT OCCUR SYMPTOM. RESEARCH ON THE COMMONALITY OF THIS DEFECT CAN BE RESEARCHED THROUGH ANY SEARCH ENGINE USING THE DTC P1870. *NM

COMPLAINT ABOUT REAR PARKING BRAKE AT SERVICE REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT IS JUST THE WAY IT IS... NOW AT 84,438 MILES AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS OVER BY LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND 9,000 MILES, BEING TOLD THE REAR PARKING BRAKE PADS ARE WORN OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST WAS NEARLY $300. I WAS TOLD THEY WEAR OUT AS YOU DRIVE AROUND?? *JB

ABS SYSTEMS HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. ABS SYSTEMS CURRENTLY NON-FUNCTIONAL FACTORY RECALL CLEANED WHEEL SENSORS & REQUESTED $2000.00 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXHIBITING GRADUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES OVER THE YEARS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, IT WOULD NOT HOLD. THIS BRAKE FAILURE DID NOT RESULT IN ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE BEFORE ANY OF THE BRAKE FAILURES. ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE BRAKES BY A SERVICE DEALER MECHANIC BACK IN FEBRUARY 2004. THE DEALER REQUESTED THE CONTACT TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE DESIGN OF BRAKING SYSTEM IS REAR-WHEEL ANTILOCK. THERE HAVE BEEN 12 FAILURES SINCE LAST ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE IN MARCH.

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED MAKING A NOISE UNDER SEAT. *TS ***NAR*** THE ABS MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

RECALLS CLAIMED TO BE DONE, I'VE NEVER TAKEN TRUCK IN FOR RECALLS. CHEVOLET REFUSES TO RELEASE WHERE RECALLS WERE COMPLETED AT. *NM

AFTER CHANGING ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BECAUSE THEY WERE BADLY RUSTED, MY BRAKES FAILED SOON AFTER LEAVING HOME . A PIN HOLE LEAK DEVELOPED IN THE BRAKE LINE BECAUSE OF RUST. THE LEAK WAS IN A PLACE THAT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY ME. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THEY FOUND FOUR BADLY RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR AT A COST OF $953.16. THE TOWING CHARGES WERE COVERED BY MY ALLSTATE AUTO CLUB. I FORGET TO REQUEST THE OLD PARTS. I WAS FORTUNATE THE FAILURE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING HOME AND DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT LIKE THE FAILURE OF THE RUSTED BRAKE LINE IN MY 1988 CHEVY TRUCK CAUSED. I REAR ENDED A CAR IN THAT INCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 2/13/2006 - *NM

ANTILOCK BRAKES WANTS TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS. *NM

ANTILOCK BRAKES WANTS TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT RELEASED WHEN STOPPING CAUSING THRUST FORWARD. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS PULSATION, AND THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO, WALKED OUT STARTED TRUCK AND THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND RAN CONSTANTLY AS WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHEVY TRUCK OWNER HAVE DONE AS WELL, THIS IS A SHAME. GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NOW HAVING ABS IN A SNOWBOUND STATE, ALSO WHAT IF THIS MODULE FAILED GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN A BRAKING SITUATION WHEN IT WAS NEEDED? THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A LOT OF COLLISIONS. THIS IS A FAULTY PART PUT ONTO HE TRUCKS BY GM TO TRY AND SAVE MONEY, SEEMS FUNNY THAT THE ABS MODULES PRIOR TO THE 1999 MODELS HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THEM WHAT SO EVER. COME ON GM STEP UP TO YOUR MISTAKES. *JB

FROM THE FIRST DAY THAT I/WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK THERE HAVE BEEN TROUBLE, WE WERE SOLD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE AMOUNT OF $2,200.00 WHICH WAS NULL AND VOID FROM THE START, THIS IS THE 10TH TIME IT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUES ALONE, WE HAVE BEEN CHARGED REPEATEDLY FOR THESE REPAIRS WHICH WE WERE TOLD WOULD BE COVERED THROUGH THE WARRANTY AND YET THERE HAS BEEN TO COVERAGE TO DATE TO OUR KNOWLEDGE. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CLEANED THE FRONT HUBS OF RUST. THEN THE ABS WORKED PROPERLY, BUT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. THEY PERFORMED NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 REPAIRS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE LOT IT ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE FUSE FOR THE ABS AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. *AK (12/01/05) THE TOW HAUL MODE WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC

FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES. BRAKES COME ON AT LOW SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. IT IS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS AT 5 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. HE PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO GET THE ABS DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING CORRECTLY NOW THAT THE FUSE HAS BEEN REMOVED. HE CONTACTED GM, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, HE STATES THAT THE STRAPS ON THE TAILGATE ARE NOT HOLDING CORRECTLY. *AK

DT: THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES . THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE BRAKES GRAB ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALER OR SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED CHEVROLET ,WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN FILING A COMPLAINT. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS AT THIS TIME. *AK

TAIL GATE STRAPS BROKE. FUEL GAUGE IS INCONSISTENT AND GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE ARE FORUMS ALL OVER THE WEB STATING THE SAME THINGS I AM. I THINK THESE ARE RIDICULOUS PROBLEMS THAT GM IS NOT FACING UP TO. *JB

ANTILOCK BRAKE ILLUMINATION ON PANEL GOES ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. BRAKES, ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE CHECKED, VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDE,WATER PUMP REPLACED, STARTER REPLACED, RADIATOR REPLACED, HEATER CORE PROBLEMS,ALTERNATOR REPLACED, CERTAIN ILLUMINATION LIGHTS ON RADIO COME ON. *NM

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY TRUCK IS DEFECTED. THE FUEL GAUGE IS SPORADIC. IT JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY WHETHER IT IS FULL, OR HALF-FULL, OR NEAR EMPTY. I'VE TALKED WITH SEVERAL CHEVROLET/GMC TRUCK OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ON A CHEVROLET INTERNET FORUM (HTTP://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM), THE MAJORITY OF CHEVROLET/GMC TRUCK-OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME FAILURE. SOME HAVE REPLACED THE SENDING UNIT AND THE PROBLEM WAS REMEDIED. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE COST OF REPLACING THE UNIT AND THE LABOR REQUIRED TO DO SO. I BELIEVE THAT WITH A PROBLEM SO WIDE-SPREAD, THE DEVICE IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.*JB

MY 1999 SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK IS HAVING BRAKING TROUBLE WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON DURING NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE SOME NEAR MISSES WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE.*JB

I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO MADE IN THE USA AND THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP AT 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AND THE BRAKE HAS TO BE RELEASED AND PREASSURE REAPPLIED.

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 EXTENDED CAB. I BOUGHT IT IN THE SUMMER OF 2002. BY JANUARY OF 2003, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS KICKING IN WHEN IS WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. THE ROADS WERE NOT WET OR SLIPPERY AND I ALMOST WENT INTO TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES (I HAVE ALSO ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR PULLING IN A PARKING SPACE, AND ALMOST WENT OVER A STEEP EMBANKMENT SINCE THEN). I PAID OVER $300 IN FEBRUARY 2003 TO HAVE THEM FIXED AND THAT LASTED UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2004. WHEN I ALMOST WENT OVER THE STEEP EMBANKMENT AT MY LOCAL GROCERY STORE WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, I DECIDED TO PULL THE FUSE. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE CRUISE ANY LONGER. I FINALLY DECIDED I HAD TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE WE WANTED THE CRUISE FEATURE SO I GOT IT FIXED IN DECEMBER OF 2004. BY THAT TIME, THE CHEVROLET DEALERS ARE FINDING OUT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY JUST NEED TO CLEAN OUT THE SENSOR WHICH NOW COSTS ABOUT $75 (THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM WOULDN'T EVEN ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM). THE BIG PROBLEM IS THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GIVE ME PROBLEMS AGAIN AND I AM STILL A LITTLE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AND I WOULD HATE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND HURT THEM BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT AND REFUSES TO DEAL WITH. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING ONLINE, AND I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE OVER IT.

CONTACT STATES: THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER RAN INTO A VEHICLE. THE ROTORS RUSTED SO BADLY THAT BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED. WHEN HE CONTACTED GM. THEY TOLD HIM TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE HUB ASSEMBLY. THEY WOULDN'T PAY FOR THE BRAKES OR THE DAMAGE DONE TO HIS TRUCK. JUST THE HUB ASSEMBLY.*AK THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *JB

DT: HYDRAULIC BRAKES PROBLEM 09/04 BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A MECHANIC FRIEND STATES IT IS THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. NO WARNING. HAPPENS IN ANY CONDITIONS. INTERMITTENT, HAPPENS UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. PERMANENT. CAN'T DEPRESS, THE CONSUMER MUST PUMP THE BRAKES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT LOWS SPEEDS. THE BRAKES HAVE SERVICED REGULARLY AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE. *JB

1999 CHEVROLET 1500 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES.*MR CUSTOMER STATED ABS LIGHT KICKS ON WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AND VEHICHE WILL NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. REMOVED BOTH FRONT SENORS, REINSTALLED AND RECHECKED, OK. *BF

AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES MY ABS MOTOR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE PART NEEDED TO FIX IT COST $900. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM I FOUND THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF 99 CHEVY 1500 OWNERS WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM.

[1] BRAKEING SEEMED TO BE ERRATIC SO I WENT TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKEING SYSTEM WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF A CRITICAL CONDITION.[2]LIFE THREATENING. [3]DEALER REPLACED ROTORS,DISKS&PADS ON BOTH REAR WHEELS.

ANTI LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS; AT SLOWER SPEEDS WHEN APPLYING BREAK, BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD.*AK

ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON WOULD HAVE A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR WHEN I WAS BRAKING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION OR DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE. EVERY TIME THE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE THE TENDENCY TO INCREASE IN SPEED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. AT ONE TIME IT CAUSED VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO A BUILDING. EVERY TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND CLEANING WAS DONE TO THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM. I READ ABOUT THE UPCOMING INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AND WAS INTERESTED TO SEE IF THIS WILL BE A RECALL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS?

ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE AT UNDER 10 MILES AN HOUR ON DRIVE PAVEMENT CAUSING STOPING DISTANCE TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE. SEVERAL TIMES HAD A NEAR ACCIDENT. CHEVY CLEANED AND REPAIRED FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AND THEN REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $650

ABS MODULE HAS GONE BAD ON 1999 SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB. THIS IS A COMPUTER COMPONENT AND STOPS TRUCK FROM BRAKING PROPERLY. CAUSES TRUCK TO GO SIDEWAYS IF SUDDENLY HAVE TO USE BRAKES.*AK

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS DEFECT SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A FEW ADJUSTMENTS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THIS DEFECT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH JUST A FEW THOUSAND MILES. WHEN APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, THEY WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN POSITION. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED, THEY WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN POSITION. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

I AM WRITING TO CONVEY MY EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE QUALITY OF CHEVROLET VEHICLES. WE OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET, TAHOE WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW. ON DECEMBER 24, 2002, OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 103000 MILES. AS A RESULT, WE HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AT A COST OF $2,646.72 PLUS THE COST OF RENTING A VEHICLE. WE DRIVE ABOUT 25,000 MILES PER YEAR. WE DO NOT DO ANY TOWING, WE DO NOT USE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE EXCEPT IN THE WINTER, AND WE TAKE GOOD CARE OF OUR VEHICLE. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, THIS TRANSMISSION WE HAD REPLACED HAS FAILED AGAIN, FORTUNATELY ABOUT 2000 PRIOR TO ITS 50000 MILE WARRANTY. I AM STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS HAPPENING. WE DO NOT ABUSE OUR VEHICLE AND WE DRIVE LIKE ANY REGULAR PERSON DOES. OH YES, POOR ENGINEERING. FURTHERMORE, ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WE HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON OUR ENGINE WHICH COST US $700. NOT ONLY THAT, WHEN WE TOOK THE TAHOE TO HAVE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FIXED, I ASKED IF OUR CRACKED DOOR HANDLE WAS THE RESULT OF A BREAK-IN. THE TECHNICIAN CHUCKLED AND SAID THAT WAS COMMON. HE EVEN HAD THE AUDACITY TO BLAME IT ON THE CONSUMER FOR NOT USING THE DOOR HANDLE PROPERLY ACTUALLY SHOWING US HOW YOU HAD TO LIFT AND. SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS POOR ENGINEERING. I EVEN WENT SO FAR AS TO CONTACT SEVERAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS WHO UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT A TRANSMISSION ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 200,000 IF NOT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I?M NOT SURE WHAT ANYONE ELSE EXPECTS FROM THEIR VEHICLES, BUT WE DO NOT EXPECT

I HAVE BEEN A LIFE-LONG GM OWNER. IN 1991 I OWNED A BUICK REGAL AND IN 1992 I OWNED A GMC JIMMY. BY THE LATE 1990'S I HAD OWNED A '93 BLAZER AND A ?94 C-1500. NEVER HAVE I HAD AS MUCH TROUBLE COLLECTIVELY WITH THESE FOUR VEHICLES AS I HAVE HAD WITH MY 1999 SILVERADO K-1500. IT BEGAN IN OCTOBER OF 2003 WHEN AFTER ONLY 46,584 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT AND LEFT HEAD GASKETS REPLACED DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE GASKETS, WHICH TOTALED $989.47. THE LIFE-LONG MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE HEAD GASKET BELIEVES THAT THE GM/100,000 MILE ANTIFREEZE DETERIORATED THE GASKETS AND THEREFORE REPLACED IT WITH THE TIME-TESTED STANDARD GREEN ANTIFREEZE. I WAS WILLING TO OVERLOOK THIS PROBLEM BUT RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS OF ?04 I HAD TO HAVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER COMPLETELY REBUILT DUE TO THE LOSS OF SECOND GEAR, FOURTH GEAR, AND REVERSE FOR THE TOTAL COST OF $1234.00. THE OWNER OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOP WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM INITIALLY OVER THE PHONE BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS OTHER GMC OR CHEVROLET TRANSMISSIONS HE HAS HAD TO OVERHAUL. I HAVE THE WORK -ORDER/RECEIPTS FOR BOTH JOBS COMPLETED.*AK

THE ABS WENT OUT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SIVERADO, DEALER STATES CAN'T KEEP PART ON SHELF(SO MANY GOING OUT). DEALER WANTS $1200 PLUS INSTALLATION. MANY FRIENDS HAVE SAME. 40,000 MILES AND WINTERS HERE, NOT SAFE TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE W/CHILDREN IN TRUCK. DRIVING WITHOUT ABS AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH REAR TAILGATE OPENED, AND THE GROCERY ITEMS FELL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ORIGINAL LATCH WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. *AK CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISED GM HAD NO REPONSIBILITY DUE TO MILAGE ON VEHICLE. *TC

1999 C1500 P/U HIT A VAN NEAR HEAD ON AT 50 MPH. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY (PASS. WAS SHUT OFF). TRUCK WAS DEMOLISHED.*AK

THE TAILGATE CABLES ARE RUSTING AND BREAKING IN HALF. THIS YEAR/MAKE AND MODEL IS NOT BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE TAILGATE ON THIS VEHICLE IS MADE EXACTLY AS THOSE WHICH ARE BEING RECALLED. *AK

AT SPEEDS UNDER 7 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE BRAKES TO WORK (NO BRAKES WHATS SO EVER AND THE TRUCK KEEPS ROLLING WITHOUT ANY STOPPING EFFECTS AT ALL). *AK

REAR TAILGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY- TAILGATE FELL WHILE I WAS SITTING ON IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BUT WAS NOT. I HAD TO HAVE LATCH ASM. REPLACED AT A COST OF $80.58 AND CABLES BROKE ALSO AT A REPLACEMENT COST OF $46.49. *NM