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1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →

Structure › Body › Tailgate
Filed Sep 22, 200333,000 milesCT

TAILGATE CABLE IS RUSTING OUT. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE CABLE IS GOING TO BREAK. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE BEEN INFORMED.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Sep 18, 200351,785 milesKY

ABS FAULT INDICATION. ABS MOTOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY EVEN WITH IGNITION OFF. FUSE REMOVAL OR BATTERY DISCONNECT REQUIRED TO CORRECT ABS MOTOR RUNAWAY. *JB

Seats
Filed Sep 12, 200337,525 milesCA

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT "ADJUSTER" THAT RETAINS THE FRONT SEAT POSITION WHEN THE REAR SEAT HAS BEEN ACCESSED, FAILED, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY OF THE DRIVERS SEAT TO REMAIN IN A FIXED POSITION. THIS CONDITION ALLOWS THE DRIVERS SEAT TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH DEPENDING ON ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. THE PART IS A WHITE PLASTIC (MOST LIKELY POLYPROPYLENE BASED), AND IS NOT OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH FOR IT'S JOB. PLASTICS TEND TO GET BRITTLE WITH AGE AND THIS MAY BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS STATIONARY, ACCESSING THE REAR SEAT AREA, WHEN I DID ATTEMPT TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, KNOWING FULL WELL THE SEAT WAS NOT SECURE, THE VERY SLIGHTEST TOUCH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SENT ME FLYING FORWARD AND I BANGED MY KNEE ON THE DASHBOARD! THIS IS MOST DEFINITELY A "SAFETY ISSUE" AS THERE ARE 16 COMPLAINTS ALREADY ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE FOR 1999 SLIVERADO'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM! I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER. I TOLD THEM IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD THEY PAY FOR A TOW? THEY TOLD ME I AM RESPONSIBLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR "INSPECTION" AND THEN THEY WILL EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. I SAID, "THERE IS NO MORE EVALUATION NEEDED THAN THE FACT THE PART BROKE AND IT IS UNSAFE" THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND I HAVE SEEN RECALLS ISSUED FOR LESS SERIOUS ISSUES. I FEEL NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND MANDATE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MORE

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Sep 10, 200332,964 milesCA

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED @ 32,964 MILES, CAUSING THE ABS PUMP TO CONTINUALLY RUN EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *JB

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Sep 10, 2003AL

ABS COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF THE MONTOR ON THE BRAKES CONTINUES TO RUN. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PULL THE FUSE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/ModuleCrash
Filed Sep 7, 200331,800 milesNY

ABS KICKS (SOUND AND FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL) IN AT VERY LOW SPEED (AS I CAME TRYING TO COME TO A STOP) AND I LOSS ALL BRAKING CAPABILITY NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT (HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME). I LEARNED THAT BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY FAST WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I CAN REGAIN BRAKE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY REPEATABLE.*AK I FINALLY HAD TO PULL THE ABS FUSE TO DISABLE IT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ABS CONTROL MODEULE REPLACED ONCE.

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Abs Warning Light
Filed Sep 5, 2003WA

WHEN SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AND OVERHEATS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 4, 200328,000 milesNY

THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE ROTORS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND THERE WAS A HEAVY VIBRATION. *AK FOUR ROTORS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BRAKE PADS. GM DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *SCC *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 3, 2003TX

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER WAS BROWSING AROUND AND A MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT IT THE FIRST THING THAT WENT WRONG WITH THOSE VEHICLES. MANUFACTURER OR DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.*AK *NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Sep 3, 200330,000 milesNE

BRAKES ABS MODULE 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 30,000 MILES ABS BRAKE MODULE CONTINUOUSLY "RUNNING" EVEN WITH ENGINE SHUT OFF. HAD TO PULL 60 AMP ABS FUSE. I SEE THERE ARE 68 OF THESE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS OUT JUST ON THIS SITE FOR THIS. IS GM DOING ANYTHING ON THIS?THIS SHOULD BE A SAFTEY RELATED ISSUE THAT CANNOT JUST BE IGNORED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 2, 200345,000 milesMA

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM.*AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Aug 29, 2003TX

VEHICLE TIRE BLOW OUTS AND TREAD SEPARATIONS.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR FENDER AND MUD FLAP. THE NEXT DAY THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED DAMAGING THE WHEEL WELL AND MUD FLAP. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK PLUS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE REMAINING LIFE OF THE FAILED TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT STATING THAT THE TIRE WAS OPERATED FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME WITH INSUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 28, 2003MN

WHEN DRIVING AT VARIUOS SPEEDS AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS PUMP FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 26, 200369,300 milesTX

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK GM REPAIRED THE UNIT AT 50% OF THE ESTIMATED COST. THE CONSUMER FELT THE COMPONENT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE RATE ON THE 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *SCC *NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 23, 200359,000 milesOH

DEALER STATES THAT THE ABS DECODER MOTOR FAILED. QUOTED $700 TO REPAIR. ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON AND A HUMMING NOISE FROM UNDER THE TRUCK WHEN IT IS SHUT OFF. HAD TO PULL ABS FUSE TO STOP THE HUMMING NOISE, BUT NOW TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES FUNCTIONAL. AFTER DOING A SIMPLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF CASES OF CONSUMERS PAYING $1000 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND MANY MORE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE FUSE OUT EITHER UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN A FACTORY RECALL.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Hydraulic › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Aug 22, 2003PA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE BRAKES WERE SOFT. BRAKING FLUID WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LEAK IN THE LINE. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE OLD LINE WEREN'T THE SAME AS THE NEW LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (#00V345000). THE LINE WAS WORN FROM RUBBING AGAINST THE WALL WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THE RECALL CALLED FOR INSPECTION ON THE RIGHT SIDE BUT THE LEFT SIDE HAD GONE OUT. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS SOMETHING WAS OVERLOOKED. *SCC *NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 19, 200327,414 milesLA

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO/27420 MILES/ ABS LIGHT CAME ON/ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN WHEN ENGINE TURNED OFF/ SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND ALSO NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS OCCURING/ IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE TO FORCE CHEVROLET TO HAVE A RECALL?*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 19, 200339,000 milesKS

ABS MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY. DEALER WANTS $700-$800 TO REPLACE MODULE. FOUND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND NOT SUFFICIENTLY RATED FOR THIS UNIT AS MANUFACTURED BY GM. REPLACEMENT PARTS UP TO REQUIRED RATINGS COST ONLY ABOUT $40. GM WILL NOT REPLACE COMPONENTS.*AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Abs Warning Light
Filed Aug 17, 200376,000 milesMN

LOUD HUMMING FROM UNDER DRIVERS SIDE OF TRUCK WITH ENGINE OFF. ABS LIGHT ON WHEN TRUCK STARTED. PULLED 60 AMP FUSE FOR ABS TO STOP HUMMING. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CORROSION ON A CIRCUIT LOCATED UNDER THE TRUCK. ABS NOW NOT FUNCTIONAL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER FUSE WAS PULLED. VEHICLE NOW WITHOUT ANTILOCK BRAKES. * FAULTY CONNECTION HAPPEND ABOUT 800 MILES OVER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND DEALER WOULD'NT EVEN DISCUSS COVERING IT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 15, 2003110,000 milesNJ

THE ABS MOTOR WAS CONSTANTLY RUNNING, EVEN WHEN THE ABS WAS NOT IN USE. *AK *SCC *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 15, 200374,500 milesOR

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, 65,000 MILES "MOTOR MODULE" FAILED AND REPLACED, 75,000 REST OF SYSTEM FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. AS A STANDARD EQUIPMENT ITEM, THIS IS VERY DISHEARTENING AND WORRISOME. IT IS ALSO EXPENSIVE, AS I AM $1700+ OUT OF POCKET FOR A REPAIRS. "IT HAPPENS" DOES NOT SEEM A GOOD EXPLANATION FOR WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED. NO LOSS OF CONTROL OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AS SOON AS THEY WERE IDENTIFIED AND COULD BE SCHEDULED.*AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Aug 13, 200322,952 milesCA

POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE IN HALF. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 13, 200349,945 milesNC

ABS MODULE RUNS CONTIUALLY. ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE ATTATCHED TO THE ABS PUMP MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING THE PUMP TO RUN CONTINUALLY, EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF. LOCAL DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND HAS SEEN IT BEFORE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. LOCAL SALVAGE YARDS CAN'T KEEP PARTS ON HAND BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND. THERE IS NO RECALL!!!!!!!! WHY???*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 9, 200335,000 milesAZ

ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE, MOTOR RUNNING WITH IGNITION OFF. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Aug 7, 2003NC

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING, THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT. FOLLOWED BY A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 4, 200378,960 milesTX

ABS FAILURE - THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM ABS SYSTEM WHEN ENGINE IS OFF AND KEY IS REMOVED. HAD TO PULL 60A FUSE TO STOP THE ABS SYSTEM FROM CONTINUEING TO MAKE NOISE. PULLING THIS FUSE ALSO CAUSE THE MAIN BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT TO STAY ON, THUS I HAVE NO TRUE INDIDCATION PRESENTLY IF MAIN BRAKE FAILURE OCCURS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 1, 2003CA

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *TS *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Aug 1, 200364,000 milesPA

ABS SYSTEM FAILED. WARNING LIGHT IS ON CONTANTLY AND SOUND OF MOTOR RUNNING UNDER THE VEHICLE. HAD TO PULL 60 AMP ABS FUSE UNDER HOOD TO KEEP FROM DRAINING BATTERY.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 29, 200344,000 milesNY

CONSUEMR STATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ABS LIGHT COMES ON. BRAKE PEDAL MAY GET HARD , AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKE TO GET THE PEDAL BACK UP. *AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Jul 28, 200357,000 milesNM

WILDERNESS AT MODEL # P265/75R16 LFT/REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED ON THE SIDEWALL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF AIR PRESSURE.*AK WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE LEFT WITH INDICATIONS OF A BLOWOUT.*TS. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE TREAD ON THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED. *JB

Parking Brake
Filed Jul 28, 2003CA

FOR ABOUT A MONTH, THE PARK BRAKE DID NOT HOLD ON HILLS. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE ON 7/7/2003 WITH THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE PARK BRAKE. *AK *SCC *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 24, 2003IN

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SHUDDERS AT TAKE OFF BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARONLY AFTER DRIVEN 15 TO 20 MILES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 24, 200348,657 milesNH

ABS MODULE CONTINUES TO RUN WHEN KEY IS SHUT OFF AND EVENTUALLY KILLS BATTERY.I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL SITUATIONS WHERE ABS WOULD HAVE HELPED SKIDDING;SLIDING ON SNOWY ROADS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY TRUCK FOR QUITE SOMETIME WITHOUT THE PEACE OF MIND THAT ABS COULD GIVE PEOPLE JUST WAITING FOR THAT SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN MY TRUCK IF THEY BORROW IT AND DRIVE IT NOT KNOWING THE ABS IS NOT WORKING!!! I DON'T THINK TO TELL THEM BECAUSE ITS BEEN SO LONG SINCE IT HAS WORKED.I CAN' T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, BUT I BELIEVE GM SHOULD AT THE VERY LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM TO THE CURRENT VEHICLE OWNERS AND OFFER SOME KIND OF FULL OR EVEN PARTIAL COMPENSATION FOR THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 22, 2003101,000 milesMI

ABS ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON TRUCK. REPLACEMENT COST WAS $860.00. AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING.*AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 20, 200360,000 milesMO

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO Z-71 (FOUR WHEEL DISK) WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD COST $1147.00 FROM GM, NOT INCLUDING TAX OR LABOR. THE ABS PUMP AND MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE 60 AMP FUSE. OF COURSE, NOW THE ABS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF AT LEAST 30 OTHERS SILVERADO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE 99 MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE THE MOST PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO RECALL THE PART, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. MANY OF THE OTHER "VICTIMS" HAD LESS MILEAGE ON THEIR VEHICLES THAN MINE. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 19, 200353,900 milesKY

THE EHCU FOR THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY 1999' CHEVROLET SIVLERADO WENT OUT AFTER JUST 53000 MILES. I HAVE FOUND ENDLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE WEB AND IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Jul 18, 200374,000 milesDE

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ABS PUMP AND THE PCM MODULE WERE GOING BAD. *NLM THIS PROBLEM WAS DISPLAYED IN 1999 SILVERADO'S. THE PROBLEM WAS, THE ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. (THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE) GM REPRESENTATIVE STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL, BUT AN UPGRADED PART AND THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *SCC *JB

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 15, 200372,000 milesTN

ABS MODULE SHORTED OUT AND NOW THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE INOPERABLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GENERALS MOTORS. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPLACE SEVERAL WEEKLY. ALSO, 2000 SILVERADO`S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ,AND I BELEIVE MODULE THEY HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR A NEW MODULE. TOLD GENERAL MOTORS THIS AND ALL THEY COULD SAY WAS "BUT SIR YOURS IS A 1999 MODEL ISN`T IT". NHTSA PLEASE HELP US CONSUMERS . WE ARE DRIVING TRUCKS WITHOUT ANTILOCK BRAKES. HOW SAFE COULD THIS BE? THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 14, 200319,500 milesMA

ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE IN 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE AROUND 19500. CHEVROLET REFUSES ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.VIN#[XXX] I CONTACTED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET WILL NOT ADDRESS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 14, 200380,000 milesCO

ABS LIGHT CAME ON THEN HEARD GRINDING SOUND OF ABS MOTOR RUNNING. TURNED OFF VEHICAL ABS MOTOR STILL RUNNING WITHOUT KEY. TOOK VEHICAL TO REPAIR SHOP $1000 ESTIMATE TO REPLACE EBCM.*AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 13, 200353,000 milesOH

THE ABS BRAKE CONTROLLMODULE IS DEFECTIVE, HAD TO PULL THE 60 AMP FUSE TO GET THE ABS PUMP TO STOP RUNNING, THE DEALER SAYS ITS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WILL COST $1000 TO FIX.TRUCK ONLY HAS 53000 MILES ON IT.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 12, 200354,200 milesGA

THE EBCM OF THE ABS HAS INTERNAL SHORT, CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING. THIS OCCURRED AT 54200 MILES. THE SERVICE WRITER FOR THORNTON CHEVROLET LITHIA SPRINGS, GA. STATED THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE EBCM WAS $1000. THE ABS WILL NOT WORK WITH OUT THE EBCM. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 SILVERADO AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT GMC EXPENSE.*AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 11, 200376,800 milesCO

MY WIFE BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. SHE PULLED BACK IN TO THE GARAGE AND TURNED THE TRUCK OFF. SHE HEARD A "MOTOR RUNNING" SOUND FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. I BELIEVE AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS SHORTED OUT. PULLED THE FUSE CAUSING THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THIS MODULE WITH NO RELIEF FROM GM. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROX. $1000.*AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 10, 200342,000 milesLA

HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM ABS CONTROL MODULE UNDER LEFT SIDE RAIL. PULLED 60 AMP FUSE TO STOP FROM RUNNING. CONTACTED DEALER AND FOUND THAT THESE MODULES GO OUT ALL THE TIME. $800 FOR PARTS AND $250 FOR LABOR TO INSTALL.AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE UNITS, THIS IS A NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFTY ISSUE. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 10, 200352,450 milesPA

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT.1999 SILVERADO,ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE BAD.TALKED TO THE DEALER THIS EVENING AND COST WILL BE $972.HE IS WORKING WITH GM TO SEE IF THEY WILL EAT ANY OF THE COST.I CALLED GM AND THE LADY WAS VERY NICE BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THIS WAS A PROBLEM.FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *AK

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 4, 200335,000 milesKY

ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF.LOCAL DEALER SAID HE HAS TO REPLACE 1 MODULE A WEEK ON THE AVERAGE. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL?*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 2, 200342,000 milesNV

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE'S MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND TURNED OFF. DRIVER HAD TO REMOVE FUSE TO DISENGAGE THE MOTOR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ABS MODULE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/Module
Filed Jul 2, 2003WI

CONSUMER STATES ABS MODULE FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL WIRES. DEALER HADS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Seat Belts › FrontCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 2, 2003AL

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO FAULTY DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE SAFETY BELT FAILED TO THE RESTRAIN THE DRIVER, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TS. THE DRIVER RECEIVED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES. (LAWYER JOHN KELLY ON BEHALF OF CLIENT, JAMES SCOTT). *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 1, 200350,000 milesAL

ABS MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE ABS PUMP TO RUN CONTANTLY. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKING.*AK

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