1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

I HAVE A 1999 SILVERADO WITH 49,000 MILES. WE JUST CHANGED THE TIRES 6 DAYS AGO AND WE GOT IN THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF AND A HUMMING COULD BE HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE. I SHUT IT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I UNPLUGGED THE ABS MODULE AND IT WENT QUITE. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER ON MONDAY AND THEY TOLD US THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED AND IT WOULD COST US ABOUT $900.00 TO REPLACE IT. THEY CHECKED WITH CHEVROLET TO SEE IF THEY WOULD WARRANTY ANY OF THE PART AND THEY SAID SINCE THE TRUCK WAS OVER 2 YEARS OLD THEY WOULD NOT MAKE GOOD ON ANY OF THE COST. HE TOLD US IT WAS A POOR DESIGN AND THEY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE GOING OUT. THIS APPARENTLY SHOULD BE A RECALL BUT SOME ONE IN THE RIGHT PLACES MUST BE KEEPING IT FROM HAPPENING. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM PREFERRED PERSON BUT I AM BEGINNING TO HAVE MY DOUBTS.*JB

GOOD MORNING, I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO, LONG BED, WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I AM HAVING A FEW PROBLEMS, ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED... FIRST THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF, I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ABS FUSE SO THE BATTERY WILL NOT GET DRAINED. SECOND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD, I AM FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND WHEN I RESTART THE ENGINE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR, I HAVE READ YOUR SAFETY BULLETINS AND GM IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK LOOKS AND ACTS PRACTICALLY LIKE NEW EXCEPT FOR THE INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THE ABS. I HAD BABIED MY TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT, AND I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS ALL MY LIFE AND I DON'T THINK IS FAIR FOR ME TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR GM'S MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS... PLEASE ADVICE... THANKS...!!!*JB

THE ABS MOTOR ON MY 1999 SILVERADO EXT. CAB 2- WHEEL DRIVE 5.3L MOTOR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO GET IT TO STOP AND NOT RUN DOWN THE BATTERY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $975.00 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THE TRUCK HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. GM SHOULD REPAIR THIS FOR FREE. *NLM

THE ABS (ANTI-LOCK BREAK SYSTEM) MOTOR WENT OUT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE MOTOR WILL BEGIN RUNNING AS IF STUCK AND WILL BECOME DEFECTIVE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN U.S. HIGHWAY 75 IN TRAFFIC WHEN SOMEONE CUTTING ME OFF CAUSED ME TO STEP HARD ONTO MY BRAKES. BECAUSE THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE IT CAUSED MY TRUCK TO MAKE A COMPLETE TURN AROUND BECAUSE ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED UP. I BELIEVE MY TRUCK WOULD HAVE MADE A SAFE STOP IF THE ABS HAD BEEN WORKING. THIS INCIDENT DIDN'T CAUSE THE ABS FAILURE. THE COST OF THIS SAFETY PRODUCT IS HIGH AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I CONTACTED RELIABLE CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THEY HAD HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TRUCKS. *NLM

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE FAILED. *JB THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT(NON DEALER) STATED THAT THERE WERE 16 SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. SCC

THE BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

THE BRAKE WHEEL SENSOR FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

ABS BRAKE MODULE WENT OUT, HAD TO DISCONNECT TO PREVENT BATTERY DRAIN FROM THE ABS PUMP CONSTANTLY RUNNING. ABS BRAKES IS REPRESENTED AS A SAFETY FEATURE, I KNOW OF MULTIPLE INSTANCES OTHER THAN MYSELF OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING. *NLM

THE BRAKES FAILED. *JB GM REPLACED THE SOLENOID SENSOR AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL. *JB

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *JB

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO - ABS MODULE RUNS EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF CAUSING A FAILURE.

REAR SLIDING WINDOW FRAME CRACKED ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER VEHICLE AND FLOODING THE ENTIRE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT HAS BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME AND IS NOT NOTICEABLE UNTIL THE WATER STARTS SEEPING FROM UNDER THE CARPET ONCE THE PADDING IS SOAKED. WITH THE HEATER ON, ALL OF THE GLASS BECOMES FOGGED WHICH WILL IMPAIR VISIBILITY UNLESS YOU PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE PADDING AND CARPET HAS ALSO CAUSED A VERY BAD MILDEW SMELL. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR AND STATES GM WILL ONLY COVER LESS THAN 36,000 MI. ITS MOST LIKELY THE CRACK OCCURRED BEFORE 36K WITH SO MUCH WATER UNDER THE CARPET BUT NOW AT 57,000 ITS JUST NOTICED. GM MUST BE AWARE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, BUT LIKE MYSELF THERE HOPING MOST CONSUMERS WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WON'T NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THE 36K MI . *NLM

ON 03/29/03 THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED ON MY 1999 SILVERADO TRUCK. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION I COULD STILL HEAR THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUING TO RUN. I HAD TO PULL THE 60 AMP FUSE TO KEEP FROM RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN. I LOOKED AT THIS SITE AND NOTICE SEVERAL OTHER 1999 SILVERADO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROSPECT OF SHELLING OUT $1000 TO FIX A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES WILL DEFINITELY MAKE ME RECONSIDER MY LOYALTY TO GM PRODUCTS. *NLM

ABS MODULE FAILED--BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS IN JUNE 2002. SOMETIMES WORKED BUT OFTEN DIDN'T--FINALLY HAD THE ABS DISCONNECTED IN FEB 2003. *NLM

REAR SLIDING WINDOW FRAME CRACKED IN THREE PLACES, LEAKS WATER INTO CAB. REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY WITH SAME PLASTIC FRAME. ONE YEAR LATER TWO CRACKS ALREADY. $275 AFTER MARKET WINDOW HAS METAL FRAME. CALLED GM WILL NOT HELP WITH ANY OF THE COST. DOOR SEALS ALSO LEAK AND MAKE NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JB

MY COMPLAINT IS THE NEW FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS. THESE UNITS ARE USED ON MY 1999 CHEVY TRUCK. THE BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY IS A PRELUBED UNIT. I WAS ON THE HIGH-WAY RUNNING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. I STARTED TO HEAR A HI PITCH NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK. I STOPPED TO CHECK THIS OUT. I RETURNED HOME VERY SLOW. MY INVESTIGATION TURNED UP,THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE G.M. REDESIGN THIS UNIT SO THAT IT CAN BE LUBED. I ALSO FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE WAS NO WARNING. I ALSO FEEL THAT MAYBE THE TYPE OF LUBE USED SHOULD ALSO BE CHANGED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING CHEVY CARS OR TRUCKS FOR THE PASS THIRTY YEARS. I MUST STRESS THAT THE ITEM IN QUESTION IS ON THE FRONT END, IF A PERSON WERE TO LOSE CONTROL ,THAT PERSON WILL HARM OTHERS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *NLM *TS

THROTTLE STICKS AT IDLE POSITION. I ALMOST LAUNCHED MY BOAT AND TRUCK BOTH INTO THE LAKE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE FORCE REQUIRED TO OPERATE THE THROTTLE. I TOOK TO DEALER TO COMPLAIN, AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT CLEANED. I DID. NOW UNDER A YEAR LATER THE PROBLEM IS COMING BACK. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED VIA A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. *NLM

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE ABS MODULE. *NLM

I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, AND A WEEK LATER THE ANTI-LOCK RELAY SWITCH STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. RUNNING THE BATTERY DOWN, AND DISABLING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. NOW I HAVE TO PAY 700.00 FOR THIS LITTLE PART OR I HAVE NO ACTIVE WORKING BRAKES. DEALERS WILL NOT FIX THIS BECAUSE IT'S NOT PART OF THE DRIVE TRAIN.........HELP! *JB

WHEN STARTING ENGINE, THE GAS PEDDLE WILL STICK. YOU HAVE TO APPLY FOOT PRESSURE TO BREAK IT LOOSE. THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE. *NLM

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AS HE DROVE THROUGH A PUDDLE OF FOUR INCH WATER DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE SHORTING OUT WHICH CAUSED THE ANTILOCK TO FAIL. SCC

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB *TS

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE RELAY STICKING IN THE ON POSITION. *JB

THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY.*JB...*AK

THE ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF.*JB

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB

FAILURE OF ANTI LOCK BRAKE (ABS) CONTROL MODULE.*JB

1999 SILVERADO ABS FAILURE. *TT *NLM *TS

ABS MOTOR RUNS CONTINUALLY, EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED. PULLING THE 60 AMP FUSE IS THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT IT OFF. NOW THE ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ARE ON.*JB

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF, ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN, I HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO MAKE IT STOP. *JB

THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF.*JB

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AT ANY SPEED, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICE 8 TIMES, WITH NO REMEDY.*JB

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN.*JB

FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC ABS CONTROL MODULE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS THE SOUND OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. FOUND OUT THAT IT IS OVER $1,000 TO HAVE FIXED. JUST SO HAPPENS THAT THE DEALER KEEPS SEVERAL OF THESE IN STOCK BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS FAILURES. PROBLEM WAS THAT MINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY AROUND 5,000 MILES. DO YOU THINK GM WOULD OFFER TO COVER THIS... OF COURSE NOT. WHAT A JOKE.

THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY.*JB

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO DISENGAGE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.*JB *JB *NLM

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND WHEN I RELEASED THEM A CONSTANT "HUMMING" NOISE WAS PRESENT FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO STAYED ON. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO BE REPAIRED I WAS THEN TOLD THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE MODULE WAS BAD AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND 1000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET WITH THE PROMBLEM I WAS TOLD I WAS'NT THE FIRST WITH THE PROMBLEM BUT SINCE MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY IT WASNT CHEVROLET RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP WITH ANY OF THE REPAIR COSTS. I EVEN WENT AS FAR AND SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPTARTMENT, AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT IT CHEVROLET WOULD NOT TAKE RESPOSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. I HAVE SINCE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME STYLE TRUCK WITH MILAGE RANGING FROM 38000 TO 66000 ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME RESPONSE, THE TRUCKS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND CHEVROLET WOULD NOT HELP WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. I BELIEVE A PART OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD NOT GO BAD IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SIVLERADO. ON 12/27/02 I STARTED MY VEHICLE AFTER LEAVING WORK AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER I GOT HOME AND SHUT THE TRUCK OFF THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK (SOUNDED LIKE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR RUNNING). I DROVE THE TRUCK OVER TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND ONE OF THE TECH'S LISTENED TO THE TRUCK AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE ABS MODULE. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER TO CALL ME WITH A QUOTE FOR REPAIR. HE CALLED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE ABS MODULE, AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $1000 TO REPAIR. I DECLINED REPAIR AS I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WOULD FUNCTION FINE BY JUST PULLING THE ABS FUSE (THE ABS WOULDN'T WORK, BUT THE BRAKES WOULD WORK FINE). TRYING TO NEGOTIATE WITH DEALER AND/OR GM ON REPAIR COST. TRUCK HAS 60000 MILES, SO THEY ARE SAYING "OUT OF WARRANTY". I SAID "STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT!" SAW THESE OTHER INSTANCES OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS WEB SITE, SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ADD MINE. LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ON THIS VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF IT.

THE ENGINE STALLED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES.*JB

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. MODULE MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000 PLUS, AS DIAGNOSED BY BOTH A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND AN INDEPENDENT ASE-CERTIFIED MECHANIC. I KNOW OF OTHERS WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM.

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THE RETRACTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND NOT LET GO. CREATES A VERY UNCOMFTABLE RIDE FOR THE PASSENGER AND POSSIBLE INJURY.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR ABS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AT TIMES THE ABS WOULD SUDDENLY ENGAGE WHEN IT WASN'T WARRANTED (I.E., IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER ON A DRY ROAD, SLOWLY APPROACHING A STOP). THEN SUDDENLY, BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE BUZZING NOISE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE NOISE WAS TO PULL OUT THE FUSE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. UPON RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHER 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO OWNERS. SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM IN THESE MODELS. GENERAL MOTORS WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE UNIT COSTS $1000 TO FIX, WHICH BY THE TIME THE DEFECT USUALLY SHOWS UP, WARRANTIES DON'T COVER. MY GUESS IS THAT BY THE TIME SOMEONE TAKES THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS AND REALIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM IN THE 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO, THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE GOTTEN HURT OR EVEN WORSE...A DEATH WILL OCCUR BECAUSE OF IT.

ABS PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. I CALLED NORMAN FREDE CHEVROLET IN HOUSTON TEXAS AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME TO TAKE THE 60 AMP FUSE OUT FROM THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER UNDER THE HOOD AND BRING IT IN. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A $600.00 PART ALONE. HE SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1999 SILVERADOS. IF ITS SO COMMON, HOW COME THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS YET. IT STILL ISN'T FIXED.

MY TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND I NOTICED A HUMMING NOISE, EVEN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. I HAD TO REMOVE THE 60 AMP FUSE FROM THE FUSE CENTER TO TURN OFF THE ABS MODULE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR COST IS APPROXIMATELY $1000. I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR COST AND NOW I AM DRIVING WITHOUT ABS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SILVERADOS AND GM IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT WHEN HE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THEM THEY IMMEDIATELY TOLD HIM IT WAS THE MODULE. THEY SAID THAT THEY KEEP NO LESS THAN 3 IN STOCK AT ANYTIME BECAUSE THEY GO OUT SO OFTEN. IF THIS IS THE CASE WHY HASN'T GM LOOKED INTO IT. WHEN YOU PAY $30,000 FOR A VEHICLE YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $1,000 FOR ONE PART TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD.DL

THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PH

ABS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO A FAULTY MODULE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PH

ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE 60 AMP FUSE TO PREVENT BATTERY FROM RUNNING DOWN. AM TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND WILL COST WELL OVER $1000 OF MY MONEY TO REPAIR - THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THIS FROM A CHEVY WITH 80,000 MILES?? I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? M.E.

THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS CRACKED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH