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 →
BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, IT IS HARD , AND THERE IS LESS STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT MODULAR PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
UPON STARTING VEHICLE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND A PUMP STARTED RUNNING. WHEN CONSUMER SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION, PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN. DEALERSHIP WAS CURRENTLY EXAMINING VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND IS CHARGING CONSUMER $1400.00 FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION REGARDING REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
BOTH REAR ROTORS HAVE HEAVY CORROSION. INBOARD DISC PADS WORE TO METAL. OUT BOARD PADS HAVE OVER 1/4" LEFT ON THEM. EMERGENCY BRAKES HAVE STUCK AND WORE OUT. 42,000 MILES IS TOO EARLY TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM! IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD NO IDEA THAT MY ROTORS WERE GROOVED AND THE BRAKES WORN OUT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION. DEARLERSHIP WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT SAYING THAT IT IS NORMAL WEAR. OTHER DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS NOT. GMC SO FAR HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL.*AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT TIMES. THE DRIVESHAFT ACTS AS IF IT TO IS SLIPPING I CALLED GM AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON .THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CHARACTER OF THE TRUCK, AND IT CANNOT BE FIX I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THAT YEAR AND THEY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THERE TRUCK ALSO.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKE HOSE WAS BEING CUT BY THE TIRE WHENEVER MAKING A TURN, AND VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK *SLC
ABS PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICHLE THAT HAVE HAD TO PAY UPWARDS OF $800 TO REPAIR THIS SYSTEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS FAILURE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE LOCATION OF THE ABS UNIT?? IN ADDITION, THE PARKING BRAKE ALSO DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. EVEN WHEN IT IS DRPESSED FULLY TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICHLE WILL STILL MOVE IF THE VEHICLE ACCIDENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR. I HAVE DISABLED THE ABS, AT THIS POINT.*AK
STARTED MY TRUCK, HEARD HUMMING NOISE FROM UNDER DRIVERS DOOR, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND THE HUMMING NOISE CONTINUED. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO QUIT. WHEN BATTERY IS RECONNECTED THE HUMMING NOISE CONTINUES. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP, THEY UNPLUGED THE FUSE. I APPERENTLY NO LONGER HAVE ABS. I CALLED CHEVROLET (FILE # 05941718) THEY SAID THEY WOULD PAY 30% OF THE $625.00 MODULE. I STARTED TO CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS, IT SEEMS NUMEROUS OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LOCKING UP AND NOT RELEASING. *AK
THROTTLE LINKAGE HAS SHOWN INCREASING PEDAL EFFORT TO MOVE ACCELERATOR FROM THE IDLE POSITION. WAS ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THROTTLE BODY SHOULD BE CLEANED, HOWEVER SERVICE MANUAL INDICATES THROTTLE BODY SHOULD NOT NEED CLEANING EXCEPT FOR HIGH MILEAGE ENGINES. A LATER SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATES THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT IS WARRANTED (#00-06-04-007B). ALTHOUGH CONDITION BEGAN PRIOR TO EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY, DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR VEHICLE (MILEAGE >36000). SINCE NEW, HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE BOTH POWER WINDOW DRIVE MOTORS AND REGULATORS REPLACED (ONE UNDER WARRANTY AND ANOTHER AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION).*AK
DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT PULL OUT. *AK
ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT ALLUMINATING PROPERLY, AND AT TIMES WILL STAY ILLUMINATED WHICH CAUSES BATTERY TO DRAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE *AK
BRAKE CALIPERS ARE DETERIORATING THE METAL SURFACE WHICH IS BUILDING RUST, AND DESTROYING BRAKE PADS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED CALIPER AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT, DASH ILLUMINATION FOR BAKES STAYS ON, AND RUNS THE BATTERY COMPLETELY DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR MAKE CORRECTIONS . *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH BRAKES WENT OUT, HAD TO SWERVE TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK
ABS MOTOR WILL NOT TURN OFF. FUSE WAS PULLED TO KEEP MOTOR FROM RUNNING. LOCATION OF PUMP IS VERY NEAR FUEL FILTER. WHEN INVESTIGATING ORIGINAL PROBLEM, MOTOR WAS VERY WARM!. *AK
UNRESPONSIVE STEERING/ NOISE/ MANUFACTURER DATE 12/1998. *AK
WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WOULD BE A HIGH LEVEL OF RESISTANCE BEHIND PEDAL. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE APPLYING ADDITIONAL FORCE TO PEDAL TO PROMPT ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THROTTLE BODY WOULD STICK IN CLOSED POSITION, CAUSING THIS PROBLEM AND PREVENTING SMOOTH ACCELERATION. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED WITH THIS REPAIR. HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS APPEARED AGAIN IN BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2001. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THE RECENT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK, THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK WHEN STARTED. THIS OCCURRED ONLY EVERY 2 MONTHS OR SO UNTIL 40,000 MILES. NOW IT DOES IT EVERY TIME I START THE TRUCK UNLESS I PRESS THE GAS PEDEL DOWN. IT ALSO DOES IT SOMETIMES WHEN I SLOW DOWN. AS FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, I HAD TO REPLACE IT LAST YEAR. THE DEALER SAID I MUST HAVE DRIVEN WITH IT ON. I KNEW THAT WAS A CROCK, BUT SPENT 300.00 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. NOW THEY ARE GONE AGAIN. THERE IS DEFINATLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE CHEVY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLE? ROGER SIDDALL
CONSUMER STATED THE ABS PUMP WAS RUNNING CONSTANTLY AND GETTING HOT, CAUSING ABS TO MALFUNCTION. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD COMPLETE ABS FAILURE. *YH
BRAKES FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN PRESSED. STOPPING DISTANCE FOR VEHICLE WAS INCREASED. CAN FEEL VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN, BUT NOT STOPPING RIGHT AWAY. TOOK TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BRAKES WERE OPERABLE. *AK
AT 40,000 MILES ABS MOTOR WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN EVEN AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BROKEN ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
WHILE OPERATING DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOW BUTTON WIRE CABLE FROM MOTOR CAME OFF OF ITS TRACK AND WAS KINKED, PREVENTING THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE WINDOW.*AK
AFTER MAKING STOPS WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL TO RETURN TO NORMAL CONSUMER HAS TO APPLY FORCE TO GET VEHICLE ON ITS WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CORROSION ON BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ALL FOUR DISC BRAKES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK
WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK BRAKES OUT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AT ALL. *JB
CENTER INTERIOR SEATBELT WILL NOT HOLD. SEATBELT BUCKLE WILL CONTACT. BUT, WHEN LOOSENING UP BELT IT WILL NOT RETRACT AT ALL. *AK
REFRENCE YOUR SERVICE BULLETIN 22101 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB618187. FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM RELATED TO ABS PUMP/MODULE LOCATION AND MOSITURE INFILTRATION. ON THE NEWER MODELS THIS UNIT HAS BEEN MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION. CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED AND DECLINED TO COVER THE REPAIR.*AK
BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FAILED, AND HAD NOT BEEN WORKING FOR AN UNKNOWN TIME PERIOD. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT A SWITCH IN STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE RUNNING LIGHTS, BOTH HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND STILL DO NOT WORK
ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R)
I WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE PERSONNEL THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL ABS CONTROLLER FAILURES. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE($800+)PART TO REPLACE AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE A HIGH VOLUME OF FAILURES. THE ABS SYSTEM DETECTED THE FAILURE BEFORE I STARTED TO DRIVE. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE PERMITS THE CONTROLLER TO CONTINUE TO RUN EVEN WITH THE KEY TURNED OFF. IT ONLY STOPS WHEN POWER IS REMOVED BY CRAWLING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IF LEFT RUNNING THE MODULE GETS HOT TO THE TOUCH AND EVENTUALY RUNS DOWN THE BATTERY.*AK
ABS PUMP DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHEN IGNITION IS OFF, MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN. THIS IS CAUSED BY WATER THAT SPLASHES ONTO ABS SYSTEM THAT IS LOCATED BEHIND LEFT FRONT WHEEL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
RECALL 00X001000 FRONT BRAKE HOSE REPAIRS WERE DONE ON 15 JULY 2001. LABEL FELL OFF ON 15 OCT 2001. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, AND REFUSED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS AGAIN. *AK
ABS MOTOR RUNS AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. *AK
ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ABS SYSTEM WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING AFTER TRUCK WAS SHUT OFF. FUSE WAS REMOVED. GM DEALER SAID SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $950.00. GM CONTACTED; NO RESPONSE. HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE WHO HAVE SAME TRUCK WITH SAME PROBLEM. *AK
ACTUATOR WITHIN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE.*AK *JG
ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN FAILING SINCE THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ABS ENGAGES WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH SURFACES CAUSING VEHICLE TO COAST AND NOT COME TO A STOP. WHEN ABS IS ENGAGED NO CONTROL OF BRAKING OR STEERING IS AVAILABLE. NOW ON 10/10/01 I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND I HEARD AND FELT A LOUD VIBRATING. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUED. I CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER AT MARQUART AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THAT I NEEDED TO PULL THE FUSE FOR THE ABS OR IT WOULD DRAIN THE BATTERY. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN QUITE A BIT AND REPLACEMENT IS NEEDED. WELL NOW I HAVE NO ABS AND IT IS OVER $1,000 TO FIX. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
WHILE BACKING VEHICLE OUT CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE,VEHICLE CUT OFF AND STILL HEARD NOISE, CONSUMER NOTICED ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON, LOOKED UNDER HOOD, AND PULLED ABS FUSE OUT AND MOTOR STOPPED.*AK *SLC
AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF ABS MOTOR WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN. CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED TO PULL FUSE FOR ABS MOTOR - WHICH STOPPED MOTOR FROM RUNNING, AND CAUSED ABS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO COME ON. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF ABS MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN. CONSUMER CONTACTED LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD TO PULL FUSE FOR ABS MOTOR. UPON PULLING FUSE, MOTOR STOPPED RUNNING, BUT ABS LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS STILL ILLUMINATING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
RIGHT FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING OUT. HAD TIRES ROTATED, AND THEY STILL WORE OUT, AND VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EARLIER. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER ALIGNED TIRES. BUT, THEY STILL COULD NOT NOT FIND CAUSE ON WHY TIRES WERE WEARING OUT.*AK
CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE. *AK *JB
CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTED COMPLAIN ON THIS SITE, THE ODI ID # IS 745532. I'M JUST POSTING ANOTHER COMPLAINT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD FROM NHTSA REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SILVERADO ABS MODULATORS NEED TO BE RECALLED! THEY ARE GETTING WATER IN THEM. THERE ARE NUMERIOUS LISTING ON THIS SITE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE! IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR CONSUMERS TO TAKE THE HIT ON A FAILED, POORLY DESIGNED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THE MORE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES THE MORE THESES ELECTRONIC UNITS COST TO REPLACE. THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADED IN IS THAT TEN YEARS FROM KNOW WHEN A ELECTRONIC UNIT FAILS AT A THOUSAND MILES OVER AND OUT OF WARRANTY, IT WILL HAVE TO SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THE AVERAGE AMERICAN WONT HAVE THE CASH AVAILABLE TO FIX IT. I HAD A ABS MODULATOR FAIL AT 54,000 MILE, THE UNIT WOULD NOT TURN OFF, EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO STOP IT. THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO A XXXX THING ABOUT IT AND NEITHER WOULD GM. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE RTEPLACING ALOT OF THESE UNITS.THAT MEANS THERE IS A DEFECT (POOR DESIGN) WITH THIS UNIT. ANYBODY WITH THIS DEFECT SHOULD GET A NEW AND IMPROVED UNIT FOR FREE REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY! I HAVE A MORE DESCRIPTIVE EXPLANATION OF THE PROBLEM ON THIS SITE, AGAIN THE ODI ID # IS 745532. I'M AN ENGINEER AND IT PISSES ME OFF WHEN A COMPANY HIDES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS WHEN AN ISSUE LIKE THIS ARISES. IT PISSES ME OFF EVEN MORE WHEN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY (NHTSA) THAT IS SUPPOSE TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS SAFTEY FAILS TO CONTACT ME
I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS PART (ABS MODULE) HAS A VERY HIGH RATE OF FAILURE. THE REPLACEMENT PART COSTS OVER $900. *AK
WHEN STARTING AND PUTTING VEHICLE INTO GEAR THROTTLE WILL STICK. DEALER STATED THAT THROTTLE DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN SHUTTING OFF ENGINE RIGHT AWAY CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. CALLED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT PROBLEM WAS ABS MODULE THAT FAILED, DEALER STATED IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON 1999 MODELS. *AK *JB
DRIVER'S SEATBELT WILL NOT HOLD. BEGINNING OF SEATBELT WILL GO IN TOP PART. THEN, RETRACTOR WILL NOT HOLD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AKTHE SEAT BELTS WERE RECALLED BUT AFTER RECALL REPAIR THE SEAT NOW LOCKS UP DURING GENERAL DRIVING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO LEAN FORWARD IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE SEAT BELT ON. NLM
TERMINAL POST OF BATTERY CAME LOOSE ON ITS OWN AND LEAKED ELECTROLITE ONTO VEHICLE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE.*AK
THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THE PRICE OF $1000.00 TO REPLACE THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE COVERED BY CHEVROLET .*AK
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