1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP THE ABS ACTIVATED INADVERTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

AFTER STOPPING HARD DUE TO TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES LOST ALMOST ALL PRESSURE. STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED GREATLY WHILE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT MUCH RESISTANCE. UPON RETURNING HOME, ALBEIT SLOWLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL LEAK JUST AFTER THE MASTER CYLINDER IN THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WHERE THEY ENTER A PLASTIC RETAINING CLIP. ALL OF THE SURROUNDING STEEL LINES HAVE CORROSION ON THEM AS WELL. *TR

WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES THE TRUCK DOES NOT WANT TO STOP, AND I SEE AN ACCIDENT COMING. *TR

FUEL LINE FAILED WHILE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION AFTER REPAIRING THE FUEL LINE AND RUNNING THE TRUCK TO CHECK FOR LEAK I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE FORWARD BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE IS RUSTY AND ALL FUEL LINES AND BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

AFTER EXITING THE MAIN ROAD, I STARTED A CURVE AND DOWNHILL EXIT WHICH HAD A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE END OF THE EXIT, WHICH DEAD ENDED ON TO ANOTHER MAIN ROAD. SEEING THAT THE LIGHT WAS TURNING FROM YELLOW TO RED I STARTED TO BRAKE. FORTUNATELY FOR ME NO TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING THE GREEN LIGHT AS WHEN I BEGAN TO BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP,I CONTINUED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AND ONTO THE OPPOSITE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFTED THE TRANS. ONCE I STOPPED I CHECKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. I MANAGED TO GET MY TRUCK TO A SERVICE STORE AND HAD THE LINE REPLACED. AT THAT TIME THE SERVICE PROVIDER TOLD ME ALL CHEVY TRUCKS HAVE BAD LINES AND MINE WAS NO DIFFERENT AS THEY WERE COMMON STEEL LINE AND HE PRICED REPLACEMENT OF THE LINES AT ABOUT $1300.00 GIVE OR TAKE.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,262. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE WAS HOLE THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN THEY ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, BUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT WORK AS WELL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINE HAD CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

6 WAY POWER SEAT TRACK HAS DEVELOPED APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH OF FREE PLAY NOTICEABLE WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. WHEN I GO TO THE INTERNET TO RESEARCH THE SAFETY PROBLEM, I NOTE THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT WAS ROTATING THE TIRES WHEN HE NOTICED EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUST FRACTURED THE FRAME IN TWO AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY ONLY WARRANTY THE FRAME UP TO 100,000 MILES. THEY ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER AND MAKE A REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE ON REPAIRING THE FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL-*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD SUDDENLY FELL TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES LINES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION IN A PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED THROUGH THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SEVEN MONTHS PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. HE NOTICED THE REAR FRAME UNDER NEAR THE REAR TIRES WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED UP TO THE MIDDLE OF THE FRAME. THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 04/22/10 *BF UPDATED 09/13/10*JB

ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING SINCE THE FIRST YEAR VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IN ORDER TO MOVE FROM A STOPPED POSITION ONE MUST KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID LURCHING FORWARD OR BACKWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION. THE SOUND HAS BEEN PRESENT EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS THE REASON FOR THE NOISE. ALSO, THE GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. IT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF READING LOW FUEL. UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB

THE SEAT LOCKING DEVICE BROKE WHILE BRAKING ALLOWING THE SEAT TO RUSH FORWARD. MY KNEES HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE DASH. IF I WERE IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA, A WRECK MAY HAVE OCCURED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. A MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. HE CRASHED INTO THE TRASH CANS AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RUSTING OF THE ANTI-LOCK SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED WITH THIS MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A RUSTY SPEED SENSOR AND THE REPAIR THAT THE DEALER PERFORMED WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. UPDATED 08/07/08. *JB

BROKEN ODOMETER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE VEHICLE HAS B.F. GOODRICH T/A, SIZE P245/75R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. THE RIM WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

ON MY WAY HOME FROM A BOY SCOUT MEETING, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OR PUMP RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CHECK ABS LIGHT WAS ON ON MY DASH BOARD OF MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD EXTENDED CAB 4X4. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO A BRAKE SHOP AND THEY TESTED IT ON THE COMPUTER AND CONFIRMED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD FAILED. IF GENERAL MOTORS PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THIS PART, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THE ABS SYSTEMS FAILURE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. SO, WHY NO RECALL? *TR

(1) NONE (2) INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO HAY-WIRE. ANY OR ALL THE GAUGES WOULD BE PEGGED FOR NO REASON AND THEN EITHER GO DEAD OR START WORKING AGAIN. (3) IT WAS "SO CALLED REPAIRED" TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS WAITING FOR IT TO GO COMPLETELY OUT SO THEY COULD SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. IT WENT OUT FOR GOOD ABOUT 6/20/02. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT HAD TO BE REMOVED AND SENT BACK TO GM FOR REPAIR. I GOT MY TRUCK BACK ON 6/28. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE AROUND 500.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I TOLD HIM, AND HE HAD IT ON RECORD BECAUSE I HAD IT "REPAIRED" THE 2 TIMES UNDER WARRANTY THAT I DIDN'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I FELT IT WS NEVER REPAIRED CORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. HE SAID THE BEST HE COULD DO WAS CHARGE ME AROUND 250.00. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T RELEASE MY TRUCK BACK TO ME.....I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON ALOT OF OTHER TRUCKS, SUV'S ETC IN THE GM LINE. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD RE-IMBURSE ME BECAUSE I HAD TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THEY DID NOT FIX IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM HIS VEHICLE. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT EVERY TIME HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, MORE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE LEAKING. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. HE USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SAME MECHANIC STATED THAT A DIFFERENT BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING AND THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE BRAKE LINES ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CONSISTENTLY GETS STUCK AND WON'T COME OUT. ALSO BOTH MY FRONT WINDOWS ARE BROKEN. THE MECHANISM THAT MOVES THEM UP AND DOWN HAS BROKEN AND THEY NOW FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AS A RESULT. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT OF ANY KIND TO INITIATE THESE PROBLEMS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. HE NOTICED AN OIL SPILL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.

FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAULTY.FUEL GAUGE ERRACTIC.FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT RESPOND AFTER FILLING TANK AND LOW FUELLIGHT COMES ON. IM NOT ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM I KNEW 3 PEOPLE WITH 1899 AND 2000 SILVERADOS THAT HAVE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUEL SENDING UNIT.IM SURE THIS IS A DEFECT. *AK

CENTER U JOINT . *AK

DEFECTIVE EBCM . *NM

PULLING INTO A GAS STATION WITH MY SON FROM A ROAD WITH A 45 MPH SPEED LIMIT. SLOWED DOWN TO ATTEMPT TO PARK ON SIDE OF BUILDING AND ABOUT THE LAST 50-75 FEET THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PULSATES AND BRAKE PEDAL IS SLAMMED DOWN AS HARD AS COULD AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. TRUCK HITS CORNER OF GATE DAMAGING BUMPER,GRILLE,HOOD AND SMALL DENT IN DOOR FROM GATE. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL CAMPAIGN 05068 LOOKED AT AND DAMAGE ACCESSED. DEALERSHIP SAYS DAMAGE NOT DUE TO RECALL CAMPAIGN. THEY ALSO STATE THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT CAUSED CRASH AND I AM CHARGED $220.00 TO FIX THESE. CALLED CHEVROLET HOT LINE AND OF COURSE THEY DO NOTHING BUT DENY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRODUCTS THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH. THEY INSULT MY GOOD FAITH IN THEM BY ASKING ME HOW TALL I AM (THEY PROBABLY THINK THAT I AM A SHORT PERSON AND INADVERTANTLY STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE).

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 9, 2006 WHERE THE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED WHILE PULLING BOAT FROM REMOTE FISHING LAKE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 PM, LEAVING A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND AND ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. NO DEALERS ARE OPEN AT THIS HOUR, THEREFORE I HAD TO DRIVE TRUCK WITH ONLY EMERGENCY BRAKE. DELIVERED TRUCK TO THE DEALER DURING BUSINESS HOURS WHERE THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE FROM BEING CORRODED THROUGH. ASKED FOR INSPECTION OF ALL REMAINING BRAKE LINES AND HAVE THEM REPLACED IF REQUIRED AS I DID NOT WANT THE INCIDENT TO HAPPEN AGAIN - NONE WERE REPLACED AND WAS INFORMED EVERYTHING WAS NOW FINE. 2ND INCIDENT OCCURRED DECEMBER 6, 2006. ANOTHER BRAKE LINE ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME NEAR THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THIS HAPPENED AS MY WIFE WAS RETURNING HOME AND DROVE TO THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. OUR HOUSE IS LOCATED ON A HILL AND THE TRUCK WENT OFF THE DRIVE AND HEADED THROUGH THE YARD DOWN THE HILL - LUCKILY SHE PLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. I INSPECTED ALL OF THE BRAKES LINES AND FOUND THAT ALL ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. IF THEY ARE TOUCHED IN ANY WAY, LARGE FLAKES OF CORROSION COME OFF IN YOU HAND. I WILL NOT RETURN THIS VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER FOR REPAIR AS I WOULD RATHER COMPLETE THE JOB MYSELF RATHER THAN HAVE SOMEONE LIE TO ME AND JEOPARDIZE MY FAMILIES OR MY LIFE ANY FURTHER! *NM

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK, I FOUND THE SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. MOVING THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH IN AN EFFORT TO LOCK IT, SOMETHING APPEARED TO BREAK CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE QUICKLY FORWARD, PINNING ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. I LATER FOUND A SMALL PLASTIC FRAGMENT ON THE FLOOR AND ASSUMED IT WAS PART OF THE TRACK LOCKING SYSTEM. THE SEAT NOW WAS COMPLETELY FREE IN ITS MOVEMENT FORWARD AND BACKWARD, EXTENDING TO THE LIMIT IN EACH DIRECTION. I TOOK THE BROKEN PIECE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS, INDEED, PART OF THE "SEAT ADJUSTMENT" MECHANISM, AND, WHEN BROKEN, THE SEAT WOULD MOVE WITHOUT RESTRICTION FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WHEN I QUESTIONED WHY SUCH A CRITICAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS NOT MADE OF METAL (INSTEAD OF PLASTIC), I WAS TOLD THAT "YES, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN." HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS, IF NOT FATAL, CONSEQUENCES. ONCE THE PART BREAKS, ANY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES WILL IMMEDIATELY SLAM THE DRIVER FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE. THE OPPOSITE EFFECT IS ALSO FELT WHEN ACCELERATING. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE PART BROKE BEFORE I HAD LEFT THE CURB. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN AND SYSTEM. THESE PARTS SHOULD BE MANUFACTURED FROM HARDENED STEEL INSTEAD OF PLASTIC MATERIAL (EVEN NYLON.) AT BEST THE SURPRISED DRIVER IS IMMEDIATELY AND TOTALLY DISTRACTED; AT WORST, HE IS TOTALLY INCAPABLE OF MAINTAINING CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE,

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ADJUSTMENT NUT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS MISSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. TWO GM DEALERSHIPS INFORMED THE CONTACT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PURCHASE SEPARATELY.

WHILE HAVING MY BRAKES CHECKED BY MY MECHANIC ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO A PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WITH THE GAS TANK STRAPS. ONE STRAP HAD CORRODED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND WAS BROKEN AND THE OTHER STRAP WAS ALSO CORRODED AND JUST ABOUT READY TO GIVE AWAY ALSO. THIS LEFT THE GAS TANK HANGING DOWN AT LEAST 6 TO 7 INCHES IF NOT MORE. MY MECHANIC HAS ORDERED NEW STRAPS FOR THE GAS TANK AND TEMPORARILY WIRED THE GAS TANK BACK UP TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING OFF THE PICKUP TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN TOWN . THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST THEY HAVE EVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF. I THAN CALLED GM TO REPORT THE SITUATION AND FILE A COMPLAINT ON IT. I EXPLAINED THE ENTIRE SITUATION TO THEM INCLUDING THE MECHANICS NAME, BUSINESS ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER THAT THEY COULD CALL FOR VERIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS SITUATION COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE THEIR GAS TANK FALL OFF CAUSING A FIRE OR EXPLOSION ON THE ROAD. WHEN THEY ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION. I TOLD THE LADY IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET REIMBURSED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. SHE SAID THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAPPEN DUE TO NOT HAVING A CHEVY DEALER FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT. I REEMPHASIZED THE REASON FOR MAKING THIS CALL WAS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT I HAD ABOUT THIS POSSIBLY CAUSIN

I HAVE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WITH MY 1999 CHEVY EX CAB 1500 4X4 AND I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AS PER THE RECALL TO NO AVAIL ( GM CLAIMS MY TRUCK IS NOT ONE OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, BUT IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE RECALLED VEHICLE IS DOING!!!!! I CONTACTED GM AT CHEVROLET.COM AND SPOKE WITH A MR. BRANDON CHRISTEN FILE # 1-387148116 AND WAS INFORMED OF THE ABOVE THEN I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM A MR. MICHAEL GOONAN AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED!!!!!! I FEEL THAT THIS A GM PROBLEM AND BEING THAT IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE STATED 99 THROUGH 05 PICKUPS THAT THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM!!*JB

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON CONSUMER'S 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO TRAVEL FARTHER THAN USUAL THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON OCCASION. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER IS AWARE OF SEVERAL RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS RELATED TO ABS BRAKES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL FORWARD AND BACKWARD. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, [XXX] TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 72,000 MILES. AT 82,000 MILES INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSIONS REVERSE FAILED COMPLETELY. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION MADE. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

BACK BRAKES ON MY CHEVY PICK UP SILVERADO 1999 DID NOT HAVE NON CORROSIVE BRAKE LINE AND WHEN I HAD THE TWO REAR TIRES REPLACED THE LINE CRACKED APPARENTLY DUE TO SALT AT THE BEND GOING INTO THE REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDERS. DUE TO NOT HAVING BRAKES AND NOT WANTING TO RETURN TO DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK I WENT TO THE OAKLAND DEALERSHIP WHERE I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE BOTH LINES AS IF THE ONE FRACTURED I EXPECTED FOR THE OTHER ONE TO GO SHORTLY. HOWEVER THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE LINE UNTIL THE BROUGHT THE LINES UP TO BREAKING PRESSURE AND THEN FORTUNATELY FOR ME THE OTHER BRAKE LINE RUPTURED. I HAD TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS AS MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER BUT I ARGUED WITH THE DEALER THESE REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY GM AS THE LINES DID NOT CONFORM TO ASTM STDS AND ACCORDING TO THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE THEY KNEW ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES BRAKING AND MADE COMMENT THE BRAKE LINE THAT GOES OVER THE GAS TANK GOES FIRST! I COULD HAVE BEEN GOING OVER THE HILLS TO KINGWOOD WEST VIRGINIA WHEN I LOST BRAKING AND I FELL IT WOULD HAVE KILLED ME AND I FEEL ALL CHEVY TRUCKS AROUND MY YEAR MODEL SHOULD BE RECALLED THAT ARE IN AREAS WITH WINTER SALT USE. I AM A REGISTERED SAFETY CONSULTANT WITH NHTSA PRIMARILY MOTORCYCLES. *NM

HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING AND LOSE STEERING AND BRAKES CAPABILITIES. HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONNECTORS 2 TIMES AND NOW AGAIN HAVING FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS AS THE TRUCK AGAIN LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING AND BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY HIT A PEDESTRIAN BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. DATES OF THESE INCIDENT ARE 12/21/03, 7/13/04 AND THE LATEST WAS 6/5/06. PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE DONE 12/23/03, 7/13/04 AND HAVE NOT YET BROUGHT IT IN TO REPAIR AGAIN AS LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. *JB

CONSUMER 1999 SILVERADO ARM REST DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. *TS AFTER THE SEAT BELT RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ARM REST, WHICH WAS NOT A PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A WHISTLING NOISE SINCE PURCHASE AND WOULD STALL AT AN IDLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PUMP WAS NOT REPLACED, AND THIS COMPONENT IS INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS PULSATES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS AT A STATIC POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

ABS PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING IT TO ACTIVATE AND REMAIN RUNNING, EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. BRAKES WORK OKAY, JUST WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF ABS. DEALER ESTIMATED FIX AT APPROXIMATELY $1,000. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS ARE ILLUMINATED AND HAVE REMAINED ON FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS SINCE THE PUMP INITIALLY MALFUNCTIONED. *JB

ANTILOCK BRAKE EBCM DEFECTIVE. *NM

REAR BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED THE FUSE, AND HIT THE STOP PEDAL. FUSE ONCE AGAIN BURNED OUT AGAIN. REMOVED REAR LAMPS. REPLACED FUSE AGAIN HIT BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN FUSE BURNED OUT AGAIN. ALL MOST HIT IN THE REAR. THIRD BRAKE LIGHT DOES WORK, OTHER LIGHT IN THIS SOCKET DOES WORK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES HOWEVER THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BRAKE PUMP RAN CONTINUALLY CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE DISCONNECTED. A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DISCONNECTED THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. UPDATED 5/10/2006 - *NM

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP PARKING BRAKE ISSUE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A SAFETY RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODELS ONLY. THIS RECALL INVOLVES REPLACEMENT OF THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES AND INSTALLATION OF A REVISED SPRING CLIP. WHY IS THIS NOT APPLICABLE TO VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ?? I REALIZE THE PARKING BRAKE IS MORE CRITICAL IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DOES THIS MAKE IT RIGHT TO EXCLUDE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES FROM SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE?? THERE IS TOO MANY OCCURRENCES OF THIS SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS MODEL YEARS FOR IT NOT TO BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED BY GM AS A RECALL/COVERED REPAIR! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD. A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V161000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE PARKING BRAKE HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.