1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC ISSUE RELATED TO THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. IN MY OPINION, THE SYSTEM IMPLIES THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE QUICKLY AND FROM SOME REMOTE POSITION SO THAT ENTRY CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED IMMEDIATELY UPON REACHING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS, OR COULD BE, AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE RELATING TO THE WELFARE OF THE PERSON TRYING TO EXERCISE THE REMOTE UNLOCKING FUNCTION. HOWEVER, THE REMOTE TRANSMITTERS CAN AND, BY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE DO, BECOME UNSYNCHRONIZED WITH THE VEHICLE LOCKS. ON THE DATE IN QUESTION, BOTH MY TRANSMITTER AND THE TRANSMITTER CARRIED BY MY WIFE FAILED TO UNLOCK THE TRUCK. IT WAS NECESSARY TO USE THE KEY TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. WHILE THERE WAS NO DANGER AT THAT TIME, IT CAUSED MY WIFE GREAT CONCERN THAT SHE COULD BE "CAUGHT" IN A SITUATION WHERE THERE ACTUALLY WAS DANGER. SUCH A "PANIC" SITUATION WOULD, AT BEST, BE EXCERBATED BY AN UNSYNCHRONIZED REMOTE TRANSMITTER; AND, AT WORST, COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A SITUATION RESULTING IN HER BODILY HARM. THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THE SILVERADO EXPLAINS THAT THE REMOTES WILL OCCASIONALLY NEED TO BE RESYNCHRONIZED AND GIVES THE PROCEDURE TO BE USED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MANUAL IS USUALLY LOCATED IN THE LOCKED VEHICLE AND NOT AVAILABLE FOR REFERENCE DURING A TIME OF NEED. IN ADDITION, IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE REMOTE DID NOT WORK, SO IT GETS TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE RESORTING THE MANUAL KEY-ENTRY. IN A PANIC SITUATION, TIME IS AT A PREMIUM. WHILE NONE OF THE FOREGOING RELATES TO

WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED MISSING WITHOUT INDICATION/ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER STEERING, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOT OF VIBRATION & NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL, MAINLY WHILE TURNING OR BRAKING, SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR CORRECTION, BUT WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT IT COULDN'T BE REPAIRED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK A SECOND TIME AND GREASE WAS REPACKED IN THE LOWER UNIT TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ON STATE HIGHAY WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND DRIVER'S SEAT LATCHING DEVICE BROKE, MADE SEAT GO FORWARD WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO GO FORWARD INTO THE DASHBOARD, INJURYING THE KNEES. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

THE TAILGATE IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *SLC

VEHICLE VIBRATES BETWEEN 0 MPH TO 22 MPH. MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN TOWING TRAILER. DEALER AND GM CONTACTED, WERE ADVISED IS COMMON PROBLEM, NO FIX AVAILABLE AS OF 12-6-99. ENGINEERS WORKING ON PROBLEM. *AK

CONSTANT LOUD TICKING NOISE FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE/UNDERBODY. ONLY AUDIBLE WHILE TRUCK IS IN GEAR AND UNDER ACCELLERATION. SUSPECT FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER OR MANIFOLD TO EXHAUST SEALS. IF LEAKING, COULD POSE HEALTH THREAT. DEALERSHIP AND CHEVROLET ADVISED. SO FAR, RESPONSE IS THAT IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. NOISE IS SIMPLY ENGINE HARMONICS PASSING THROUGH TAILPIPE. I DISAGREE

WOULD SMELL ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THIS CAUSED PROBLEM WITH RESPIRATION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC TOOK DASHBOARD APART TO REPAIR LEAKAGE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. REPAIRED THE LEAKING PROBLEM. NOW THE LEAKAGE HAS RETURNED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR BEGINS TO VIBRATE AT AND ABOVE 50MPH, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEARLY SEE WHAT'S BEHIND YOU. DEALER REPLACED MIRROR, REPLACEMENT ONE HAS SAME PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR ON OCCASIONS, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE KEY WAS REMOVED AND CONSUMER WAS EXITING VEHICLE AT TIME OF SLIPPAGE. *MJS

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A VIBRATION FROM DAY ONE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, 5 SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE VIBRATION WAS REDUCED BUT NOT ELIMINATED. THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE MAY BECOME UNSAFE AS TIME GOES ON BECAUSE THE VIBRATION GETS WORSE OVER TIME.( DOT NUMBER: )

ENGINE PINGS OR HAS SPARK KNOCK UNDER ACCELERATION OR WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. ALSO A SPARK KNOCK WHEN STARTING AFTER BEING WARMED UP. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT STAY IN ONE GEAR WHILE TOWING EVEN ON LEAVEL ROAD . HAS HAD NO LUCK WITH DEALER . DEALER ALWAYS STATES ( COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN.) A G.M. TECH. REP ROAD TESTED THIS VEHICLE AND STATED ALL PARAMETERS ARE WITHIN FACTORY SPECS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED 3 TIMES AND STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. ALSO HAS REQUIRED SERVICE ON STEERING BOX.

AFTER HAVING IN SHOP FOR 6 DYS HAVING THE DRIVESHAFT REPLACED, 3 DYS LATER, GRINDING AND WHINING IN REAR END, DIFFERENTIAL BAD(4TH PROBLEM IN 2.5 MONTHS WITH THIS TRUCK!)

VEHICLE HAS CLUNKING NOISE SOMEWHERE IN REAR OF DRIVE TRAIN WHEN STOPPING AND STARTING. HAVE TAKEN IT TO CHEV DEALER 4 TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE REAR SPRING ASSYS. NOISE RETURNED. NEXT TIME THEY LUBED THE DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING. NOISE RETURNED. NEXT TIME THEY LUBED THE DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING AGAIN. NOISE RETURNED. THE LAST TIME THEY LUBED THE REAR LEAF SPRING ASSY. NOISE STILL THERE. ALSO REPORTED A RATTLING NOISE IN THE STEERING TO MEIER CHEV IN SULLIVAN MO. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY THING WRONG. STILL HAVE LOOSE NOISE IN STEERING.

WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE ACCELERATOR HANGS AND TRUCK WILL NOT GO. BUT WHEN DOES UNHANG ITSELF IT IT TAKES OFF IN A LUNGING MOTION WHICH COULD BE A HAZARD. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CARBON BUILDUP, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

EXCESSIVE SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END AT APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MPH. TRUCK HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIR, BUT NO REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. WE WERE TOLD WHEN A REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE WE WOULD BE CALLED. TO DATE, THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. I MY OPINION IT IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. WE HAVE NO IDEA IF THE PROBLEM IS CAUSING OTHER FRONT END DAMAGE. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED, FRONT END ALIGNED AND THEN WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AS PER BULLETIN #99-03-002 (REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLIES/ RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SPRING EYE BUSHINGS, AND BOTH REAR SHOCKS).*AK

TOTAL ABS BRAKE FAILURE. IT WILL LAST FOR A SHORT TIME. WHILE DRIVING 15MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ABS BRAKES FAILED. NO PRIOR WARNING. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THIS HAPPENED USUALLY WHEN THE ROAD WAS BUMPY OR AT A SPEED BUMP. BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD, A POPPING NOISE IS HEARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF. NO WARNING OF PROBLEM. BOLTS REMAINED IN AND THE SHAFT JUST FELL OUT. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. 3000 MILES ON VEHICLE, BOUGHT AUG, 23 1999. ALSO, HAD VIBRATION AND NOISE FROM WIND SHIELD, HAD IN SHOP TWICE FOR REPAIR, ENDED UP HAVING TO RESEAL THE WIND SHIELD, DEALER HAD DONE 3 SIMULAR TRUCKS FOR THE SAME THING.

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT 64 MPH AND NOW SINCE THEY SO CALLED REPAIRED IT : IT SHAKES ALSO AT 70MPH. CHEVROLET HAS NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AFTER TRUCK HAS BEEN IN SHOP 8 TIMES. NOW THEY ARE AVOIDING US REGARDING THE PROBLEMS. *AK

FOOT WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLYED CAUSING FAILURE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NO BRAKES. CONTACTED & TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *YC

A LITTLE PLASTIC LATCH THAT IS SUPPOSE TO REPOSITION THE DRIVERS SEAT IN THE SAME PLACE AFTER ACCESS TO THE BACK SEAT BROKE. WITH OUT IT THERE WAS NO WAY TO LOCK THE SEAT IN PLACE SO IT JUST SLID BACK AND FORTH FREELY.

VEHICLE IS MAKING A NOISE IN THE REAR. DEALER SAYS IT THE SPRINGS.

THIS VEHICLE I HAVE DESCRIBED IS A LEMON. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS BY TWO DEALERSHIPS THIS PICKUP IS STILL MESSED UP. HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET SEVERAL TIMES AND EVEN HAVE A CLAIM#990501858. NO ONE WITH CHEVROLET WANTS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE REQUESTED MANUFACTURE BUY-BACK TWO MONTHS AGO. WE ARE NO CLOSER TO DATE THAN WE WERE WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS. I AM LOOKING FOR HELP AT EVER POINT TRYING TO GET OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER PROBLEM THAN WERE STATED IN THIS FORM. IF YOU CAN HELP IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

WHILE DRIVING OVER 60 MPH VEHICLE HAS HARD VIBRATION WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. OR OVER TIME MAY LOSE ANY IMPORTANT PARTS. BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, AND DEALER REPLACED TIRES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND HE WENT INTO A TREE. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL, CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK

REPROGRAMED PCMWITH UPDATE.OVERDRIVE COMES IN AT 51MPH.FUEL MILAGE DOWN TO 12MPG.THIS IS JUST A QUICK FIX BY CHEVY.

STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHEN OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE #3 AND #4 ENGINE CYLINDERS HAD MISFIRED. ALSO, REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTORS #3 AND #4, AND SPARK PLUGS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE #4 ENGINE CYLINDER AGAIN FAILED. CONTAMINATED FUEL, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING AT 2500 RPMS WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING A STOP/ AT STOP LIGHT OR JUST SITTING. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO THE MCDONALD'S PARKING LOT, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A POLE. *AK

VEHICLE DRIVES ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLY. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP CAR LOST CONTROL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS PUT ON 14 DIFFERENT TIRES. *AK

WHILE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE, CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TRUCK HAS HAD EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND FRONT END SHIMMY IN THE STERRING - TIRES WERE REPLACED ONCE BY DEALER AND THEN AGAIN PERSONALLY. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE IF BRAKING EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS OVER BUMP OR PAVEMENT RIPPLES. FRONT END SEEMS TO LOSE CONTACT WITH ROAD EASILY WHEN GOING OVER BUMP OR RIPPLES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I WORK ON A MILITARY BASE AND AM REQUIRED TO DIM HEADLIGHTS WHEN PASSING THROUGH A GUARD GATE. THE AUTOMATIC HEADLAMPS CANNOT BE DISABLED. GM CLAIMS THIS MEETS ALL 1999 SAFETY STANDARD AND WILL NOT FIX THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. I HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE YEAR 2000 MODEL TRUCK CAN HAVE THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS DISABLED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. WHILE I FEEL THIS IS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO DRIVER SAFETY I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR ALL THE MPS, GUARDS, POLICE THAT EXPECT NOT TO BE BLINDED BY DRIVERS APPROACHING A GUARD GATE OR CHECKPOINT. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THIS ISSUE. DAVE SCHULTZ. *AK

VEHICLE SHAKES EXCESSIVELY AT 60MPH. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

60-75MPH VIBRATION, STEERING KNOCK, REAR END RATTLE

EXHAUST: SOUNDS LIKE EXHAUST LEAK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM APPROX 4OMPH, DEALER SAID IT WAS SMOG PUMP. DRIVE SHAFT: CLUNKING SOUND FROM REAR OF VEHICLE ON TAKE OFF, DEALER SAID IT WAS DRIVE SHAFT AND WAS NORMAL. TRANSMISSION: SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES TO 3RD. WINDSHIELD: CLACKING NOISE COMING FROM WINDSHIELD AREA AT 50+MPH. DEALER SAID IT WAS TRIM AND REPLACED IT 3 TIMES, NOT FIXED.

CONSUMER DOES NOT USE THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM. WHEN THE SEAT BELTS ARE INTERLOCKED THEY TIGHTEN UP SO TIGHT THAT THE CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE. THEY HAVE REPLACED SEAT BELT SYSTEM, AND THE NEW ONE ALSO DOESN'T WORK . THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ON 3 OCCASIONS, ONCE AROUND 1200 MILES AND TWICE AT AROUND 5500 MILES, WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STANDSTILL, AND THE TRUCK DID NOT MOVE. ENGINE REVVED, THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR, AND THEN TRUCK WAS ABLE TO MOVE. NO SPECIFIC PATTERN TO THIS, JUST RANDOM. DEALER "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM".

WHEN THE VEHICLE SITS OVERNIGHT THE TRANSMISSION WHINES FOR A FEW BLOCKS, THE TACK DOES NOT SHOW UNUSUALLY HIGH RPMS. *MJS

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT MULTIPLE TIMES, BOTH HI AND LO BEAMS. ONLY WAY TO GET THEM BACK WAS TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE COMPLETELY, AND THIS ONLY WORKED SOME OF THE TIME. PROBLEM LIKELY A RESULT OF THIS DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING TO FIX AN INSTRUMENT PANEL SQUEAK WHICH CAUSED A SHORT. DEALER NOW ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR.

THROTTLE STICKS AT IDLE POSITION AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR BUT SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTING A SECOND REPAIR. STICKING SUSPECTED TO BE AT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, NOT THE PEDAL. ACCORDING TO SHOP MANUAL, VEHICLES WITH HIGH MILEAGE CAN EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM WHEN EGR GASES CAUSE DEPOSITS ON THE THROTTLE BODY. ALSO HAVE NOTICED MULTIPLE TSB'S REGARDING THE EGR VALVE. SUSPECT THAT THERE MIGHT BE A CORRELATION.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. BUT DRIVER, WHO WAS IN A SEAT BELT, HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINEDMAJOR INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION WITH FIXED OBJECT (TREE) CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING A TRAILER VEHICLE VIBRATES HARD WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ABS PROBLEMS: WHEN DRIVING ON DRY ROADS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, IF THERE ARE ANY TYPE OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THIS CONDITION CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK