Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Feb 24, 1999IL
IN COLD WEATHER TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2-3 GEAR AT APPROXIMATELLY 21 MPH. INSTEAD, IT WILL NOT SHIFT UNTIL IT REACHES 33 MPH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
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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 →
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Feb 4, 1999GA
REAR GLASS WINDOW LEAKS ONTO DRIVER'S LEFT SIDE DUE TO NO SEAL AROUND THE GLASS. DEALER CONTACTED, AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THREE TIMES. PROBLEM HAS SINCE BEEN FIXED. *AK *ML
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 25, 1999CA
ACCELERATOR LINKAGE STICKS AT IDLE SPEED. CAUSES PEDAL TO TRAVEL TOO FAR ONCE "UNSTUCK" HIGH POWER TAKE OFFS FROM STOPPED.
Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Jan 22, 1999WI
THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER RELEASED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER FOR THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. WHEN CONSUMER GOT HOME, TOOK THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE OFF AS WAS SUGGESTED BY THE DEALER. *AK
Tires
Filed Jan 21, 1999TX
VIBRATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS . SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT TRACTION ON WET PAVEMENT . BEEN TO 3 DEALERS WITH NO SATISFACTION . LOST ALL PREVIOUS COMMENTS WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT ... I FEEL GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES . GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM BUT DONNA, REP , SAYS I MUST WAIT UNTIL GOODYEAR MASS PRODUCES MORE TIRES AND THEY WILL RECALL . I DRIVE 150 MILES A DAY AT 65 + MPH . HOW LONG MUST I WAIT , UNTIL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IS KILLED OR INJURED???( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235X16 )
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 15, 1999TX
STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKING AT 60MPH. SHAKING INCREASES WITH SPEED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 5, 1999MN
WHILE DRIVING AND RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Dec 9, 1998UT
THE FRONT DRIVER/ PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER SEATBELT SYSTEMS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO GET TWISTED WHEN PULLING OUT THE SEATBELT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *ADJ
Steering › Rack and Pinion
Filed Dec 1, 1998TX
THE 1999 CHEV. SILVERADO WITH RACK AND PINION HAS MANY PROBLEMS AND G-M IS TRYING TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. FOR VERIFICATION OF THE PROBLEM CONTACT GENE SCOTT AT HUDIBURG CHEVROLET AT 817.498.2400 AS GENERAL MOTORS HAS BOUGHT BACK 4 OF THESE VEHICLES FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS AND KNOW THAT THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MINE BUT THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND.
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Nov 24, 1998TX
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER SIDE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HITS ANY TYPE OF BUMPS IT CAUSES THE SEAT BELT TO TIGHTEN, EACH BUMP CAUSES IT TO TIGHTEN MORE. BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION,CONSUMER HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED FROM CSS. DEALER/ MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK
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