1999 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

ANTI-LOCK MODULE UNIT DRAINED BATTERY, WAS TO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE SO IT WAS DISCONNECTED, AFTER RESEARCHING THAT IT WAS NOT TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BY MANUFACTURER. RESULTED IN BRAKES BEING LOCKED UP WHEN ATTEMPTING A CURVE AND VEHICLE ROLLING OVER. *JB

1999 SILVERADO ANTI LOCK AND BRAKE INDICATOR DASH LIGHTS ARE COMING ON ALL THE TIME. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT RELATED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PREVIOUSLY WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

BOUGHT A NEW 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO AND THE STRAP ON THE GAS TANK HAS RUSTED OFF, WHICH WE FELL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY FACTOR, LUCK HAVE IT WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME, WHEN YOU BUY A BRAND NEW VEHICLE YOU DON'T EXPECT THE GAS TANK STRAP TO RUST OFF AFTER JUST 6 1/2 HALF TO 7 YEARS. COULD OF BEEN VERY( DANGEROUS) *JB

MY CABLE SNAPPED AND THE TAILGATE OF MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO WHEN LOADING FIREWOOD. I ALSO BENT THE HINGE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT IT I WAS TOLD MY TRUCK/VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IF GMC HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD NOT ELIMINATE SOME TRUCKS. *JB

FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NOT WORKING WHEN VEHICLE IS TRAVELING BETWEEN 3 AND 10 MPH AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE ABS IS ACTIVATING CAUSING ONE WHEEL TO CONTINUE AND SPEED HIGHER THAN OTHER PREVENTING SAFE TURNING AND STOPPING OF VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAD THIS PROBLEM UPON PURCHASE, AND DEALER ATTEMPTED TO FIX. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER VEHICLE BEGAN DOING SAME THING. THIS WAS A RECALL, AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. DEALER ONLY CLEANED THE AREA. CHEVROLET WAS CALLED BY ME AND DEALER AND REFUSED TO REPLACE HUB, SO VEHICLE IS STILL DOING SAME THING. REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHEVROLET ON PHONE WAS RUDE, AND REPLIED THAT ALL THAT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL WAS CLEANING HUB. HOWEVER THE RECALL NOTICE CLEARLY STATES "IN SOME CASES, THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED." IT ALSO STATES "THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE TO YOU." I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL, AND TOOK IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER ONLY TO HAVE PROBLEM KEEP OCCURRING AND CHEVROLET REFUSE TO FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM POSES A DANGER AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO STOP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATES AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR LESS. THIS CAUSED THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO BE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER HOWEVER; THE FUSE TO THE ABS HAS BEEN REMOVED TO DEACTIVATE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING GM ABS BRAKES. ABS BRAKES ARE OVERLY SENSITIVE TO CORROSION CAUSING FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL ONLY COVERS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE PART OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS 38000 MILES. HAD TO DISCONNECT FUSE. WEB SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE/MODEL. GM HAS NOT DONE A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I ORIGINALLY REPORTED BRAKING FAILURES TO DEALER YEARS AGO THAT VEHICLE WOULD LOSE BRAKES IF YOU HIT ROUGH ROAD OR POT HOLES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. GOT TYPICAL RUN-AROUND. *NM

INFERIOR WHITE PLASTIC PART IN DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK OF 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 FAILED, CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO SLAM INTO STEERING WHEEL AFTER QUICK STOP AT LOW SPEED. GM SVC. SAYS THERE ARE NO OTHER REPORTED FAILURES, I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE. *NM

LETTER STATING HAS NOT BEEN REIMBURSED FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON 1999 SILVERADO'S ANTILOCK SYSTEM. *TS ***NAR*** THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WOULD ACTIVATE WHILE BRAKING THE REPAIRS WERE MADE PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED A CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT PRODUCE A WORK ORDER FROM A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. *NM

RECALL # 05068 FOR MY 1999 CHEVROLET TRUCK WAS NOT DONE BY DEALER. *NM

WHILE DRIVING A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO APPLIED THE BRAKE A LITTLE QUICKER THAN NORMAL AND FELT THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. AS I STARTED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED LACK OF PRESSURE AND NO FLUID TO ENGAGE THE CALIPERS AND START THE BRAKING ACTION. I QUICKLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND QUICKLY DIVERTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WERE I MET THE JERSEY WALL BARRIER AND PRODUCED COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 5 MONTHS AGO FROM A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WITHIN THE LOCAL AREA. MY COST IS ALMOST HALF OF WHAT I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IS JUST FOR THE BRAKE LINES, NOT TO INCLUDE THE DAMAGE I RECEIVED TO THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON MAINTENANCE ASPECT, HOWEVER IT COULD HAPPEN AND THIS LEAVES ANY DRIVER THE INABILITY TO HAVE CONTROL OF BRAKING POWER OF THEIR VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING COST TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THEY DO NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I AM CURRENTLY SEEKING ADDITIONAL COST ESTIMATES FROM OTHER VARIOUS MAINTENANCE FACILITIES TO CORRECT THIS REPAIR. *JB

CONSUMER 1999 SILVERADO DEVELOPED CORROSION BETWEEN THE FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 05V379000. IN SEPTEMBER 2003 THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACED THE FRONT AN REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WITH LESS THAN 17000 MILES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEN THAT THE CAUSE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AT THAT TIME BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. WHEN THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE CURRENT RECALL HE SUBMITTED THE INVOICE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER STATING THE WORK DONE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 20 MPH THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS AT 5-10 MPH. A NEW WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS INSTALLED IN 2002, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. BOTH FRNT HUB SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE, THEY WERE BOTH REPLACED ON EACH SIDE. ALSO,REPLACED REAR TAIL LAMP. *AK

LTR FROM CONSUMER (MN) REQUESTING NHTSA EXTEND RECALL NO. 05068 TO THE STATE OF MINNESOTA OWNER OF A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK, REPLY TO THE FORT SNELLING OFFICE. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ENGAGED INAPPROPRIATELY AT LOW SPEEDS.*JB

ABS CONTROL MODULE FALIURE, TAKEN TO DEALER, SAID $1,200 TO FIX. I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS CAUSES AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY, SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. HOW MANY INJURIES, OR WORSE YET, DEATHS MUST OCCUR BEFORE GM ADDRESS'S THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION?? *NM

ABS BRAKES FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (2-20-2006) WITH A RECALL RELATING TO THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL DIDN'T COVER THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD IF I HAD $1,100 TO REPLACE THE EBCM MOTOR RELAY CIRCUIT, THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND WITH ONLY MINIMAL RESEARCH, THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME TRUCK, OR SIMILAR TRUCKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP!! I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE ABS FUSE, AND COMPLETELY DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM, IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AND LOW SPEED AND NOT SHUTTING OFF. THEY KEEP PULSATING EVEN AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO REMOVE THE 60 AMP FUSE. THIS IS ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST OVER $800.00 JUST FOR PARTS ALONE. I FEEL G.M. SHOULD FIX THIS SAFETY FEATURE DEFECT. *NM

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK . IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ABS GOES CRAZY AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. I REPLACED BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS SEVERAL TIMES AND MY ODOMETER READING IS NOW AT 69, 520 MILES. THE TRUCK SIMPLY WILL NOT STOP AND I HAVE ROLLED ON THROUGH INTERSECTIONS AND OTHER PLACES I COULD NOT STOP. WHEN GM ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SPEED SENSOR I CONTACTED THEM TO REIMBURSE ME THE $900 THAT I HAVE SPENT TRYING TO MAKE MY TRUCK SAFE. THEY INFORMED ME BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD 99% OF THE BRAKE WORK PERFORMED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP, HEWITT MOTORS. THEY SAID "SORRY, WE CANNOT HELP YOU." I THINK IT IS REALLY EXCESSIVE THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT MUCH MONEY IN SUCH LITTLE MILEAGE FOR THE BRAKES. AND I SEE FROM YOUR OTHER COMPLAINTS IT IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS. WE REALLY LIKE THE TRUCK BUT THE BRAKES ARE JUST NOT SAFE!! *JB

THE HEAD GASKET ON THE MOTOR LEAKS ANTIFREEZE. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED SEVERAL TIMES ON VEHICLES THAT USE THE EXTENDED LIFE ANTIFREEZE. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS NOT CHEAP DUE TO THE COST OF LABOR REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE HEAD FROM THE MOTOR AND REPLACE WITH NEW SEAL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE FLUID LINE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ADDITIONAL INSPECTION AND REPAIRS.

THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SUDDENLY WHEN I NOTICED A CONSTANT HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I ALSO NOTICED THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I CALLED CRAIG SMITH AUTO GROUP, A CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE TECH THAT INSPECTED MY TRUCK SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS MODULE & MOTOR AND BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. HE QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $2856.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY & HE SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. SO AS A TEMPORARY FIX SO THE BATTERY WOULD NOT GO DEAD, HE PULLED THE ABS FUSE. STILL AS OF TODAY, THE PART HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST. I ALSO DID RESEARCH ONLINE & FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENING. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT 5MPH OR LESS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER.

ABS PUMP FAILED. HAVE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. HAD TO PULL FUSE TO STOP PUMP FROM RUNNING. WILL NOT REPLACE AT $1,800. *JB

MY PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS 05V379000 . AT SLOW SPEED ABS WILL ACTIVATED, BUT THE TRUCK WITH NOT STOP. THIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHICH SEEMED WEIRD SINCE IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, AND I LIVE IN A STATE WHICH HAS SALT ON THE ROADS ALMOST HALF OF THE YEAR. WHEN I BROUGHT TRUCK IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY FOR BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT. TO FULLY FIX THE PROBLEM THEY COULD NOT SIMPLY APPLY A RUST INHIBITOR AS THE RECALL ABOVE SUGGESTED. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY WHO BROUGHT THEIR TRUCKS IN UNDER THE RECALL ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE TWO CRASHES THIS PROBLEM CAUSED INCLUDED THE VEHICLE RUNNING IN TO A TREE IN A PARKING LOT AND A TOOL CHEST IN GARAGE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE RUN ANYONE OVER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I GOT HOME THE MOTOR ON THE ABS WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO GET IT TO STOP. I FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE WEB THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK GM SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM RIGHT.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 2/27/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE DETERIORATED AND WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE CORROSION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THE REAR BRAKE BACKING PLATE WAS CORRODED DUE TO THE CORROSIVE ROAD SALTS USED ON THE HIGHWAY IN THAT AREA. *NM

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 5-10 MPH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI-LOCK. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

1999 SILVERADO ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED ONE SENSOR PRIOR TO LEARNING OF THE RECALL BECAUSE OF EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABS SENSOR RECALL 05V-379 BECAUSE HE LIVES WISCONSIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AT LOW SPEEDS, AND UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ABS ACTIVATED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP PUT BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR, CLEANED THE SENSORS, AND RESURFACED THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB

DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CAME ON AND WOULD NOT STOP, EVEN IF TRUCK IS OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED FROM IT. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE MODULE FROM WORKING IS TO REMOVE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM IT. *JB

1999 CHEVY SILVERADO ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE HAS A DEFECT THAT INVOLVES A RELAY INSIDE THE EBCM THAT STICKS AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE IT TO STOP WORKING. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED AND WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAD THE WORK AND IT DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM FOR THE ABS FAILURE IS WITH THE EBCM ITSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS IS TO REPLACE THE EBCM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO REPLACE IT. *JB

ABS MODULE FAILED AFTER ONLY 28,000 ON MY 1999 SILVERODO. REPLACED AT A COST OF $1069 TO ME. *NM

FUEL GAUGE WORKS OFF AND ON MOSTLY OFF. I PURCHASED TRUCK IN SPRING OF 2002 AND PROBLEM STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE , SO I AM GUESSING THAT THE DEALER KNEW OF THE PROBLEM JUST GOT LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE TILL AFTER THE DEAL WAS DONE . HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH CHEVROLET TRUCKS ALL YEARS WITHIN 1999 THROUGH 2004 AND ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. AND I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST UPWARDS OF 600 HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR. SOUNDS TO ME AS THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AND IT ISN'T THE CAR OWNER'S THAT ARE AT FAULT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED.*AK

I BOUGHT MY 1999 CHECY SILVERADO NEW. THE BRAKES WERE NEVER AS GOOD AS THE VEHICLE I HAD TRADED IN OR IN FACT DROVE AT WORK FOR MY EMPLOYER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, MCKEE AUTO SEVERAL TIMES. THE SERVICE ADVISORS WOULD NOT LOG MY COMPLAINT OR ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RUN SEVERAL STOPLIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE LOUSY BRAKES, LUCKILY THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS. LAST OCTOBER THE REAR BRAKES WENT OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. I REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS WHILE THE FRONT BRAKES LOOK THE SAME AS NEW. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE MAYBE THEY AREN'T HARDLY BEING USED. I THOUGHT THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR EARLY MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE ANY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, WHERE THEY ADDED INSULATION TO AN AIR CONDITIONING LINE AND REPLACED THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *AK UPDATED 1/19/2006 - THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED THE DEALER ADVISE THE CONSUMER TO REMOVE THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND REMOVE THE CORROSION FROM THE CAP AND ROTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE.*AK

THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OFF. WHEN I TURNED OFF VEHICLE AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, THERE WAS SOMETHING "STILL RUNNING". I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO ADVISED SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED OR BATTERY WOULD RUN DOWN AND THERE WAS A LIKELY POSSIBILTY OF AN ACCIDENT OCCURING AS BRAKES WOULD NOT BE OPERATING PROPERLY. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. THIS WAS A MAJOR EXPENSE ($1078.35) PLUS A CAR RENTAL WAS REQUIRED AS THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONTACT STATES: TROUBLE WITH BRAKES ON AND OFF ON HIS TRUCK, AT LOW SPEED THE BRAKES START PUMPING, BUT WILL NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. CONTACT THINKS IT IS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. CONTACT HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THERE WAS A MINOR COLLISION AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

I PURCHASED A USED 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4WD IN JULY AND AROUND SEPT OF THIS YEAR I HAD TROUBLE BREAKING IN LOW MPH SITUATIONS SUCH AS STOP SIGNS, LIGHTS AND IN PARKING SITUATIONS WHERE THE ABS WOULD TRIGGER ON DRY CLEAN PAVEMENT CAUSING MANY CLOSE CALLS WHERE I ALMOST REAR ENDED VEHICLES OR RAN INTO BUILDINGS ECT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IN "SALT USING STATES" WHICH IRONICALLY DOES NOT INCLUDE WISCONSIN OR MINNESOTA. THE RECALL# IS 05068 REGARDING WHEEL SPEED SENSORS IN YEARS 99 THRU 02 MODELS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK THE ABS FAILED AT LOW SPEED. UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

I WOKE UP TO A DEAD BATTERY YESTERDAY ON MY 1999 Z71 SILVERADO. I JUMPED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY SINCE IT WAS THE ORIGINAL AND I DID NOT WANT TO GET STRANDED IN 0 DEGREE WEATHER. IN ROUTE, MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND A LOUD MOTOR SOUND CAME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS NOISE DID NOT CEASE ONCE I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I REPLACED THE BATTERY & DROVE TO MY DEALER. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND SAID "YOU CAN FIX IT THIS WAY OR THE EXPENSIVE WAY FOR $1500." I PLAN ON KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE MORE YEARS AND DRIVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE SO SAFETY IS OF MY UTMOST CONCERN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECBM FOR OVER $1100. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER FORUMS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE AT LEAST A RECALL TO INSPECT THESE UNITS AS THEY ARE IN AN AREA ON THE VEHICLE THAT IS SUBJECT TO ROAD DEBRIS & CORROSION. AND ULTIMATELY REIMBURSE ANY SILVERADO OWNERS FOR EXPENSES INCURRED TO REPLACE THIS UNIT. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO GET AN ACTION OUT OF CHEVROLET? HOPEFULLY THEY RESPOND BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *JB

MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK HAS THE KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM GOING INTO A PULSATING MODE WHEN STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFTEY HAZARD, AND THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MY CHEVROLET DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THIS DEFECT BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE MINNESOTA, WHICH IS THE STATE WITH THE MOST SALT USED ON HIGHWAYS OF ANY STATE I HAVE EVER LIVED IN. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH HE FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, IT HIT A GUARD RAIL. THIS WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.