1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Structure Problems

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that there was a gap between the cab and the bed of the vehicle, and that the subframe of the vehicle was corroded. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent dealer and the contact was informed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The contact did not believe that the diagnostic result was not relative to the failure. Additionally, the contact stated that there were rust spots underneath the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

The frame and suspension has overly corroded. The frame is falling apart so bad that when I shut the driver's door chunks of metal fall to the ground. I've had it assessed and they say it should not be this bad. Even in Michigan

I WENT TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND WHEN THE GARAGE WENT TO LIFT THE TRUCK THE FRAME BUCKLED. THERE WAS SO MUCH RUST DAMAGE THAT THE FRAME WAS SOFT IN NUMEROUS PLACES. THE 1999 SILVERADO Z71 1500 TRUCK IS AN LT WITH ONLY 104,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. IT LOOKS AND RUNS GREAT! THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT 10 YEARS AGO AND I REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES.

Mileage: 104,000

THE FRAME BROKE RIGHT OVER THE REAR END. . I SEEN THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS NOT LINING UP WITH THE CAB ONE DAY.

THE FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE THAT IS MOUNTED UNDER THE REAR OF VEHICLE FELL OFF INTO TRAFFIC WHILE MAKING A SLOW TURN, ON A FLAT, SMOOTH CONCRETE CITY STREET AT 4 MPH.THE TINY CABLE THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THIS IS A DEADLY HAZARD! SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED BY THIS FLAW EVENTUALLY

Mileage: 118,362

THE FRAME RAIL ON THE LEFT SIDE IS BROKEN IN 2 PLACES UNDER THE CAB AREA. THE FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING. NOW THE CAB SAGS 1 IN LOWER WHERE THE CAB MEETS THE BOX. BODY LINES NO LONGER MATCH UP. THERE IS NO REASON A 18 YR OLD TRUCK WITH A MINT CONDITION BODY AND ONLY DRIVEN APPROX 17500 KM PER YEAR SHOULD BREAK THE WAY IT DID. THIS PERFECTLY GOOD STEP SIDE TRUCK IS NOW USELESS AND COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 198,800

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, I BOUGHT A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z71 WITH 77,000 ACTUAL MILES THAT WAS FOR SALE ON CRAIGSLIST. THE GENTLEMAN ADVERTISED THE TRUCK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH NO RUST. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK, I NOTICED IT NEEDED NEW A EXHAUST, AND SHOCKS. THE FOG LIGHTS WERE BROKEN, AND THE TURN SIGNAL LENSES WERE EXTREMELY CLOUDY. THIS IS NORMAL ON A OLDER VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SETTING IN THE GARAGE, SINCE I DROVE IT HOME. THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME THAT ALL THE RECEIPTS ARE IN THE GLOVE BOX, FROM WORK THAT WAS DONE ON THE TRUCK. I WENT THROUGH THE RECEIPTS, AND MOST OF THEM WERE FROM OIL CHANGES. SINCE I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE TRUCK, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO DO A TUNE-UP, AND CHANGE ALL THE FILTERS AND FLUIDS. I SPENT OVER A $1,000 NOT INCLUDING LABOR, ON SHOCKS, EXHAUST SYSTEM, TURN SIGNAL LENSES, FOG LIGHTS, FILTERS, FLUIDS, SPARK PLUGS, AND IGNITION WIRES. I JACKED THE TRUCK UP, SO THAT I COULD REPLACE THE EXHAUST. WHEN I CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK, I NOTICED THE FRAME AND FRAME CROSS MEMBERS WERE EXTREMELY RUSTY. THE TRUCK WAS ADVERTISED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH NO RUST! I STARTED REMOVING THE OLD EXHAUST, AND MY HAND WENT THROUGH ONE OF THE FRAME CROSS MEMBERS. THE GAS TANK HANGS FROM THIS PARTICULAR FRAME CROSS MEMBER. HOW CAN THE TRUCK BODY BE SO NICE, BUT THE FRAME BE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT? IF WE HAD STATE INSPECTIONS, THERE'S NO WAY THE TRUCK WOULD PASS INSPECTION! I HAVE A 1995 GMC SIERRA THAT'S NEVER HAD ANY BODY RUST, OR RUST ON THE FRAME! I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND OUT IT'S COMMON FOR THE FRAMES TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT ON THE GM TRUCKS BUILD FROM 1999 - 2007. THERE'S MILLIONS OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD, AND THE FUEL TANK, SPARE TIRE, OR REAR-END COULD EASILY FALL OFF! WHY ISN'T GM RECALLING THESE TRUCKS, AND REPLACING THE RUSTED OUT FRAMES? I HAVE A 2007 FORD F150 THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY BODY RUST, OR FRAME RUST!

Mileage: 77,000

WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SLOPPY. UPON INVESTIGATION I HAD TO REPLACE ALL REAR BRAKE LINES, AND ONE OF THE FRONT DO TO RUST. AS I WAS REPLACING THESE I NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER THE DOOR. I HAD A PATCH PUT IN, BUT JUST THE OTHER DAY I ALSO NOTICED A NEW SPOT ON THE FRAME WHERE IT BENDS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT BEHIND THE MOTOR. THE FRAME IS SO WEAK IN THIS SPOT, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT CAN BE REPAIRED.

Mileage: 105,000

AFTER ALL THE RUSTED PARTS; FUEL TANK THAT STRAP TANK FELL OUT. BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH LOST BRAKES AND NOW WE ARE TOLD FRAME HAS RUSTED THAT CAUSE OUR FUEL LINE TO RUPTURED. WHEN WILL GENERAL MOTORS STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THESE TRUCKS THAT ARE RUST BUCKETS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE REAR SHOCK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL RUST PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM BRAKES LINES RUSTING THROUGH, GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTING THROUGH. NOW WE HAVE FUEL LINE LEAK AND OUR TORSION BAR HAS CRACKED DUE TO RUSTING THROUGH AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS THE FRAME IS REPLACED WHICH IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. UNLESS FRAME IS REPLACED IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 141,250

FRAME BROKE DUE TO RUST BEHIND THE CAB. *TR

Mileage: 191,168

I HAVE A 1999 SILVERADO 1500 I HAD THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED IN JULY 2014 BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THEN YESTERDAY NOVEMBER 4TH 2014 I HAD THE TRUCK TO A SHOP GETTING TIRES PUT ON AND WHEN THEY STARTED TO LIFT IT THE REAR END STARTED TO SAG. THEY LET IT DOWN AND NOTICED RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME. THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND GM NEEDS TO POST A RECALL ON THESE PROBLEMS! *TR

Mileage: 220,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CORROSION AND COULD POTENTIALLY FRACTURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND THE FRAME RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 12/9/14*CN UPDATED THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE REPAIR A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THEREFORE, WOULD NOT COVER THERE REPAIR COST. THE REPAIR COSTS ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/1/2015 *JS

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I TURNED AND WENT INTO LOT (THERE WAS A SLIGHT DECLINE) AND THEN FLAT PARKING LOT. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK PUSHED INTO THE CAB AS THE FRAME SNAPPED. THERE ARE 12 OTHER KNOWN INSTANCES THAT HAVE NOTIFIED GM AND THEY HAVE REFUSED ANY ACTION TO CORRECT. MY 3 YR SON WAS IN THE TRUCK WHEN THIS OCCURRED AS WELL AS MY WIFE AND FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 132,411

THE FRAME CRACKED ON BOTH REAR FRAME RAILS BETWEEN THE LEAF SPRINGS. *TR

Mileage: 215,046

THE RUSTING OUT OF THIS VEHICLE IS SO BAD. OUR BRAKE LINE ALL HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND OUR GAS TANK STRAP ALSO RUSTED OFF. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

TOOK MY 1999 CHEVY EXT CAB IN FOR SERVICE. PUT IT ON THE LIFT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE FRAME CRACKED. NOTIFIED GM AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND WHEN I ASKED THEM WHO WAS PAYING THE BILL THEY TOLD ME I WAS. UNABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T ALLOW WELDING ON THE FRAME IN THIS STATE. I ASKED THEM IF THEY WERE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH MANAGEMENT AND LET THEM KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. NEVER GOT IT FIXED BECAUSE OF THE PRICE TAG TO DO IT I AM GOING TO RUN IT TO THE JUNK YARD TO GET READ OF IT. I HAVE KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NEVER ANY RECALLS. PLEASE LET PEOPLE KNOW NOT TO BUY GMS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL JUNK AND GM WANT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THEM. *TR

Mileage: 149,786

FRAME IS RUSTING ALONG WITH BUMPER AND ROCKER PANELS. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT ON JUNE 18, 1999. THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION LOOKED AS IF IT WAS DRIVEN IN A SALT BATH - TOTALLY RUSTED. SAW THIS RIGHT AFTER BUYING IT BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES. THE WORSE THING THAT HAPPENED WAS WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME. THE FRONT SHOCKS WERE BAD WITH 553 MILES. THE EGR VALVE WENT OUT THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD THE TRUCK. THE BRAKE LINES, BRAKE SENSORS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES. AS OF TODAY THIS TRUCK HAS 52,000 MILES AND IT IS 15 YEARS OLD. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED OR INJURED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE? *TR

Mileage: 553

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO DRIVE AROUND A SHARP BEND, WHEN I PRESSED ON MY BRAKE PEDAL AND IT DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. I THEN DOWN SHIFTED, BUT COULD NOT STOP. BEFORE MY TRUCK PLUMMETED DOWN A WOODED HILL ( THE HILL BEING APPROX 50-60 YARDS LONG) I JUMPED FROM MY TRUCK, BUT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN MY TRUCK AND A STATIONARY VEHICLE. I WAS THEN CRUSHED, AS MY TRUCK PROCEEDED TO PLUMMET DOWN THE HILL. THIS ALL CAUSING THE STATIONARY CAR TO HAVE SCRAPES, AND A DENT WHERE MY BODY WAS, AND CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING, SWELLING AND ABRASIONS OF MY UPPER LEGS, HIPS, AND BUTTOCK, AND I WAS UNABLE TO WALK FOR 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT BECAUSE OF LEG WEAKNESS, EVERY TIME I WOULD PUT WEIGHT ON MY RIGHT LEG IT WOULD GIVE OUT, AND CAUSE A SEVERE SHOOTING PAIN UP MY LEG INTO MY LOWER BACK, AND WAS UNABLE TO WORK FOR A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME FRACTURED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,425. *TR

Mileage: 141,425

PURCHASED WIND DEFLECTORS FOR FRONT AND PASSENGER WINDOWS FOR CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1999 LS FROM MCNEIL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS, 1 MCNEIL COURT, BOLINGBROOK, IL 60440 (PHONE 1-630-769-1500, FAX 1-630-769-0300). FRONT RIGHT WINDOW DEFLECTOR SEPARATED FROM CAR AFTER A MONTH OF DRIVING AND CRASHING TO THE GROUND MISSING THE MOTORCYCLIST BEHIND ME. SHIPPED 1/27/13 INSTALLED WEEK OF 2/4/13 DROVE AT SPEEDS UP TO 80 MPH ON IH 130 WITH WINDOWS CLOSED AND UP TO 55 MPH WITH WINDOWS OPEN OR CRACKED. WEATHER WAS GOOD DURING THAT PERIOD IN CENTRAL TEXAS FOR DRIVING WITH OPEN WINDOWS. RIGHT FRONT WIND DEFLECTOR DEPARTED CAR 3/8/13 ON MOPAC SOUTH ACCESS ROAD JUST NORTH OF DUVAL. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND LUCKILY THE DEFLECTOR FELL ON THE CURB AND GUTTER AND DID NOT HIT THE MOTORCYCLE BEHIND ME. REMOVED THE LEFT FRONT WIND DEFLECTOR FOR SAFETY. COMPLAINED TO MCNEIL AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS ON 4/5/2013 VIA PHONE. CONNECTION WAS NOT CLEAR, BELIEVE THE PERSONS FIRST NAME WAS [XXX]. SHE CLAIMED THAT I HAD NOT INSTALLED THE PART CORRECTLY. I COUNTERED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED A MONTH ON THE WINDOW AT THE SPEEDS IT WAS SUBJECTED TO IF NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. SHE INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND ME NEW FRONT WINDOW DEFLECTORS, THEY NEVER ARRIVED. THAT WAS PROBABLY BECAUSE I MADE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT I WAS GOING TO COMPLAIN TO YOU IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 219,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, IT WAS NOTICED THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAME WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CRACKED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

Mileage: 205,000

1999 SILVERADO EXCESSIVE ROT ON FRAME JUST ASIDE OF FUEL TANK, LOWER CHANNEL OF FRAME GONE STARTING TO CRACK GOING VERTICAL. ALSO REAR SPRING PERCHES ROTTED TO POINT OF NO REPAIR.. TRUCK IS STREET DRIVEN NEVER OFF ROAD AM SECOND OWNER OF TRUCK. HAVE HAD OLDER CHEVYS WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS AS THIS. GOOGLE FRAME ROT 99 SILVERADO ITS NOT JUST MINE CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE..."WE HAVEN HAD ANY ISSUES WITH THAT ON THAT VEHICLE" SHOULDN'T FRAMES LAST LONGER? *TR *KB

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE FROM THE OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN EXTREMELY LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CROSS MEMBER WAS DETACHED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 175,000

RUSTED OUT ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE INCLUDING BRAKE LINES OF OUR 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. *TR

Mileage: 180,152

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE FRAME RUST AND CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

Mileage: 120,000

LAST YEAR WE FOUND OUT WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BACK HALF OF THE FRAME OF OUR 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. WE TOOK IT IN FOR A REPAIR AND WHEN THEY WENT TO TAKE SOMETHING OFF THE BACK END, THE FRAME FELL APART IN HIS HANDS. I AM HEARING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE SAYING THEY'RE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT COST US $2500 TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED. I FEEL GM SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE FRAMES AND DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THEM AND NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS, THIS CAN BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF THESE FRAMES DECIDE TO FALL APART ON THE ROAD WHILE THE PERSON IS DRIVING. I'M SURE IT'S HAPPENED ALREADY. MY HUSBAND IS LAID OFF AND THIS MONEY WOULD OF COME IN HANDY TO PAY OUR BILLS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU CONTACT GM AND HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF. WHEN WE GOT OUR NEW FRAME WE WERE TOLD THEY HAD SOLD AT LEAST 7 OTHERS IN THE TIME FRAME WE BOUGHT OURS. THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL. I JUST HEARD OF ANOTHER CASE JUST BEFORE I TYPED THIS MESSAGE. PLEASE HELP US! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXT. CAB 4WD. IT HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS IN THE FRAME BEHIND THE CAB. WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! I READ UP ON BLOGS AND COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. 1999-2002 HAS THE SAME FRAME CRACKING COMPLAINTS! THEY ARE NOT RUSTING! JUST CRACKING. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID NHTSA DETERMINES THE RECALLS. TOYOTA HAD ONE FOR FRAME PROBLEMS IN THERE TRUCKS. THIS MODEL YEAR OF CHEVY AND GMC DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SUB FRAME COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BUT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A $2000 DISCOUNT TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED BENEATH THE DRIVER SIDE BETWEEN THE BOX AND THE CAB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,354 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 169,439. UPDATED 2/17/11 *CN UPDATED 03/09/11

Mileage: 169,354

1999 CHEVROLET TRUCK, FRAME IS RUSTING AT AN ALARMING RATE. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AFTER TWO DIFFERENT FAILURES. AT AGE 70 AND HAVING WORKED ON CARS FOR YEARS AS A HOBBIE, I HAVE NEVER SEE A VEHICLE RUST SO BAD. THE BRAKE LINES WERE GONE. I COULD HAVE WRECKED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 65,400

THE FRAME ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 4X4 1500 REG. CAB HAS RUSTED OUT AND HAS A WHOLE/CRACK IN IT BY THE CROSSMEMBER, AND IS UNSAFE. I REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE LINES SEPT. 09 BECAUSE OF RUST. THIS VEHICLE HAS 9 WINTERS ON IT AND 130K, THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE GM IS NOT AWARE OF THIS. THEY HAVE REFUSED ANY HELP. *TR

Mileage: 130,232

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB 4WD PICKUP. IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRAME NEAR THE GAS TANK HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS FINE. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN THIS A LOT LATELY.

Mileage: 197,130

BRAKES FAILED TOWED TO GARAGE MECHANIC SAID BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT THAT WERE BOLTED TO DRIVERS SIDE FRAME AND THAT FRAME ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS ANOTHER SAFETY INSPECTION IN SEPTEMBER CALLED GM IN DETROIT TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE RECALLS AND IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID NO SO I TOOK PICTURESAND AM TAKING VEHICLE TO BE FIXED NEXT WEEK WITH A NEW FRAME

Mileage: 94,000

I FORGOT TO ADD TO COMPLAINT CONFORMATION NUMBER 10321760 THAT FRAME CROSSMEMBERS WERE ALSO ROTTED OUT ONE OF WHICH HOLDS UP A FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE WHICH STARTED TO FALL ON MY TRUCK HAD TO TAKE OFF

Mileage: 94,000

ON MY 1999 CHEVY EXT. CAB SILVERADO THE RUST STARTED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A 70'S MODEL. THE FRAME OF THE PICKUP IS SO BAD YOU CAN NOT EVEN LIFT IT BY THE FRAME ANYMORE. I'M AFRAID THAT THE FRAME IS GOING TO BRAKE WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND GET IN A BAD ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME. THIS TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RUSTING THIS BAD 5 YEARS AGO. IT'S ALWAYS THE LITTLE GUY THAT GETS THE SHAFT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO C1500 EXTENDED CAB. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO DROP DOWN TO THE BUMPER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. SHE HAD TO EXCESSIVELY PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS SENSORS ON THE BRAKES WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06V066000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS) AND 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE PUTTING THE TAILGATE DOWN, THE STRAPS FAILED PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND THE HINGES FAILED AFTER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT PURCHASED NEW STRAPS FROM THE PARTS STORE AND THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL STRAPS, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WOULD ALSO NOT REPAIR THE TAILGATE HINGES AS STATED IN THE RECALL LETTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 97,650. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF RECALL 3 06V066000 UPDATED 07/29/08. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT PLACED BAD GASOLINE IN HIS VEHICLE ONCE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. WHILE REMOVING THE TANK, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND HAD SPREAD TO THE REAR BUMPER. THE AUTO GARAGE STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED $1,500; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A REPORT AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE FRAME, AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OVER EIGHT YEARS OLD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1550 EXTENDED CAB ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP CONTINUED TO COME ON AND STAY ON. HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE PUMP ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL O5V379000 FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. HE STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO, THE PUMP ALREADY FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,150, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.*AK THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

Mileage: 61,150

I AM SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE GM HAS NOT REIMBURSED ME FOR A RECALL IN WHICH I PAID FOR OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT IS MINUSCULE AND WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR LESS THAN WHAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE CHARGED BACK TO GM. PLEASE SEE THE DETAIL TO THIS COMPLAINT BELOW. APRIL 2006 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM, IT STATED THE FOLLOWING: 1. YOUR 1999 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET SILVERADO, IS INVOLVED IN A SAFETY RECALL 06019. 2. SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER. 3. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU AT NO CHARGE. I DO NOT RECALL THE SPECIFIC DATES BUT I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALER WILSON CHEVROLET, STILLWATER OK, I CALLED AND MADE THE APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY AND SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT FOR THAT WEDNESDAY. THAT WEDNESDAY I ARRIVED AT 8:00 AM ON TIME AT WILSON CHEVROLET. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE GENTLEMEN AT THE DESK AND HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT I HAD HAVE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT OFFER TO GIVE ME A RIDE TO WORK OR ANYTHING, SIMPLY STATING I COULD RESCHEDULE. RESCHEDULE WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION DUE TO I HAD ALREADY TAKEN A LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM WORK AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF TOWN; IT WAS A 30 MINUTE DRIVE ROUND TRIP FROM MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. CONSIDERING MY OPTIONS I REMEMBERED THAT IN THE MAILING GM HAD PROVIDED A REIMBURSEMENT FORM. I OPT TO PURCHASE THE CABLES FROM THE DEALER AND REPLACE THEM MYSELF AND FILE A REIMBURSEMENT WITH GM. I ISSUED A REIMBURSEMENT TO GM USING THEIR FORM, I ASKED FOR A REIMBURSEMENT OF $44.44, THE COST OF THE CABLES INCLUDING TAX. ON OCTOBER 16, 2006, A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER SUBMITTING THE REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST I RECEIVED A DENIAL LETTER DENYING REIMBURSEMENT, NO REASON WAS GIVEN. I ASK NTHSA TO LOOK INTO THESE CLAIMS AS I AM NOT AWARE OF MY RIGHTS TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT ON A RECALL THAT GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. *JB

Mileage: 160,000

DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS. IT IS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS AT 5 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. HE PULLED THE ABS FUSE TO GET THE ABS DEACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING CORRECTLY NOW THAT THE FUSE HAS BEEN REMOVED. HE CONTACTED GM, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, HE STATES THAT THE STRAPS ON THE TAILGATE ARE NOT HOLDING CORRECTLY. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

TAIL GATE STRAPS BROKE. FUEL GAUGE IS INCONSISTENT AND GM HAS TO KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE ARE FORUMS ALL OVER THE WEB STATING THE SAME THINGS I AM. I THINK THESE ARE RIDICULOUS PROBLEMS THAT GM IS NOT FACING UP TO. *JB

THE TAILGATE CABLES ARE RUSTING AND BREAKING IN HALF. THIS YEAR/MAKE AND MODEL IS NOT BEING RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE TAILGATE ON THIS VEHICLE IS MADE EXACTLY AS THOSE WHICH ARE BEING RECALLED. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BROKE WITH OUT WARNING. *JB

WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NOISE IN THE DASHBOARD DURING IDLE.