1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE NEW. YOUR PARTIAL RECALL FIX FOR STANDARD TRANSMISSIONS ONLY IS INADEQUATE. MAKE ME WONDER ABOUT UNDUE GM INFLUENCE. JUST BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRUCKS HAVE PARK. THAT IS NOT AN EXCUSE FOR GM NOT TO FIX THE PARKING BRAKE.
ABS ENGAGING LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL OF 805,000, AS NOT IN A RUST BELT STATE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE ALL WINTER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE IT OUT AND NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF TH...
Mileage: 80,000
BROKEN OR MISSING EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS. POTENTIAL FOR CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKS INTO THE DRIVING COMPARTMENT. UPON RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. WITH GM ENGINES FROM 1999 TO AROUND 2007. JUST FOUND THIS PROBLEM ON MY 1999 SILVE...
Mileage: 120,000
RUSTED BRAKE LINES ! DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, HIT BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN INTO A DRIVE, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES AT ALL, I FOUND THE BRAKE LINE GOING TO THE REAR HAD BROKEN BY THE GAS TANK, BRAKE LINES ARE VERY CORRODED AND RUSTY, TRUCK IS KEEP INDOORS, AND CAME FROM NEW MEXICO...
Mileage: 90,000
I STARTED TO BACKUP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. PULLED BACK INTO DRIVEWAY AND SAW WHERE BRAKE FLUID WOULD SHOOT OUT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE BRAKE LINE HAD CORROSION ...
Mileage: 123,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDROBOOST MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...
Mileage: 193,348
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDROBOOST MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...
Mileage: 193,348
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDROBOOST MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...
Mileage: 193,348
THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS AFTER FILLING TANK - IT READS EMPTY IMMEDIATELY AND INTERMITTENTLY THEREAFTER AT ANY FUEL LEVEL. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR TRAVELING ANY LONG DISTANCE AS YOU ARE NOT QUITE SURE HOW MUCH FUEL IS AVAILABLE OR IF IT WILL SHUT DOWN ON ME DURING A DIFFICULT SITUATION. WE HAV...
Mileage: 98,000
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO STOP, FOUND ALL BRAKE LINES TO BE SEVERELY CORRODED FROM THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER TO THE BRAKING HARDWARE AT EACH WHEEL, DOT3 BRAKE FLUILD LEAKING QUICKLY FROM BRAKE LINE RUNNING TOWARD THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. REF: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GO...
Mileage: 100,000
THIS TRUCK HAS HAD AN EXHAUST TIC FOR MANY YEARS. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A LIFTER NOISE WHEN IN ALL REALITY WHILE CHANGING SPARK PLUG AND WIRES ABOUT 2 MONTHS BACK I FOUND THE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE WEB I FOUND THIS IS AN ISSUE ON 80% OF THESE GM TRUCKS. I THINK T...
Mileage: 85,000
NOTICED BRAKE PEDAL DROPPING TO FLOOR THOUGHT MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD AFTER MECHANIC CHECKED VEHICLE HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES AT THE COST OF $ 500.00. *TR
Mileage: 151,000
VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING POORLY FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS MAYBE MORE. FUEL PUMP ALSO WAS SOUNDING FUNNY. INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL QUICK WHIRRING FOR A FEW SECONDS THE PUMP SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS LABORING AND HAD A SLOWER, DEEPER PITCH. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS TIME FOR TUNE UP BUT MY RECORDS SHOWED OTHERWISE. ( I K...
Mileage: 298,905
COMPLETE REAR BRAKE FAILURE IN PARKING LOT JUST AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. HAD TO QUICKLY PUMP BRAKES TO KEEP TRUCK FROM MOVING. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR IN AN INSTANT. I PUT TRUCK IN PARK GOT OUT AND THERE WAS FLUID ALL OVER THE PLACE ON THE GROUND,AND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER CARRIAGE JUST BEHIND TH...
Mileage: 248,000
SEVERAL OF MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS BROKE OFF EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED CAUSING HOT EXHAUST TO LEAK OUT IGNITING SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM V8'S. *JS
Mileage: 190,000
SEVERAL OF MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS BROKE OFF EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED CAUSING HOT EXHAUST TO LEAK OUT IGNITING SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM V8'S. *JS
Mileage: 190,000
TRUCK BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, LINES HIDDEN BY GAS TANK RUPTURED, THIS TRUCK WAS SHOWROOM CONDITION AND SPENT MOST OF IT'S TIME CLEAN AND IN THE GARAGE, NO RUST APPARENT ANYWHERE ELSE. *TR
Mileage: 72,564
JUST DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AS WELL AS NORMAL WHEN APPLYING THEM. LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD INDICATING BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME CHECKED FLUID AND WAS OUT OF BRAKE FLUID. STARTED LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A BROKEN BRAKE LINE BADLY CORRODED. LO...
Mileage: 174,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR ABNORMALLY. HE THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH I...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVARADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR MORE THAN USUAL AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT INSPECTE...
Mileage: 150,000
1999 SILVERADO TRUCK BRAKE LINE FAILURE. WENT TO STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PROBLEM BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU. ALL THE BRAKE LINE ARE RUSTY PRETTY SAD THE TRUCKS ONLY 10 YEARS OLD. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 EXT CAB LONG BOX 2WD PICKUP WITH 155,000 KLM HAD TWO BRAKE LINES EXPLODE UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES. TRUCK WAS PULLING A FULL LOAD AT THE TIME AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR. LUCKILY THE TRAILER BEING TOWED HAD ELECTRIC BRAKES ON IT. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES SH...
Mileage: 155,000
1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 EXT CAB LONG BOX 2WD PICKUP WITH 155,000 KLM HAD TWO BRAKE LINES EXPLODE UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES. TRUCK WAS PULLING A FULL LOAD AT THE TIME AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR. LUCKILY THE TRAILER BEING TOWED HAD ELECTRIC BRAKES ON IT. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES SH...
Mileage: 155,000
ON FRIDAY SEPT. 15, I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WHEN I EXPERIENCED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE FROM TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I WAS MERELY ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A CURVE AND I DID 'DYNAMITE' THE BRAKES. I APPLIED NORMAL PRESSURE AND SUDDENLY, THE PEDAL BEGAN TO TRAVEL TOWARDS THE FLOOR AN...
Mileage: 108,000
DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 DOWN THE ROAD, WENT TO BRAKE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING, I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ,CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURY. LIMPED HOME AND FOUND RUSTED THRU BRAKE LINES JUST OUTSIDE OF DRIVER SIDE FRAME...
Mileage: 100,883
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ABRUPTLY BRAKE FROM 20 MPH BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 86,773
REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE. BRAKELINE CORRODED THROUGH CAUSING LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 102,298
I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EXTENDED CAB LONG BED 4WD. WHILE LEAVING WORK MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN NO BRAKES. THE METAL BRAKE LINE GOING TO MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL RUSTED THROUGH RESULTING IN BRAKE FLUID SHOOTING OUT OF THE LINE LEAVING A PUDDLE OF FLUID ON THE ...
Mileage: 185,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP TO TURN INTO MY DESTINATION WHEN MY FOOT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT, PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHEN THE MECHANIC STATE...
Mileage: 79,173
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP TO 2400 RPMS. THE CONTACT HAS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 20 TIMES I...
Mileage: 146,000
HYDRAULIC BRAKE TUBE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. BUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT A TOYOTA NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM (CALIPERS, HOSES, LINES) EVERYTHING, TRUCK IS NOT PRIMARY VEHICLE, HAS RUSTED HOSES COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON ROAD NO ACCIDENT FORTUNATELY. 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO SPENT OVER $3,000 ON BRAKES IN ONE YEAR BECAUSE THE BRAKES DESIGNED FOR THIS TRUCK ARE FAULTY - KEEP FAILING. *TR
Mileage: 69,000
BRAKES ON MY 1999 SUBURBAN UNDER LOW SPEED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AND I CAN NOT STOP IN NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS THIS IS ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH GOOD TIRES AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SENSORS ARE RUSTY AND THERE IS A RECALL I CALLED GM AND THEY ARE SAYING MINE IS NOT INCLUDED I HAD THIS...
Mileage: 104,000
BRAKES ON MY 1999 SUBURBAN UNDER LOW SPEED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES AND I CAN NOT STOP IN NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS THIS IS ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH GOOD TIRES AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE SENSORS ARE RUSTY AND THERE IS A RECALL I CALLED GM AND THEY ARE SAYING MINE IS NOT INCLUDED I HAD THIS...
Mileage: 104,000
1. LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE, DRIVEN BELOW NATIONAL MILEAGE AVG., MAINTAINED WELL. 2. HIGH PRESSURE BRAKE LINES RUPTURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. 3. NOTHING YET PENDING LEGAL ACTION. *TR
Mileage: 58,331
I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS OUTLINED IN THE RECALLS/SERVICE BULLETINS: NHTSA0 6V066000, AND NHTSA 05V379000. MY VEHICLE IS A 1999 CHEVY K2500 THAT ISN'T LISTED IN THE RECALL LIST. THE SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS 1-4 TIMES PER YEAR (USUALLY FROM DEC THROUGH MAR). THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT REPAIRED A...
I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS OUTLINED IN THE RECALLS/SERVICE BULLETINS: NHTSA0 6V066000, AND NHTSA 05V379000. MY VEHICLE IS A 1999 CHEVY K2500 THAT ISN'T LISTED IN THE RECALL LIST. THE SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS 1-4 TIMES PER YEAR (USUALLY FROM DEC THROUGH MAR). THE FIRST TIME I HAD IT REPAIRED A...
1999 AND UP CHEVY GMC SILVERADO WITH THE 6.0 LITER ENGINE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTING OFF. THIS CREATES AND EXHAUST LEAK THAT IS BAD FOR AIR POLLUTION NOT TO MENTION WITH GAS IN THE AREA A FIRE HAZARD. THIS PROBLEM NEED A RECALL AND MANY HAVE THE PROBLEM AND DON'T KN...
THE DRIVER'S SEAT ADJUSTMENT LATCH HAS FALIED SO THE SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A KNOWLEDGABLE SOURCE THAT THIS IS A COMMON, KNOWN PROBLEM TO CHEVY. REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE $600-900 WHICH THEY PASS ON TO CUSTOMER. DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 200,000
I OWN A CHEVY 2500 SERIES SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL /BRAKE SIGNAL PANEL/ LIGHT BAR 5 FIVE TIMES. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. HE WAS ALMOST INJURED. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER IT FAI...
Mileage: 138,314
MY 1999 CHEVY TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE ABS TO GO OFF WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY CLEANED THE SENSOR. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TWO WEEKS AGO THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN, YOU GET ALMOST TO A STOP AND YOU ALL OF THE SUDDEN LOOSE ALL YOU...
Mileage: 113,900
MY VEHICLE HAS THE RECALL ISSUE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN #: 05V379000 BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN COLORADO, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE ANTILOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE TAKES A LONGER DISTANCE TO COMPLETELY STOP AS DESCRIBED...
Mileage: 123,850
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED APPROXIMATELY ONE VEHICLE LENGTH AWAY. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED NORMALLY. THE DEALER WA...
Mileage: 94,000
HYDRO BOOSTER LEAKING FLUID. *TR
Mileage: 45,898
LOW SPEED CYCLING OF FRONT ABS SYSTEM, OR FALSE ACTIVATION. *NM
Mileage: 5
SUBMISSION REGARDING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT CAUSED BY BF GOODRICH TIRES (LAND TERRAIN LT 245/75R 16 LOAD RANGE E DOT N911) SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION. AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLE...
Mileage: 31,022
CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR RECALL REPAIRS DONE TO A 1999 CHEVROLET K 2500. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TWICE AND THE REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL AND REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE R...
Mileage: 79,359
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STOPPING WHEN DRIVEN 15 MPH. THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WOULD DEPRESS TO THE GROUND WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO HELP STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A ...
Mileage: 100,198
WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVY 2500 WITH APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES ON IT. WE'VE NOTICED ALL ALONG THAT THE GAS GAUGE HAS NOT FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. YESTERDAY, I APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED GAS. I LOOKED UNDER THE PICKUP AND SAW GAS DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA. I TOOK THE PICKUP TO MY LOCAL DEA...
Mileage: 52,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BANGED ON THE FUEL PUMP TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. THER...
Mileage: 72,952
DT: 1999 CHEVROLET C2500. THE CONSUMER STATES THE REAR ANTI LOCK BRAKES HAVE NOT WORKED SINCE NEW. CHEVROLET STATES IT IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN. THE REAR BRAKES NEVER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD. WHEN HAVING TO STOP SUDDENLY THE BRAKES LET LOOSE. *AK *NM
DT: CONCERNS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BEAT. WHERE THE LATCH COMES UP THROUGH THE SEAT THERE ARE 2 STEEL CABLES THAT CONNECT THE SEAT BELT TO THE FRAME. ONE OF THE CABLES HAS BROKEN AND THE OTHER IS WEARING. ON THE PORTION OF THE SEAT THAT COMES ACROSS THE BODY THERE IS A PLASTIC THE SHIELD FRAYI...
Mileage: 130,000
WHILE BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT APPROACHING A CROSSWALK THE ABS SYSTEM CHATTERS AND ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AHEAD WITHOUT WARNING. COMPLETE FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED BUT TWICE I HAVE COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HITTING A PERSON IN THE CROSSWALK. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, BUT TO AVOID FURTHER OCCU...
Mileage: 29,450
1999 CHEVY K2500 FAILED TO START DUE TO THE FACTORY PASSLOCK/ANTITHEFT DEVICE...THIS CAUSED A MISSED DAY OF WORK..THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS TAKEN PLACE ON 2 PREVIOUSE DATES...THE PROBLEM CLEARS AFTER A UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME "USUALLY 15MIN-1/2HOUR" THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF...THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A ...
Mileage: 64,000
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET C/K 2500 5 SPEED PICKUP, AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING TO OPERT. PROPERLY. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE FRONT AND REAR PADS, AND SHOES. ALONG WITH REAR DRUMS, FRONT ROTORS AND ALL OF THE LINES. AND I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT GM WILL NOT HELP ME REPAIR THE DEFECT ON VEH...
Mileage: 85,000
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET C/K 2500 5 SPEED PICKUP, AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING TO OPERT. PROPERLY. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE FRONT AND REAR PADS, AND SHOES. ALONG WITH REAR DRUMS, FRONT ROTORS AND ALL OF THE LINES. AND I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT GM WILL NOT HELP ME REPAIR THE DEFECT ON VEH...
Mileage: 85,000
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET C/K 2500 5 SPEED PICKUP, AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING TO OPERT. PROPERLY. I HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE FRONT AND REAR PADS, AND SHOES. ALONG WITH REAR DRUMS, FRONT ROTORS AND ALL OF THE LINES. AND I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT GM WILL NOT HELP ME REPAIR THE DEFECT ON VEH...
Mileage: 85,000
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES. *BF *SC *JB
I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET 2500 HD 4X4. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL STAY ON WHEN THE ABS MODULE GOES OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND ONE THAT IS WIDELY KNOWN ON ANY OF THE CHEVROLET FORUMS ON THE WEB. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK TO TOW A TRAILER WITH MY FAMILY, NOW KNOWING THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS NOT BE...
Mileage: 88,480
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOW OUT. *AK
Mileage: 44,410
(1)BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR SLOWLY (BLEEDING BACK THROUGH MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM) AND PULSATION FROM FRONT BRAKES AT 5 MPH: BRAKES RELEASE AND CAN NOT STOP. (2)CAN NOT STOP IN EMERGENCY SITUATION OR IN FOUL WEATHER.*AK (3)REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND DISCONNECT EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODU...
Mileage: 565,400
(1)BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR SLOWLY (BLEEDING BACK THROUGH MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM) AND PULSATION FROM FRONT BRAKES AT 5 MPH: BRAKES RELEASE AND CAN NOT STOP. (2)CAN NOT STOP IN EMERGENCY SITUATION OR IN FOUL WEATHER.*AK (3)REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND DISCONNECT EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODU...
Mileage: 565,400
SEVERE BRAKE PULL, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OFR VEHICLE. GM SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE DRIVING REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE OUTER BELT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE SEPARATED. *NM
ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF TWO CONNECTING RODS DURING START-UP. *LA
Mileage: 85,064
WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. THE OUTER BELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE TIRE AND DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO REAR SIDE PANEL AND SMALL DAMAGE TO BACK TAIL GATE. CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE WITH INSURANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *CB *JB
BOTH AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON COLLISION. HTTP://WWW.USER.DCCNET.COM/LHORNUNG/ACCIDENT DT
UNIROYAL, LERADO AWP LT24575R16. BOUGHT TIRES IN NOVEMBER 2001. TIRE PLY IS SEPERATING IN ALL FOUR TIRES, CAUSING VIBRATION.*AK
GAS TANK COLLAPSED DUE TO A VACUUM INSIDE OF GAS TANK WHICH STARTED TO LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE CENTER AND HAD GAS TANK REPLACED. THIS WAS SECOND GAS TANK AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *SLC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARD THEY DO NOT WORK. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE THEY LET GO AND WILL NOT HOLD.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND ABS WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER PULLED FUSE AND USED REGULAR BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE, AND SYSTEMS WAS BACK TO NORMAL. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR KELLY TRAIL MARK TIRE LT235/85R16E EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY AND INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE IMPACT CAUSED BOTH VEHICLES TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY AND A FIRE TO ENSUE, THERE WAS ONE FATALITY AND 4 INJURIES. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SLC
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN HEAD LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT BURNED OUT INSTALLATIONS, CAUSING INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE WIRING FOR THE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS IS TOO SMALL WHEN TOWING A TRAILER, THE WIRING IS INADEQUATE TO HANDLE EXTRA LIGHTS, WIRE...
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITHIN HEAD LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT BURNED OUT INSTALLATIONS, CAUSING INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE WIRING FOR THE TAIL LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS IS TOO SMALL WHEN TOWING A TRAILER, THE WIRING IS INADEQUATE TO HANDLE EXTRA LIGHTS, WIRE...
THE LEFT, FRONT, BRAKE CALIPER IS NOT FLOATING PROPERLY, AND HAS APPARENTLY BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE NEW. THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD IS UNWORN, AND THE INSIDE PAD IS ALMOST WORN OUT. VEHICLE VEERED HARD TO LEFT UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. *AK
WHEN HE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND PRESSING BRAKES BRAKES PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES START TO GRAB SLIGHTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR, HAVE TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS ...
TIRES MANUFACTURED WITH VERY MINIMAL DEPTH OF GROOVES ON CENTER 2 TREADS - AFTER SLIGHT TREAD WEAR, CENTER 2 TREADS WEAR FLAT AND CONTRIBUTE TO HYDROPLANING ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD SURFACES( DOT NUMBER: )
TIRES MANUFACTURED WITH VERY MINIMAL DEPTH OF GROOVES ON CENTER 2 TREADS - AFTER SLIGHT TREAD WEAR, CENTER 2 TREADS WEAR FLAT AND CONTRIBUTE TO HYDROPLANING ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD SURFACES( DOT NUMBER: )
AFTER REPLACING ORGINAL DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT THE REPLACED SEAT BELT FAILED ON 9-6-00, THE LOCAL CHEVY GARAGE HAS ORDERED A NEW REPLACEMENT, BOTH SEATBELTS HAVE LOCKED UP INTO THE SEAT.
G30, BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT. PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 TO 5 TIMES WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOR...
G30, BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT. PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 TO 5 TIMES WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOR...
WHILE DRIVING TO AN ASSIGNED WORK AREA HEARD A NOISE UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK. STOPPED TO INSPECT THE NOISE. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THE REAR GAS TANK STRAP DISCONNECTED. JUST THE FRONT STRAP WAS HOLDING THE TANK IN PLACE, BUT THE REAR OF THE TANK WAS HANGING DOWN WITHIN A COUPLE INCHES FROM...
REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE. CHEVROLET AGREED TO FIX BY 15-JUN-2000 OR REFUND FULL PURCHASE PRICE. *AK *ML
REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE. CHEVROLET AGREED TO FIX BY 15-JUN-2000 OR REFUND FULL PURCHASE PRICE. *AK *ML
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CONSTANT SINCE I HAVE FIRST OWNED MY TRUCK. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I AM AT A STOP (I.E. INTERSECTION) THE TRUCK WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE FORWARD TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NUETRAL, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPT. AND RECEIVED 3 DIFFERENT ANSWERS W...
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES LOCK UP. LIKEWISE, WHEN GOING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A TURN CONSUMER WILL JUST SLAM ON BRAKES, AND IT FEELS LIKE PUTTING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, CONSUMER HAS CONSTANTLY HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. *AK *ML
TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.TONY OGBURN, WHO IS THE REGIONAL MANAGER AND I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK, HE WITNESSED THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN I APPIED THE BRAKES. HIS OPINION WAS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 4 ...
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED. *ET
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE STAYS AT FAST IDLE AFTER GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. YH
WHEN TURNING LEFT STEERING MAKES RUBBING NOINSE. YH