1999 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS Complaints

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. YESTERDAY, THE BOLTS HOLDING THE STEERING GEAR TO THE FRAME ATTACHMENT BROKE AND I LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL. I WAS LUCKILY PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND NOT DRIVING ON A ROAD, AS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I LOOKED ON YOUR WEB SITE UNDER RECALLS, AND I SEE REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL NO 98V242/GM RECALL NO. 98062 THAT DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK EXACTLY. HOWEVER, UPON CHECKING WITH GM, THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON MY VIN NUMBER. IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY TRUCK THEY SAY. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THEY MAY HAVE MORE TRUCKS INVOLVED WITH THE POTENTIALLY SEVERE PROBLEM THAN THEY HAVE ISSUED RECALLS FOR. I THINK THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND THEY SHOULD ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT WHAT YOU DESCRIBE IN THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. THIS IS VERY SCARY. THE DEALER HAS TALKED TO GM AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY TO FIX IT. THE DEALER HAS ORDERED NEW BOLTS TO BE PUT IN. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. *JB

THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE FAILED, AND RUNS ALL THE TIME. THE FUSE HAS TO BE PULLED TO KEEP MODULE FROM RUNNING, EVEN WHEN KEY IS TURNED OFF. I HAD A DEALER CHECK THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THE MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IF I WANTED THE ABS SYSTEM TO WORK. I WAS TOLD THE COST TO REPLACE THE MODULE WOULD BE ABOUT 795.00 FOR THE PART AND 1.5 - 2 HOURS LABOR----- ABOUT 1,000.00 +. DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF REPLACING THIS PART, I'M SURE MANY PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, ARE DRIVING WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM WORKING. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM MOSTLY WITH THE 1999 MODEL, AND THAT OTHER YEAR MODULES WILL NOT WORK ON A 1999. I FEEL THAT THIS ITEM IS SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH, AND THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REPLACE WITH AN IMPROVED PART.

IN 1999, I PURCHASED 2 1999 CHEVROLET PICKUPS AS GRADUATION GIFTS FOR MY SON AND DAUGHTER. RECENTLY, MY DAUGHTER VISITED AND I USED HER TRUCK TO RUN AN ERRAND. SEEING THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ON, I WAS CONCERNED. SHE SAID SOME 2 YEARS AGO, AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, A LOUD HUM CONTINUED. EVENTUALLY, SOMEONE PULLED THE FUSE TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO STOP THE HUM. SHE SAID THE DEALER TOLD HER IT WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THAT MODEL AND EITHER SPEND $1,000 FOR A NEW "MODULE" OR LEAVE THE FUSE OUT WITH NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. SHE FELT SHE NEEDED THE $1,000 MORE THAN ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THEN, I CONTACTED MY SON AN FOUND HE HAD THE SAME DEFECT OCCUR ON HIS TRUCK AND HAD SPENT OVER $800 FOR THE REPAIR.

REAR BOLT ON EXHAUST HEADS BROKE CAUSING LEAKS ON BOTH EXHAUST HEADS ON 6 LITER ENGINE

VEHICLE FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN THE CONSUMER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED.*AK THIS CONDITION WAS UNSAFE WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. *TT *JB

SEVERAL YEARS AGO I FILED A COMPLAINT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET C-1500 PICKUP WITH THE SAME BODY STYLE AS 1998. AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OCCURRED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHILE PARKED AT WORK, CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA 03V093000. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A US NAVY BASE AND THE NAVY FIRE CHIEF INVESTIGATED THE FIRE. HIS REPORT RULED THE FIRES ORIGIN ELECTRICAL IN THE DRIVERS DOOR. IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS AND I'M NOT SURE OF THE DATE, BUT I CAN CHECK WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO PAID A $10,000 CLAIM. NHTSA 03V093000 SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 1999 MODELS OF THE "OLD" BODY STYLE. I'M WONDERING WHY MY COMPLAINT IS NO LONGER IN YOUR DATABASE. PLEASE FEE FREE TO CONTACT ME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NEEDED. *NLM

THE FOOT OPERATED PARKING BRAKE ON C/K1500 PICK-UP TRUCK WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS LOCATED SO FAR FORWARD AND TOWARDS DRIVERS LEFT LEG THAT IT IS A HAZARD UPON AN ACCIDENT. IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVERS LEFT LEG IS SUBJECT TO INJURY FROM PARKING BRAKE FOOT LEVER. *JB

THE ABS PUMP ON MY '99 K1500 CHEVY TRUCK HAS GONE BAD. THE PUMP STAYS ON AT ALL TIMES, UNLESS YOU PULL OUT THE FUSE FOR THE PUMP. BY DISCONNECTING THE FUSE, THE ABS BRAKES ARE DISABLED FOR THE TRUCK. THE REPLACEMENT FOR THIS PART IS AROUND $1000. THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL TRUCK. NOTE THAT THE DEALER RECOMMENDED FIX, SHORT OF REPLACING THE UNIT, IS PULLING OUT THE FUSE. *JB

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE(PUMP) BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET K1500 Z71 WHICH CAUSED IT TO CONTINUALLY RUN WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE PUMP HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHO PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW. I THEN BEGAN RESEARCH ON THE PART AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRUCKS AND HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $750.00. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT GM CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE CONTROL MODULE DUE TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH FAILURE RATE, HOWEVER, THEY LEAVE IT UP THE CONSUMER TO PURCHASE THE UPDATED PART ONCE THE ORIGINAL STOPS WORKING. *JB

1999 CHEVROLET C/K PICK -UP FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPS TO EMPTY, USUALLY JUST AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE. NEEDED NEW FUEL PUMP (VEHICLE ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES). ALSO HAPPENED ON NIECES 99 GMC DENALI AT 3 YEARS AND 1 MONTH (JUST AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT). *NLM