1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes37354.8%
- Body & structure537.8%
- Interior & seats355.1%
- Suspension294.3%
- Fuel system284.1%
- Electrical233.4%
- Driver assistance192.8%
- Airbags192.8%
- Tires & wheels172.5%
- Engine162.3%
- Steering152.2%
- Powertrain (other)131.9%
- Seat belts111.6%
- Visibility101.5%
- Transmission101.5%
- Exterior lighting50.7%
- Other / unspecified50.7%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. FIRST THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURST. A FEW MONTHS LATER A FRONT LINE BURST. BOTH TIMES VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 800 (1500). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SEIZED ABRUPTLY AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST STRUCK A TREE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER BEING NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO THE SYMPTOMS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. JEFF BARNES CHEVROLET (6110 SYKESVILLE RD, ELDERSBURG, MD 21784, (410) 970-6363) MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR PROMPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
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
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE PLASTIC ROLLERS WERE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SEATS TO MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SLID ON THE TRACK AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BUMP INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD AREA WITH FORCE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT RAIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE PLASTIC SEAT HOLDERS FRACTURING UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
FRAME FAILED. CRACKED AT TORSION BAR CROSS SUPPORT BOTH SIDES. IN THAT SECTION CAN PUSH SCREWDRIVER THRU FRAME. ENTIRE FRAME FLAKING LARGE CHUNKS, SPARE TIRE FALLING OFF. HAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED GAS TANK STRAPS, NEW SS BRAKE LINES. FUEL LINES NOW RUSTING THROUGH. SANDWICH PLATED WITH STEEL/BOLTS. FRAME REPAIR MORE THAN VALUE OF TRUCK. HAS 108,000 MILES, ABOUT 1/2 OF MILES I EXPECTED TO GET OUT OF IT.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
FUEL LEAKING FROM ATTACH POINT OF FUEL CROSSOVER TUBE AND PASSENGER SIDE FUEL RAIL.
TAKATA RECALL? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RECALLS WERE MADE ON THIS VEHICLE THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED? AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM. MY DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY OF THE RECALLS I AM JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT. THANK YOU.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN STARTING MY TRUCK, IT ACTS LIKE IT WILL AND THEN SHUTS DOWN AFTER A SECOND, AND THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS COMMON WITH PAST LOCK SYSTEM ERRORS. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 1 OUT OF 4 STARTS. TO GET THE CAR STARTED, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH A RESET PROCESS THAT TAKES OVER 30 MIN, WHICH CAUSES BATTERY DRAIN. THIS HAS LEFT MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS STRANDED IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS SEVERAL TIMES. MOST RECENTLY I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AFTER STOPPING TO CHANGE A FLAT AT 11PM. AFTER NOT STARTING WITH THESE SAME SYMTOMS, WHILE TRYING TO DO THE 30MIN. RELEARN PROCESS, THE BATTERY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO START THE TRUCK. SO I WAS THEN STUCK THERE FOR 3 MORE HOURS WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK FOR A JUMP. I WAS STRANDED FOR OVER 3 1/2 HOURS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS, AND HAVE SPENT ABOUT 4K DOLLARS TO TRY AND FIX IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 (GMT800). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AN ABNORMAL ODOR WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE CABIN. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE HOOD, BUT THE LATCH FAILED TO RELEASE THE HOOD. ALSO, FLAMES WERE SEEN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FUSE BOX, WHICH BURNED THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SO LONG THE LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT. NOT HAVING THE TIME TO GET IT CHECKED OUT, TODAY I WENT TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE A CODE READING ON MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 5.3L. THE CODE INDICATED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ALL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE. THEY INDICATED TO ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART THAT NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT. THE TOLD ME INSTEAD OF ME BUYING THE PART AND PAYING TO GET IT FIXED, TO SEE IF THIS IS ON RECALL AND HAVE THE DEALER FIX IT FOR FREE. AS I SEE ON HERE, THIS IS A RECALL PART. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW I CAN GET THIS FIXED? I HAVE CALLED A COUPLE OF CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK GOING 45MPH WHEN I SAW A CAR A SHORT DISTANCE AHEAD PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD. I TRIED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AS THE CAR AHEAD DID NOT REACH THE SPEED LIMIT FAST ENOUGH. MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND ALL BRAKING ABILITY WAS LOST. I LIFTED MY FOOT TO TRY TO APPLY THE PEDAL AGAIN AND AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AND HAD TO SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS ONLY AFTER A LONG DISTANCE OF RIDING ON THE SHOULDER AND DOWNSHIFTING THAT I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. ONLY JUST AS I WAS STOPPING DID THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH. I HAD NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OR THAT I HAD LOST MY BRAKES, OTHER THAN THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. BEFORE THIS, THE BRAKES WORKED PERFECTLY. HAD I NOT HAD THE ROOM TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A POTENTIALLY LETHAL ACCIDENT AND ONE OR MORE LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. *TR
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
Driving 65 miles and I rear ended another vehicle from behind. The air bags did not deployed.
TAKATA RECALL? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RECALLS WERE MADE ON THIS VEHICLE THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED? AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM. MY DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY OF THE RECALLS I AM JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT. THANK YOU.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
The contact owns a 1999 Cherverolt Silverado equipped with tire band Cooper tire line Discoverer HTP tire size 235/70R16 DOT not available. The contact noticed that the front driver-side tire had a sidewall compound on it. The contact added air to the tire, but the sidewall compound was still on the tire. The tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available.
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
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated during the failure. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer performed a diagnostic test but was unable to retrieve a fault code. The contact also stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to stay in the lane with the assistance of the police and other drivers for approximately 10 minutes before restarting the vehicle and resuming normal functionality. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 124,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE PLASTIC ROLLERS WERE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SEATS TO MOVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE GEAR BOX TO THE FRAME HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF. THE DEALER (COOPER CHEVROLET BUICK, 1300 S QUINTARD AVE, ANNISTON, AL 36201, (256) 405-4155) STATED THAT THE BOLTS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE TORQUED TOO TIGHTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. *TT UPDATED 12/07/18*JB
TAKATA RECALL? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RECALLS WERE MADE ON THIS VEHICLE THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED? AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM. MY DEALER WENT OUT OF BUSINESS AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT ANY OF THE RECALLS I AM JUST NOW FINDING OUT ABOUT. THANK YOU.
Powertrain (other)
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE GEAR BOX TO THE FRAME HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF. THE DEALER (COOPER CHEVROLET BUICK, 1300 S QUINTARD AVE, ANNISTON, AL 36201, (256) 405-4155) STATED THAT THE BOLTS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE TORQUED TOO TIGHTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. *TT UPDATED 12/07/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS IN FIRST GEAR WERE SHATTERED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALSO, BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE FOR MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 PU. SEAT BELTS SHOULD NOT BRAKE. TRYING TO GET DEALER TO FIX AT NO COST. *TR
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE MAY GET LONG BUT I AM NOT SURE AS WHERE TO SEND THEM ALL.#1 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED THREE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME I HAD TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT TO GET IT FIXED AS THE COMPANY RECOMMENDED BY THE DEALER WENT BANKRUPT BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP, I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THIS. #2 BROKE TWO MORE, TIMES DEALER PICKED UP COST ON THE SECOND TIME BUT NOT ON THE THIRD TIME THE WINDOW IS TAPED UP AS THE DEALER SAID THEY WON'T FIX IT AS THE 1 YEAR WARRANTY WAS UP. ANTI LOCK SENSOR WAS ONLY CLEANED AND IS STILL ACTING UP TRUCK LURCHES AFTER STOPS. DEALER SAID THAT THEY PROBABLY WON'T DO ANYTHING AS THEY ALREADY CLEANED THE SENSORS. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED USED AND I DID NOT NOTICE THE BED ON THE TRUCK HAD BEEN REPAIRED. IT LOOKS LIKE IT SITS A LITTLE LOWER NOW ON ONE SIDE THE SERVICE REP SAID THERE WERE SPOT WELDS WHERE THERE SHOULDN'T BE BUT WOULDN'T COMMENT BEYOND THAT. *TR
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE FIRST AND SECOND GEARS OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. APPROXIMATELY FIFTY THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 1 HOUR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE 1-2 UP SHIFT SLAMS INTO 2ND. THE RESULTING HARD UPSHIFT CAUSES A FORWARD UNCONTROLLED LURCH FORWARD. THIS IS PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS IN RUSH HOUR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CORRECTION IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE TSB 01-07-30-023A. BUT NOT AVAILABLE AT MANUFACTURERS FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IF OUT OF BASIC WARRANTY. THE ISSUE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN MATERIAL SELECTION AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ACROSS THE BOARD. THE LURCHING UPSHIFT IS NOT AN IF IT WILL OCCUR ON A VEHICLE BUT A WHEN WILL IT OCCUR SYMPTOM. RESEARCH ON THE COMMONALITY OF THIS DEFECT CAN BE RESEARCHED THROUGH ANY SEARCH ENGINE USING THE DTC P1870. *NM
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
AFTER FILLING UP MY TRUCK AND GOT SPEED UP TO ABOUT 65MPH MY GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THEN WOULD COME BACK UP AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR ROCKING THE TRUCK BACK AND FORTH , ALSO THE LIGHT ON THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER KEPT GOING OUT AND COULDN'T TELL WHAT GEAR I WAS IN, COULD PECK ON CONSOLE AND LIGHT MIGHT COME BACK ON BUT STAYS OFF MOST OF THE TIME NOW. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE STILL ACTS UP AND IT DOES NOT GIVE AND ACCURATE READING.HAVE TO SET MY TRIP TIMER EACH TIME I FILLUP SO I WILL KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE UNLESS SOMEONE STEALS A LOT OF IT THEN I USUALLY RUN OUT OF GAS ALONG SIDE THE ROAD. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
BRAKE LINE BURST AND RENDERED MY TRUCK BRAKELESS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY RUST PRONE BRAKELINES THEY PUT ON THESE TRUCKS. I WAS LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS STOPPED. *TT
EMERGENCY BRAKES FAIL INSPECTION EVERY YEAR SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE THEM WORKED ON EVERY YEAR TO PASS STATE REQUIREMENTS, COSTING LOTS OF MONEY. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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