Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 38 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 38, in the owner's own words
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERAIDO THE FRAME HAS BROKE . THE TRUCK IS MINT EVERYTHING BUT THE FRAME AND THE BRAKE LINES .I HAVE ORDERED A NEW FRAME AND WILL REPLACE .CHEVY WILL DO NOTHING. *TR
CENTER U JOINT . *AK
PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN EFFECTIVE TO HOLD VEHICLE, AT 66000 MILES THE REAR AXLE PINION BEARINGS WORE OUT. AT 68 K000MILES THE ABS CONTROLLER STOPPED WORKING/ FUSE HAD TO BE PULLED TO STOP MOTOR. [SHOULD THERE HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART AS A LOT OF SILVERADOS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM] 73000 MILES FRONT AXLE HOUSING SPLIT IN TWO HALVES LITERALLY/ HAD TO REMOVE AXLE. 50000 MILES BATTERY CORRODED AND LEAKED AT POSITIVE TERMINAL TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE, LUCKILY ONE FIRST.*AK
MANUAL TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN GEAR. EMERG. BRK. CABLE WILL NOT ADJUST. ABS MODULE HAS NOISE. STOPPED BY REMOVING FUSE, ABS FEATURE NOT FUNCTIONING. TRANS FAILED IN FEB. 2003 @ 65K MILES. REPAIR MADE BY VALENCIA CHEVROLET IN VALENCIA CALIF. COST WAS HANDLED BY A EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY. COST TO ME AFTER A LOT OF HEATED NEGOTIATION WAS 85.00. THE AGENCY WANTED ME TO AUTHORIZE A NEW TRANS. AND CLUTCH. COST: 3600.00 THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FAILED @21K MILES IN 2001, THE ABS MODULE FAILED @42K MILES. IN 2002. NEITHER BRAKE ITEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED. VALENCIA CHEVROLET WANTS 2300.00 TO REPAIR THE ABS PROBLEM, NO QUOTE TO REPAIR BRAKE CABLE.
THE CONSUMER'S 2 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED FIRST, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A DEFECT, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL, THE BRAKE MUST BE APPLIED BEFORE THE GEAR SHIFT CAN ENGAGE IN A GEAR. *JB PH *JB
I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK USED WITH SLIGHTLY OVER 26,000 MILES ON IT WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE ORIGINAL 3YR/36,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. SINCE THE PURCHASE THERE HAS BEEN A POPPING AND RATCHETING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END. THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WAS IMPROPERLY OPERATING. TRIED FOR 22,000 MILES TO GET THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT BUT WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE UNIT WAS FINE AND THE NOISE WAS TO BE EXPECTED. WHEN THE TRUCK REACHED 40,000 MILE THE DIFFERENTIAL BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. JUST OVER 27,000 MILES LATER THE DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED DESTROYING THE ENTIRE INTERNAL AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER STILL REFUSES TO HELP. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE ORIGNAL OWNER AND IS STILL REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I REALLY DID NOT APPRECIATE THE WAY THE DEALER HAS TREATED ME THIS ENTIRE TIME. THEY TREATED ME LIKE I WAS SOME DUM PUNK KID THAT JUST WALKED IN OFF THE STREET. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN TREATED THIS WAY NOR SHOULD I OR ANYONE ELSE HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS KIND OF SERVICE.
CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER COULD NEVER CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER WINDOWS, AND ALSO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED.*YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ALSO, WHEN ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF FAN KEPT GOING. DEALER REPLACED ABS MOTOR. *AK THE REAR WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE LEAKS WATER. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RATTLES WHEN CLOSING DOOR. DRIVER DOOR SQUEAKS WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. THE FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. THE FRONT END WAS LEAKING DUE TO FRONT DIFFERENTIAL VENT FAILURE. WIPER BLADES FAILED. DRIVER?S SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE DUE TO SEAT ADJUSTER FAILURE. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON BECAUSE THE ABS MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING. THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO A LEAKING WATER PUMP. *YH
I WAS HAULING WOOD,WELL WITHIN WEIGHT LIMITASIONS,WHEN FRAME BENT AT REAR AXLE. *AK
EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED 4-5 TIMES. WHEN APPLIED, BRAKE HOLDS VEHICLE, BUT PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS. *AK DAYTIME RUNNING BULB BLEW OUT AFTER IT HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED. REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING, POWER WINDOW WAS SLOW GOING UP. TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED DUE TO A CLUNK NOISE, TRANSAXLE SHAFT REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING. FRONT BRAKE HOSE EXPERIENCED AN ABRASION. VEHICLE WAS LEANING, DEALER ADJUSTED FRONT TORSION BAR. *JB
I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN MARCH 2000, WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT INTO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND UPON SHIFTING AND STARTING FROM A COASTING POSITION. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, THE SECOND TIME I HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER RIDE WITH ME AND HE HEARD THE PROBLEM, THEY PERFORMED MAINTENANCE AS DELINEATED IN A SERVICE BULLETIN COVERING CHANGING THE OIL IN THE REAR END. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE IN THE LAST 6,000 MILES. I HAD ANOTHER GM MECHANIC LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND HE INDICATED THAT THE REAR END WAS NOT PROPERLY SET UP AT THE POINT OF MANUFACTURE AND TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AND TELL THEM. THE THIRD TIME I HAD THE TRUCK IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, ONCE AGAIN I HAD THE MANAGER RIDE WE ME AND HEAR THE NOISE AGAIN AND AGAIN. THEY LOOKED IT OVER, AND NOT WANTING TO TEAR INTO THE REAR END DISCOUNTED THE PROBLEM AND INHERRENT TO THIS VEHICLE AND DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AS DIFFERENTIAL TORQUE SLAP. I AM QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS NOISE, AND THE ISSUE OF WARRANTY COVERAGE. I DONT LIKE HAVING TO GO BACK TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM AND TOLD THERE IS NONE. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK TO DRIVE NOT SIT IN THE SERVICE BAY. *AK
WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, FRONT END OF VEHICLE LOCKED UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NLM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS TORQUED SIDEWAYS AND BROKEN APART, CAUSING THE FRAME TO HAVE 2 BREAKS, THIS CAUSED THE FRONT TO LOCK UP, ALSO PRIOR TO THIS CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF A DELAY BETWEEN THE FORWARD AND REVERSE, WHEN A BUMP WAS FELT WHEN ACCELERATING, CONSUMER ALSO HEARD A CLUNK NOISE, DEALER DRAINED AND REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE FLUID TWICE. THE ENGINE SPUTTERS IN 4 WHEEL LOW AND THERE IS A WHINE NOISE OR PULLEY NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE FRONT SEAT ARM REST FELL OFF. THE LEFT FRONT DAYTIME LAMP WAS FULL OF WATER DUE TO THE ASSEMBLY BEING IMPROPERLY SEALED AT THE FACTORY. THE BRAKES PULSATED AND PEDAL FELT SOFT, DEALER STATED THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER WAS STICKING AND THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS WERE CORRODED BADLY, CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR. THE ELECTRIC BRAKE WAS INOPERABLE, DEALER INSTALLED A NEW PLUG, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS BADLY DAMAGED. THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE LEFT DOOR CREAKS DUE TO FRONT DOOR LINK BEING LOOSE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO SIGN A WAIVER BECAUSE OF THE PLOW BEING PLACED ONTO THE EXTENDED CAB, THIS WAS BECAUSE THE INSTALLATION WAS NOT RECOMMENDED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS UNTIL AFTER THE INSTALLATION AND THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *SLC
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT TIMES. THE DRIVESHAFT ACTS AS IF IT TO IS SLIPPING I CALLED GM AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON .THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CHARACTER OF THE TRUCK, AND IT CANNOT BE FIX I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF THAT YEAR AND THEY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THERE TRUCK ALSO.*AK
FRONT END HAS BEEN VIBRATING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT END TWICE/ DASHBOARD TWICE, AND TRANSFER CASE 3 TIMES. WENT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS 11 TIMES. COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEMS. CHEVROLET FIRST AGREED TO BUY VEHICLE BACK, THEN CHANGED MIND. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FELT THAT PROBLEM HAD TO DO WITH DRIVELINE. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER 85 DAYS FIRST YEAR. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE'S REAR END LOCKS UP WHEN MAKING TURNS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 6 TIMES, REPLACED ENTIRE REAR END. VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR 5 WEEKS, THEN VEHICLE LOCKED UP AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A LOUD POPPING SOUND AFTER STARTING OFF, DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL CASE, BEARINGS, AND AXLE SEALS, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *SLC
WHEN ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON ROUGH SURFACE BRAKES GO TO FLOOR. ABS MODULE FAILED AND RAN ALL TIME. CONSUMER PULLED FUSE OUT AND CORRECTED PROBLEM WITH ANTILOCK SYSTEM. DEALER WAS AWARE OF SOME MAJOR PROLEMS. SECOND PROBLEM WAS DRIVESHAFT. REAR UNIVERSAL JOINTS CAME APART WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DRIVESHAFT SHOP, AND THEY FOUND NO SIGNS OF GREASE IN JOINTS. *AK
THE COMPONENTS ON THIS TRUCK RANGING FROM THE ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN, WINDOWS, STREERING GEAR AND SHAFTS, E-BRAKE LINES, FUEL PEDAL LINKAGE AND NOW THE FUEL GAE ITSELF HAS BEEN A CONSTANT SOURCE OF PROBLEMS FOR ME SINCE THE TURCH WES ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD ( 8,000 MILES). CHEVROLET HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY KNWON OF MOST OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS BUT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE "WORKING ON A FIX". YET I HAVE TO CONTIUNE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I NEED SOME HELP.ONSTA
REAR END LOCKING UP, AND CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
DRIVETRAIN BINDS UP, AND WILL ALSO SHAKE AND GROWL WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35-55 MPH.*AK
THERE IS A GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISE FROM DIFFERENTIAL AREA.
SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR WHEELER CHEVROLET CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURES, THEY SAID THEY HOPED THE PROBLEMS WAS FIXED, HOWEVER THE RIGHT WHEELBEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THE BRAKES FAILED BECAUSE OF THE ROTOR LOCKING TO THE SPINDLE WHEN THE BEARING WORE OUT AFTER LESS THEN 30 MILES AND I HAVE RETAINED A PRIVATE COMPANY TO CORRECT THE DEFECT AND TO SEE WHY WHEELERS COULD NOT SOLE THIS PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME AT ONE POINT THAT I SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT THE GRINDING NOISE THE BEARING PRIOR TO THIS ONE WAS MAKING AND TO DRIVE AS NORMAL AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE LOW MILAGE I DONT DRIVE IT AND UNTIL THE SAFTEY ISSUE IS RESOLVED I WILL NOT ALLOW MY FAMILY TO EITHER.*AK
THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN NO BRAKING POWER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CUSTOMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, SINCE THE PROBLEM COULD REOCCUR ANYTIME IN THE FUTURE. CUSTOMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND REAR GEARS ON REAR AXLE. *YH
HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. CONSISTENTLY CALLED GENERAL MOTORS WITH NO RESPONSE. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE MUST KEEP HANDS IN 10-10:30 POSITION TO KEEP VEHICLE STRAIGHT. UNABLE AT THIS TIME TO ROTATE TIRES THUS CAUSING MORE UNEVEN WEARING. ONE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS JUST NORMAL FOR CHEROLET. THIS IS THE SECOND Z71 IN OUR FAMILY AND MY SON HAD WORSE PROBLEMS THAN MINE. AT PRESENT RATE I WILL BE LUCKY TO GET 40,000 MILES OUT OF TIRES. FIRESTONE INSPECTED (VISUAL ONLY) AND SAID WEAR WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER YOU CAN SEE SPLITS AND CUTS IN TREADS ALREADY.( DOT NUMBER: W278WMA458 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R16 )
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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