Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. 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. 63 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 63, in the owner's own words
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, [XXX] TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 72,000 MILES. AT 82,000 MILES INTERNAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSIONS REVERSE FAILED COMPLETELY. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION MADE. *NM UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PREVIOUSLY WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *NM WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ALSO FAILED TO WORK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT EJECTED OFF OF THE FLOOR WITH THE DRIVER STRAPPED INTO THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE UPON THE SIDE IMPACT. CONSUMER HAS HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING THREES TIMES PREVIOUSLY AND THE TRANSMISSION ALONG WITH THE CLUTCH HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. *TT *SB
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OVERDRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. THEY REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AT THAT TIME. THE SAME THING OCCURRED AGAIN, BUT IT CAUSED MORE DAMAGE. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.*AK *SB
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TOWED IT HOME. DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE.*AK *NM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHICH STUCK IN GEAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE BEFORE, AND CURRENTLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN. *AK......CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS IN SHIFTING GEARS. IT WA SIMPOSSIBLE TO PUT TRTANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL
THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE REVVING AND STICKING IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE MANUFACTURE OFFERED NO HELP. *JB THE ENGINE HAD COME ON, THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ CORRECTLY, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE C CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND A GREEN AND WHITE WIRE AT THE PIN CIRCUIT WAS LOOSE, AND THE SENSOR IN THE WASHER JUG WAS BAD. *SC
MY TRUCK HAS 68000 MILES ON IT AND I AM NOW ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE THE 1999 LT MODEL WITH THE 4 SPEED AUTO. ONE FAILURE WAS WHILE ON VACATION TRANS FAILED WHILE STUCK IN TRAFFIC. IT WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE. NEXT FAILURE WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS LATER LOST REVERSE AND 1ST GEAR COMPLETLY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AGAIN. NOW 3RD TRANS IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *JB
I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 4X4 EXT. CAB WITH A 5.3 ENGINE AND HAVE HAD, WHAT SEEMS TO ME, TO BE A STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT 40-50 MPH. DEALER TELLS ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANY VIBRATION EVEN THOUGH THE MECHANICS CAN FEEL IT WHEN DRIVING IT. ALSO THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS CLUNK GOING OVER EVEN THE SMALLEST OF BUMPS. BOTH HAVE HAPPENED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK
I OWN TWO (2) CHEVROLET SILVERADOS 4X4'S - BOTH HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. EVERYDAY THE SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN BOTH TRUCKS TO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY STATE THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT INDICATING THAT LIGHT COMING ON SO JUST IGNORE IT. JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH. OTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IS LOUD CLANKING WHEN PLACED IN ANY GEAR FROM PARK. *LA
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SHUDDERS AT TAKE OFF BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARONLY AFTER DRIVEN 15 TO 20 MILES. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE ABS PUMP AND THE PCM MODULE WERE GOING BAD. *NLM THIS PROBLEM WAS DISPLAYED IN 1999 SILVERADO'S. THE PROBLEM WAS, THE ABS PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. (THE ABS WAS INOPERATIVE) GM REPRESENTATIVE STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL, BUT AN UPGRADED PART AND THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *SCC *JB
CHEVROLET SIVERADO EXTENDED CAB, 1999 ;ABS SYSTEM FAILED IN JUNE 2003! (TRANSMISSION BROKE IN SUMMER 2002.COULDN'T BACK-UP ANYMORE!). *AK
GOOD MORNING, I OWN A 1999 SILVERADO, LONG BED, WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I AM HAVING A FEW PROBLEMS, ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED... FIRST THE ABS MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF, I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE ABS FUSE SO THE BATTERY WILL NOT GET DRAINED. SECOND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD, I AM FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND WHEN I RESTART THE ENGINE THE PROBLEM DISAPPEAR, I HAVE READ YOUR SAFETY BULLETINS AND GM IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. MY TRUCK LOOKS AND ACTS PRACTICALLY LIKE NEW EXCEPT FOR THE INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THE ABS. I HAD BABIED MY TRUCK SINCE I BOUGHT IT, AND I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS ALL MY LIFE AND I DON'T THINK IS FAIR FOR ME TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR GM'S MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS... PLEASE ADVICE... THANKS...!!!*JB
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED.*JB
AT 33,000 MILES, OCT 2002 -APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT IN GEAR THEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HOT LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD - CHECKED TRANSMISSION FLUID, IT CHECKED OK AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. PULLED BACK ONTO HIGHWAY - IT WAS FINE. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP; THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN JAN 2003, UPON ACCELERATION, AROUND 25-30MPH, IT ACTED AS THOUGH IT WOULDN'T GO INTO 3RD & 4TH GEAR. SAME AS OCT 2002, BUT NOTHING REGISTERED ON THE TRUCK'S MESSAGE CENTER THIS TIME. AND THIS TIME, THE PROBLEM DIDN'T GO AWAY. I TOOK TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER - MECHANIC DROVE VEHICLE AND NOTED THE PROBLEMS. STILL, NOTHING REGISTERED ON THE TRUCK'S MESSAGE CENTER. MECHANIC EVEN HOOKED UP THE TRUCK TO HIS COMPUTER AND DROVE IT WHILE IT WAS STILL FAILING. TO HIS SUPRISE, NOTHING REGISTERED ON HIS COMPUTER EITHER. THEY OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION - REPLACED 3RD & 4TH GEAR. THEY ADJUSTED THE BILL - AS IF I PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRENTY. CONTACTED GM - THEY REPORT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH THESE TRUCKS. "SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE MAKE THINGS -IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IT HAPPENED TO YOU". AFTER THAT CALL - I FOUND THIS SITE AND FOUND A TECHNICAL BULLETIN REFERRING TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH ONLY HAVING 36,000 MILES SINCE MARCH 1999.
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS FOR NO REASON, THE VEHICLE STOPS PULLING AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS LOST ITS POWER TRAIN.(IDC CONSULTING, LEONARD PHILANDEZ ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER).*JB
TRANSMISSION CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK THE FIRST SHIFT SOLENOID BROKE AND THE SENCOND ONE CRACKED, THE ABS MODULE FAILED AT 73554 MILES CAUSING THE ABS PUMP TO REMAIN ON, CONSUMER HAD ABS PUMP DISCONNECTED. *MJ
ON 2/28/02, I REPORTED TO GM THAT MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS JERKING & BINDING WHEN THE VEHICLE ROUNDED CORNERS OR IN A 180-DEGREE TURN. A SERVICE MANAGER TOOK THIS VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE BY HIMSELF IN THE PARKING LOT AND DID A COUPLE OF TURNS AND A 180-DEGREE TURN. HE ALSO FOUND THAT IT DID HAVE A JERKY OR JUMPING MOVEMENT AS IT WENT INTO THE TURN. THIS FRONT WHEEL BINDING MAY BE SOME TYPE OF DESIGN IRREGULARITY OR FLAW, WHICH OCCURS WHILE IN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE MODE. SINCE THE SERVICE MANAGER CONSIDERS IT A NORMAL CONDITION, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE AT HIS LEVEL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IRREGULARITY SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED. WHY, BECAUSE THESE ERRATIC MOVEMENTS COULD JERK, BIND, OR STOP THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED AND THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. NOWHERE IN MY OPERATOR'S MANUAL, OR ON THE DASH IS THERE ANY STICKER WHICH IDENTIFIES THAT THIS VEHICLE WHILE IN A 4-WHEEL DRIVE MODE WILL JERK OR BIND WHILE TURNING CORNERS.*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
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
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
TRANSFER CASE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A TRANSFER CASE MODE SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, REPAIRS WERE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER HAS HAD SEATBELT REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. BUT, CONSUMER IS CALLING TO REPORT THAT SAFETY BELTS LOCK UP AT ALL TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE LOCKING UP OF THE SEAT BELT SEVERELY RESTRICTS THE DRIVERS MOVEMENT, THE LOCK UP PROBLEM MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH THE TRAILER-BRAKE CONTROLLER UNIT, AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BACK UP, POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. CONSUMER CAN NOT GET THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM TO RELEASE. NLM
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPPING WHEN STARTING TO ACCELRATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS OCCURS ON AN INFREQUEST BASIS AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. GM HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED GM'S CORPORATE OFFICE AND I WAS ASKED TO BRING MY TRUCK IN AGAIN FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE KICKDOWN CABLE. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS TODAY.*AK
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