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1999 GMC Silverado Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 8, 2011
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Dec 13, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 GMC Silverado. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Showing 1–15 of 15

Brakes
Filed Sep 8, 2011

BRAKE LINES THAT ENTER ABS CONTROL UNIT RUSTED OUT AND RUPTURED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10424366
Incident
Sep 4, 2011
Mileage
10,100 mi
Brakes
Filed Mar 2, 2004

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THAT A BRAKE LINE WAS THE CAUSE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10061132
Brakes
Filed Nov 4, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT NOR INJURIES TO REPORT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PARTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
10046358
Incident
Nov 4, 2003
Brakes
Filed Oct 12, 2003

FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL MODULE .*MR THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER FIRST STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS PUMP/BRAKE MODULATION SYSTEM STARTED RUNNING. THE PUMP CONTINUED TO RUN WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER THEN DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO STOP THE PUMP FROM RUNNING. WHEN THE CONSUMER RECONNECTED THE BATTERY, THE PUMP STARTED RUNNING AGAIN. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE EBC CONTROL MODULE (PN 88982286). CONSUMER FEELS THIS COULD RESULT IN A POSSIBLE LOSS OF BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS THE DEFECTIVE PART. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID
10044004
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 14, 2002

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR STICKS.*AK

NHTSA ID
8016361
Incident
May 15, 2002
Brakes
Filed Nov 28, 2001

ABS BRAKE PUMP WILL NOT STOP RUNNING. CONSUMER HAS REMOVED THE FUSE, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT REFUSES TO FIX VEHICLE. *AK *YD

NHTSA ID
899556
Incident
Nov 1, 2001
Brakes
Filed Sep 5, 2001

VEHICLE STARTED SQUEAKING NOISE. HE TOOK THE TIRE OFF TO CHECK BRAKES, AND ROTOR CASE HARDENED FINISH, AND HARDEN FINISH WAS FLAKING OFF, DUE TO RUSTED BRAKES ROTORS. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
895769
Incident
Jun 1, 2001
Brakes
Filed Jun 26, 2001

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THAT ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
891189
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 15, 2001
Crash reported

WHENEVER AT A COMPLETE STOP CONSUMER HAD TO TAP ON GAS PEDAL SO TH AT VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE TO FAST. BUT WHEN DOING THIS, PEDAL GOT STUCK, AND REARENDED OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

NHTSA ID
890466
Incident
Jun 1, 2000
Airbags
Filed Jun 1, 2001
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL, AND VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
889569
Incident
May 7, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed May 8, 2001

WHEN APPLYING PEDAL TO START GASOLINE FOR SPEED, PEDAL IS HARD. WHEN IT LOOSENS UP VEHICLE ACCELERATES. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS COME CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID
887753
Incident
May 8, 2001
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Feb 23, 2001

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO GAIN CONTROL. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE VALVE BODY FOR SECOND TIME, BUT IT APPEARS THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *YH

NHTSA ID
881325
Incident
Jan 18, 2001
Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 2001

ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES,INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
879557
Seat belts
Filed Jan 9, 2001

FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DO NOT HOLD PASSENGER IN SEAT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. SEATBELT SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK SEAT BELTS SOMETIMES LOCK UP FOR NO REASON WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH WAY SPEED. *YH

NHTSA ID
877721
Brakes
Filed Dec 13, 2000

ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE WHEN HE COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT RIPPLES, BUMPS, AND SLICK CONDITIONS CAUSE ABS TO RELEASE BRAKES AND AVOIDS STOPPING. *SLC

NHTSA ID
876423
Incident
Dec 13, 1998

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.

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