1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V097000 (Seat Belts); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware that the driver's side seat belt was not functioning properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver's side seat belt assembly had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the parts not being available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 418,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Mileage: 418,000

The contact owned a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, he dozed off as the vehicle drifted off to the right shoulder of the highway. The contact regained alertness once the vehicle drove over the highway's rumble strip. As the contact attempted to regain control of the vehicle; the vehicle crashed into a tree. The contact's face smashed into the steering wheel as both the driver's seat belt shoulder strap and the driver's air bag failed to operate as needed. Moments after smashing his head into the steering, the contact stated that the air bag deployed with a delay which caused severe cuts to the contact's face. The contact was taken to the hospital by ambulance where he was treated for multiple severe injuries. Due to the air bag failure, the contact suffered a severe laceration that started from the right corner of the contact's mouth and extended to the contact's left earlobe. The contact suffered another laceration that started from the cente

Mileage: 160,000

The contact owned a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, he dozed off as the vehicle drifted off to the right shoulder of the highway. The contact regained alertness once the vehicle drove over the highway's rumble strip. As the contact attempted to regain control of the vehicle; the vehicle crashed into a tree. The contact's face smashed into the steering wheel as both the driver's seat belt shoulder strap and the driver's air bag failed to operate as needed. Moments after smashing his head into the steering, the contact stated that the air bag deployed with a delay which caused severe cuts to the contact's face. The contact was taken to the hospital by ambulance where he was treated for multiple severe injuries. Due to the air bag failure, the contact suffered a severe laceration that started from the right corner of the contact's mouth and extended to the contact's left earlobe. The contact suffered another laceration that started from the cente

Mileage: 160,000

DRIVING ALONG ROAD, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LINE GOING FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES ARE SWOLLEN AND CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $1200. MY TRUCK HAS NOT MOVED SINCE, AS I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 230,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000. UPDATED 1/14/16 LN UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CRACKING NOISE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ABNORMAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED IN TWO AREAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

I CAME OUT TO MY TRUCK ONE DAY AND THE CAB WAS TOUCHING THE BACK OF MY BOX. I LOOK UNDER IT AND THE FRAME WAS BROKEN AND RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDE BY THE GAS TANK. VEHICLE I'D BEYOND REPAIR AND NOT DRIVABLE. ONLY HAS 181XXX MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 18,100

WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IF I HAD NOT BEEN A TEST DRIVER FOR CHRYSLER CORP. AND DOING LOTS OF BRAKE AND SUSPENSION WORK I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THE BRAKE LINES WERE SHOT, RUSTED THROUGH. THIS VEHICLE HAS SPENT IT'S LIFE IN FL. NO SALT ON THE ROAD. I KNOW YOU HAVE RULED ON THIS BEING A RECALL, BUT I THINK YOU MADE A HUGE MISTAKE, SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS. THANKS

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DEAN MUD TERRAIN RADIAL SXT, SIZE: 119/116N. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE AND MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIRE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,910 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. MA 10/23/15 *CN

Mileage: 149,910

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE HE DISCOVERED LARGE AMOUNTS OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM VARIOUS SPOTS ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HAULING A TRAILER, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT, AN EXPERIENCED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A PLASTIC COMPONENT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HAULING A TRAILER, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE BRAKES ON THE TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT, AN EXPERIENCED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, A PLASTIC COMPONENT OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO SLIDE BACK AND FORTH INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON MEMORIAL DAY 2014 PULLING MY BOAT AND TRAILER. TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED OUTSIDE CRIVITZ, WI AND I HAD TO HIT MY BRAKE PEDAL. IT WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR - NO BRAKES AT ALL - CONTRARY TO THE GM INFO IN AN ARTICLE I READ ON YAHOO. I QUICKLY HIT THE SHOULDER, FORTUNATELY WIDE AND HARD, AND COASTED INTO A MINI MALL IN CRIVITZ. DOWN SHIFTED AS I WENT AND HIT THE EMERGENCY IN THE MALL LOT. FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY WIFE AND I ARE ALIVE AS WELL AS THOSE IN FRONT OF US. BOTH BACK BRAKE LINES WERE BLOWN AS WELL AS A FRONT. TRUCK IS MAINTAINED EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. GM IS FULL OF BEANS. I HAVE DRIVEN NUMEROUS CHEVROLET CARS IN EXCESS 0F 180,00 MILES WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LINE ISSUES. THIS TO ME IS FAULTY ENGINEERING. $1100+ TO REPAIR.

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PICKUP BOX WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE BRAKE LINES AND FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO REAR BRAKE LINES AND THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY LOOKED AT THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND AROUND BOTH TIRES. THAT'S WHEN I SAW THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT UPPER SHOCK MOUNT HAD BROKEN FREE FROM THE FRAME. THE SHOCK WAS JUST BANGING FREELY AGAINST THE FRAME. THE TRUCK IS 15 YEARS OLD SO I KNOW ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THAT'S JUST POOR CONSTRUCTION. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN MY DAILY DRIVER AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFFROAD. JUDGING FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FRAME CRACKING AND/OR BREAKING THAT I'VE READ, I'M ASSUMING GM ISN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT'S JUST SAD. REGARDLESS, I THINK NHTSA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE EXCESS BOUNCE CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

BRAKES: SINCE APPROXIMATELY 136,000 MILES TO PRESENT MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED AN ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON THE DASH. THIS IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED IN CERTAIN STATES, BUT NOT ALL. IT STEMS FROM FAULTY SOLDERING POINTS IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND CAN AFFECT THE VEHICLES ABILITY TO STOP CORRECTLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ENGINE/ EMISSIONS: THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS 5.3L ENGINE AS WELL AS THE 4.8L AND 6.0L ENGINES. GM HAS FAILED TO RECALL IN SPITE OF HAVING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. THE ISSUE CAN CAUSE FAILED EMISSIONS AND POTENTIALLY ENGINE FIRES. ENGINE: AS OF 164,000 MILES, THE ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING LOUD "PISTON SLAP". THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH GM ADDRESSED THROUGH REDESIGN IN LATER MODELS. IT LEADS TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE WEAR AND POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE. IT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT, YET GM HAS CLAIMED IT IS NOT IMPORTANT DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTO

Mileage: 164,000

BRAKES: SINCE APPROXIMATELY 136,000 MILES TO PRESENT MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED AN ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON THE DASH. THIS IS A KNOWN GM ISSUE THAT WAS RECALLED IN CERTAIN STATES, BUT NOT ALL. IT STEMS FROM FAULTY SOLDERING POINTS IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND CAN AFFECT THE VEHICLES ABILITY TO STOP CORRECTLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ENGINE/ EMISSIONS: THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HAS BROKEN OFF. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS 5.3L ENGINE AS WELL AS THE 4.8L AND 6.0L ENGINES. GM HAS FAILED TO RECALL IN SPITE OF HAVING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. THE ISSUE CAN CAUSE FAILED EMISSIONS AND POTENTIALLY ENGINE FIRES. ENGINE: AS OF 164,000 MILES, THE ENGINE IS EXPERIENCING LOUD "PISTON SLAP". THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH GM ADDRESSED THROUGH REDESIGN IN LATER MODELS. IT LEADS TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE WEAR AND POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE. IT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT, YET GM HAS CLAIMED IT IS NOT IMPORTANT DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTO

Mileage: 164,000

THE CHROME ON THE CHEVROLET BADGE ON THE FRONT GRILL HAS STARTED TO PEEL. WHILE WASHING THE TRUCK THE CHROME, SLIVER, SLICE MY FINGER OPEN LIKE A RAZOR BLADE. *TR

Mileage: 121,333

ONE MORNING OUT OF THE BLUE WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE MY TRUCK, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT IT IN GEAR MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE GIVE. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK I NOTICE A METAL BRAKE LINE HAS A HOLE. THE WORST PART, ALL THE MEDAL BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTED IT LOOKS AS IF THEY COULD ALL FAIL AT ANY TIME. *TR

Mileage: 147,248

PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP DUE TO A BLOWN BRAKE LINE. THIS WAS MY FIRST INCIDENT, BUT THE SECOND FOR THE TRUCK. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WHEN MY FATHER OWNED THE TRUCK AND HE HAD GM REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. I HAD GM REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES FOR A SECOND TIME. IT'S VERY SCARY NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP A VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO DRIFT OVER TO THE SHOULDER. *TR

Mileage: 213,000