36 complaints reported

1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
36
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Sep 2004

SEVERE BRAKE PULL, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OFR VEHICLE. GM SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2004
Oct 2001

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES HARD THEY DO NOT WORK. ALSO, WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE THEY LET GO AND WILL NOT HOLD.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Aug 2001

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 60MPH AND ABS WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER PULLED FUSE AND USED REGULAR BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE, AND SYSTEMS WAS BACK TO NORMAL. *AK *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Oct 2001
Dec 2000

THE LEFT, FRONT, BRAKE CALIPER IS NOT FLOATING PROPERLY, AND HAS APPARENTLY BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE NEW. THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PAD IS UNWORN, AND THE INSIDE PAD IS ALMOST WORN OUT. VEHICLE VEERED HARD TO LEFT UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2000
Nov 2000

WHEN HE GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND PRESSING BRAKES BRAKES PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES START TO GRAB SLIGHTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 1999
Jul 2000

INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR, HAVE TO PUMP BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO, CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 1999
Jun 2000 Crash

G30, BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT. PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 TO 5 TIMES WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED SOMEONE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE DEALER IS STILL REFUSING TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE. *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2000
Apr 2000

REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE. CHEVROLET AGREED TO FIX BY 15-JUN-2000 OR REFUND FULL PURCHASE PRICE. *AK *ML

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 1999
Mar 2000

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES LOCK UP. LIKEWISE, WHEN GOING TO SLOW DOWN FOR A TURN CONSUMER WILL JUST SLAM ON BRAKES, AND IT FEELS LIKE PUTTING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, CONSUMER HAS CONSTANTLY HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. *AK *ML

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 1999
Feb 2000

TRUCK PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.TONY OGBURN, WHO IS THE REGIONAL MANAGER AND I TEST DROVE THE TRUCK, HE WITNESSED THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN I APPIED THE BRAKES. HIS OPINION WAS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STILL IT IS NOT FIXED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 1999
Jan 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 1999

Trend Over Time

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Quick Summary

The 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 36 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.