Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 10/20/2003 | 46584 | 2 | 05/14/1999 |
| I have been a life-long gm owner. in 1991 i owned a buick regal and in 1992 i owned a gmc jimmy. by the late 1990's i had owned a '93 blazer and a ?94 c-1500. never have i had as much trouble collectively with these four vehicles as i have had with my 1999 silverado k-1500. it began in october of 2003 when after only 46,584 miles i had to have the right and left head gaskets replaced due to deterioration of the gaskets, which totaled $989.47. the life-long mechanic that repaired the head gasket believes that the gm/100,000 mile antifreeze deteriorated the gaskets and therefore replaced it with the time-tested standard green antifreeze. i was willing to overlook this problem but right before christmas of ?04 i had to have the automatic transmission and torque converter completely rebuilt due to the loss of second gear, fourth gear, and reverse for the total cost of $1234.00. the owner of the transmission shop was able to diagnose the problem initially over the phone because of the numerous other gmc or chevrolet transmissions he has had to overhaul. i have the work -order/receipts for both jobs completed.*ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 09/28/2006 | 65000 | 1 | 11/15/1999 |
| 1999 chevrolet suburban k1500. have smelled coolant leak for some time. recently noticed that the coolant reservoir was not holding fluid. went to local shop to have vehicle serviced for leak. they reported that there is a significant leak between the manifold and the coolant intake line. the said that this is a dealer service item, and probably quite expensive, because engine must be torn down. repair shop said that this is a common problem with suburban vehicle because of disparate metal usage between coolant system and aluminum engine block. *nm | |||