Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/31/2005 | 3 | 05/01/1999 | |
| Dt: the consumer stated that the anti lock brakes were activating at low speeds. the vehicle was taken to the dealership, and they cleaned the front hubs of rust. then the abs worked properly, but the abs and brake light would come on. the vehicle was taken back to the dealership, and they found that there was an internal electrical failure in the brake control module. they performed nhtsa recall 05v379000 repairs. when driving the vehicle off of the lot it almost hit another car. the vehicle was taken back to the service department and they disconnected the fuse for the abs and the abs light stayed on. the vehicle would not pass inspection. the consumer contacted gm and they stated that the problem was not related to the recall and the consumer would have to pay for repairs out of pocket. *ak (12/01/05) the tow haul mode was inoperative. *sc | |||
| 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 | |||
| 06/17/2002 | 69000 | 1 | |
| Abs pump went out, luckly i had an extended warranty and only had to pay $100.00 instead of $800.00. also many other trucks in the area with same problem. had klunking noise in rear end carried to two different dealer ships and could not find anything. sounded like transmission was playing catch up with rearend. three months after warranty goes out it does the same thing and bust the gears in transmission. motor sounds like it is knocking when you first crank it up. the dealerships around are quick to sell you a car but will not stand behind you when there are problems. this will probally be my last chevy!!! *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 3 | 11/01/2000 | ||
| When taking off from complete stop the loud klunk from slip yoke dealer greased temporarily fixed (3 times) .dealer /gm says it is a characteristic of the vehicle.will not fix more than once. gm has a formal complaint. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 2 | 03/20/2002 | ||
| When at idle, there is an excessive valve train noise, consumer was informed there is a recall coming regarding this problem. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||
| 1 | 10/17/1999 | ||
| Vehicle experiences noise in the 4wd unit. *mjs | |||