MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULL THE GAUGE READS EMPTY AND WHEN IT IS THE VEHICLE IS EMPTY THE FUEL GAUGE READS FULL AND SO ON. THE GAUGE IS VERY SPORADIC POINTING TO WHATEVER LEVEL OF FUEL IT WANTS TO, NEVER DISPLAYING THE TRUE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE TO DEPEND ON MY ODOMETER TO READ TH…
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MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULL THE GAUGE READS EMPTY AND WHEN IT IS THE VEHICLE IS EMPTY THE FUEL GAUGE READS FULL AND SO ON. THE GAUGE IS VERY SPORADIC POINTING TO WHATEVER LEVEL OF FUEL IT WANTS TO, NEVER DISPLAYING THE TRUE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE TO DEPEND ON MY ODOMETER TO READ THE FUEL TANK AMOUNT SOMEWHAT ACCURATELY; AT LEAST MUCH MORE ACCURATE THAN THE FUEL GAUGE WHICH IS TOTALLY INACCURATE ALL THE TIME. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND FROM THE INFORMATION I HAVE RECEIVED, NOT AT ALL AN ISOLATED ONE. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY '99 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10217623
162,000 miles · Nov 23, 2007
Electrical SystemFuel System, GasolineVisibility
I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LOTS OF FUEL PROBLEMS THE GAUGE FLUCTUATES AND THE PUMP IS SHOT AGAIN. AND ALSO HAVE PUT 3 WINDOW REGULATERS IN DRIVERS SIDE AND 1 IN PASSENGERS SIDE. HAVE FRIENDS WITH THE SAME TRUCK AND SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10209750
28,712 miles · Apr 25, 2007
Fuel System, GasolineService Brakes, Hydraulic
1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE ABS AND AFTER GETTING BRAKES FIXED THE PICKUP STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING IDLING**CC THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, WHO THEN STATED THE ABS MOTOR WAS RUNNING CONSTANTLY AND THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE PULLED OR THE B…
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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE ABS AND AFTER GETTING BRAKES FIXED THE PICKUP STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING IDLING**CC THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, WHO THEN STATED THE ABS MOTOR WAS RUNNING CONSTANTLY AND THE FUSE NEEDED TO BE PULLED OR THE BATTERY WOULD DIE. ONCE THE FUSE WAS PULLED, THE NOISE STOPPED. THE DEALER SAID TO FIX THE PROBLEM WOULD BE COSTLY AND TO JUST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD. THE CONSUMER STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE STARTING PROBLEMS WERE DUE TO THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DECIDED TO SPLIT THE COST OF THE ABS MODULE WITH THE CONSUMER. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10189032
138,867 miles · Nov 11, 2006
Fuel System, Gasoline
MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD VEHICLE WOULD LURCH AND STALL AS IF IT WEREN'T GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED AND 2 HOURS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. EVENTUALLY THE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTORS #7 & #8 WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1413.84. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. IT HAS BEEN DETERMIN…
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MY 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4WD VEHICLE WOULD LURCH AND STALL AS IF IT WEREN'T GETTING ENOUGH FUEL. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED AND 2 HOURS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. EVENTUALLY THE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTORS #7 & #8 WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1413.84. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL LINE IS RUSTED OUT & THERE WAS A TSB #000604024; HOWEVER, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS. REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINE ETC. IS NOW ESTIMATED TO COST ANOTHER $1500.00. WE WILL BE ASKING FOR THE OLD FUEL LINE AS PROOF OF THE RUST THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10173192
71,000 miles · Aug 3, 2006
Fuel System, GasolineVehicle Speed ControlCrash
THROTTLE BODY STICKING AT LOW SPEEDS THROTTLE STICKS UNTIL PEDAL IS PUSHED BEYOND DESIRED POINT CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. I HIT GARAGE WALL. EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 30,000 MILES, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY(BAD BUSHINGS) UNDER WARRANTY. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10164339
Mileage unknown · Aug 20, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline
GAS LEAKS FROM PUMP BECAISE HOLE IS NOT PERFECTLY ROUND. GAS FLOWS TO TOP OF TANK. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE TANK WITH A NEW TANK.*AK
NHTSA ODI #894743
Mileage unknown · Mar 19, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline
FUEL PUMP KEEPS GOING OUT ON CONSUMER ALREADY HAS HAD ONE PUMP INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #883358
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EA04011 · Parking Brake Failure
Opened Apr 9, 2004 · Closed May 10, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Parking Brake; Parking Brake:conventional; Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical; Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage And Cable
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
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Parking Brake:conventional
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Parking Brake:conventional:mechanical:linkage And Cable
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
Parking Brake
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
PE03057 · Parking Brake Failure
Opened Dec 8, 2003 · Closed Apr 9, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Parking Brake
ODI OPENED PE03-057 TO ASSESS PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVENESS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKES THAT INCORPORATE A SINGLE-SHOE DRUM-IN-HAT PARKING BRAKE INDEPENDENT OF THE SERVICE BRAKES.COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA INDICATE THAT THE PARKING BRAKE LININGS TEND TO WEAR OUT EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE (AT AN AVERAGE OF 24 MONTHS IN SERVICE), REDUCING THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM'S TORQUE BELOW THAT NEEDED TO IMMOBILIZE THE VEHICLE.GM HAS ATTRIBUTED THIS ACCELERATED WEAR TO FOREIGN MATERIAL INTRUSION AND A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SHOE TO PROPERLY SELF-CENTER WITHIN ITS BRAKE DRUM.EFFECTIVE WITH THE START OF MY 2003 PRODUCTION, A NEWER REDUCED FORCE HOLD-DOWN CLIP WAS INTRODUCED TO FACILITATE BRAKE SHOE DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE DRUM SURFACE.THIS PART IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE SERVICE LEVEL FOR THE MY 1999-2002 VEHICLES.GM HAS INDICATED THAT THE PAKING BRAKE IS INTENDED TO OPERATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION TO IMMOBILZE PARKED VEHICLES, AND THAT IN MANY CASES, ACCELERATED PARKING BRAKE LINING WEAR IS CAUSED BY ROUGH USE, VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS, AND DRIVING WITH THE PARKING ENGAGED. ODI HAS UPGRADED THE PRELIMINARY EVALUATION TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO GATHER FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING PARKING BRAKE USAGE FACTORS AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE SEVENTEEN REPORTED VEHICLE CRASHES.
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