12 problems related to brake disc pads have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact stated when applying pressure to the brakes they made a grinding noise. The service dealership said the rear rotors rusted, and the frontal rotors wore out. They replaced the rear brake shoes, pads, and rotors. Also, the front rotors and pads were replaced. When contacting a Chevrolet dealership they said it was due to normal wear and tear.
I bought my 1999 checy Silverado new. The brakes were never as good as the vehicle I had traded in or in fact drove at work for my employer. I took my vehicle back to the dealer, mckee auto several times. The service advisors would not log my complaint or attempt to repair the vehicle. I have run several stoplights because of the lousy brakes, luckily there haven't been any accidents. Last October the rear brakes went out on this vehicle. I replaced the rear pads and rotors while the front brakes look the same as new. This leads me to believe maybe they aren't hardly being used. I thought there was supposed to have been a recall for early models of this vehicle, but was never notified.
The consumer experienced a brake problem. The rotors rusted which caused the brake pads to wear prematurely. The rotors rusted and pitted causing the three inside pads to be ground away.
Brake failure due to corrosion.
Dealer replaced pads and rotors twice at owner's expense, a total of $2000.
While braking the consumer would have extended stopping distance. The dealerships mechanic inform the consumer that the front/rear rotors/pad were corroded and replaced them.
I have had three problems with the abs brakes. First problem was the truck would not stop while towing my tailer with electric brakes and doing 10mph on dry, level road. The second was same as first but without the tailer. Both times the dealer found nothing. The third was that the rear rotors had rusted over and the pads were down to the metal backing. This was all before 21,000 miles and I had to pay for the pads. Gm only paid for the rotors. Now the truck is out of warranty the module has gone bad and after several phone calls to gm they said they will only pay 30% of the repair bill and I will have to pick up the other 70%. Talking to the dealer they tell me gm has a problem and gm knows it. Gm told the dealer the trucks were not designed for the weather in the northeast (snow, salt, water) so why are they selling these trucks where they know their going to have problems. This problem is going to get someone hurt if not kill if someone doesn't do something about it. A mechanic friend at the GMC dealership in town said that the location of the abs system is the biggest problem. He also said that they have replaced quit a few units in the last two years in GMC trucks. Why don't they do a recall and fix the problem. Dt.
Brake pads wear down abnormally, brake pedal is spongy(hard).
Brakes are bad and very soft, when hitting pedal, it takes a while for truck to stop. Consumer states pedal has lots of slack, on panic stops the brake pedal goes to the floor, brake pads are okay.
Brake problems, vehicle does not have braking distance it should have. Took vehicle to dealer 3 times. Dealer replaced front rotors and brake pads. Currently, dealer said brakes were normal for vehicle.
Anti lock brakes; when going slower the anti lock brakes engage themselves. Was never repaired. Main brakes, both front and rear were replaced ( pads and rotors) after an unusually short amount of time. Left door glass was inoperative. Tech replaced broken door glass regulator.
The brakes fade while driving, the brake pads were replaced. Nlm.