Seven problems related to suspension have been reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The frame and suspension has overly corroded. The frame is falling apart so bad that when I shut the driver's door chunks of metal fall to the ground. I've had it assessed and they say it should not be this bad. Even in michigan.
Tl-the contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet silverado. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph, the brake pedal was applied, but the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle hesitated to stop. The contact independently noticed that the brake line rusted and the frame on the vehicle was corroded. The brake line was replaced. The frame was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000. Mf.
The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle drove over a bump and a loud noise emitted from the rear of the vehicle without warning. The contact observed that the rear shock detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the frame was fractured and the vehicle needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000.
Driving into a parking lot and when I turned and went into lot (there was a slight decline) and then flat parking lot. I heard a loud noise and the bed of the truck pushed into the cab as the frame snapped. There are 12 other known instances that have notified gm and they have refused any action to correct. My 3 yo son was in the truck when this occurred as well as my wife and fortunately we were not injured.
Tl-the contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced, it was noticed that both sides of the frame were cracked. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified who stated there was no recall and offered no other assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000. Mah.
1999 silverado excessive rot on frame just aside of fuel tank, lower channel of frame gone starting to crack going vertical. Also rear spring perches rotted to point of no repair. . Truck is street driven never off road am second owner of truck. Have had older chevys with out any problems as this. Google frame rot 99 silverado its not just mine chevy customer service. . . "we haven had any issues with that on that vehicle" shouldn't frames last longer?.
Brake line blew out due to corrosion when pulling to a stop light, was able to stop the truck w/o incident. This was 8aug09. Repaired on 12aug09. On 5aug11 went to replace shocks thinking they were shot, problem discovered, entire shock mount rail assembly had rusted away from the frame and is hanging in the air. Mileage: 148876. On 30sep11 gas tank dropped to the ground due to corrosion of frame, and also exhaust system components have rotted away from the frame and now hanging, there are also some cracks in the frame, mileage 149476. There is no rust or damage to the body on this truck at all. It still looks like a new truck. The frame is rotting away from under the truck. I should have bought a Ford. Will never buy another chevy. From what I see, this is a known problem that gm know's all about and refuses to do anything about all these trucks. Gm should recall and replace everyones frames on trucks like mine that have perfect bodies before someone gets killed.
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