We have classified the 103 complaints from 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 about SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC into the following categories.
Abs systems has never worked properly. abs systems currently non-functional factory recall cleaned wheel sensors & requested $2000.00 to repair problem. *nm
This vehicle will not stop when going over bumps or rumble strips or potholes.i have spoken with several dealerships and some know of the problem but have not recieved a recall to correct this situation. this is very serious since it requires an additional 30 to 50 feet of stopping distance.i leave an extraordinary didtance between myself and the vehicle in front of me for fear that i will have to make an ordiary stop just when there road gets bumpy.
Brakes were working, but brake light came on dashboard dealership's mechanic told consumer that braking modular system failed. *ak
Steering gear box failed. *slc
Anti lock brakes continually fail, several component replacements, however abs unit experiences same failures.
The truck has been to the dealer often and they admited they could not guarntee they have fixed the front end the service mgr crossed his fingers and with a response that he hope so we dont drive the truck often for fear of an accident either the wheels locking up or the brakes failing, he said they tighted a bolt on the subframe and that fixed the front end but a gm engr told me that truck does not have a subframe only vehicles with unibodies use subframes, i have documented all services and responses if needed. *ak
Anti lock brakes failed several times, during first activation of brakes they fail almost resulting in several accidents, unable to determine cause.