1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Fuel System Problems
17 owner-reported fuel system complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Fuel System Recalls (1)
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.
Fix: HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).
Owner Complaints (17)
Fuel is leaking from where the fuel crossover tube connects to the passenger side fuel rail on your truck. This is a fuel system leak that needs prompt attention to prevent fuel odor and potential safety issues. The repair will likely involve inspecting and resealing or replacing the connection point between these fuel system components.
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TRUCK KEPT BACKFIRING, NO POWER WOULDN'T KEEP RUNNING. FOUND FUEL LINE FAILURE CLOSE TO FUEL TANK LEAKING GAS.
AFTER FILLING UP MY TRUCK AND GOT SPEED UP TO ABOUT 65MPH MY GAS GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY AND THEN WOULD COME BACK UP AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR ROCKING THE TRUCK BACK AND FORTH , ALSO THE LIGHT ON THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER KEPT GOING OUT AND COULDN'T TELL WHAT GEAR I WAS IN, COULD PECK ON CONSOLE AND LIGHT MIGHT COME BACK ON BUT STAYS OFF MOST OF THE TIME NOW. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE STILL ACTS UP AND IT DOES NOT GIVE AND ACCURATE READING.HAVE TO SET MY TRIP TIMER EACH TIME I FILLUP SO I WILL KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE UNLESS SOMEONE STEALS A LOT OF IT THEN I USUALLY RUN OUT OF GAS ALONG SIDE THE ROAD. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
I NOTICED GAS TANK HANGING DOWN UNDER TRUCK ABOUT 8 IN. OFF GROUND WHEN I GOT HOME.LOOKED UNDER AND NOTICED FRONT GAS TANK STRAP COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH.STRAP HAS PLASTIC COATING ON STEEL STRAP.WATER TRAPPED BETWEEN PLASTIC COATING AND STEEL AND RUSTED THOUGHT.JUST LUCKY BACK STRAP HELD OR COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY WITH 30 GALLONS OF GAS HITTING THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING,NOT ONLY FOR MY FAMILY BUT FOR ANYONE BEHIND ME. *JS
08-02-2011 I SEE FORD RECALLED F150 FOR GAS TANK STRAP FAILURE. GM NEEDS TO ALSO. I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO. GAS TANK STRAP RUSTED THREW AND BROKE 07-26-2011. TANK DROPPED DOWN BUT NOT COMPLETELY OFF. *KB
MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AT 55 -60 MPH AND THE GAS TANK STRAPS FAILED (RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH) AND THE GAS TANK FELL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY. BEFORE HE COULD DETERMINE WHAT HAD FALLEN OFF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A HOLE WORN IN THE TANK DUE TO BEING DRAGGED ON THE ASPHALT. IT SPILLED A FULL TANK OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED ON A FLATBED TRUCK. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK STRAPS, FUEL PUMP AND GAS TANK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE HAD TO BE CALLED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE BEFORE WE COULD LOAD IT ONTO THE FLATBED TOW TRUCK . *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET C 1500 PICK-UP TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT TIMES THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT THIS TIME BUT FEELS THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE THAT'S STATED IN THE RECALL (05V155000) FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP FOR THE 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD EXTEND THE RECALL FOR HIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
1999 CHEV. SILVERADO. THROTTLE HANGS CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE RAPIDLY. NORMALLY STICKS FROM FULL STOPPED POSITION POSSIBLY CAUSING CRASHES, PARTICULARLY IN REVERSE FROM A PARKING POSITION. PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL AND VEHICLE DAMAGE. *TR
SEVERAL YEARS AGO MY FUEL GAUGE BEGAN ACTING UP. IT WOULD FLIP QUICKLY TO THE "NO GAS" POSITION PERIODICALLY AND THEN FLIP BACK SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND ON. WHEN I FILL THE TRUCK UP IT ALWAYS FLIPS TO THE EMPTY POSITION AND THEN BEGINS IT'S BACK AND FORTH FLIPPING. I HAVE TRAINED EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY TO ALWAYS RESET THE MILEAGE INDICATOR AND WATCH IT CAREFULLY TO INSURE THEY DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS CARS OVER THE YEARS (HONDA FOR 20 YEARS) AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. AT THE PRESENT TIME, TWO PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THE SAME TRUCK BUILT THE SAME YEAR OR WITHIN A YEAR OF MINE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M WONDERING WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
FUEL PUMP QUITS WORKING, I'M GOING TO REPLACE IT FOR A THIRD TIME. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT PLACED BAD GASOLINE IN HIS VEHICLE ONCE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. WHILE REMOVING THE TANK, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND HAD SPREAD TO THE REAR BUMPER. THE AUTO GARAGE STATED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE REPAIR COST WOULD EXCEED $1,500; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A REPORT AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE FRAME, AND CONCLUDED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OVER EIGHT YEARS OLD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 145,000.
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
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
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
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
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
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