1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
The 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 711 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (55%) concerns brakes. Next are body & structure (7%) and seats (4%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 711 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 55% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 51 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 32 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 109,000 miles 500 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 29 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 46 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 59 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 59 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 78 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 75 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 47 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 31 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 30 |
| 200k+ miles | 36 |
What the data shows
Of the 500 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 109,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 105,000 miles (309 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 51 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 32 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with enough data (170 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
1999 c1500 p/u hit a van near head on at 50 MPH. Driver's airbag did not deploy (pass. Was shut off). Truck was demolished.
My vehicle was wrecked by another vehicle on the passenger side. The vehicle that hit my vehicle was going excessive speeds (50-60MPH) and ran a stop sign. During the incident a passenger was thrown from the vehicle out of the passenger side window. The front axel was broken and the entire passenger side wheel was torn off including the axel and brakes. There was so much damage done to the front passenger side of the vehicle it is a major concern that no airbags were deployed during impact.
Owner drove approximately 65MPH when right tire left road. Overcorrected to left & went off road. Vehicle went airborne & landed in ditch, front end first. Neither air bags deployed at time. Vehicle proceeded to flip over after impact. Driver suffered right knee & hip injury. No seat belts on. Had emergency treatment. Vehicle was totaled.
Dt*: the contact stated the transfer case fractured. Less than a year later, the transfer case fractured again. After the vehicle was repaired, the differential failed. The sales/service dealer was notified. The manufacturer was not alerted.
Rear main brake line failure due to extreme rusting condition. This line is located along the driver side upper chassis rail. Further inspection of all brake lines resulted in a very rusted condition.