1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 suspension problems
30 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 132,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 132,000 miles, and 9% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the suspension complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Truck has a vibration in the front end at 60 to 70 MPH. This vibration has been present since the truck was purchased from tom peden. The tires have been checked by firestone twice. The second trip to the dealer on 12/4/98 the service manager indicated that this was a factory defect and the new parts to correct this defect would not be available for thiry to sixty days.
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.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- Brakes 389 complaints
- Body & structure 53 complaints
- Seats 31 complaints
- Fuel system 29 complaints
- Electrical system 25 complaints
- Air bags 19 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 19 complaints
- Cruise control 18 complaints