1999 Chevrolet Silverado electrical system problems
59 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Design flaw of the location of components resulted in a bracket rubbing against battery cable resulting in fire, destroying motor in vehicle. *slc
1999, chevrolet, silverado, at 45000 miles the ABS light came on. The ABS motor continued to run even when the engine was turned off. It seemed like this was a safety issue and numerous incidents of this problem occurred. The module was replaced by the dealer. This problem made the ABS inoperative. The problem was diagnosed as an electrical failure.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado
- Brakes 1,073 complaints
- Suspension 116 complaints
- Cruise control 98 complaints
- Tires 95 complaints
- Body & structure 91 complaints
- Steering 72 complaints
- Transmission 68 complaints
- Engine 65 complaints