1999 Chevrolet Silverado

Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2000-10-30 00V345000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 1,383,922 Details
1998-10-06 98V242000 STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) 8,367 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2024-09-16 SEAT BELTS No 0 The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V097000…
2017-10-29 AIR BAGS Yes 1 The contact owned a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, he dozed off as the vehi…
2015-11-20 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN I…
2015-09-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED M…
2015-09-03 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IF I HAD NOT BEEN A TEST DRIVER …
2015-08-10 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 I CAME OUT TO MY TRUCK ONE DAY AND THE CAB WAS TOUCHING THE BACK OF MY BOX. I LOOK UNDER IT AND THE FRAME WAS BROKEN AN…
2015-07-31 TIRES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DEAN MUD TERRAIN RADIAL SXT, SIZE: 119/116N. WHILE…
2015-07-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERA…
2015-04-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKES: SINCE APPROXIMATELY 136,000 MILES TO PRESENT MILES, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED AN ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IN…
2015-04-02 SUSPENSION No 0 I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I PUL…
2015-03-03 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 THE CHROME ON THE CHEVROLET BADGE ON THE FRONT GRILL HAS STARTED TO PEEL. WHILE WASHING THE TRUCK THE CHROME, SLIVER, …
2015-01-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ONE MORNING OUT OF THE BLUE WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE MY TRUCK, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PUT IT IN GEAR MY PEDAL WENT TO T…
2015-01-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HAULING A TRAILER, THE FRONT AND RE…
2014-12-10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE PICKUP BOX WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS EXC…
2014-11-25 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DRIVING ON TWO WAY STREET ATTEMPTED A RIGHT HAND TURN APPLIED BRAKES, PEDDLE WENT TO FLOOR, ATTEMPTED TO PUMP, TRUCK SL…
2014-11-14 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL …
2014-11-12 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP DUE TO A BLOWN BRAKE LINE. THIS WAS MY FIRST INCIDENT, BUT THE SECOND F…
2014-10-07 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 HELLO IM REPORTING A PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED ABOUT RUST ON THE UNDER BODIES OF THE CHEVY AND GMC PICK UPS. IT IS A WIDES…
2014-09-10 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 WAS GOING TO WORK AT ABOUT 3:40 PM ABOUT 15 MILES FROM MY HOUSE HAD STOPPED AT 2 STOP SIGNS AND 3 RED LIGHTS WAS GOING …
2014-08-18 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WAS MOVING THE 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 IN MY DRIVEWAY TO MAKE ROOM TO MOVE ANOTHER CAR. I BACKED THE TRUCK INTO…
2014-07-17 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTY WHICH HAS CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO BREAK AND CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR
2014-07-15 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DRIVING ALONG ROAD, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP. UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT THE HYDRAU…
2014-07-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 STEEL BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN PARKING LOT. AFTER INSPECTING THE STEEL BRAKE LINES; THEY APPEAR TO…
2014-05-26 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 I WAS DRIVING HOME ON MEMORIAL DAY 2014 PULLING MY BOAT AND TRAILER. TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED OUTSIDE CRIVITZ, WI AND I HAD …
2014-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 HIT BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. FORTUNATLEY WE WERE NOT IN TRAFFIC AND HAD JUST PULLED ONTO A RESIDENTAL STREET.. O…
2014-03-31 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, WHEN RAISED ON THE HOIST THE FRAME STARTED TO COLLAPSE AND BRAKE. SE…
2014-03-19 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE AND CAN NOT BE WORN WHILE DRIVING. *TR
2014-03-03 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND INSTANT LOSS OF BRAKES NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENED. BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED. *TR
2014-02-02 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I WENT TO STEP ON MY BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN AND MY BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT DUE TO CORROSION! I WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTER…
2013-12-30 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 CORRODED BRAKE LINES. COMPLETELY RUSTED AND LEAKING. UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK IS OK OTHER THAN THE LINES. *TR
2013-12-18 TIRES No 0 IMPOSSIBLE TO RELEASE SPARE TIRE. *TR
2013-11-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS T…
2013-11-12 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND CRACKED. THE MANUFA…
2013-10-06 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT 28MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE D…
2013-10-06 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 28 MPH AND APPROA…
2013-10-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS No 0 I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SILVERAIDO THE FRAME HAS BROKE . THE TRUCK IS MINT EVERYTHING BUT THE FRAME AND THE BRAKE LINES .I …
2013-09-16 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT WHEN I APPROACHED THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING DOWN…
2013-08-02 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS PERFORMING AN UNR…
2013-07-27 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ON MY DRIVEWAY, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE FLUID POURED FROM BELOW THE TRUCK BEHIND THE…
2013-07-09 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WE WERE TRAVELING THROUGH SHEBOYGAN WI TOWING A 24-FOOT LONG FIFTH WHEEL RV BEHIND OUR 1999 SILVERADO. AT ABOUT 2:00PM …
2013-06-28 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 AFTER A SUDDEN STOP DUE TO TAILGATE FALLING DOWN AND CARGO IN THE BACK FALLING OUT I RELOADED THE CARGO AND STARTED DOW…
2013-06-20 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 BRAKE FAILURE, UPON LEAVING MY HOME I APPROACHED HWY62 TO MAKE MY STOP AT THE END OF MY STREET, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAK…
2013-06-07 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ON 06/07/2013 DRIVING 55 MPH TRIED TO STOP AND HAD NO BRAKE. HAD TO RUN OFF ROAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING CARS AHEAD OF ME.…
2013-06-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 GOING TO WORK AT STOP SIGN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR LOST ALL STOPPING POWER. BRAKE LINES RUSTED AWAY. *TR
2013-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 ABS ACTIVATES WHEN STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS, GREATLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. I QUOTED GM SAFETY BULLETIN NUMBER 0…
2013-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I DROVE MY TRUCK EARLIER IN THE MORNING, TO RUN AN ERRAND. I RETURNED HOME, AND AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I HEADED BACK OUT.…
2013-04-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS DETACHED FROM THE C…
2013-04-15 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 MY HOME IS THE LAST ONE ON A DEAD END ROAD. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE TO TURN INTO THE DRIVE, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE …
2013-04-04 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES ALL THE WAY TO MASTER CYLINDER AND FUEL LINES FROM EXTENSIVE CORROSION. ALSO, THROUGHOUT THE…
2013-02-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WENT OUT TO GET INTO MY TRUCK TO GO TO WORK. WE HAD JUST HAD A SNOW STORM AND WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVE I GOT STUCK…