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1999 Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 35.

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47Owner complaints

Model-year median: 35

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
21Engine And Engine Cooling
6Steering
6Vehicle Speed Control
4Fuel System, Gasoline
3
All reported categories
Power Train
3Suspension
3Tires
3Electrical System
2Latches/locks/linkages
2Unknown Or Other
2Wheels
2Engine
1Equipment
1Fuel System, Other
1Parking Brake
1Service Brakes
1Structure
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 12 of 47 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

Fuel System, Other complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jul 1, 2006
Engine And Engine CoolingFuel System, OtherPower Train

11/09/04 I HAD TO REPLACE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY: OVERHAUL/REBUILD FRONT, REPLACE BRAKE PAD (BENDIX)3/10/05 REPLACED IDLER ARM. 3/23/05 REPLACED PITMAN ARM. 10/25/05 6.5 LITER DIESEL ELECTRONIC PUMP (PMD) FAILURE. TRUCK WAS MOVING ON IT'S ON, JERKING, BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM TAIL PIPE AND TIRES WOULD SPIN THEN IT CUT OFF AND WOUL…

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11/09/04 I HAD TO REPLACE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY: OVERHAUL/REBUILD FRONT, REPLACE BRAKE PAD (BENDIX)3/10/05 REPLACED IDLER ARM. 3/23/05 REPLACED PITMAN ARM. 10/25/05 6.5 LITER DIESEL ELECTRONIC PUMP (PMD) FAILURE. TRUCK WAS MOVING ON IT'S ON, JERKING, BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM TAIL PIPE AND TIRES WOULD SPIN THEN IT CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START. CALLED WRECKER AND HAD IT TAKEN TO AUTO SHOP. HE REPLACED PMD MODULE KIT WITH A NOTE TO LEAVE PLASTIC COVER OFF ENGINE BECAUSE OF HEAT BUILD UP. 6/25/06 SAME THING HAPPENED. CALLED WRECKER AND HAD IT TAKEN TO AUTO SHOP. THIS TIME HE REPLACED FUEL PUMP ON FRAME RAIL. 6/29/06 FUEL FILTER RINGS BLEW OFF, IT STARTED POURING FUEL ONTO HIGHWAY, JERKING,TRUCK MOVING ON IT'S ON, BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WOULDN'T STOP HAD TO HOLD BREAK TO FLOOR UNTIL IT STALLED. ALMOST HIT A BUILDING. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10161211

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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