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1999 Chevrolet Silverado 3500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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47Owner complaints

Model-year median: 35

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

1999 Chevrolet Silverado 3500

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 47 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 21 reports
  • Engine And Engine Cooling: 6 reports
  • Steering: 6 reports
  • Vehicle Speed Control: 4 reports
  • Fuel System, Gasoline: 3 reports

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Recall links

    No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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    How this year compares

    Owner complaints by model year

    Other model years Selected year
    1
    1996    61
    1997    67
    1998    47
    1999    80
    2000    72
    2001    50
    2002
    Compare all Silverado 3500 years →

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

    What owners reported most

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

    Tires complaints

    3 reports
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    Mileage unknown · Feb 2, 2001
    Tires

    BUBBLES DEVELOPED ON SIDEWALL OF ONE FRONT AND ONE BACK TIRE.- CONSUMER TOOK THEM TO DEALER, AND THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE OFF THE RIM. *AK

    NHTSA ODI #879699

    Mileage unknown · Dec 4, 2000
    Tires

    PE 00 040/TREAD SEPARATION: VEHICLE EXPEREINCED TWO SEPARATE BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATIONS. FIRST OCCURRED WITH LEFT REAR TIRE, AND SECOND OCCURRED WITH RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1999, CHEVROLET, 3500 PICK UP; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. VEHICLE…

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    PE 00 040/TREAD SEPARATION: VEHICLE EXPEREINCED TWO SEPARATE BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATIONS. FIRST OCCURRED WITH LEFT REAR TIRE, AND SECOND OCCURRED WITH RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER IN A 1999, CHEVROLET, 3500 PICK UP; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT 245/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK TIRES ARE FIRESTONE STEELTEX. *SLC

    NHTSA ODI #875957

    Mileage unknown · Sep 11, 2000
    Tires

    ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, CHEVROLET, C3500, LT245/75R16. TREAD SEPARATED ON THE LEFT REAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK THE CUSTOMER WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AT 90 DEGREE TEMPREATURE WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY. *YH

    NHTSA ODI #870133

    Recall campaigns

    0

    No recalls in this snapshot.

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    Defect investigations

    0

    No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

    An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.