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vehicle
1999 / chevrolet / silverado-1500
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-25)
complaints
2,247 on file (1998-11-04 → 2024-09-16)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
1389 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
Erroneous ABS activation at low speedSERVICE BRAKES21 complaints2013-08 → 2019-03silverado-1999-abs-false-activation
10669169 MY VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE ABS KICKS IN AND EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE BY VARIOUS AMOUNTS
10836332 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE AND EXTENDED THE BRAKING DISTANCE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE
10630558 I AM REPORTING YET ANOTHER CASE OF FAILURE FOR THE ABS MODULE AS WELL AS THE PROPORTIONING VALVE ON MY 99 SILVERADO. THERE IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH NUMBER OF INCIDENTS REPORTED THROUGHOUT VARIOUS FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, AND THE 3 MECHANICS I'VE SPOKEN TO ARE ALL VERY AWARE OF THIS
Frame rust-through and crackingSTRUCTURE30 complaints2013-08 → 2023-04silverado-1999-frame-rust
10669924 FRAME BROKE DUE TO RUST BEHIND THE CAB
10787318 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CRACKING NOISE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE ABNORMAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED IN TWO AREAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED
11208180 I WENT TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND WHEN THE GARAGE WENT TO LIFT THE TRUCK THE FRAME BUCKLED. THERE WAS SO MUCH RUST DAMAGE THAT THE FRAME WAS SOFT IN NUMEROUS PLACES. THE 1999 SILVERADO Z71 1500 TRUCK IS AN LT WITH ONLY 104,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW
Driver's seat track and lock failureSEATS8 complaints2013-11 → 2018-10silverado-1999-seat-track-failure
11132141 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SLID ON THE TRACK AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BUMP INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND DASHBOARD AREA WITH FORCE. AN UNKNOWN DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT RAIL NEEDED TO BE
10561188 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRACTURED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD AND PIN THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE STEERING WHEEL
10704183 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS LEANED FORWARD AND WHEN THE SEAT WAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION, THE SEAT FAILED TO SECURE CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED METAL AND
Brake line corrosion and ruptureSERVICE BRAKES114 complaints2013-07 → 2019-04silverado-1999-brake-line-corrosion
11202650 BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. FIRST THE REAR BRAKE LINE BURST. A FEW MONTHS LATER A FRONT LINE BURST. BOTH TIMES VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION
10629824 I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND WHEN I TO PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I INSTANTLY HAD NO BRAKES, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED IN THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME AND WAS NOTHING I COULD DO SO I ENDED UP REAR ENDING THEM, TOTALING THEIR CAR. WHEN
10587469 BRAKES FAILED ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2012 AS I APPROACHED A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY, THE INTERSECTION WAS IN A RURAL AREA AND THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND OR THERE WOULD
Ignition switch and Passlock stallingELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2014-03 → 2018-08silverado-1999-ignition-passlock-stall
10568874 MY TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE TRUCK BACK ON AND HEADED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS NOTIFIED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT (NO ISSUES WITH STARTING OR
11115312 PASSLOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES WITHOUT CAUSE. WHEN STARTING MY TRUCK, IT ACTS LIKE IT WILL AND THEN SHUTS DOWN AFTER A SECOND, AND THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS COMMON WITH PAST LOCK SYSTEM ERRORS. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 1 OUT OF 4 STARTS. TO GET THE CAR STARTED, I HAVE TO GO
Air bag non-deployment in crashAIR BAGS3 complaints2013-11 → 2024-09silverado-1999-airbag-nondeployment
10553810 MY VEHICLE WAS WRECKED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT MY VEHICLE WAS GOING EXCESSIVE SPEEDS (50-60MPH) AND RAN A STOP SIGN. DURING THE INCIDENT A PASSENGER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE FRONT AXEL WAS BROKEN AND
11549980 Driving 65 miles and I rear ended another vehicle from behind. The air bags did not deployed
11612838 The contact owned a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, he dozed off as the vehicle drifted off to the right shoulder of the highway. The contact regained alertness once the vehicle drove over the highway's rumble strip. As the contact
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/chevrolet/silverado-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_1999_chevrolet_silverado_1500_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/chevrolet/silverado-1500}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
