Model year record
1999 Chevrolet Silverado 3500
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 73 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 15 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 5 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads | 3 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 3 | 65,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel | 2 | 62,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 2 | 27,990 mi |
| Steering | 2 | — |
| Suspension: front | 2 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 2 | — |
| Unknown or other | 2 | — |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 2 | — |
| Electrical system | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 1 | — |
| Engine | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | 27,990 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 1 | 33,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 1 | — |
| Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer | 1 | 27,990 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 27,990 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | 10,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other: fuel injection system | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch | 1 | 119,000 mi |
| Parking brake | 1 | 27,990 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 | — |
| Power train: axle assembly: axle shaft: seal | 1 | 52,000 mi |
| Power train: driveline: differential unit | 1 | — |
| Service brakes | 1 | 1,200,036 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: differential proportional valve | 1 | 22,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum: drum | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum: wheel cylinders | 1 | 22,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist | 1 | — |
| Steering: gear box: shaft pitman | 1 | — |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist system | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages: arm: idler and attachment | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm | 1 | — |
| Structure | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
The 1998 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2000 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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