IllustrationBUBBLES 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
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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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Silverado 3500 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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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 reportsPE 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
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
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.