IllustrationWHILE MAKING A VERY SLOW AND SHARP U TURN LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT POWER STEERING SHAFT HAD BROKEN. ALSO, DEALER HAS REPAIRED 6 OTHER VEHICLES FOR SAME PROBLEM.*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
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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.
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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
What owners actually said
47 reportsSINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE, THREE BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FRONT RIGHT BRAKE PAD TENDED TO WEAR OUT MORE THAN THE LEFT - BUT BOTH WERE REPLACED.FRONT LEFT BRAKE OVERHEATED AND GLOWED RED DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. *NOTE: WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACES, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APP…
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SINCE CONSUMER HAS OWNED VEHICLE, THREE BRAKE PADS HAVE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FRONT RIGHT BRAKE PAD TENDED TO WEAR OUT MORE THAN THE LEFT - BUT BOTH WERE REPLACED.FRONT LEFT BRAKE OVERHEATED AND GLOWED RED DURING NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. *NOTE: WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACES, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES AND IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS NO PRESSURE FOR BRAKES TO FUNCTION. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. STEERING COLUMN WILL VIBRATE, AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED BUT, PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS. DEALER HAS PUT 4 SETS OF PADS AND DRUMS ON VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR DRUMS DO NOT ADJUST PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS TO WEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 10000 MILES, SOMETIMES BRAKES SMOKE AND RATTLE. *SLC
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
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BRAKES 15 TIMES. *AK
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
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE THE TRUCK BUT I DON'T KNOW I F THE PROBLEMS WILL WE SOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN AND IT WILL MAINTAIN SPEED. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX DEFECT, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO. PRESENTLY, DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC.*AK PCM FAILURE CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO SLOW DOWN WHEN ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. *YH
WHILE DRIVING RPM'S WILL STAY AT 2025 FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER DRIVER HAS LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. A TECHINCAL INSPECTOR FROM BBB INSPECTED VEHICLE AND ALSO NOTICED THIS DEFECT. ENGINE WILL NOT DECELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.