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1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes problems

The 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 389 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 55% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

389

Brakes complaints

55%

Share of year

27

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Silverado 1500 brakes complaints by model year450 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 1 complaints1996: 4 complaints1997: 149 complaints1998: 150 complaints1999: 389 complaints2000: 446 complaints2001: 325 complaints2002: 382 complaints2003: 450 complaints2004: 342 complaints2005: 138 complaints2006: 174 complaints2007: 70 complaints2008: 29 complaints2009: 17 complaints2010: 7 complaints2011: 17 complaints2012: 9 complaints2013: 5 complaints2014: 280 complaints2015: 373 complaints2016: 266 complaints2017: 189 complaints2018: 96 complaints2019: 195 complaints2020: 109 complaints2021: 41 complaints2022: 56 complaints2023: 24 complaints2024: 8 complaints2025: 4 complaints2026: 4 complaints
Silverado 1500 brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“APPLIED BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOPLIGHT, BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST 2 OR 3 MONTH I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN. THE STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME RUPTURED, THEY WERE DIFFERENT LINE EACH TIME. THE DEALER SPLICED NEW…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · August 18, 2010 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?

NHTSA has 389 complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes — 55% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.