Total Complaints
10 filings
CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD · model year
10 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1999CHEVROLETSILVERADO 2500 HD carries 10 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1999 SILVERADO 2500 HD is service brakes, hydraulic with 5 filings, followed by unknown or other (1) and electrical system (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1999 SILVERADO 2500 HD, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
10 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
Got my registration form to update my tags and I saw the comments at the bottom say this vehicle has a recall.. so I decided to call the dealer to set up a appointment to get it fixed when I called the dealer, they said that they didnât have the part so they will contact me as soon as possible so I waited almost a week no response at all so I decided to call them back to find out what was going on with the update. they claim that the part is not available anymore because it is a older vehicle so they need to talk to his manager or someone higher at the dealers to find out how they can do this to get my recall fixed so they told me they will call me again as soon as possible Other week pass so I need to call the dealer again because they never did.. once I call them, they say oh yeah, I see that you already call. Let me check and find out what going on with the recall of the seatbelts!! He said you know what let me call you like an hour to found out all the information of it.. I want
DEC.18,2012 HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FUEL LINES FROM TANK TO ENGINE. WHEN I PURCHASED NEW I HAD TRUCK RUST PROOFED. THE FRAME IS SO BADLY RUSTED I HOPE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE WINTER. *TR
Mileage: 68,400
DEC.18,2012 HAD TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES ON MY TRUCK. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE FUEL LINES FROM TANK TO ENGINE. WHEN I PURCHASED NEW I HAD TRUCK RUST PROOFED. THE FRAME IS SO BADLY RUSTED I HOPE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE WINTER. *TR
Mileage: 68,400
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A STEEP HILL ON DRY PAVEMENT AND MY VEHICLE WAS PICKING UP SPEED SO I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I STARTED FRANTICALLY PUMPING THE BRAKES AS I NOTICED THE CROSSING GUARD GOING DOWN ON THE TRAIN TRACKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AND STILL NO BRAKES AT ALL...AFTER REALIZING I WAS COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY BRAKE PEDAL I IMMEDIATELY DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR WHICH SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN AND I REMEMBERED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND I THEN JAMMED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WHICH STOPPED ME 20 FT FROM HITTING THE SIDE OF A CARGO TRAIN...AS A GUY WHO REPAIRS MECHANICAL SYSTEMS FOR A LIVING I WAS TOTALLY FLOORED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM COULD FAIL TOTALLY,.... I THEN TOOK MY TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THE BRAKE LINES WERE TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND THAT BOTH FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD BLOWN LARGE HOLES BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE ABS MODULE AND HE TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT RUNNING VERY LONG BEFORE BLOWING THE LINE AS IT
Mileage: 155,120
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE GEAR SELECTOR AND ODOMETER INDICATORS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,400.
Mileage: 3,400
BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND ALMOST WENT OVER A RESTRAINING WALL TWO TIMES. ON OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKING, THE BRAKES WOULD RELEASE AND I WOULD HAVE TO SLOWLY REAPPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF I WAS TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY RECALLS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 CHEVROLET 2500 SILVERADO TRUCK. WHILE BACKING UP TO HOOK UP A HORSE TRAILER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY WERE UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK PROPERLY. THE TRUCK WAS THEN DRIVEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE TRUCK HAD 106,255 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER REPLACED A BRAKE LINE. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 OTHER BRAKE LINE FAILURES I WILL LIST SEPARATELY. ONE IN 2006 AND CURRENTLY ONE IN 2010. *TR
Mileage: 106,255
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY, THEN WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERAL BRAKE LINES RUSTED IN A CLUSTER LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME. PICTURES OF THE LINES WITH THE RESULTING BRAKE FLUID SPRAY ARE AVAILABLE. THE ACTUALLY LINES WILL BE AVAILABLE ONCE REPLACED. THIS IS ONE OF 3 BRAKE FAILURES THIS TRUCK HAS EXPERIENCED. I AM SUBMITTING THEM INDEPENDENTLY. THE DATES WERE 2005, 2006 AND NOW IN 2010. *TR
Mileage: 185,000
WHILE PULLING A LARGE HORSE TRAILER, WE HAD STOPPED FOR LUNCH. WE WENT OUT TO THE TRUCK, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WHILE PUSHING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTION SHOWED A BLOWN BRAKE LINE ALTHOUGH THE LINE SHOWED LITTLE WEAR. THE LINE RAN TO THE BACK BRAKES. WE WERE BROKE DOWN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT A REST STOP WITH ANIMALS AND CHILDREN. WE HAD TO ROLL THE LINE AND CRIMP IT SO THAT THE FRONT BRAKES COULD FUNCTION. SHORTLY AFTER THE LINE WAS REPAIRED BY MY HUSBAND. THIS IS ONE OF 3 BRAKE FAILURES WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM FILING SEPARATE CLAIMS FOR EACH FAILURE. ONE WAS IN 2005, THIS ONE IN 2006 AND ONE CURRENTLY IN 2010. *TR
Mileage: 108,000
I OWN A 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 4X4 AND THE ABS IS OUT I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK I HARDLEY DRIVE IT SAFETY ISSUE I DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN I WISH SOMETHING WOULD BE DONE A BOUT THIS VERY CHEAP MADE PART. *TR
Mileage: 50,846
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.