1999 Chevrolet Silverado Tires Problems
Owners have filed 90 complaints with NHTSA about tires problems on the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado, 5% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 51,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “tire size” (37% of reports).
- 90tires complaints
- 51,000median miles at failure
- 3mention a crash
- 3mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 80%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Tire size: mentioned in 33 of 90 complaints (37%)
- P265 75R16: mentioned in 22 of 90 complaints (24%)
- Firestone wilderness: mentioned in 11 of 90 complaints (12%)
- Tiresize LT24575R16: mentioned in 5 of 90 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do tires problems happen?
Based on 7 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 90 complaints, 3 mention a crash, 3 an injury.
Chevrolet Silverado tires complaints by model year
| Model year | Tires complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Silverado | 1 | 1% | 3,400 |
| 2014 Silverado | 1 | 1% | 3,000 |
| 2013 Silverado | 3 | 5% | 700 |
| 2012 Silverado | 5 | 7% | 19,423 |
| 2010 Silverado | 7 | 11% | 56,672 |
| 2009 Silverado | 2 | 3% | 21,500 |
| 2008 Silverado | 4 | 2% | 48,883 |
| 2007 Silverado | 7 | 4% | 38,750 |
| 2006 Silverado | 9 | 5% | 44,085 |
| 2005 Silverado | 14 | 4% | 4,843 |
| 2004 Silverado | 21 | 3% | 16,800 |
| 2003 Silverado | 27 | 4% | 20,000 |
| 2002 Silverado | 27 | 4% | 25,100 |
| 2001 Silverado | 56 | 6% | 32,000 |
| 2000 Silverado | 70 | 5% | 56,250 |
| 1999 Silverado | 90 | 5% | 51,000 |
| 1998 Silverado | 16 | 6% | 144,000 |
| 1997 Silverado | 8 | 3% | 63,000 |
| 1996 Silverado | 1 | 1% | — |
| 1995 Silverado | 8 | 3% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists tires for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado equipped with cooper dean mud terrain radial sxt, size: 119/116n. While driving 65 mph, the steering wheel started to wobble and made a loud abnormal noise under the vehicle. The contact stated that the front driver side tire blew out. An independent…
Impossible to release spare tire. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet silverado. The vehicle has b.f. Goodrich t/a, size p245/75r16 tires. While driving 40 mph, the front passenger side tire blew out where the tread meets the sidewall. The rim was damaged. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but they could not determine the cause…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Chevrolet Silverados have tires problems?
No. NHTSA has 90 owner complaints about tires for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado (5% of the 1,660 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado tires?
No recall currently lists tires for this vehicle.
At what mileage do tires problems start?
The median reported mileage is 51,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about tires problems on the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado?
The most frequent phrase is “tire size”, in 33 of 90 complaints, followed by “p265 75r16” (22).
Other 1999 Chevrolet Silverado problems
See all 1999 Chevrolet Silverado problems or tires problems across all Silverado years.