1999 Chevrolet Silverado Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 95 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado, 6% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 48,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “pedal sticks” (19% of reports).
- 95vehicle speed control complaints
- 48,000median miles at failure
- 9mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 20%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.
- Pedal sticks: mentioned in 18 of 95 complaints (19%)
- Provide further: mentioned in 8 of 95 complaints (8%)
- Throttle stick: mentioned in 6 of 95 complaints (6%)
- Idle position: mentioned in 5 of 95 complaints (5%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 13 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 95 complaints, 9 mention a crash, 4 an injury.
Chevrolet Silverado vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Silverado | 3 | 2% | 21,000 |
| 2015 Silverado | 2 | 3% | 150 |
| 2014 Silverado | 9 | 7% | 1,106 |
| 2013 Silverado | 6 | 9% | 6,050 |
| 2012 Silverado | 4 | 6% | 1,750 |
| 2011 Silverado | 4 | 5% | 22,000 |
| 2010 Silverado | 1 | 2% | — |
| 2009 Silverado | 8 | 11% | 59,000 |
| 2008 Silverado | 5 | 3% | 67,500 |
| 2007 Silverado | 3 | 2% | 46,000 |
| 2005 Silverado | 5 | 2% | 49,809 |
| 2004 Silverado | 23 | 4% | 40,000 |
| 2003 Silverado | 29 | 4% | 40,000 |
| 2002 Silverado | 22 | 3% | 65,850 |
| 2001 Silverado | 38 | 4% | 44,000 |
| 2000 Silverado | 83 | 6% | 39,966 |
| 1999 Silverado | 95 | 6% | 48,000 |
| 1998 Silverado | 7 | 3% | 130,000 |
| 1997 Silverado | 8 | 3% | — |
| 1996 Silverado | 5 | 3% | 125,000 |
| 1995 Silverado | 3 | 1% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control 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.
Accelerator pedal has been sticking since the first year vehicle was purchased new. It has gotten so bad that in order to move from a stopped position one must keep one foot on the brake to avoid lurching forward or backward uncontrollably. *tr
Throttle body sticking on 1999 chevy silverado... I previously reported a sticking throttle body on my truck when it was new. It stuck at the idle position and took considerable effort to get it to "unstick". The dealer replaced the throttle body claiming the original had a bur, that caused it to…
Consumer states: cruise control and toll haul didn't work correctly, when turned off cruise control did not operate properly, it kept accelerating when touching brakes. The toll haul command was telling the truck to down shift.*ak *tt
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Chevrolet Silverados have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 95 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado (6% 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 vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 48,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado?
The most frequent phrase is “pedal sticks”, in 18 of 95 complaints, followed by “provide further” (8).
Other 1999 Chevrolet Silverado problems
See all 1999 Chevrolet Silverado problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Silverado years.