1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 3%of 587 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 109,072miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the air bags of the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 3% of the 587 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 109,072 miles. 14 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Takata recall? I would like to know what recalls were made on this vehicle that I might have missed? And what to do about them. My dealer went out of business and I was never notified about any of the recalls I am just now finding out about. Thank you.”
NHTSA complaint #10855543, filed 2016-04, 137,000 miles“I had the ignition sleeve required in recall done. Never had problems with key before that. Since then, have trouble starting car; the garage replaced battery (was 6 yrs. Old) because they could find nothing else wrong with the car. Still I have difficulty starting the car..........yesterday it took 3 tries. I moved in the interim of having this done....so going back to simon Chevrolet in woonsocket,ri is out of the question. I called salvatore Chevrolet in gardner, ma. And they told me there would be a $200. Charge to find out what the problem was. …”
NHTSA complaint #10758760, filed 2015-08, 81,143 miles“While traveling on the highway in inclement weather, the vehicle hydroplaned, and then hit a bridge. Upon impact, the driver's side airbag didn't deploy. The crash was head on and the vehicle flipped over. It was hit a second time after becoming airborne and landed upside down. Consumer was hanging upside down until rescue officials arrived. Vehicle was totaled.”
NHTSA complaint #10024170, filed 2003-08, 70,000 miles“Run off the road and hit tree head-on . Driver side air bag did not deploy truck was a 1999 and air bags had never been replaced, I bought truck new .”
NHTSA complaint #10238133, filed 2008-08, 238,000 miles“I was pulling ip to a stop sign and my throttle stuck and I had no control to stop it and a guy hit me in the front end where all the sensors to my airbags were and they never deployed and the guy was going 95 MPH when he hit me.”
NHTSA complaint #10477351, filed 2012-09Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 8 | 1% |
| 2021 | 20 | 2% |
| 2020 | 11 | 1% |
| 2019 | 12 | 1% |
| 2018 | 15 | 3% |
| 2017 | 30 | 4% |
| 2016 | 18 | 2% |
| 2015 | 66 | 6% |
| 2014 | 47 | 3% |
| 2013 | 83 | 27% |
| 2012 | 59 | 27% |
| 2011 | 306 | 54% |
| 2010 | 197 | 54% |
| 2009 | 231 | 52% |
| 2008 | 594 | 65% |
| 2007 | 479 | 56% |
| 2006 | 24 | 7% |
| 2005 | 51 | 10% |
| 2004 | 34 | 4% |
| 2003 | 21 | 3% |
| 2002 | 14 | 3% |
| 2001 | 12 | 3% |
| 2000 | 31 | 5% |
| 1999 | 19 | 3% |
| 1998 | 7 | 2% |
| 1997 | 16 | 3% |
| 1994 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
373 complaintsBody and structure
53 complaintsSeats
30 complaintsSuspension
29 complaintsFuel system
28 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
26 complaintsElectrical system
25 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsSteering
15 complaintsTires
12 complaintsSeat belts
11 complaintsEngine cooling
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology