1999 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck problems
Owners have filed 39 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 31% of complaints. After that come tires (28%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 13 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 65,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Chevrolet Chevrolet Truck with enough data (25 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Seats in vehicle have very high seats which orce driver to sit out of balance and create rear and right side blind spots. Nlm
Returned to dealer 8+times GM case file opened #990533542 item not corrected I feel this is a safty item for me and my family steering wheel vibration @highway speeds also have bulletin no 99-03-09-002 which states GM knows of this condition and when I ask them to send me a letter staying this is a safe condition no reply I question how many people are at risk due to this condition I also called d o t @ your 800 # thank you
When entering the x-cab using easy entry - a plastic piece broke that caused the seat not to lock in place - but to slide back and forth while driving.
ABS light came on. Stopped truck and heard loud "clicking" noise. Took truck to dealer (corona chevrolet). Dealer said "it's your ABS pump. It will cost $1000 dollers to fix. Could cause a fire. Do you want us to fix it?" what else could I say? The dealer did throw in a "free" oil change ($19.95 value).
I was pulling into advanced auto when the brakes gave out on me. I jumped the curb and side walk and was stopped by a trash can and the front wall. Luckly I wasn't going fast and didn't go through the wall. This is the 3rd time my brakes went out like this. I also told to many other people who have later model chevy's.they also have had this problem. All three times I had wheel sensors replaced. I feer the next time I won't be so lucky. I also know that I'm not the first one to report this.