1999 Chevrolet Pickup problems
The 1999 Chevrolet Pickup has 51 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (43%) concerns brakes. Next are cruise control (12%) and tires (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 43% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 91% 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 5th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Chevrolet Pickup with enough data (34 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.
Thottle has stuck 15-20 times - vehicle has been driven about 500 times. Twice it stuck as we approached highway crossstreet and once in anchorage at an intersection. Other times there was no traffice around. Dec 23,'99, john was backing uphill with a piano in the pickup - 5 people were witnesses-he crept back up an incline toward the deck and put on the brakes - the truck continued uphill while he pushed on the brakes.
On several occasions vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while vehicle was parked. On one incident the vehicle rolled about 3 feet knocking the owner down, causing no injuries.
While applying the brake from 50 MPH, the brake pedal would feel soft. Consumer refilled the master brake cylinder. Within a day or two the problem recurred. The consumer inspected the vehicle and noticed brake fluid leaking from a loose line. Brake line rusted out. Vehicle is less than 5 years old.
Consumer had brake rotors and brake shoes replaced on 1999 chevrolet silverado due to rusted rotors. (11/17/05) the front sensor was replaced which lasted for a few weeks. The hub assembly was replaced due to the bearings. The routers were rusty and were replaced along with the brake shoes due to the anti-lock brakes disengaging the brakes which were not allowing the brakes to clean up the routers. The anti-lock brakes still did not work as the new routers started to rust.