1999 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS
43 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 1 |
Recent Complaints
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A LIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT INTO A WALL. IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE ROTTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JS
Mileage: 270,000
BRAKE LINE FAILED ON 1999 CHEVY SILVERADO 4WD PICK UP. CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF A UPS FREIGHT TRUCK AT STOP LIGHT. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL APP. 50 YARDS TO TRY TO STOP MY TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR I WAS HELPLESS CARS ON ONE SIDE TELEPHONE POLES ON THE OTHER LUCKILY PUT TRUCK IN 2ND GEAR TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN SOME THEN CRASH ED HARD INTO THE BACK OF FREIGHT TRUCK. LUCKILY NOT KILLED. BRAKE FLUID WAS FLOWING OUT OF RUSTED BRAKE LINES UNDER DRIVERS SIDE SEAT UNDER FRAME. TRUCK IS P
Mileage: 71,400
TRUCK WILL NOT STOP. *TR
Mileage: 4,000
WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR TOWARD INTERSECTION. APPLIED BRAKES BUT ODDLY PEDAL SEEMED TO GO TO FLOOR WITH ZERO BRAKING ACTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, MY VEHICLE ENTERED INTERSECTION DURING RED LIGHT. WAS STRUCK ON DRIVERS SIDE BY 18-WHEELER CROSSING INTERSECTION AND THEN MY VEHICLE'S FORWARD MOMENTUM CAUSED A FRONTAL IMPACT TO 18-WHEELER CROSSING INTERSECTION FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MY WIFE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB, BRUISED STER
Mileage: 99,000
WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR TOWARD INTERSECTION. APPLIED BRAKES BUT ODDLY PEDAL SEEMED TO GO TO FLOOR WITH ZERO BRAKING ACTION. SUBSEQUENTLY, MY VEHICLE ENTERED INTERSECTION DURING RED LIGHT. WAS STRUCK ON DRIVERS SIDE BY 18-WHEELER CROSSING INTERSECTION AND THEN MY VEHICLE'S FORWARD MOMENTUM CAUSED A FRONTAL IMPACT TO 18-WHEELER CROSSING INTERSECTION FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MY WIFE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIB, BRUISED STER
Mileage: 99,000
LOSS OF BREAKING BELOW 5 MPH. ANTI LOCK BRAKES QUIT WORKING. COMING TO A STOP, AT ABOUT 5 MPH, BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AGAINST FOOT, ALL BREAKING CEASES AND HOWLING OR BURRRRR NOISE IS HEARD. IF YOU FORCE THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AS IN PANIC STOP, PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR AND BRAKING RESUMES. IF YOU LET UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REAPPLY PRESSURE, BREAKING RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT REPEATABLE. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THE GM DEALER SAY
Mileage: 51,380
SEVERAL YEARS AGO I FILED A COMPLAINT ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET C-1500 PICKUP WITH THE SAME BODY STYLE AS 1998. AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OCCURRED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHILE PARKED AT WORK, CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA 03V093000. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A US NAVY BASE AND THE NAVY FIRE CHIEF INVESTIGATED THE FIRE. HIS REPORT RULED THE FIRES ORIGIN ELECTRICAL IN THE DRIVERS DOOR. IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS AND I'M NOT SURE OF THE DATE, BUT I CAN CHECK WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO PAID A $10,000 CLAIM. NHTSA