Total Complaints
4 filings
CHEVROLET CONVENTIONAL · model year
4 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1999CHEVROLETCONVENTIONAL carries 4 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1999 CONVENTIONAL is service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip with 2 filings, followed by visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system (1) and suspension:front (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1999 CONVENTIONAL, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
4 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRACK SENSER ACTIVATES. *NM
Mileage: 8,600
IN APRIL, 2005 I STARTED TO HAVE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TRY TO KICK INTO ABS WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP IN MY 99 CHEVY TAHOE. IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND WHEN THE TRUCK WAS AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, ALMOST STOPPED. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED WAS NOTED ON THE RECEIPT AS A LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. ONCE THAT WAS FIXED, THAT BRAKING PROBLEM STOPPED. *JB
WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN A GRINDING NOISE OCCURS, AND VEHICLE SEVERELY PULLS TO RIGHT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE DEFROST SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE IS NOT ADEQUATE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.