1999 Chevrolet C/K Series Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Chevrolet C/K Series, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes770.0%
- Airbags110.0%
- Exterior lighting110.0%
- Other / unspecified110.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRIED TO STOP FOR CAR STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TOWARD FLOOR MORE THAN USUAL. IMPACTED SAID CAR BEFORE GETTING TRUCK STOPPED. FOUND RUPTURED, CORRODED BRAKE LINE TO BE LEAKING BRAKE FLLUID. HAD BRAKE LINE REPLACED. LATER HAD ANOTHER BRAKE LINE DO SAME THING.. HAD ALL LINES REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *JS
ABS FAILING AT LOW SPEED,IE WHEN EVER I APPLIED THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE BY THREE TO FIVE CAR LENGTHS. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE VEHICLE HIT A DEER AND RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THEN A TREE STUMP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CHEVROLET C/K 1500. *NLM *AK *SCC *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
I CAME HOME FROM WORK PULLED INTO DRIVE WENT TO PUT TRUCK IN PARK AND LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. BOTH LOW BEAMS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO BRAKE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED HOWEVER THE BRAKE SHOULD NEVER GO TO THE FLOOR AND NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MAKERS OF THIS VEHICLE IT IS A 1999 CHEVY Z71 4 X 4 VIN NUM [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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