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1999 Chevrolet C Pickup

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 21, 2005
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Chevrolet C Pickup, most frequently naming the brakes, driver assistance and engine categories. 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 8 manufacturer communications are on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Brakes240.0%
  • Driver assistance120.0%
  • Engine120.0%
  • Visibility120.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.

EA04011ClosedEngineering Analysis

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE

Opened Apr 9, 2004
Closed May 10, 2005

IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES PICKUP TRUCKS WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.THESE INCLUDED 22 ALLEGED ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A RATE OF 38.5 ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES.ODI IS AWARE OF 24 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS RECALLED BY GM, INCLUDING 5 ALLEGING ROLLAWAY INCIDENTS.THOUGH THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN GM'S LETTER ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE C/K TRUCKS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE ROLLAWAY RATE IN THOSE VEHICLES WAS SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED IN PEER VEHICLES STUDIED BY ODI IN THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS CLOSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONALLed to recall 05V161000

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Brakes
Filed Jul 21, 2005

ABS KICKS IN WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THEN I DON'T STOP!

NHTSA ID
10129533
Incident
Feb 1, 2005
Mileage
82,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Mar 2, 2005
Crash reported

PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS VERY DECEIVING . *AK *TT

NHTSA ID
10083932
Incident
Jul 30, 2004
Mileage
15,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 3, 2003

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES ANTILOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10042288
Incident
Sep 20, 2003
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 22, 2003

1999 C2500 SILVERADO 6.0 L ENGINE, AUTO/D WITH 2WD CHASSIS THROTTLE STICKING SINCE 50K MILES AND PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. AFFECTS ONLY IDLE TO OFF IDLE POSITION. RESOLUTION NOT YET SOUGHT. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10016298
Incident
Apr 22, 2003
Mileage
50,000 mi
Engine
Filed Jan 15, 2003

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

NHTSA ID
10003953
Incident
Aug 15, 2002

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

000604045

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE THE VEHICLES IS BEING DRIVEN. *TT

990848001A

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

EXPERIENCING WIND NOISE FROM BODY SIDE QUARTER WINDOW. *TT

00045

SEAT BELTS

SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT SAFETY BELT COMPLIANCE. *TT

99072

WHEELS

SOME PICKUPS BUILT AT THE ARLINGTON ASSEMBLY PLANT HAVE STEEL WHEELS WITH A BLACK PRIME COAT OF PAINT BUT NO FINISH COAT OF PAINT. *TT

99072

WHEELS

SUBJECT REGARDING PRIMED STEEL WHEELS WITH NO FINISH COAT OF PAINT. *TT

99055

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH FLYWHEEL-TO-TORQUE-CONVERTER BOLTS BELOW THE SPECIFICED TORQUE RANGE. TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CONDITION, DEALERS ARE TO TORQUE THE FLYWHEEL-TO-TORQUE CONVERTER BOLTS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATION. *TT

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Chevrolet C Pickup by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2000202—
1999Viewing501—

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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.