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1999 Chevrolet C Series Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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 Dec 14, 2006
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Chevrolet C 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

  • Fuel system250.0%
  • Brakes125.0%
  • Engine125.0%

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

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

FUEL PUMP FAILS WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT COSTS OF $1,000. FAILURE OCCURRED ON SAN BERNARDINO FWY AND WAS NEARLY STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CHP ARRIVED TO DIVERT TRAFFIC. *JB

NHTSA ID 10176093 · filed Dec 14, 2006

MISFIRE ON ALL CYLS DID NOT PASS EMISSIONS INSPECTION TEST. FACTORY BULLETIN SAYS THAT WATER FROM DEFECTIVE CHECKVALVE ON VAPOR CANISTOR WILL CONTAMINATE FUEL RAIL CAUSING EMISSIONS SYSTEM FAILURE. FACTORY WARRANTY IS SUPOSSED TO COVER EMISSION SYSTEM TO 70,000 MI.

NHTSA ID 10068757 · filed Jan 15, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

BRAKES AND/OR COMBINATION VALVE HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. *AK

NHTSA ID 721763 · filed Apr 21, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Engine

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

MISFIRE ON ALL CYLS DID NOT PASS EMISSIONS INSPECTION TEST. FACTORY BULLETIN SAYS THAT WATER FROM DEFECTIVE CHECKVALVE ON VAPOR CANISTOR WILL CONTAMINATE FUEL RAIL CAUSING EMISSIONS SYSTEM FAILURE. FACTORY WARRANTY IS SUPOSSED TO COVER EMISSION SYSTEM TO 70,000 MI.

NHTSA ID 10068757 · filed Jan 15, 2004

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

Data on this page last refreshed .