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1999 Chevrolet Incomplete/Cutaway C3 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 May 8, 2007
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 Incomplete/Cutaway C3, 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

  • Brakes1100.0%

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.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET CUTAWAY G3500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE TO BRAKE PROPERLY CAUSED A MAJOR CRASH WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALSO HELD ON HORN TO WARN OTHER DRIVER'S. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CLAMP WHICH HOLDS THE PEDAL IN PLACE WAS MISSING. THE CLAMP CAN ONLY BE REMOVED BY A SPECIAL TOOL. THE CONTACT INSISTS THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS NOT BRAKE RELATED, BUT IT WAS INDEED THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WERE DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND KNEE. POLICE REPORT CASE # 07-005729 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 116,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE AND A POLICE REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 06/06/07 *TR

NHTSA ID 10191093 · filed May 8, 2007

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.

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