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1999 Chevrolet T 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 Sep 27, 2005
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 T 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

  • Brakes2100.0%

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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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO PUT IN THE "# OF FAILURES" FIELD SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURS MANY TIMES EACH DAY AND WE JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO OCCUR THOUSANDS OF TIMES UNLESS FIXED. WE BOUGHT OUR 1999 CHEVY TAHOE THE END OF AUGUST THIS YEAR FROM A PRIVATE SELLER. WHEN WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP, WE WERE COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET AND FELT THE ANTI LOCK BREAKS KICK IN. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE DAY WE GOT THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR EACH TIME WE DRIVE IT. I LOOKED UP RECALLS ON OUR VEHICLE AND SAW THAT ONE HAD JUST BEEN ISSUED FOR UNWANTED ANTI LOCK BREAK SYSTEM ACTIVATION, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING TO US. I LOOKED INTO THE RECALL FURTHER ONLY TO FIND THAT 14 "RUST BELT" STATES ARE INCLUDING IN THE RECALL AND WE- HERE IN MINNESOTA WHERE OUR CARS RUST FROM ALL THE SALT WE USE TO HELP WITH ALL THE SNOW WE GET EVERY YEAR- ARE NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A "RUST BELT" STATE. I CALLED GM/CHEVROLET TO DISCUSS THE FACT THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR AND THAT WE ARE NOT INCLUDED, THEY SAID THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT SINCE WE ARE NOT ONE OF THE 14 STATES. SO NOW, I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH YOU HOPING TO GET SOMEWHERE. I THINK THEY SHOULD BE INCLUDING A LOT MORE STATES THEN THE 14 THEY CHOSE NOW. *NM

NHTSA ID 10137851 · filed Sep 27, 2005

FAILURE TO BRAKE HARD ENOUGH OR BRAKES NOT FULLY RESPONDING DURING PANIC SITUATION. PROCEEDING IN VEHICLE AT 50-60 MPH FOLLOWING BEHIND A CAR TOWING A SMALL FISHING BOAT. TRAFFIC AHEAD IN HOWARD COUNTY STOPPED SUDDENLY & CAN AHEAD BRAKED HARD. I ALSO THEN BRAKED HARD. THE WHEELS NEVER LOCKED UP, NOR WENT INTO ANTI LOCK SOUNDS. THE BACK OF THE BOAT WAS HIT BY MY VEHICLE. THIS WAS ABOUT TWO YRS AGO IN SUMMER TIME. PUSHING HARD DID NOT RESULT IN PROPER BRAKING OF VEHICLE. NOW, SAME VEHICLE AT ABOUT 58K MILES HAS DEVELOPED A LACK OF BRAKING AT UNDER 10 MPH THAT COULD VERY WELL BE RELATED. WHEN BRAKING ABOVE 10 MPH, THE SPEED DROPS TO 10 MPH, THEN THE BRAKES GIVE WAY FOR A FEW SECONDS & THEN RECOVER IN PULSES WITH SOUNDS. ITS NOT PROPER BRAKING/STOPPING MODE FOR ABS! THIS IS ABOUT A CHEVY TAHOE. THE INCIDENT BOXES BELOW ARE BASED ON THE PAST ACCIDENT, NOT THE PRESENT BRAKE ISSUE. THE DATE SHOWN IS ONLY AN APPROXIMATE. I HAVE BOTH MY REPAIR BILL TO MY FRONT END DAMAGE & PHOTOS. NONE OF WHICH IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE ISSUE! *NM

NHTSA ID 10135508 · filed Sep 7, 2005

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

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