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1999 Chevrolet T Utility

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 Jun 28, 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 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1999 Chevrolet T Utility, most frequently naming the electrical category. 2 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

  • Electrical1100.0%

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.

Recent owner complaints

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

Electrical
Filed Jun 28, 2005

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING WHEN OUR 99 CHEVY TAHOE LOST ALL POWER. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A FUSE WAS BLOWN (20 ECM-B FUSE). HE DID NOT KNOW WHY AND STATED THAT IT WAS UNCOMMON FOR THIS PARTICULAR FUSE TO BLOW. WE HAD THE FUSE REPLACED AND DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM UNTIL JUNE 26, 2005. AGAIN, I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. I REPLACED THE 20 ECM-B FUSE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND I DROVE FOR ABOUT A MILE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ONCE AGAIN. I AGAIN REPLACED THE FUSE, TURNED OFF ALL THE POWER IN THE CAB (NO RADIO, NO A/C) AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE NEXT 5 MILES TO MY HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
10126797
Incident
Jun 26, 2005
Mileage
65,733 mi

Manufacturer communications

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

990421005

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

TRANSFER CASE VIBRATION (SHUDDER) DURING TIGHT TURNING MANEUVERS AT VEHICLE SPEEDS OF UP TO 5 KM/H (5 MPH) ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TT

3170E

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; INTERIOR LIGHTING

IPC, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND/OR HEADLAMPS FLICKER. *AK FB2

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 T Utility by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2002200—
1999Viewing100—
1997000—
1996001—
1995100—
1994000—
1993000—

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.