1999 GMC Silverado Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 GMC Silverado, 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
- Brakes1062.5%
- Driver assistance425.0%
- Airbags16.3%
- Seat belts16.3%
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
BRAKE LINES THAT ENTER ABS CONTROL UNIT RUSTED OUT AND RUPTURED. *TR
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. BRAKE PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN WHO DETERMINED THAT A BRAKE LINE WAS THE CAUSE.*AK
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR STICKS.*AK
WHENEVER AT A COMPLETE STOP CONSUMER HAD TO TAP ON GAS PEDAL SO TH AT VEHICLE WON'T ACCELERATE TO FAST. BUT WHEN DOING THIS, PEDAL GOT STUCK, AND REARENDED OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL, AND VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER WAS SEVERELY INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DO NOT HOLD PASSENGER IN SEAT, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. SEATBELT SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK SEAT BELTS SOMETIMES LOCK UP FOR NO REASON WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH WAY SPEED. *YH
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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