Exterior Lighting
Filed Oct 14, 2012280,000 milesTN
I CAME HOME FROM WORK PULLED INTO DRIVE WENT TO PUT TRUCK IN PARK AND LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. BOTH LOW BEAMS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
1999 Chevrolet C/K Series
Routine
Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Electric | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Wheel Speed Sensor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parking Brake | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes, Air › Supply › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and FittingsCrash
Filed Mar 30, 2012130,000 milesKY
TRIED TO STOP FOR CAR STOPPED TO TURN LEFT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TOWARD FLOOR MORE THAN USUAL. IMPACTED SAID CAR BEFORE GETTING TRUCK STOPPED. FOUND RUPTURED, CORRODED BRAKE LINE TO BE LEAKING BRAKE FLLUID. HAD BRAKE LINE REPLACED. LATER HAD ANOTHER BRAKE LINE DO SAME THING.. HAD ALL LINES REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *JS
Service Brakes, Electric
Filed Jun 1, 201195,000 milesOH
ABS FAILING AT LOW SPEED,IE WHEN EVER I APPLIED THE BRAKES STARTED TO PULSATE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE BY THREE TO FIVE CAR LENGTHS. *TR
Parking Brake
Filed Nov 18, 2010222,000 milesNM
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS NO BRAKE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED HOWEVER THE BRAKE SHOULD NEVER GO TO THE FLOOR AND NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MAKERS OF THIS VEHICLE IT IS A 1999 CHEVY Z71 4 X 4 VIN NUM [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
Filed Sep 8, 200990,000 milesNY
UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION, CAUSING REAREND COLLISION. UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE UNEXPECTEDLY. NO REPAIRS MADE YET. ABS DEACTIVATED. *TR
Service Brakes, Air › Antilock › Wheel Speed Sensor
Filed May 10, 200595,000 milesWI
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ABS ACTIVATES INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALMOST CAUSING MYSELF AND MY WIFE TO REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US AT STOP SIGNS OR STOP LIGHTS.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jul 11, 2003PA
THE VEHICLE HIT A DEER AND RAN INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND THEN A TREE STUMP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CHEVROLET C/K 1500. *NLM *AK *SCC *JB
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 21, 2001NY
WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKE LIGHT ON DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jun 28, 2001NY
WHILE TRAVELING IN WINTER CONDITIONS LAST YEAR, ANOTHER VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO CONSUMER VEHICLE'S LANE. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES, BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND STOP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE BEHIND IT. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT REAR BRAKE SHOES WER NOT WORN, BUT WERE "COMING APART". PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.