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1999 Chevrolet Corvette brakes problems

The 1999 Chevrolet Corvette has 25 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

25

Brakes complaints

6%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Corvette brakes complaints by model year65 complaints1975: 1 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 8 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 3 complaints1990: 2 complaints1991: 5 complaints1992: 2 complaints1993: 5 complaints1994: 6 complaints1995: 5 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 8 complaints1998: 40 complaints1999: 25 complaints2000: 36 complaints2001: 24 complaints2002: 12 complaints2003: 7 complaints2004: 10 complaints2005: 65 complaints2006: 28 complaints2007: 21 complaints2008: 16 complaints2009: 5 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 3 complaints2014: 1 complaints2016: 1 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 1 complaints2020: 3 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Corvette brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO A TREE DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS NHTSA SITE.*AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · November 3, 2004 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1999 Chevrolet Corvette have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Corvette brakes — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.