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1999 Chevrolet Pickup brakes problems

The 1999 Chevrolet Pickup has 22 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 43% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

22

Brakes complaints

43%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Pickup brakes complaints by model year28 complaints1990: 5 complaints1991: 3 complaints1992: 2 complaints1994: 2 complaints1995: 10 complaints1996: 10 complaints1997: 28 complaints1998: 17 complaints1999: 22 complaints2000: 16 complaints2001: 2 complaints2002: 6 complaints2003: 3 complaints
Pickup brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO ACCELERATE SOMETIMES (HAS HAPPENED 15-20 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR MAY, 1999.) THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS - NO ACCIDENTS YET, BUT THE CHEVROLET DEALER HAS NOT RESPONDED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT POSITIVELY DETERMINE A FAILURE AND THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1999 Chevrolet Pickup have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Pickup brakes — 43% 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.