NHTSA vehicle safety data

1999 Chevrolet Sierra Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 1999 Chevrolet Sierra right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 11 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 1999 Chevrolet Sierra.

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1999 Chevrolet Sierra owner complaints

Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Chevrolet Sierra, describing incidents dated October 23, 1999 to September 9, 2005.

Most-cited components

Service Brakes 7 complaints
Electrical System 3 complaints
Steering 2 complaints
Suspension 2 complaints
Equipment 1 complaint
Fuel/Propulsion System 1 complaint

Of the 11 complaints on file, 1 reports a crash (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10137670 · Filed September 26, 2005
DT: THE BRAKES FAILED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CONCRETE POLE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAD NO RECALL INFORMATION AS OF YET. *AK
ODI #10130493 · Filed July 28, 2005
DT: CONTACT STATED ABS BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 10 MPH THEY WERE ACTIVATING, MAKING THE BRAKING VERY HARD, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONTACT NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ALMOST ONE YEAR AND A HALF AGO. HE PULLED THE FUSE. HAS BEEN WAITING ON A RECALL. HE COULD…
ODI #10044441 · Filed October 22, 2003
PROBLEMS WITH STEERING SHAFT, DRIVER DOOR SPEAKER, ACCELERATOR PEDAL, NOISE FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE,ETC.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE AND NO LONGER WANTED TO LEASE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN HELPING RESOLVE…

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 1999 Chevrolet Sierra in 9 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Engineering Analysis EA11-001: Brake line corrosion failure
Closed April 8, 2015
Defect Petition DP05-009: PARKING BRAKE FAILURE
Closed May 31, 2006
Engineering Analysis EA05-007: TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES
Closed April 11, 2006
- Recall 06V-066
Preliminary Evaluation PE05-020: UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATION
Closed September 13, 2005
- Recall 05V-379
Engineering Analysis EA04-011: PARKING BRAKE FAILURE
Closed May 10, 2005
- Recall 05V-161

4 more NHTSA investigations

Recall Query RQ04-010: TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BREAKAGE
Closed April 14, 2005
Engineering Analysis EA04-005: TAILGATE CABLE BREAKAGE
Closed September 28, 2004
- Recall 04V-129
- Recall 04E-067
Preliminary Evaluation PE03-057: PARKING BRAKE FAILURE
Closed April 9, 2004
Preliminary Evaluation PE03-026: STEEL WHEEL RIM FRACTURE
Closed November 3, 2003

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 1999 Chevrolet Sierra right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 1999 Chevrolet Sierra. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

11 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1999 Chevrolet Sierra.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ODI #10137670

Crash

Incident: September 9, 2005 · Filed: September 26, 2005

DT: THE BRAKES FAILED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2005, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A CONCRETE POLE. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAD NO RECALL INFORMATION AS OF YET. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ODI #10130493

Incident: July 28, 2005 · Filed: July 28, 2005

DT: CONTACT STATED ABS BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WHILE TRAVELING UNDER 10 MPH THEY WERE ACTIVATING, MAKING THE BRAKING VERY HARD, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONTACT NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ALMOST ONE YEAR AND A HALF AGO. HE PULLED THE FUSE. HAS BEEN WAITING ON A RECALL. HE COULD NOT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON.*AK

Steering; Suspension; Fuel System, Other; Vehicle Speed Control; Equipment

ODI #10044441

Incident: June 8, 2001 · Filed: October 22, 2003

PROBLEMS WITH STEERING SHAFT, DRIVER DOOR SPEAKER, ACCELERATOR PEDAL, NOISE FROM REAR END OF VEHICLE,ETC.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS DISSATISFIED WITH THE COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED WITH THE VEHICLE AND NO LONGER WANTED TO LEASE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE RESPOND PROMPTLY IN HELPING RESOLVE MATTERS. *CB

Steering; Suspension; Service Brakes, Hydraulic; Power Train; Electrical System; Seat Belts

ODI #10031872

Incident: August 1, 2003 · Filed: September 8, 2003

THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS AT A VERY LOW MILEAGE. COST $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO THE CONSUMER. THE ALR CAUSED THE RETRACTOR TO CONSTANTLY LOCK UP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RETRACTORS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW WITHOUT THE CONSUMER BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS ISSUE. CONSUMER STATES THAT IT WAS HANDLED LIKE A RECALL BUT WAS NOT AWARE THE RETRACTORS WERE RECALLED. ALSO STATED HE THINKS THE BUCKLES WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME. *AK THE POSITIVE BATTERY POST BROKE AND THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE POST BROKE AROUND 8/01/03. IT WAS AN AC DELCO BATTERY. ABS MOTOR CONSTANTLY RAN AND KILLED THE BATTERY. THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON , THE PUMP KEPT RUNNING, THE ABS CABLE HAD BROKE. THE TORQUE BOLTS WERE RUSTED OUT, THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE THAT HAD COME FROM THE FRONT END, WHEN TURNING RIGHT THERE WAS A BOUNCING AND BINDING SOUND, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK, THE BRAKES MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE, AND THE FRONT WERE WORN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. *SCC *JB

Electrical System

ODI #10031871

Incident: August 1, 2003 · Filed: August 1, 2003

DEALER REPLACED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE WHICH WAS BROKE N AT THE TERMINAL AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. COST $198, DEDUCTIBLE TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

Electrical System

ODI #10031870

Incident: August 1, 2003 · Filed: August 1, 2003

DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE SENSOR INDICATING THAT FOUR WHEEL LIGHT WAS ON AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. COST $100, DEDUCTIBLE TO THE CONSUMER.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ODI #10031868

Incident: August 1, 2003 · Filed: August 1, 2003

DEALER REPLACED THE ABS BRAKE CABLE AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. COST $100, DEDUCTIBLE TO THE CONSUMER.*AK

Seats

ODI #10019889

Filed: May 14, 2003

THE DRIVER'S SEAT DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, WHICH CAUSED THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ODI #8007910

Incident: April 16, 2002 · Filed: April 18, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS MODULE SHORTED OUT AND WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE THE ABS MOTOR WILL CONTINUE TO RUN. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. NLM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ODI #8002065

Incident: October 23, 1999 · Filed: January 11, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE ABS IS HIGHLY SENSITIVE WHEN APPLIED AND KICKS IN AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES, VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO STOP.*AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT THE CONDITION IS NORMAL.*SLC

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