Model year record
1999 GMC C/K Pickup recalls & problems
The 1999 GMC C/K Pickup has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 8 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is service brakes, hydraulic (7 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 1999 GMC C/K Pickup.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Service brakes, hydraulicAntilock/traction control/electronic limited slip › Control unit/module; Foundation components › Disc › Pads | 7 | 80,000 mi |
| StructureBody › Tailgate › Hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed controlAccelerator pedal | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Service brakes, hydraulic
UPON STARTING TO LEAVE WORK PARKING LOT LOST PEDAL. HAD FELLOW COWORKER OBSERVE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS STEADY STREAM LEAKING ON TO GROUND. SECOND OCCURRENCE DECEMBER 2011. FAILED INSPECTION FOR CORRODED FRONT BRAKE LINES. *TR
- Service brakes, hydraulicCrash2 injuries
TURNED TO LOOK AT CAR I THOUGH WAS GOING TO PULL OUT. BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE TRUCK FOR THE CARS ABOUT 20 FEET IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I PUT THEM ON IT KEPT ON GOING. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPEN. WAS RECALLED ON 12/29/05 FOR ABS SENSORS. CLEANED/LUBED. TOOK TO DEALER , THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES . THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THEM BEFORE THE RECALL . MY BROTHER IN LAW HAD THE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES IN HIS 1999 CHEVY TRUCK. *TR
- Service brakes, hydraulic
VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DEFECT AND REPAIRED AT LOCAL DEALER ON 1/19/06. STARING ABOUT 1/1/09 THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. ANTI-LOCK WOULD ACTIVATE DURING NORMAL STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY STOP AND ACTIVATES AROUND 5 MPH. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FIX IT AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY MADE THE SAME REPAIR THAT WAS MADE WITH THE RECALL. *TR
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip › Control unit/module
1999 GMC 1500 P/U ABS BRAKES ENGAGE AT SLOW STOPS, CAUSING LONGER STOPPING LENGTHS. ABS FRONT WHEEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED AT DELEHANTY PONTIAC- FLUSHING, 80,000 MILES ON TRUCK. EXPENSIVE REPAIR $540.00. *AK I UNDERSTAND THIS ABS PROBLEM HAS BEEN AN ONGOING WITH GM VEHICLES SINCE 1991. REQUESTING RECALL.
- Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal
I CALLED MICHAEL GMC, 3700 S CARSON, CARSON CITY NV TO HAVE A STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA PU REPAIRED. I STATED I KNEW OF A TSB ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO TSB. I CHECKED VIA THE INTERNET AND FOUND TSB #00-06-04-007A HAD BEEN ISSUED IN JUN 00. I HAVE FOUND A GM DEALER WHO WILL REPAIR THIS FOR ME. BUT I THINK THAT HOHL SHOULD NOT HAVE REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM UNDER THE TSB. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURS TO HOHL FOR MISLEADING ME?*AK
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Pads
ABNORMAL REAR DISC BRAKE OPERATION AND WEAR FACTOR ON BOTH REAR WHEELS.*AK
- Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and attachments1 injury
SIMULTANEOUSLY BROKEN TAILGATE CABLES, RESULTING IN SEVERE PINCHING OF HAND, CAUSIONG SWELLING AND PAIN.*AK
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip › Control unit/module
WE OWN THREE 1999 GMC 1500 C PICKUPS. EACH OF THESE VEHICLES HAS EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF THE UNDER DASH ABS ELECTRONIC MODULES WHEN THE VEHICLES REACHED APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES OR SO. WE CONTACTED GMC TO PLACE A COMPLIANT. THE REPAIR CHARGES FOR THIS PROBLEM HAVE RANGED FROM $800 TO $1050 EACH. GMC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR TO REIMBURSE FOR ANY REPAIR COSTS FOR THEIR OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE PARTS. FAILURE OF THE ABS MODULE STILL ALLOWS FOR USE OF THE BRAKES BUT FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. *JB
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.
NHTSA defect investigations
- PARKING BRAKE FAILUREClosedLed to recall 05V161000
IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 20, 2005, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT HAD DECIDED THAT DEFECTS THAT RELATE TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXIST IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1999-2002 C/K 1500 SERIES (PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) AND MY 2001-2005 C/K 2500 AND 3500 SERIES (TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM) PICKUPS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE FRICTION LININGS TO WEAR TO AN EXTENT WHERE THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BECOME INEFFECTIVE IN IMMOBILIZING A PARKED VEHICLE.GM'S ACTION COVERS AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 142,585 VEHICLES.DEALERS WILL INSTALL A LOW-FORCE SPRING CLIP RETAINER FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PBR PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED PARKING BRAKE CABLE ASSEMBLY ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TRW PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. A TOTAL OF 58 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED BY ODI AND GM CONCERNING THE APPROXIMATELY 59,000 MY 1999-2002…
- PARKING BRAKE FAILUREClosed
ODI OPENED PE03-057 TO ASSESS PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVENESS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKES THAT INCORPORATE A SINGLE-SHOE DRUM-IN-HAT PARKING BRAKE INDEPENDENT OF THE SERVICE BRAKES.COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA INDICATE THAT THE PARKING BRAKE LININGS TEND TO WEAR OUT EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE (AT AN AVERAGE OF 24 MONTHS IN SERVICE), REDUCING THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM'S TORQUE BELOW THAT NEEDED TO IMMOBILIZE THE VEHICLE.GM HAS ATTRIBUTED THIS ACCELERATED WEAR TO FOREIGN MATERIAL INTRUSION AND A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SHOE TO PROPERLY SELF-CENTER WITHIN ITS BRAKE DRUM.EFFECTIVE WITH THE START OF MY 2003 PRODUCTION, A NEWER REDUCED FORCE HOLD-DOWN CLIP WAS INTRODUCED TO FACILITATE BRAKE SHOE DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE DRUM SURFACE.THIS PART IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE SERVICE LEVEL FOR THE MY 1999-2002 VEHICLES.GM HAS INDICATED THAT THE PAKING…