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1999 Chevrolet Chevy Van

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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12Owner complaints

Model-year median: 5.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
3Air Bags
2Electrical System
2Engine
2Steering
2
All reported categories
Engine And Engine Cooling
1Equipment
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Seats
1Service Brakes
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 7 of 12 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

12 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 24, 2001
Tires

ORIGINAL TIRES, DOT SP872KD120, LT24575R16E. WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER FELT AND A BUMPING UNDER VEHICLE, PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD SEPARATED, BUT TREAD WAS STILL INTACKED. 1000 MILES LATER, LEFT REAR TIRE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #895139

Mileage unknown · Oct 5, 1999
Structure

MY TRUCK WILL NOT GET BUT 2500 PER SET OF FRONT TIRE`S AND FRONT BRAKE`S ARE TOTALLY GONE AT 9000 MILES AND CHEVY CAN NOT SEAM TO SQUARE UP MY FRONT END THERE FOR TRUCK GO`S OFF ROAD AND I WOULD LIKE IT FIX OR REPLACED THANK YOU JAY OSGOOD( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT225/75R1 )

NHTSA ODI #712864

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

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