IllustrationEVERY HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE ON MY 75,000-MILE 1999 GMC 3500 PICKUP HAS RUSTED OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALL BLEW OUT WHEN PEDAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED...INCLUDING ONE TIME, WHEN I WAS BACKING UP AT THE TRANSFER STATION TO UNLOAD TRASH. THE ENTIRE TRUCK COULD HAVE GONE BACK AND FALLEN INTO THE DUMPSTER. *TR
1999 GMC Sierra 3500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
7 reportsDT: CONTACT HAS 1999 GMC,. HE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES 6 TIMES. THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. CONTACT LOST THE FRONT BRAKES ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND LOST REAR BRAKES ONLY ONCE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. CONTACT HAS REP…
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DT: CONTACT HAS 1999 GMC,. HE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES 6 TIMES. THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. CONTACT LOST THE FRONT BRAKES ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND LOST REAR BRAKES ONLY ONCE. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. CONTACT HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES WITH AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT.*AK
WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE PULSATED AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB PH
BRAKES HAD GONE BAD, AND PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE ON THE LEFT SIDE. RIGHT SIDE STILL HAD HALF PAD. CONSUMER HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS STOPPING, AND HAS BEEN COMPLAINING TO DEALER. *AK
CONSUMER USES VEHICLE FOR EVERYDAY USAGES, AND WHEN THE BRAKES GET HOT IT IS HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND HAS STATED THAT THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. BUT, HAS NOT FIGURED OUT A SOLUTION TO FIX VEHICLE. DEALER HAS FIXED CONSUMER'S CAR NUMEROUS TI…
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CONSUMER USES VEHICLE FOR EVERYDAY USAGES, AND WHEN THE BRAKES GET HOT IT IS HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO INCREASE THE DISTANCE TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND HAS STATED THAT THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. BUT, HAS NOT FIGURED OUT A SOLUTION TO FIX VEHICLE. DEALER HAS FIXED CONSUMER'S CAR NUMEROUS TIMES. BUT, THE REPAIRES HAVE BEEN AT BEST GUESS REPAIRES. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH REPAIRS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM, AND FIX IT. *AK
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL NEARLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Official recalls
104V562000 · Equipment Adaptive/mobility
Nov 26, 2004
ON CERTAIN VANS EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT SYSTEMS, THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES TO A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT RETRACTORS AS NECESSARY. SURE-LOK WILL HANDLE THE REPAIRS FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SURE-LOCK AT 1-908-231-1804 OR MOBILITYWORKS AT 1-800-769-8267.
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NHTSA investigations
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