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vehicle
1999 / gmc / sierra-1500
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-06)
complaints
758 on file (1998-12-15 → 2021-09-25)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
468 occupant deaths, crash years 1990-2024 (legacy-code)
Brake line corrosion and ruptureSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC102 complaints2006-06 → 2021-09sierra-1500-1999-brake-line-corrosion
10519809 UPON INSPECTION I FOUND A CORRODED LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE HAD BUSTED AND I LOST ALL FLUID. WHEN I INSPECTED ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES THEY WERE ALSO HEAVILY CORRODED. I HAVE HAD MANY OLDER VEHICLES WITH OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES AND NEVER HAD CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR
10475569 INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINES REVEALED SEVERE CORROSION OF ALL BRAKE LINES WITH THE REAR BRAKE LINE UNDER THE CAB BEING COMPROMISED AND LEAKING. *TR
10679788 I DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH BY HAVING A PIECE OF CARDBOARD UNDER THE TRUCK TO LOCATE THE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. I'M SO LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A CAMPER ON THE TRUCK AND HAD GONE ON VACATION TO COLORADO, AS I INTENDED THIS TO BE MY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE FOR
Driver seat latch and track failureSEATS9 complaints2006-07 → 2016-06sierra-1500-1999-seat-latch-failure
10445691 THE SEAT LATCHES THAT HOLD THE SEATS IN PLACE WHICH ARE MADE OF PLASTIC BREAK AND THE SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH (ALL THE WAY BACK AND ALL THE WAY FORWARD TOWARD THE STEERING WHEEL). THE LATCHES ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA PICK UP TRUCK BROKE IN 2000 WHEN THE TRUCK ONLY HAD ABOUT 3700
10336781 THE DEVICE THAT PREVENTS THE SEAT FROM SLIDING BACK AND FORTH FREELY ON ITS TRACKS HAS FAILED. NOW THE SEAT IS ALL THE WAY BACK EXCEPT UNDER BRAKING, WHEN IT ABRUPTLY SLIDES ALL THE WAY TO THE STEERING WHEEL. NO MATTER HOW ALERT YOU TRY TO BE, EVENTUALLY SOME MANEUVER WILL BE NEE
10161823 I HAVE A 1999 GMC SIERRA EXTENDED CAD TRUCK THE DRIVERS SEAT ADJUSTMENT MADE OF PLASTIC WHEN IT BREAKS THE SEAT WILL NOT LOCK. THE SEAT BELT IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT SO IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT ALL THAT IS HOLDING IS FLIMSY PLASTIC. I CHECKED ALL THE SALVAGE YARDS IN MY AREA TH
Broken exhaust manifold boltsENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints2011-03 → 2012-02sierra-1500-1999-exhaust-manifold-bolts
10447249 TWO BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS IN REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF ENGINE ON 5.3 VORTEC ENGINE, EXHAUST LEAK FROM WHERE MANIFOLD HAS SEPARATED FORM HEAD. CARBON BUILDUP AND DISCOLORATION VISIBLE. HIGH TEMP EXHAUST BEING RELEASED UNDER THE HOOD. APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT ON MANY GM VEH
10389688 FACTORY INSTALLED EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ROUTINELY BREAK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE. NATURE OF THE FAILURE AND LOCATION OF THE BROKEN BOLTS IN THE HEADS OF THE ENGINE MOST OFTEN NECESSITATE VERY EXPENSIVE PROFESSIONAL REPAIR. *TR
10427085 MY GMC SIERRA HAS THE 5.3 V8 ENGINE AND THREE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF AND IT IS LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES .THESE BOLTS SHOULD NOT BREAK OFF SO EASILY.I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE
Fuel gauge and fuel pump sending unit faultsFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE5 complaints2006-05 → 2008-07sierra-1500-1999-fuel-gauge-sender
10235887 FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT FAULTY. GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPER FUEL LEVELS. ONE MINUTE WHILE GOING DOWN ROAD YOU HAVE A FULL TANK NEXT MINUTE LIGHT COMES ON FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY. SOMETIMES GAUGE WILL NOT READ FUEL IN TANK AT ALL. I HAVE COME ACROSS OTHER GMC OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME
10159166 THE FUEL GAUGE AND LOW FUEL WARNING SYSTEM ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA PICKUP HAS NOT WORKED FOR MANY MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A SERVICE FACILITY I TRUST, THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, IS COSTLY TO FIX AND MOST LIKELY WILL FAIL AGAIN SOON. THEY THOUGHT THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL
10172789 THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 1999 GMC SIERRA EXT. CAB DOES NOT WORK. IT HAS NEVER WORKED. I DID NOT SEE THE PROBLEM AS URGENT UNTIL MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME TRUCK, GOT STRANDED IN MEXICO BECAUSE HIS FUEL PUMP WENT OUT. HE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE HE HAS HAD HIS TRU
Instrument panel display and gauge failuresELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 complaints2009-03 → 2016-10sierra-1500-1999-instrument-panel-display
10378558 OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS LIGHTED ODOMETER AND DRIVE DISPLAY FLICKER ON AND OFF. NOTICED THAT DISPLAY WOULD NOT WORK IN COLD TEMPS. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO LOST ALL DISPLAY. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 96000 MILES ON IT. *TR
10262724 MALFUNCTION IN DIGITAL TRIP ODOMETER IN INSTRUMENT PANEL; ODOMETER DISPLAY WILL NOT APPEAR. BEGAN AS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, NOW WILL NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. *TR
10913725 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED AND FLICKERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN
10193515 I HAD UNWANTED ABS ACTIVITY. ABS WOULD COME ON WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. NHTSA DID RECALL #05V379000. WORK WAS DONE BY DEALER BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE COST TO REPAIR WAS OVER $1,000. I PULLED ABS FUSE. *AK
10164873 ABS CONTROL UNIT MODULE ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING ,CAUSING ABS VALVE TO RUN CONTINUOUSLY & BURN UP. DEALER STATED THAT CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DUE TO CORROSION GETTING INTO MODULE UNIT. DEALER REPLACED MODULE,VALVE & BLED BRAKE SYSTEM. COST WAS $1090. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS
10202162 THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000
Frame and cross member rust and crackingSTRUCTURE15 complaints2006-08 → 2018-10sierra-1500-1999-frame-rust-cracking
10918981 FRAME CROSS MEMBER BEHIND THE CAB IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLES IN "SALT" STATES AND NOT HAD THE FRAME RUST OUT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A "WEAR ITEM". THIS CAN LEAD TO A FAILURE WHEREBY THE FUEL TANK FALLS DOWN LEADING TO A HIGH RISK OF FIRE. THIS WAS FOUND DURI
10504002 LOOKED AT FRAME AND SAW THAT RIGHT SIDE OF FRAME WAS RUSTED AND IS CRACKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH, ALLOWING FRAME TO SAG AND PRESENTING THE DANGER OF FRAME SEPARATION WHICH WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
11032280 I HAVE A 1999 GMC SIERRA 1500 Z71 WITH 107000 ON IT A FRAME CRACKED UNDER PASSENGERS DOOR AND AT REAR SHOCK MOUNT CALL GM TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO A DEALER FOR A FRAME INSPECTION TOLD ME FRAME IS ROTTED NOTHING THEY WOULD DO I THINK IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULDN'T ROT OUT HAD A 1997
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1999 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/gmc/sierra-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_1999_gmc_sierra_1500_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1999 GMC Sierra 1500},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/gmc/sierra-1500}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
