1999 Chevrolet Trailblazer recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-18. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
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- 1999 Chevrolet Trailblazer owner's manual
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Transmission / drivetrain (2), Brakes (1), Equipment (1), Engine (1), Body / structure (1).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (7)
05/30/2014 · Brakes
TOOK A TRIP OF APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES, DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN IN VERY HILLY PART OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. UPON GETTING BACK HOME I NOTICED A OILY SPOT ON THE DRIVEWAY AND GOT IN MY VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. INSPECTION OF BRAKES SHOWED A RUSTY BRAKE LINE WITH HOLE. ALL LINES SHOW PREMATURE RUSTING. REST OF VEHICL…
08/06/2004 · Transmission / drivetrain
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT AT 67,000 MILES AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, AND INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT AN REPAIR SHOP. CURRENTLY, AT 85,000 MILES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. VEHICLE WAS BACK AT THE REPAIR SHOP, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
07/13/2004 · Equipment
WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IS RUNNING THERE IS A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IT IS NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER IF THE COMPRESSOR CYCLES ON. IF THE COMPRESSOR CYCLES OFF DURING ACCELERATION YOU NEED TO LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE INCREASE OF POW…
05/09/2002 · Transmission / drivetrain
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT WAS ROUGH. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL REPLACED. *SCC
05/09/2002 · Engine
SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER HAS BEEN REPLACED ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE THIRD TIME OCCURRING AT 30596 MILES, CONSUMER STATES IT CONTINUES TO MAKE NOISES. *SLC
05/09/2002 · Body / structure
THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR, TEARING WEATHERSTRIPS, DRIVER SIDE TORN, REPLACED SEAL AND ALIGNED DOOR. *SLC
05/09/2002 · Steering
WHILE TRAVELING, THE STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS WITH NO WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TO INVEST IN A NEW POWER STEERING PUMP, THE POWER STEERING BOX ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THEY SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE MONIES SPENT ON REPAIRS. *SCC