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1999 GMC Z-71

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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11Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Parking Brake
2Visibility
2Service Brakes, Air
1Structure
1
All reported categories
Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 11 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.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Parking Brake. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. 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.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Parking Brake complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Feb 20, 2002
Parking Brake

WHEN APPLYING EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE, PEDAL WAS INOPERATIVE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK. THERE WAS NO PEDAL RESISTANCE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *JG *AK

NHTSA ODI #8004293

Mileage unknown · Nov 3, 2000
Parking Brake

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING EMERGENCY BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, IT IS SOFT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE FAILING EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WAS THE CAUSE. *YH

NHTSA ODI #874380

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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