Owners have filed 36 complaints
about the 1999 Chevrolet Motor Home with NHTSA between 1999 and 2007.
The largest single group is the other & unspecified.
Across this model's run it ranks 1 of 3 worst.
The letter says how bad. This says what kind — whether this year drew
an unusual number of complaints, unusually dangerous
ones, or failures that arrived unusually early.
The dashed ring is 50 — the national norm. Further out is worse.
Complaint volume — 83
Against the median year of the Chevrolet Motor Home. 50 means typical for this
model; 100 means roughly double.
Severity — 43
8.3% of these complaints
involved a crash, fire, injury or death, against a national rate of
9.7%.
Early failure — not reported
Too few complaints recorded a mileage to measure this.
How 1999 compares with every other Chevrolet Motor Home
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
A
B
C
D
F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1999 Chevrolet Motor Home
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Other & Unspecified
822.2%
Equipment & Accessories
411.1%
Fuel & Propulsion
411.1%
Median failure at 44,000 miles
Body & Structure
411.1%
Doors, Latches & Locks
38.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
25.6%
Lights
25.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain
25.6%
0 crashes, 1 fires · median 14,381 mi
Engine & Cooling
25.6%
Seats
12.8%
Tires
12.8%
Brakes
12.8%
Steering
12.8%
Electrical System
12.8%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Feb 1999peak 30May 2007
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
at 18,000 milesNiceville, FLFire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON APRIL 27TH, 2002, THE AUTOPARK LIGHT CAME ON. I CRAWLED UNDER THE MTH TO FIND FLUID POURING OUT BY THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD MY SON GO TO THE DEALERSHIP IN BATON ROUGE, LA THE NEXT MORNING. I INSTALLED THE NEW SWITCH. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, ON OUR TRIP HOME, THE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN. WE MADE IT HOME BEFORE THE MOTORHOME LOCKED UP. MY WIFE WENT TO THEL CHEVROLET DEALER IN FT. WALTON BCH, FL AND PURCHASE TWO SWITCHES. I REPLACED THE BAD SWITCH. ON ANOTHER TRIP THE AUTO PARK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND I CHANGED IT OUT. ON OUR WAY HOME WE STOPPED TO GAS UP AROUND 8:00 PM AT OPELIKA, ALABAMA. WHEN MY WIFE STARTED THE MTH BACK UP THE AUTOPARK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM, BUT TO NO PREVAIL. SO I CALLED A WRECKER TO TOW US TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP DOWN THE ROAD. MY FRUSTRATION LEVEL WAS RISING SO I DID A MANUAL OVERRIDE OF THE SYSTEM WITH ANOTHER SWITCH (GREY). ON MAY 10, 2002, I ASKED JERROLD WALTERS AT THAT TIME HAD HE EVER ENCOUNTERED THIS SWITCH PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO PARK SYSTEM AND HE SAID NO HE HAD NOT, THAT WAS AT 20,058 MILES. APRIL 23, 2003 AT 39,566 MILES ANOTHER SWITCH. JULY 27,2004 THE AUTOPARK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, FINALLY THEY WALKED MY WIFE TO THE BACK FOURTY OF THEIR PARKING LOT SLOWLY... JUST AS MY WIFE TURNED THE KEY OFF AND PUT IT INTO PARK, SMOKE BILLOWED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH OUR MTH AND THE SMELL OF BURNT WIRING. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURED ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES BUT SEVERAL TIMES. AND NOW IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZZARD TO HUMAN LIFE. I AND MY WIFE ARE SCARED TO GO ON ANYMORE TRIPS UNTILL THIS PROBLEM IS TOOK CARE OF ONCE AND FOR ALL. WE NEED YOUR HELP, I AM ASKING YOU WITH A CONCERNED VOICE, NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE HERE TO FILL OUT A COMPLAINT FORM AND INFORM YOU OF A PROBLEM OR TO ASK FOR HELP!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED BY CALLING A RECALL OR MAKING GM PAY FOR REPAIRS OF A FAULTY PRODUCT.
NHTSA complaint #10086103 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA1 injured
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SHADE ON DOOR ASSEMBLY FELL OFF, HITTING A CHILD IN THE HEAD WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE INJURY. SHADE DOES NOT COVER DOOR WINDOW ENOUGH FOR PRIVACY. HOWEVER, WINDOW DAY-NIGHT SHADES NOT FOLDING FLAT AND COMING APART, VERY HARD TO BRING DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA1 injured
STEERING
A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING, VEHICLE STEERING FELT LOOSE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD IN LANES CAUSING VEHICLE TO WONDER. HOWEVER, THE DAY AFTER CONSUMERS WIFE DROVE THE MOTORHOME, SHE EXPERIENCED BACK SPASMS FROM DRIVING FATIGUE.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 44,000 milesIrving, TX
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED EVERY EIGHT MONTHS OR EVERY YEAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND EIGHT MONTHS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. THE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 144,583 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
NHTSA complaint #10191021 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 10,762 milesPella, IA
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHEN I PLACED THE MOTOR HOME IN PARK THE DRIVESHAFT LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO GET IT INTO ANY GEAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR HOME TOWED TO A DEALER AND AFTER THREE HOURS OF TRYING TO FIND THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THE AUTO PARK HYDRAULIC PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WILL HAVE THEM SAVE THE PART.
NHTSA complaint #10086358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 18,000 milesNiceville, FLFire
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON APRIL 27TH, 2002, THE AUTOPARK LIGHT CAME ON. I CRAWLED UNDER THE MTH TO FIND FLUID POURING OUT BY THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD MY SON GO TO THE DEALERSHIP IN BATON ROUGE, LA THE NEXT MORNING. I INSTALLED THE NEW SWITCH. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, ON OUR TRIP HOME, THE LIGHT CAME ON ONCE AGAIN. WE MADE IT HOME BEFORE THE MOTORHOME LOCKED UP. MY WIFE WENT TO THEL CHEVROLET DEALER IN FT. WALTON BCH, FL AND PURCHASE TWO SWITCHES. I REPLACED THE BAD SWITCH. ON ANOTHER TRIP THE AUTO PARK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND I CHANGED IT OUT. ON OUR WAY HOME WE STOPPED TO GAS UP AROUND 8:00 PM AT OPELIKA, ALABAMA. WHEN MY WIFE STARTED THE MTH BACK UP THE AUTOPARK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM, BUT TO NO PREVAIL. SO I CALLED A WRECKER TO TOW US TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP DOWN THE ROAD. MY FRUSTRATION LEVEL WAS RISING SO I DID A MANUAL OVERRIDE OF THE SYSTEM WITH ANOTHER SWITCH (GREY). ON MAY 10, 2002, I ASKED JERROLD WALTERS AT THAT TIME HAD HE EVER ENCOUNTERED THIS SWITCH PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO PARK SYSTEM AND HE SAID NO HE HAD NOT, THAT WAS AT 20,058 MILES. APRIL 23, 2003 AT 39,566 MILES ANOTHER SWITCH. JULY 27,2004 THE AUTOPARK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, FINALLY THEY WALKED MY WIFE TO THE BACK FOURTY OF THEIR PARKING LOT SLOWLY... JUST AS MY WIFE TURNED THE KEY OFF AND PUT IT INTO PARK, SMOKE BILLOWED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH OUR MTH AND THE SMELL OF BURNT WIRING. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURED ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES BUT SEVERAL TIMES. AND NOW IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IT IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZZARD TO HUMAN LIFE. I AND MY WIFE ARE SCARED TO GO ON ANYMORE TRIPS UNTILL THIS PROBLEM IS TOOK CARE OF ONCE AND FOR ALL. WE NEED YOUR HELP, I AM ASKING YOU WITH A CONCERNED VOICE, NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE HERE TO FILL OUT A COMPLAINT FORM AND INFORM YOU OF A PROBLEM OR TO ASK FOR HELP!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED BY CALLING A RECALL OR MAKING GM PAY FOR REPAIRS OF A FAULTY PRODUCT.
NHTSA complaint #10086103 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
South Park, PA
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
THIS FOOT OPERATED PARKING BRAKE IS MOUNTED UPON A SHEET METAL BRACKET. THE BRACKET HAS NO LATERAL RESTRAINT. THIS LACK OF A LATERAL RESTRAINT PERMITS THE BRACKET TO BEND TO THE LEFT WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. SUFFICIENT PRESSURE CANNOT BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL IN ORDER TO SUFFICIENTLY SET THE PARKING BRAKE ON HILLS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PARKING BRAKE CANNOT BE EFFECTIVELY USED AS A BACKUP DEVICE FOR STOPPING OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICEMAN. HE AGREED THAT A LATERAL RESTRAINT WAS NEEDED BUT THAT IT WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COACH MANUFACTURER AND NOT THAT OF CHEVROLET, THE CHASSIS MANUFACTURER. I CONTACTED THE COACH MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMPLETE CHEVROLET DESIGN, NOT INTENDED TO BE MODIFIED BY THE COACH MANUFACTURER. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET,, FILE # 06531447 (MR. ROBB CHIODO). MR. CHIODO INFERRED SINCE THE BRAKE MECHANISM HAD BEEN BUILT AS DESIGNED BY CHEVROLET THEN IT MUST BE OK AND THAT HE COULD DO NOTHING. HE COULD NOT REFER ME TO ANYONE IN THE COMPANY THAT COULD BE OF ANY HELP. MR. CHIODO SUGGESTED TO ME THAT IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DESIGN THEN I SHOULD SEEK OUT A THIRD PARTY ON MY OWN WHO COULD BEEF UP THE ASSEMBLY. I STATED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN TO ME BUT HE EXPRESSED NO FURTHER INTEREST IN THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME, I IGNORE USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE AND CHOCK THE WHEELS ON ALL BUT THE LEVELIST OF SURFACES. I AM A GRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. I COULD RECOMMEND A MODIFICATION THAT COULD BE MADE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BUT I SEE IT AS A MANUFACTURER FIRST RESPONSIBILITY RATHER THAN THAT OF A CONSUMER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON HIS OWN.
NHTSA complaint #759427 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cocoa, FL
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
COMPLETE TREAD SERPARATION, 80PSI PRESSURE, WARM DAY, LEFT REAR, WIPED OUT WATER PIPE IN FENDER WELL ON MOTOR HOME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
NHTSA complaint #732528 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WATER TANK LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ENTRY DOOR STICKS AT BOTTOM AND IS MISSING BLACK PLASTIC KNOB. SCREEN DOOR IS MISSING LATCH & LOCK KNOB.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA1 injured
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SHADE ON DOOR ASSEMBLY FELL OFF, HITTING A CHILD IN THE HEAD WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE INJURY. SHADE DOES NOT COVER DOOR WINDOW ENOUGH FOR PRIVACY. HOWEVER, WINDOW DAY-NIGHT SHADES NOT FOLDING FLAT AND COMING APART, VERY HARD TO BRING DOWN.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR IN FRONT STICKS.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA1 injured
STEERING
A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING, VEHICLE STEERING FELT LOOSE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO HOLD IN LANES CAUSING VEHICLE TO WONDER. HOWEVER, THE DAY AFTER CONSUMERS WIFE DROVE THE MOTORHOME, SHE EXPERIENCED BACK SPASMS FROM DRIVING FATIGUE.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEFECTIVE LATCH ON RIGHT FRONT CUPBOARD (CUP HOLDER).
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRAWER NEXT TO SINK WON'T STAY CLOSED.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DINING TABLE SLIDES SIDEWAYS BENDING LEG.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEAM IN COUCH COMING APART.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOTTOM MISSING FROM HANDRAIL AT ENTRANCE.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FAN IN BATHROOM WILL NOT WORK.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SMOKE DETECTOR GOES OFF EVERY TIME STOVE IS USED.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SCREW IN FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE ACCELERATOR GETS VERY HOT WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHT IN BATHROOM WILL NOT WORK.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE RECLINER CHAIR WILL NOT RECLINE WITHOUT RIPPING BACK OF CHAIR ON WINDOW COVER.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE BEDROOM WINDOW STICKS ONTO THE WINDOW OPENING HANDLE, CAUSING HANDLE TO BEND.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ENTRY DOOR STICKS AT BOTTOM AND IS MISSING BLACK PLASTIC KNOB. SCREEN DOOR IS MISSING LATCH & LOCK KNOB.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Felton, CA
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
BEDROOM DOOR WON'T LATCH IN OPEN POSITION AT BOTTOM.
NHTSA complaint #548381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.