1999 Unknown Unknown: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 137 complaints
137
Total Complaints
78,500mi
Median Mileage
TIRES
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

16,000 25th Percentile
78,500 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES
7
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
6
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
6
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
6
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
AIR BAGS
5
SUSPENSION:REAR
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
4

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
11
Fires
7
Injuries
5
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ALL NEW VEHICLE WITH AIRBAGS HAVE INSUFFICIENT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE ROOF.CONSUMER IS 6'5" TALL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON EVERYTHING.UNKNOWN MAKE/MODEL. ADDED ON 09-07-1999. *AK"
"SUV'S ARE TOO HIGH. THEIR LIGHTS BLIND ME DRIVING AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY I CANNOT SEE PAST THEM TO ANTICIPATE WHAT THE TRAFFIC IS DOING. A STUDY NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THIS."
"THE STUPID BLINKING LIGHTS ARE DISTRACTING IN TRAFFIC AND WILL CAUSE MORE ACCIDENTS THAN THEY PREVENT. THEY WILL BE A MAJOR CAUSE OF ROAD RAGE WHEN THEY BECOME COMMON. WHOEVER HAD THE IDEA SHOULD HAVE TO SIT BEHIND A CAR IN TRAFFIC WITH THE BLINKING BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING IN THEIR FACE FOR AN HOUR I..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28