1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
No clear pattern 1.1% of complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 1999 vehicle, but with only 91 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (47 complaints), typically at 9.3 yr or about 100,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 91
- Median age at failure
- 9.3 yr
- Median mileage
- 110,000 n=83
- Crash / fire / tow
- 9.9% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 0
Service brakes, hydraulic 112,000 mi 7.9 yr in service
GM HAD A RECALL (05V379000) THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE YEAR OF MY SUBURBAN (1999) NOR MY STATE (COLORADO).....YET, MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT FORCED THIS RECALL. I THINK THEY SHOULD INCLUDE COLORADO AND 1999 SUBURBAN'S - I FIND THIS TO BE HIGHLY UNFAIR. TODAY THE ABS ACTED UP AND CAUSED MY PREGNANT WIFE TO NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. *JB
Service brakes, hydraulic 89,950 mi 7.7 yr in service
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 5 MPH, THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE TO THE TO THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB
Service brakes, hydraulic 100,000 mi 7.9 yr in service
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 7MPH ON DRY ASPHALT, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKES PULSATED QUICKLY AND ROUGHLY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 PERTAINING TO THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.