Your vehicle report
1999 Chevrolet Suburban
The problems owners report. The recalls to check. The evidence behind each.
Your vehicle at a glance
Complaint patterns and official recall records, kept distinct.
- Owner complaints
- 634
- Received Jul 1998 to Jul 2023
Owner reports
Most reported problems
- 1Tires blow out or tread separates84 complaints · 13% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 2Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines59 complaints · 9.3% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 3Anti-lock brakes fail or lock up59 complaints · 9.3% of this vehicle’s complaints
Official NHTSA records
Recalls to check
- Recall #00V122000Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with the occupant protection requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
BrakeNews signals
Flagged complaint patterns
Unusual complaint patterns with no matched recall yet. A flag does not mean a recall will happen.
No problems currently meet BrakeNews’s flagging criteria. This is not a safety rating.
How flags are identifiedComplaint counts reflect reports submitted to NHTSA, not failure rates or a reliability ranking. Reported in these complaints: 51 crashes, 12 fires, 49 people injured, 0 deaths.
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Where do owners report problems?
Choose an area on the car or a system below to explore the reported problems.
Illustrative only; not this vehicle’s exact design. Areas represent complaint categories, not confirmed defective parts.
Showing all 20 listed problems by system.
Engine & powertrain
Brakes
Electrical & lights
Airbags, belts & seats
Steering, suspension & tires
- Tires blow out or tread separates
- Steering wanders or pulls at highway speed
- Power steering cuts out while driving
1 more problem
Body, doors & glass
Driver assistance
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Other
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Complaint history
When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.
Show as a table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 47 |
| 2000 | 132 |
| 2001 | 97 |
| 2002 | 60 |
| 2003 | 61 |
| 2004 | 60 |
| 2005 | 64 |
| 2006 | 37 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to Oct 2026) | 0 |
| Total | 634 |
Problems owners report
Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.
| Problem | Complaints | Share | Share ratio | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires blow out or tread separates | 84 | 13% | – | |
| Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines | 59 | 9.3% | – | |
| Anti-lock brakes fail or lock up | 59 | 9.3% | – | |
| Steering wanders or pulls at highway speed | 37 | 5.8% | – | |
| Front brake rotors warp and wear early | 31 | 4.9% | – | |
| Windshield wipers work intermittently or fail | 29 | 4.6% | – | |
| Rear door latch fails to open or close | 24 | 3.8% | – | |
| Seat belt fails to latch or retract | 13 | 2.1% | – | |
| Airbags fail to deploy in crashes | 12 | 1.9% | – | NHTSA recall #00V122000 |
| Vehicle catches fire from wiring | 11 | 1.7% | – | |
| Unintended acceleration despite braking | 11 | 1.7% | – | |
| Engine suddenly shuts off while driving | 11 | 1.7% | – | |
| Fuel pump fails and engine stalls | 11 | 1.7% | – | |
| Fuel tank or line leaks gasoline | 10 | 1.6% | – | |
| Brakes fail intermittently or repeatedly | 10 | 1.6% | – | |
| Power steering cuts out while driving | 9 | 1.4% | – | |
| Brakes make grinding or squealing noise | 9 | 1.4% | – | |
| Transmission fails or loses power while driving | 9 | 1.4% | – | |
| Headlights dim or fail at night | 8 | 1.3% | – | |
| Axle breaks while driving, wheel detaches | 8 | 1.3% | – |
AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.
Recalls
NHTSA recall #00V122000April 27, 2000279,132 vehicles affected
seat belts: front: webbing
Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with the occupant protection requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."
In the event of a vehicle crash, the right front passenger restraint systems may not meet the neck extension requirements.
Remedy
Dealers will install a tray insert on the top of the passenger side of the instrument panel. The tray insert corrects the noncompliance.
Other model years
About this data
NHTSA complaints and recalls through October 2026. Complaints are counted once each, however many components they name. Original complaints are on NHTSA's page for the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban.
Problem groups are formed by AI and may be approximate. BrakeNews flags unusual complaint patterns; they are not official defect findings. Investigation reports are written and checked by AI, with no human review. Owner reports do not establish that a defect exists.
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