IllustrationI AM CONSTANTLY CHANGING THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK REVERSE & BRAKE LIGHT. THEY GO OUT 3 TO 4 TIMES A YEAR. I SEE ALOT OF OTHER SAME MODEL CARS ON THE ROAD WITH THAT SAME LIGHT OUT!!!!! IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM YOU CAN REFER ME TO THE CORRECT PARTY TO CONTACT. *TR
1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 53.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Suburban 1500 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
10–25K
225–50K
1150–75K
1775–100K
23100–150K
15150K+
69 reports with mileage · 5 unknown
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 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Latches/locks/linkages. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
5 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Exterior Lighting complaints
1 reportsOfficial recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.