IllustrationTHE ENTIRE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE DEALER SAID THEY SEE THIS QUITE A BIT.
1999 GMC Suburban
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
70–25K
1325–50K
2550–75K
2775–100K
20100–150K
4150K+
96 reports with mileage · 189 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 118 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports6 fire reports13 injury reports
What owners actually said
285 reportsWHILE PULLING A CAMPER CONSUMER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN,. THEN, CONSUMER PRESSED SLIGHTLY ON GAS AN RPMS WENT TO 4000, BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER COULD BE IN TRAFFIC, AND IT MAY TAKE OFF. CONSUMER LOSES POWER GOING UP A HILL.*AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK STILL THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT HOLD AND LEFT FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. *YH
WE HAVE REPORTED EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND PULLING TO THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO LEFT LANE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS SIX TIMES IN 10,000 MILES. OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER REP SAYS TO JUST PULL HARDER ON STEERING WHEEL. WE HAVE ALSO CON…
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WE HAVE REPORTED EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND PULLING TO THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO LEFT LANE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS SIX TIMES IN 10,000 MILES. OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER REP SAYS TO JUST PULL HARDER ON STEERING WHEEL. WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU FOR BUYBACK. GM SERVICE MANAGERS TELL US THIS IS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *AK
SEAT EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE TRACKS, WHICH IN TURN, HAS A ROCKING MOTION. BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS ARE TWISTED. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN TRUCK INTO DEALER 9 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER INDICATED THAT REAR BOLTS THAT HOLD THE TRACK TO THE SEAT FRAME FELL OUT. *AK *ML
ALL SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR TWISTED AND BINDED WHEN GOING BACK INTO RETRACTOR. TWO OF THE BELTS HAVE BECOME INOPERABLE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 10 TIMES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WELL I HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH GUNN GMC AND GUNN COLLISION DEPARTMENT AND MY LAWYER, USAA MY INSURANCE AND MRS. TREALLIS WITH A LETTER AND FAX AND EMAIL AT DEPARTMENT OF HHTSA. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET A ANSWER FROM THIS COMPANY AND WHY I AM I DRIVING A CAR THAT IS UNFIT AND WHY AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THIS DA…
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WELL I HAVE BEEN IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH GUNN GMC AND GUNN COLLISION DEPARTMENT AND MY LAWYER, USAA MY INSURANCE AND MRS. TREALLIS WITH A LETTER AND FAX AND EMAIL AT DEPARTMENT OF HHTSA. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET A ANSWER FROM THIS COMPANY AND WHY I AM I DRIVING A CAR THAT IS UNFIT AND WHY AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THIS DAMAGE. I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 10/25/99 AND MY CAR WAS TOTALLED IN THE FRONT. THE HEAD ON COLLISON DIDN'T DEPLOY MY AIRBAGS AND I WAS GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY DAUGHTER AND I RECIEVED HEAD, NECK, FACE AND BACK INJURIES. THE DASH BOARD CAME IN ON US AND BRUISED UP MY DAUGHTER LEGS AND KNEES SEVERELY AND SHE STILL HAD ON HER VOLLEYBALL KNEE PADS. I WROTE MRS. TREALLIS ASKING BACK IN OCTOBER TO CHECK OUT MY SENSORS ON MY CAR. I ASK FOR THE VIN NUMBER ON THE SENSES BECSAUSE I REPORTED TO GMC GUNN DEALERSHIP AND MY INSURANCE THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND THEY DIDN'T. THEN IN APRIL YOU HAVE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS IN THE YUKONS BUT NOT SUBURBAN WHATS THE DIFFERENCE NOTHING IS DIFFERENT. YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THESE MESSED UP. ALSO I AM NOT GOING TO STOP BUGGING YOU UNTIL I GET THE VIN NUMBERS BECAUSE I THINK THE GMC COLLISON DEPARTMENT IN SA REPLACES NEW CABLES AND I WANT THE ORGINIAL CABLE VIN NUMBERS BECAUSE IF THEY DID AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM I AWILL BE CALLING MY LAWYER. ALSO MY CAR SINCE THE ACCIDENT ISN'T STILL WORKING RIGHT AND THE FRAME IS STILL BENT AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEY MADE ME PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH IF THE FRAME IS BENT EVERYTHING ISN'T GOING TO WORK RIGHT. I WANT SOME ANSWERS SOME SOME OF YOU HIGHER UP FOLKS. *AK
WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER A MONTH AND IT HAS LEFT US STRANDED 5 TIMES (UNSAFE/UNRELIABLE) AND WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE DID NOT START ALL THOSE TIMES. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN US A BIG RUN AROUND TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH WE DID BUY IT USED IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. OUR MAIN CONCERN I…
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WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR JUST OVER A MONTH AND IT HAS LEFT US STRANDED 5 TIMES (UNSAFE/UNRELIABLE) AND WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED 3 TIMES. THE VEHICLE DID NOT START ALL THOSE TIMES. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN US A BIG RUN AROUND TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH WE DID BUY IT USED IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THAT WE KNOW ARE AFRAID THAT IT HAS BEEN IMPORTED FROM CANADA AND WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE PAST HISTORY ON THE VEHICLE. WE WENT TO CARFAX AND THEY ONLY HAVE RECORDS FROMT THE DEALER TO US AND NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. IT REALLY IS DISTURBING TO NOT KNOW IF THEY PREVIOUS OWNER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THIS A LEMON? WILL IT STOP RUNNING AS WE ARE DRIVING? WILL IT LEAVE US STRANDED IN A BAD SECTION OF TOWN? PLEASE DIRECT ME AS TO WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION IN CANADA. THANK YOU VALERIE. *AK
REAR AXLE FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. WHEN THE AXLE FELL OFF WE LOST COMPLETE BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST RELEASED TO US FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS TO THE SAME PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS THE FIFTH TIME IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PARTS THAT FAILED. *AK
EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND GO OFF. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES IN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, DOORS ARE WARPED/ENGINE RUNS ROUGH/REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL/BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP. *AK
Official recalls
100V122000 · Seat Belts:front:webbing
Apr 27, 2000
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."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: 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.
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.