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No more Suburbans for us
Dean, 12/15/2005
1999 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 4dr SUV
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Purchased three years ago at 70,000 from individual with all receipts, maintained exclusively by Chevy dealer. ALL scheduled maintenance is faithfully done, and we keep it looking clean & new. BUT, since reaching 90,000 miles, something breaks about every week. In last two years, we have replaced the transmission, all 8 fuel injectors, head gasket, radiator, water pump, alternator, fuel pump, and A/C compressor. Pass-side rear window doesn't work. Power locks quit working last week. A truly sad example of poor quality & reliability throughout. It's comfortable & great for interior capacity & towing, but we've bought the car twice due to the repair expense. Definitely don't recommend
We dumped it!
chbeyer, 08/19/2004
1999 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 4dr SUV
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Our suburban had numerous quality problems. We paid 38K for it and the left door (back seat) squeaked for the entire time we owned the vehicle. The dealer couldnt fix it. The power window on the drivers side went out. An incredibly overrated poor quality vehicle.
Like my 1999 Suburban
One happy owner, 09/27/2006
1999 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 LT 4dr SUV
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I am the original owner of a 2WD LT with approx 130K miles. It's been a terrific vehicle. We're into middle-age repairs. Water pump, alternator, radiator, AC etc. Next job is new shocks and struts. Biggest complaint is the brake system. I plan on driving mine for at least another 100-150K miles. BTW, I'm averaging 16MPG in virtually all conditions and loads. My wife's new Pacifica is getting about 18MPG around town.
I will never sell my 99 Chevy suburban 1500K
Sheila, 09/07/2020
1999 Chevrolet Suburban K1500 LT 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
The car is 20 years old and I will never get rid of it it’s the safest car on the road as far as I’m concerned.
Poor Review
dhhd222, 07/25/2003
1999 Chevrolet Suburban C1500 4dr SUV
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
This car takes so much gas...there are so many more suv's that can hold the same amount of passangers but do not have such a poor fuel economy...i have needed a new alternator 3 times and a new transmission 2 times...i will never buy another cheverolet again
Very good car...when parked.
kody, 04/21/2004
1999 Chevrolet Suburban K1500 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 3 people found this review helpful
I purchased my 1999 Chevy Suburban only a year ago. The previous owner has all service records and apparently kept the vehicle on the recommended maintenance schedule. Unlike some reviewers have posted, I have not run into many major mechanical problems. However, I am going to complain about the countless rattles, squeaks and thumps. The build quality of this vehicle may be the worst I have ever come across (and I have owned many different cars). The new Suburbans appear to be more solid than the pre 2000 models but this car may prevent me from ever buying GM again.
'99 Suburban LT - Not worth the $$
bilz3, 07/12/2010
1999 Chevrolet Suburban K1500 LT 4dr SUV 4WD
1 of 4 people found this review helpful
We bought this used & had 85K miles on it. At 95k the fuel pump failed, $700. At 100k the upper intake gasket had to be replaced, $900. At 120k the trans failed, $1900. At 125k the steering box failed, $300 and I fixed that myself. Now at 163k the a/c won't blow from the vents and I was told that the whole dash has to come out. Also, one of the catalytic converters is bad. Overall, if I knew then what I know now we NEVER would have bought it. Biggest piece of crap I've ever owned.
A beast of comfort and reliability.
father of four, 02/22/2008
1999 Chevrolet Suburban K1500 LT 4dr SUV 4WD
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Yes, these times might make you say to yourself - my gosh, can I afford the gas. Well, if you can find a vehicle that can haul as much as this can, can motor across most any surface - dry, slick, or wet, and can haul this many folks in comfort all while getting better gas mileage, well, I say go for it. I have had this vehicle since it was new, and I swear by it. Yep, it'll eat brakes, but its about 4 tons of truck so that's to be expected. Comfort is an understatement. Safety is an understatement. Put the kids in their seats and strap them in and you're fine. And I have had no real issues with relability, just normal maintenance issues that were easily fixed.