1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 Wheel Speed Sensor

5 NHTSA owner complaints for the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 mention the wheel speed sensor. Usable reported mileage (n=5) has a median of 75,995 mi.

Key evidence

Direct mentions
5

Owner complaints whose text directly mentions this component.

Related-system reports
0

Same vehicle, mapped category, part not named.

Reports with usable mileage
5
Median reported mileage
75,995 mi
25th percentile
50,000 mi
75th percentile
95,000 mi
Catalog matches
0

Replacement listings that match this model year.

These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.

Questions people ask

Is a failing wheel speed sensor a safety concern on the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500?

A failed wheel-speed sensor can disable ABS or traction control. Brakes still work, but anti-lock assistance may not; have an ABS light inspected.

This describes how this component can affect control, stopping, cooling, or fuel containment. It is not a recall, not a statement that this vehicle is unsafe to keep driving, and not a generic list of unrelated automotive hazards.

Are 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 owners reporting wheel speed sensor problems?

5 NHTSA owner complaints for this model year mention the wheel speed sensor.

No additional related-system complaints were counted for this pair.

At what mileage are wheel speed sensor problems reported on the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500?

Among 5 direct-mention reports with usable odometer data, the median reported mileage is 75,995 mi.

25th percentile 50,000 mi; 75th percentile 95,000 mi. These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.

What else can cause similar wheel speed sensor symptoms on the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban 1500?

Mechanically related parts include wheel bearing. Similar symptoms can come from those parts or from the broader system, not only from a failed wheel speed sensor.

Use the related-component links on this page when those combinations are published. A system-category NHTSA report is not proof that this specific part failed.

Direct mentions are NHTSA owner narratives that contain this component or an accepted alias. Related-system counts are complaints in a mapped category that do not name the part. They are never merged. Mileage statistics use odometer values from 1 to 400,000 miles. This is not a failure rate.