Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1999)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#742704March 20, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMERS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF AND IN DANGER DUE TO THESE VEHICLES. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742710March 20, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOST ALL POWER STEERING AFTER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN - COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL.THERE WERE SEVEN PEOPLE IN THE SUBURBAN. WE HAD JUST COME OUT OF THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS IN TO PIGEON FORGE TENN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560390March 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THEIR FRONT BRAKE PADS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 16000 MILES, THE SITUATION WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THESE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY AN ENGINEERING AND/OR DESIGN FLAW. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883251March 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WOULD PREMATURLY ENGAGE WHENEVER VEHICLE RUNS OVER A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD. ALSO, HAS TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE BEEN AT DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882876March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT TO FLOOR , BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THIS HAD TO BE REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BRAKES RESPONDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 MORE TIMES FOR BRAKES SQUEELING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882911March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LEFT SIDE REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT EVERY 23OOO MILES. INTERMITTENTLY ON WET PAVEMENTS, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BRAKES LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS OF BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882705March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE BRAKE WAS INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742034March 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TOWING A TRAILER AT 55MPH, BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE REAREND AND OIL BLEW OUT ALL OVER THE BACK OF MY CAR AND THE TRAILER. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF FOUR OCCURRENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741940March 5, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE RESULTED FROM TREAD SEPARATING IN ITS ENTIRETY FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. THIS WAS PRECEEDED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY VIBRATION, FOLLOWED BY LOUD BANGING NOISES FROM THE FLAILING TREAD, AND FINALLY, WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED, DEFLATOIN OF THE TIRE CARCASS. THERE ARE NO PUNTURE OR DAMAGE EVIDENT, AND THE REMAINS HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY BOTH A MICHELIN TIRE DEALER AND THE CHEVROLET (SELLING) DEALER. THERE IS NO HISTORY OF DAMAGE TO THIS OR ANY OF THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. INFLATION PRESSURES WERE USED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS RANGE OF PRESSURES, AND WERE SET AT 50PSI FRONT AND 60PSI REAR. THE SPEED AT WHICH THE DESTRUCTIVE DELAMINATION OCCURRED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES F AND CLEAR. TRAVEL WAS ON INTERSTATE 10. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V611B1A108 TIRESIZE: 2.45/75/16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741882March 4, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUED BRAKE SHUTTER AND UNEVEN BRAKING. UNEVEN ROTOR WEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881833March 1, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL FAIL TO OPERATE ON A RANDOM BASIS. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT IS TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT FIND A MALFUNCTION. PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE DEALER IS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741219February 20, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY ACID LEAKED FROM THE BATTERY AND RAN DOWN THE NEGATIVE CABLE AND CAUSED THE STEEL LINE TO RUPTURE. THE BRAKES WENT THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS I BACKED OUT OF THE CARPORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785271February 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLING BLOCK LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEED REPLACED AND THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THIS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740703February 10, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING
STEERING SEEMS LOOSE AND SLOPPY, VEHICLE WANDERS, SAME AMOUNT OF INPUT PRODUCES DIFFERRENT RESULTS AT DIFFERENT TIME. ALMOST LIKE TIE ROD ENDS ARE BAD. 3 TRIPS TO DEALER - ONCE SAID IT WAS JUST SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING; ONCE @ 38,510 MILES REPLACED EVO SENSOR; AGAIN @ 39,846 MILES ALIGNED AND REMOVED KNOCKOUT SAYING THAT SHOULD FIX. STILL WANDERS, FEELS SLOPPY, AND MAKES ME WONDER IF I'M IN FULL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740668February 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS FAILED, LEAKED BRAKE FLUID ONTO BRAKES. RESULT--NO REAR BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#880261February 9, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT PULLS TO LEFT, AND SOMETIMES TO RIGHT. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN A BUMP IN ROAD IS HIT. DEALER HAS WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINS OF SOFT PEDAL, STEERING WHEEL ALSO PULSATES WHEN BRAKING, DEALER HAS SWITCHED ROTORS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, REPLACED OUT OF ROUND ROTORS, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS TWICE, AND RESURFACED ROTORS AND DRUMS, DEALER ROTATED TIRES AND VEHICLE STILL PULLED. STEERING WHEEL FOUND OFF CENTER. CENTER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE, DEALER REPLACED HANDLE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL LEAK. DRIVER DOOR POWER SWITCH LOOSE IN DOOR. REVERSE LOW PLANETARY GEAR WAS BROKEN CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE AT LOW GEAR, VALVE BODY AND GEAR WERE SCORED DUE TO METAL IN TRANSMISSION. AIR PUMP REPLACED DUE TO BEING VERY NOISY. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880287February 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST BRAKES AFTER APPLYING THEM TO SLOW DOWN. WAS TENTH TIME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25MPH. MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED, TOW DRIVER NOTICED PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880114February 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL. HOWEVER, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740553February 7, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE STEERING GRABS WHEN TURNING RIGHT, VERY DANGEROUS. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT SAME TIME. GMC HAS FAILED ON THIS MODEL . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740601February 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR . SNAPS YOUR NECK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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