Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1999)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#879649February 2, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK FULL STRONG FUMES FROM GAS TANK WILL ENTER INTO VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CAUSING HEALTH RISK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559336February 1, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
OWNER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH CORRECTION ACTION FOR RECALL (00V-122), PART ONLY COMES IN ONE COLOR WHICH DOES NOT MATCH THE INTERIOR OF TRUCK, THE PART WOULD ALSO CAUSE SAME TYPE OF INJURY. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559233January 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING AND PULLS HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ALTHOUGH SOME MODIFICATIONS HAVE HELPED THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO PULL LEFT, HARD LEFT, ESPECIALLY IN A PANIC BRAKING SITUATION, MODIFICATIONS INCLUDED ROTORS MACHINED, REPACKED WHEEL BEARINGS, PADS DEGLAZE, NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS INSTALLED, FRONT ROTORS SWITCHED. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879354January 30, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
FUEL INJECTORS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT RANDOM. THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX ONLY THING DEALER CAN DO IS CLEAN INJECTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740066January 29, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT, THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO ORDER ONE. INITIALLY HE WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE 90 DAYS, THEN HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER MAKING THEM. I DEPEND ON 4X4, THT WAS THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS, A SINGLE MOM WITH THREECHILDREN. PLEASE HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879076January 26, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2 FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES P245/75R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATED HE COULD TELL BY THE VEHICLE'S HANDLING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, DOT # V611 B1A. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878652January 22, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE MAKES A GRINDING AND CRUNCHING SOUND. IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY.BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ALL TOGETHER VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR BRAKES ABOUT SEVERAL TIMES. BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH WITH NO WARNING. EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR SERVICE ONLY FIRST TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN NICE ABOUT IT, CONSUMER WANTS A NEW VEHCILE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878706January 22, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND EXPERIENCED OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS DUE TO COLD WEATHER. CONSUMER EXITED VEHICLE TO RESOLVE PROBELMS. AS VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, A FIRE STARTED POSSIBLY DUE TO ELECTRIC HEATED DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH WAS TOLD BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ABOUT 5 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CONSUMER NOTICED SEAT WAS GETTING EXTREMELY HOT INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO CHANCE TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739641January 19, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#739601January 18, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AT APROXIMATELY 60MPH. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD GOOD PRESSURE AND ACTUALLY NEVER BLEW (IT STILL HAS GOOD PRESSURE). THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AND I CAN NAME NO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS SHOWING NO SEPARATION OF WEAR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE TRIP. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V611B1A TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739547January 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE. BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE RAN DOWN BATTERY CABLE AND CORRODED HYDRAULIC LINE, CAUSING FAILURE (INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ASSESSMENT).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878252January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT 973 MILES VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIECING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK SOMETIME BRAKES HANG UP AND SMOKE WHEN APPLYING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558913January 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE POSITIVE POST OF THE BATTERY FAILED AND BATTERY ACID DRENCHED AREA NEAR AND UNDER THE DAMAGED BATTERY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877622January 8, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE: FRONT END PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE DRIVING, THERE ARE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED, HOWEVER STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. ENGINE IS BURNING ANTIFREEZE, WHEN CHECKED SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE OIL WAS DOWN 2 QUARTS, VAPOR RECOVERY TANK WAS EMPTY, ANTIFREEZE/WATER LEVEL IN ANTIFREEZE IN RADIATOR WAS DOWN 1 QUART, HEAD GASKETS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND BURNING THE ANTIFREEZE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, COOLANT LEVEL IN RADIATOR DROPPED ONCE THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A MINUTE AMOUNT OF EXHAUST GASES COMING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK OF THE RADIATOR AND THE WATER LEVEL SLOWLY DROPPED IN THE RADIATOR. VEHICLE PULLS DRASTICALLY TO THE LEFT WHILE BRAKING, DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND REAR SHOES AND HAS REFACED ROTORS AND DRUMS, PULLING STILL EXISTS, DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE PROPORTIONING VALVE. TRANSMISSION MAKES A TICKING NOISE. A SPECIALIST LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, IT CHARGES AT 15.1 VOLTS DIRECT CURRENT WHICH IS OVERHCARGING THE BATTER, EVEN AFTER VEHICLE RAN FOR 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL CHARGING AT 14.71 VOLTS, THE BATTERY HAS FAILED 4 TIMES, IT HAS LEAKED AND CORRODED, CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL GAUGES WENT CRAZY. VEHICLE IDLES HIGH, DEALER REPLACED IDLER AIR CONTROL VALVE. DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WILL NOT TURN SIDE TO SIDE, DEALER REPLACED FAULTY MIRROR SWITCH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738959January 7, 2001
TIRES
I WAS ON VACTION WITH MY FAMILY DRIVING ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. I BEGAN TO FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND NOTICED THE CONSOLE SHAKING. I SLOWED THE SUBURBAN DOWN TO 15 MPH AND I COULD FEEL THE REAR END WOBBLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST TIRE STORE AND THE INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND WAS ON THE VERGE OF LOOSING ITS TREAD. I VERY CAREFULLLY DROVE TO THE NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY A PRORATED PRICE FOR A NEW TIRE SINCE THIS PARTICULAR TIRE HAD NOT BEEN OFFICALLY RECALLED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER FIRESTONE MODELS WITH TIRE SEPARATION ISSUES AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT I CAUGHT MY TIRE PROBLEM BEFORE A COMPLETE LOSS OF TREAD OCCURED AT 55 MPH WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A019 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877320January 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HER LANE, HITTING HER HEAD-ON, AND PUSHING VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER LANE. VEHICLE HIT TELEPHONE POLE, AND DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CHEVROLET HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#877118December 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 15 MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON, AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER SAID NO BRAKE PAD WAS LEFT ON BRAKE. THEN, BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO HALF. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER. *AK THE BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF BRAKE PROBLEM AND HAS CHANGED BRAKING SYSTEM FOR 2000 AND 2001 MODELS, BUT MADE NO RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE. THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738256December 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE FOR 1+ YEARS AND FOR 18,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL HE CAN DO AND THE CHEVROLET TEACHNICAL SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE NOT RESPONDED FOR HELP AND EVALUATION. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO NOT BE REPAIRABLE ATTHIS POINT OF TIME. BRAKING AT ANY SPEED PULLS THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738159December 22, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLAMPS HAVE FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS: 1. WHILE DRIVING AT DUSK HEADLIGHTS WERE SWITCHED ON, BUT FAILED TO POWER ON. LIGHT SWITCH WAS CYCLED WITHOUT RECOVERY OF HEADLAMPS. DAYLIGHT HEADLAMPS DID NOT FAIL AND WORKED WHEN SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. TRIP WAS COMPLETED WITH LIGHT SWITCH TURNED OFF USING DAYLIGHT HEADLAMPS. 2. ON SECOND OCCURANCE LIGHT SWITCH WAS SWITCHED ON AND HEADLAMPS DID NOT COME ON. SWITCH WAS CYCLED AND HEADLAMPS CAME ON WHEN SWITCH WAS IN MARKER LIGHT POSITION. SWITCH WAS TURNED TO HEADLIGHT POSITION AND HEADLAMPS TURNED OFF. TRIP WAS AGAIN COMPLETED WITH DAYLIGHT HEADLAMPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738160December 22, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN GASOLINE TANK IS FILLED (OR NEAR FULL) A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IS NOTICED AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ODOR IS STRONGER ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF FILLER CAP/TUBE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND FOUND NO PROBLEM, ATTRIBUTED IT TO POSSIBLY A LOOSE GAS CAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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