Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1999)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#869775September 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANY SPEED OF TRAVELING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE WHEN APPYING BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT NO PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869457September 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT, ALONG WITH A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730087September 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THREE OF THE FOUR FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R45 LT245/75R16 TIRES HAVE FAILED IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE ROAD. ALL HAD TREAD SEPERATION. I NOTICED A VIBRATION AND HAD THEM REPLACED BEFORE THEY BLEW OUT.( DOT NUMBER: VN1181A479 TIRE SIZE: T245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730137September 4, 2000
TIRES
EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT ON LEFT REAR TIRE WHILE TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. PUT SPARE ON. THE FIRESTONE DEALER TREATED THE EVENT LIKE "IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME". DID NOT MAKE ME VERY HAPPY. ALLUDED TO MAYBE I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIR IN TIRES. TOLD HIM TO GO CHECK, BUT HE DECLINED. STILL DID NOT MAKE ME VERY HAPPY. HAD TO PURCHASE A ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY FOR THE NEW TIRE. THIS SURE DID NOT MAKE ME HAPPY!!( DOT NUMBER: V611B1A TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729775August 31, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
ON 8/29/00 MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HWY 19 BETWEEN MERIDIAN AND COLLINSVILLE MS, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:20 P.M. WHEN WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OF VEHICLE TROUBLE OR MALFUNCTION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND MISTERIOUSLY WHEN OUT OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENTLY HITING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RUNNING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND OVER TURNING AND COMING TO REST ON UPSIDE DOWN. THANKLY MY WIFE WAS WEARING HER SEATBEAT WHICH PROBABLY SAVED HER LIFE. ACCORDING TO THE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN THAT WAS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND AND EYEWITNESS THE REAR AXLE ON OUR VEHICLE BROKE CAUSING A SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL TO GENERAL MOTOR CORPORATION REGARDING THIS ACCIDENT BUT HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE AS OF YET. THIS WAS VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT HAS THE APPEARENCE OF A MANUFACTOR'S DEFECT. IT COULD HAVE ENDED IN TOTAL DEVISTATION HAD MY 3 YEAR SON OR MY 5 MONTH SON BEEN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OR IF MY WIFE HAD NOT BEING WEARING A SEAT BELT . NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS ACCIDENT NEEDS TO BE THROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BY GM AND THE NHTSA. PLEASE CONTACT TO FURTHER DISCUSS THIS INCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#869184August 30, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: TWO DIFFERENT BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATIONS. FIRST, WAS A LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS GOING FLAT, AND TREAD SEPARATION. SECOND, LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH WITH DRIVER/ONE PASSENGER IN A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT245/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729274August 27, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION AND TIRE BLOW OUT( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729286August 27, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT COMPLETLY. THE POLICE SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A FAILURE BEFORE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE CURRENT FIRESTONE TIRE DEFECTS. THIS VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN WITH AND THERE WERE 4 OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729100August 25, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TWO TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, FORTUNATLY ROUGH RIDE NOTICED, TIRES REPLACED WITH COOPER TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT 245/70R )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729057August 25, 2000
TIRES
RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE CAME APART. THE OUTER TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE INNER CORDS. THIS TIRE IS NEW AND THE AIR PRESSURE WAS CHECKED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729109August 25, 2000
TIRES
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SHOWED CUPPING, NOW ALL 4 TIRES SHOW SIDEWALL CRACKING AND TREAD CRACKING (BOTH ON THE TREAD FACE AND SIDEWALL). TIRE LIFE I ALMOST OVER AT LESS THAN 24000 MILES DESSPITE PROPER INFLATION AND ROTATION CCNDDUCTED SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. DUNLOP TIRES INSTALLED ON ANOTHER VEHICLE AT SAME ADRESS FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME ANDD WITH MUCCH GREATER MILEAGE SHOW NONE OF THESE SIGNS.( DOT NUMBER: URBM053261 TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553986August 24, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET THE HORN BUTTON TO HONK EASIER, DEALER REFUSES TO MAKE CHANGE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728507August 20, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AUTOMOBILE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF ENGINE. VEHICLE STUCK AT 60MPH OUT OF CONTROL!!! VERY DANGEROUS AND LUCKY IT DID NOT RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR FATALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727962August 15, 2000
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD, CROSSING TRAFFIC LANES. VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER, CHEVROLET SERVICE CENTER CONTACTED, NONE WILL REPAIR. FIX IS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC, BUT DEALER WILL NOT DO IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727592August 11, 2000
TIRES
THE TIRE BLEW WHILE TURNING LEFT ON AN UP HILL CURVE. APPROXIMATELY 95% OF THE FRONT SIDEWALL SHREDDED. NO VISABLE DEFECTS IN THE SIDEWALL OR TREAD. THIS OCCURED AFTER 3.5 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM 55 - 75.( DOT NUMBER: VN11BAB TIRE SIZE: P245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867533August 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BRIDGESTONE DUELER HT TIRES P265/75R16 DOT 7BW8PDA028 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING $3500 IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727543August 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY MELTED, FRIED CABLE ASSEMBLY UNIT. CALLED DEALER SERVICE WHICH STATED THAT THIS HAPPENED ALOT WITH SUBURBANS AND AC DELCO BATTERIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867156August 8, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HIS VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. HE PULLED OVER, AND LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD BUBBLES AND STARTED TO SEPARATE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. TIRE WAS FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL #LT245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO. TIRE WAS TURNED IN TO FIRESTONE AND REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726894August 7, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
LOCK ON TAILGATE HAS FAILED 4 TIMES. NEITHER UPPER GLASS OR LOWER METAL TAILGATE CAN BE OPENED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT ELIMINATES ONE POINT OF EGRESS IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. THIS WOULD BE THE FASTEST WAY OUT FOR 3RD SEAT PASSENGERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726643August 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAD A BLOWOUT. THE TREAD CAME AWAY FROM THE TIRE BUT ONLY AFTER HOLDING ON LONG ENOUGH TO RUIN MY EXHAUST ASSEMBLY, FENDER RR QUARTER PANEL AND DOOR, AND NERF STEP UP BAR. *AK( DOT NUMBER: V611B1A TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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