Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1999)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#860484April 18, 2000
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP, STEERING WILL JUMP TO THE RIGHT AND BEGIN TO DRIFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AS HAS ALIGNED AND ADJUSTED STEERING WITH NEW TIRES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860015April 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
CONSUMER STATED WHEN GOING DOWN HILL ON A GRADE TRAVELING 35MPH, WHEN HE GOT TO THE BOTTOM AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, BRAKES HAD OVERHEATED, CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER, AND THEY NOTICED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE OVERHEATED, THE REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES, DEALER MENTIONED IT WAS AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, BOILING THE BRAKE FLUID AND BLOWING THE DRUMS AND THE ROTORS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKES ARE UNDER-DESIGNED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859427March 30, 2000
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WANDERS ACROSS THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED/REPAIRED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859470March 30, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL, BUT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS AND DRUMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858912March 21, 2000
SUSPENSION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
EA99011, ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR MAKING AT RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THERE IS VIBRATION AND A MOANING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719963March 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SUSPENSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED BUT DEALER INSISTS THEY ARE FINE AT 5000 MILES. NOW AT 6500 MILES AND THEY ARE WORSE. AIR CONDITIONER PUMP SEALS BLOWN OUT. ENTIRE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN DISASSEMBLED BY DEALER DUE TO EXCESSIVE CREAKING, 3 TIMES, TO NO AVAIL, STILL EXCESSIVE CREAKING. LOOKING FOR LEMON LAW PROCEDURE, DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719601March 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OUR DEALER CLAIMS OUR VEHICLE IS FLOODING-ARE THERE SIMILAR CASES? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857443February 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REAR ABS BRAKES DON'T WORK. FRONT BRAKES ARE THE ONLY ONES WORKING AT 23,000 MILES. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE REAR BRAKES 3-4 TIMES, AND WASN'T GOING TO REPAIR THEM AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550962February 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
BRAKE SHIFT LOCK FAILED AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER CONSUMER, CAUSING INJURY TO THE OWNER. YH (THE OWNER'S NAME IS NOT GIVEN ONLY ATTORNEYS NAME)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#718785February 15, 2000
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
STEERING IS VERY ERRATIC.THE TRUCK BOUNDS ABOUT THE HIGHWAY IN AN ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE MANNER.WE FEEL QUITE UNSAFE.I RETURNED IT TWICE TO THE DEALER,AND COMPLAINED.IT PULLED RIGHT,THEN LEFT.I THOUGHT IT WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT.DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE CHECKED ALIGNMENT,ROTATED TIRES,FOUND A STICKING BRAKE CALIPER AND SO FORTH.THE PROBLEMS PERSIST.SURE WISH YOU WOULD HELP GETTING THE PROBLEM CORRECTED.THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9000293February 9, 2000
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT ADEQUATELY CLEAR FOG FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE WINDOW CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718513February 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
1. THE FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED, THE PADS REPLACED AND COLLAPSED BRAKE LINES REPLACED. 2. THE VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE, THE DRIVESHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854994February 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND VEHICLE TO STOP ABRUPTLY, RESULTING IN OCCUPANT GOING FORWARD HARD WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855875February 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFOTMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718148February 1, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WE HAVE A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMING OR FLICKERING AT NIGHT. WE HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS 3 TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO VERIFY THE PROBLEM, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE CHECKING IT IN THE DAYTIME, BUT DID REPORT TO US UPON PICKUP OF THE VEHICLE ON LAST VISIT, THAT THEY HAVE 3-4 OTHER SURBURBANS IN THEIR DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME REPORTED PROBLEM. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT AS OF YET HAS NOT LOCATED THE PROBLEM OR HAVE A SOLUTION FOR REPAIR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, OTHER MAY THINK THAT YOU ARE FLASHING YOU LIGHTS AT THEM OR HAVE AN EMERGANCY, OR THE LIGHT MAY HAVE TOTAL FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. OBVOUSLY, A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. NO CAUSE OR CURE AS OF YET. ANOTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING IS THAT ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASIONS THE RADIO HAS REMAINED ON AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED. (2 OR MORE HOURS EACH OCCASION) ONLY TEMPORARY TURN OFF WAS WHEN OPERATING THE WINDOW BUTTON, BUT RADIO CAME BACK ON AS SOON AS WINDOW BUTTON WAS RELEASED. OCCASIONAL PROBLEM, VERY ANNOYING, PERHAPS CONNECTED TO HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR NOT? VERY CONSERNED THAT THERE MAY BE A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855699January 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY COMING INTO THE CITY, APPLIED BRAKES AND PULLED TO LEFT. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. PRESENTLY, IT IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR SEVEN TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717987January 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE VEHICLE PULLS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855641January 27, 2000
STEERING
WHEN MAKING A GRADUAL RIGHT HAND TURN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WILL OVERSTEER, FEELING A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY USUALLY LASTING FOR 1 SECOND. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. REPLACED STEERING SENSOR, PROBLEM TEMPORARILY SOLVED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717917January 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EVERY 20,000 MILES WE HAVE TO PUT BRAKES ON FRONT. THE BRAKE PADS ARE TOTALLY GONE BY 20,000. WE ARE REPLACING WTIH THE BEST PADS AVAIABLE. THIS STILL DOES NOT HELP. WE HAVE REPLACE THE BRAKES AT 21,000MILES AND AT 40,000MILES. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855405January 24, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WIND IS COMING THROUGH DRAIN HOLDS INTO THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE ARE NO VENT HOLES IN THE VEHICLE WHICH IS CAUSING EXHAUST TO GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS IT'S A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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