Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1999)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#10321800March 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD LACK PRESSURE AND WOULD OFTENTIMES FALL INTO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. PREVIOUSLY, A FULL BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000 .
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320613March 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOORS HAVE TO BE SLAMMED IN ORDER TO CLOSE PROPERLY, THE RIGHT DOOR IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FALLS OFF THE HINGES AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH AND HAS TO BE READJUSTED AND THE PART THAT HOLDS THE DOOR INTO THE HINGES HAS TO BE HAMMERED BACK INTO PLACE BEFORE THE DOOR IS ABLE TO CLOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315918March 2, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES ON INSIDE BREAK OR FALL OFF HINGE MECHANISM WITHIN THE DOOR. THIS POSES A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE WAS A NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY. NOW, WE ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN ON BOTH SIDES TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE PAID TO HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE FIXED BEFORE INCLUDING BUYING A NEW INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. SAME ISSUE AGAIN, THE DOOR HANDLES JUST HANG THERE ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291177November 5, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
STARTED GETTING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS. ABS APPEARS TO ACTIVATE GREATLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289957October 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 6.5 DIESEL. WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35-65 MPH THE ENGINE WILL STALL, ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE. THE FUEL INJECTORS AND PUMP WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 11/17/09 *BF THE INJECTOR PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH HAD INTERNAL FAILURE. UPDATED 11/18/09
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287364October 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO MAIN BRAKE LINE FROM FRONT TO REAR WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287421October 14, 2009
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DEER ACCIDENT, LOST CONTROL RAN HEAD ON INTO THE CURB, HIT A SIGN. FRAME IS BENT, WINDSHIELD IS SHATTERED AND CAVED IN, FRONT PUSH GUARD IS BENT, AND FRONT PASSENGER FENDER WELL IS CAVED IN. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10287087October 12, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN SLOW STOPPING 5-10 MPH SPEED, THE ABS ENGAGES REQUIRING PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HARDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286968October 10, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL OF PE-05020 AND 05V379000. LOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI LOCK ABS. GENERAL MOTORS STATES"THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS NOT ON THE RECALL, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO". CORRECTION TO THE REPORTED RECALL ON 2000 TO 2002 MODELS IS FOR THE "DEALER" TO CLEAN APPLY ANTI RUST AND THEN GREASE TO THE HUB AND RELUCTOR. THE RECALL AND CORRECTION HOWEVER DOES NOT APPLY TO THE 1999 CHREVOLET SUBURBAN EVEN THOUGHT THE VEHICLE IS USED IN THE "SALT BELT". LOW SPEED ACTIVATION CAN AND MAY LEAD TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH. THE DEALERS REFUSE TO CORRECT TEH PORBLEM DUE TO THE 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IS NO ON RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 200 TO 2002. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283429September 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BELIEVE THE 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000 AND THE GM RECALL # 05068 EVEN THOUGH GENERAL MOTORS TELLS ME THAT MY VIN# IS NOT PART OF THERE RECALL. MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THE EXACT SYMPTOMS AS THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE CAMPAIGN AND RECALL NUMBERS ( ANTILOCK BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS OF ABOUT 3-10 MPH ). THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND AT FIRST I DID NOT THINK IT WAS MUCH OF A PROBLEM. NOW EVERY TIME I BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO A SPEED OF ABOUT 6 MPH, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES START TO ACTIVATE. I NOW KNOW THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE BECAUSE ONCE THE ANTILOCK BRAKES START TO ACTIVATE, THE VEHICLE TAKES LONGER TO STOP NO MATER HOW HARD I PRESS ON THE BRAKES. I WILL PROBABLY TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND HOPE G.M. WILL REIMBURSE ME IF AND WHEN THEY REALIZE THIS YEAR SUBURBAN SHOULD BE PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274840June 24, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I'M HAVING AN ONGOING ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT RECALL 05068 HAD. AS I SLOW TO A STOP MY ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON BELOW 10 MPH BUT ABOVE 3 MPH. WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON IT IS A LOAD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN CONTROLLABILITY AND A PULLING TO THE RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL 05068 ONLY COVERED 2000-2002 SUBURBAN YEARS, MINE IS A 1999 K2500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274371June 19, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY FAMILY HAS A 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS SEIZED. WE HAVE FOUR KIDS AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD. IN THE EVENT OF SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT ACCESS TO EVERY EXIT IS KEY. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, BUT FIXED ITSELF AFTER TWO OR THREE UNLOCKINGS, NOW IT APPEARS TO BE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268227May 8, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. DURING LOW-SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) ACTIVATION. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK); THEREFORE, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267297April 29, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN K1500 EXHIBITS THE EXACT SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000 . IT HAS 175K MILES, I LIVE IN MICHIGAN, AND THE ABS HAS BEEN KICKING IN AT LOW SPEEDS IN DRY CONDITIONS FOR ABOUT 15K MILES. WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/1999/GMC/SUBURBAN AND HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/1999/CHEVROLET/SUBURBAN+1500 ARE LOADED WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS - 1999 MODELS WITH ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265289April 14, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I AM UNABLE TO OPEN MY DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE (1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN) IT APPEARS THAT WHATEVER MECHANISM IS INSIDE THE DOOR ITSELF IS BROKEN (I.E., WHATEVER HOLDS CONNECTS THE HANDLE TO THE OPENING MECHANISM. I HAVE TO OPEN MY WINDOW EVERY SINGLE TIME IN ORDER TO REACH OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE SINCE I CAN'T AFFORD A BODY SHOP REPAIR BILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264040April 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 SUBURBAN LT LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE!. ABS KICKS IN AT 1-10 MPH, GROANING SOUND ACCOMPANIES PEDAL VIBRATION AND NO STOPPING POWER. STARTED AT ABOUT 100K. PADS REPLACED BRAKES INSPECTED CONTINUES TO HAPPEN BRAKES PULL, WEAR TOO QUICKLY, VIBRATE AT TIMES. POOR BRAKING SYSTEM FOR SUCH A LARGE HEAVY WEIGHING TRUCK. THIS MODEL SUBURBAN HAS MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260191February 27, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OR LESS, THE ABS PULSATES. THE CONTACT MUST PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2000 SUBURBANS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK)) FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THE 1999 MODELS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURS EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259472February 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE IS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2009 WITH 91,437 MILES AND HAS THE CORROSION AND ABS ACTIVATION PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. CHEVROLET HAS ADVISED THAT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. I BELIEVE THE OMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE FROM THE CAMPAIGN IS INAPPROPRIATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258770February 16, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE PERSON STATED ABOUT THE ABS BRAKING ON HER 99...EVEN WHEN MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND BLAMED IT ON THE WAY I DROVE...LIKE HE KNOWS HOW I DRIVE!!!....I DID FIND THAT THEIR WAS RECALL ON OTHEM AND THE DEALER SAID MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED ..IN IT ...WELL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND SHOULD BE...DOESNT MATTER THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD THEY KICK IN WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT..ONCE IT HAPPENED AND I SLID RIGHT OUT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC AND I WAS STILL TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG...I THINK THAT THE DEALER NEVER CARED....I HAVE 104TH ON MY TRUCK NOW AT 102TH I REPLACED THEN ENGINE DUE TO 2 BROKEN LIFTERS....I ALSO HAVE A TRANNIE PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRENTY AND AGAIN THE DEALER REFUSED TO ADMIT A PROBLEM AND I BROUGHT IT TO A AAA CERT. SHOP AND THEY TOO ALSO REFUSED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM...2 1/2 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRENTY EXPIRED I COMPLETLY LOST MY TRANSMISSION AND HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENED!!!..AND AGAIN THE SHOPS THAT I WENT TO BOTH STILL WOULDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND SAID I WAS A PROBLEM CUSTOMER!!! I COMPLAINED TO THE WARRENTLY PLACE AND THEY TOO DID NOTHING ABOUT .... REMIND ME AGAIN WHY WE HAVE WARRENTIES!!! THIS STARTED IN 2002 WITH THESE ISSUES AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO TAKE BACK THE VEHICLE!! AND NOW IN 2009 I STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THE ABS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258248February 10, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES AND SENSORS. THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE ABS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. SHE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT IS USED TO TRANSPORT HER CHILD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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