Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1999)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#735317October 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 01/29/2000 - BATTERY REPLACED ON 03/22/2000, FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON 03/22/2000, MISSING LUG NUTS INSTALLED ON 03/22/2000, BACKING PLATES ON ROTORS REPOSITIONED ON 03/22/2000, FUEL SENDER REPLACED ON 06/15/2000, FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL GROUND WIRE REPLACED ON 10/23/2000, FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON 10/26/2000,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#557029October 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOUR TIMES IN 27,000 MILES AND THE FAILURE REOCCURS EVERY COUPLE MONTHS, SHORTLY AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT THEY LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ON A WET ROAD AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO ONCOMMING TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735264October 27, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES AND EACH TIME WAS A PREMATURE WEARING AND MOST OF THE TIME COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID $100.OO DEDUCTIBLE I THINK 5 TIMES. ON 4/11/00 THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY COVERED ITEM AND SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THEN ON 6/28/00 THE NEW REASON THEY GAVE ME FOR THE PREMATURE WEARING WAS THAT I NEEDED HEAVY DUTY BRAKES ON THE REAR. I PAID $401.00 FOR THAT AND THEY COVERED THE FRONT BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. I WAS ALSO TOLD NUMEREOUS TIMES IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. IT IS STILL A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND NOW THEY HAVE GIVEN ME A NEW REASON FOR THE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR THE BRAKES WILL GIVE OUT WHILE I AM GOING FAST. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556869October 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND /OR REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN 27,000 MILES BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK SLID INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, FORTUNATELY THE OTHER VEHICLES MANEUVERED OUT OF THE WAY. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873727October 24, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ON THREE OCCASIONS DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK UP IN RETRACTOR AND LEAVE OCCUPANT WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM KEPT REOCCURRING. *AK DEFECTIVE DESIGN FLAW CAUSED THE BELT NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873647October 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT TOO FAST, BARELY 6000 MILES BEFORE SHE HAD TO GET THEM REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556317October 20, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY UNSTABLE, DUE TO BELT FAILURE OVER HALF OF THE TIRE, TIRE BEGINNING TREAD SEPARATION, PER (FIRESTONE STEELTEX R45 LT245/75/R1GE)*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873402October 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
RADIATOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, AND STEERING WHEEL ROTATION SENSOR (EVO) WAS REPLACED, FUEL TANK SENDER PUMP UNIT WAS REPLACED, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPAIRED. *AK MIDDLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WON'T LOCK. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873211October 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SETS OF BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR ,AND VEHICLE WOULD TURN IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE FAILING. WINDSHIELD LEAKS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733921October 10, 2000
TIRES
EXTREME VIBRATION AT HIWAY SPEEDS. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH TIRE. (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733640October 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, NOTICED A SQUIRMING, WIGGLING, AND THEN A "WUMP,WUMP,WUMP". PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ABOUT HALF INFLATED AND BLISTERED ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALL NEXT TO THE TREAD. (TIRESIZE: 245/75R-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R-16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733641October 7, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THIS WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE FOR FIRESTONES!. HAD JUST PURCHASED THIS TIRE WHEN I NOTICED SMALL CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL. DEALER REPLACED TIRE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733653October 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE DEALER SAID TREAD SEPARATED, TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH SAME KIND. (TIRESIZE: 245-75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245-75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872472October 6, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN CONSUMER RELEASES BRAKES TO GO FOWARD FROM A STOP VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC, AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733549October 5, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
OUTSIDE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT WITH NO WARNING. SIDEWALL SHREDDED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11 B3A TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733555October 5, 2000
TIRES
THE FIRESTONE TIRE (STEELTEX A/T; 245 75R16) THAT BLEW OUT ON MY SUBURBAN WAS BRAND NEW. IT WAS MY SPARE TIRE. I DROVE ON IT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES WHEN AN APPROXIMATELY 6 INCH SQUARE PIECE OF THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IN LIGHT OF ALL THE RECENT PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES AND RECENT NEWS REPORT THAT THIS PARTICULAR TIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS TIRE FAILURE. (TIRESIZE: 245 75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245 75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733394October 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES POOR; AFTER A WEEK FRONT DISK SQUEELED, DEALER REPAIRED; RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO INSPECT BRAKES AND DEALER ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES TO CLOSEST TO DRUM TOLERANCE; SAID DUST COLLECTING MUST BE CLEANED OUT EVERY 6000 MILES
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733290October 3, 2000
TIRES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS ABOUT 106 DEGREES OUTSIDE. MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. IT DISINTEGRATED. I CROSSED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A HALT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I'M EVEN ALIVE. I HAD AAA CHANGE THE TIRE. A LOCAL TIRE PLACE REPLACED THE BLOWN TIRE WITH AN IDENTICAL ONE. AT THE TIME I ASKED IF MY TIRES WERE PART OF THE RECALL. THEY ASSURED ME THEY WERE NOT. NOW I HEAR YOU ARE LOOKING INTO THE EXACT TIRES I HAVE...THE EXACT ONE THAT DISINTEGRATED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW IT HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF MY TIRES END UP ON THE RECALL LIST. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN MY CAR NOW-ESPECIALLY WITH MY THREE CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MILLY WOODHOUSE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: R4S TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733172October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PREMATURE TREAD WEAR AT 26,000 MI OR LESS. TWO FLATS, NO LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733233October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VERY UNUSUAL TREAD WEAR PATTERN ON THESE TIRES. UNDER 16K MILES ON NEW TIRES. TIRES LOOK LIKE THEY ARE READY TO SEPERATE TREADS. PLEASE ADVISE OF RECALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245-75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245-75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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