Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1999)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#855456January 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES FOR NORMAL STOPPING PROCEDURES VEHICLE WILL PULL EITHER TO LEFT OR RIGHT, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT 6 TIMES, BUT CANNOT SOLVE THE DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855189January 20, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855250January 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILURE; THREE FUEL PUMPS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. REPAIRS WERE DONE UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717461January 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT
FAILURE OF MANUFACTURER TO FIX REOCCURING PROBLEM WITH BRAKING AND ALIGNMENT OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855004January 14, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHEN OPENING THE DOOR THE LATCH LOCKS SO THAT THE DOOR CANNOT BE SHUT. OWNER HAS TO TAKE A SCREW DRIVER TO FLIP THE LATCH DOWN IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854895January 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FUSE SHORTED OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550333January 10, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THREE OCCASIONS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. ON ONE OCCASION THEY FOUND A BRACKET THAT WAS BROKEN AND REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. HOWEVER, OCCASIONALLY THE DASHLIGHTS, DOMELIGHT, AND STEREO DISPLAY EXPERIENCE FAILURE WHICH MAY BE THE RESULT OF A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717131January 10, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, AND AFTER USING THE LIGHTER, POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. REAR HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN NOR WOULD THE LIGHTER WORK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY A SHORT IN THE WIRING. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THE LIGHTER WAS USED, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715997December 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING
STEERING IS ERRATIC.VEHICLE BOUNDS ABOUT AS IT TRAVELS THE HIGHWAY.DRIVER MUST FIGHT THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES.VERY TIRING TO DRIVE.RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.THIS IS THE WORST HANDLING MACHINE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN.I HAVE SEVERAL YEARS DRIVING 18 WHEELERS,AND SEVERAL AUTOS AS WELL AS THREE OR FOUR SUBURBANS.I BELIEVE THE MACHINE IS UNSAFE AND AM WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715692December 6, 1999
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE HAS A CHRONIC WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOTWELL AREA. EVERY TIME IT RAINS WATER ENTERS INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS HAD TWO CHANCES TO FIX PROBLEM. ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A WEEK. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO WORK ON VEHICLE, AND MY PHONE CALLS ARE NOT RETURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853640December 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THERENWAS SOME RESISTANCE IN THE PEDAL. WHEN THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM KICKS IN THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CRASH. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853496November 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRONT BRAKES WILL CREATE A VIOLENT VIBRATION DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTORS THAT CANNOT WITHSTAND HEAT GENERATED BY BRAKES, CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED TSB. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853046November 17, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKE/ TAIL LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUSES WHICH MAY RESULT IN A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER REPLACE FUSES ABOUT 2 DOZEN TIME. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714570November 10, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, EACH TIME ONE OF THE CALIPERS WAS REPORTED TO HAVE FROZEN OR STUCK, SO THAT ONLY ONE FRONT BRAKE WAS WORKING. THE REAR BRAKES WERE FIRST REPORTED TO HAVE A REARMAIN SEAL LEAK, BUT LATER FOUND TO NEVER WORK. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER ONLY 29000 MILES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TEST DRIVEN BY THE MECHANIC CHECKING THE BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852197October 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON RAINY DAY, WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE SHAKING AND VIBRATING. CONTACTED DEALER, SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. CONTACTED ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN 90% DOWN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851126October 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL EITHER GO TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS/PADS/HOSES AND CALIPERS TWICE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713236October 13, 1999
SUSPENSION, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. VIBRATION/SHAKING NOTED, HOWEVER UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT. VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 SETS OF TIRES, L FRONT AND REAR AXELS REPLACED, BRAKE ROTORS TURNED 4 TIMES, AND 2 BATTERIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712850October 5, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE CAR HAS HAD A CHRONIC ALIGNMENT PROBLEM, CAUSING VEH. TO PULL RIGHT. IN THE 30,000 MILES THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, I HAVE HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TIMES. IT IS DANGEROUS, AS WELL AS A NUISANCE TO REPEATEDLY DEAL WITH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849481September 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE WHEELS LOCK UP AT ANY SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849124September 29, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EQUIPPED WITH A TOW PACKAGE WHILE PULLING A TRAILER, THE REAR END GOES OUT AND THE GEARS LOCK UP. THEN VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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