Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1999)

720 consumer complaints on file.

#10393938April 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WAS PREPARING 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500 FOR TRIP. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES BEFORE THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY, THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE HOME SLOWLY. WHEN PARKED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LOOKED UNDER CAR AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM REAR DRIVER SIDE METAL BRAKE LINE. FLUID IN BRAKE RESERVOIR FRONT COMPARTMENT ALMOST EMPTY. APPEARS METAL BRAKE LINE CRACKED AND LEAKED NEAR MANIFOLD ABOVE AXLE. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL STOPPED. I COULD ONLY TELL THERE WAS A PROBLEM BY BRAKE FEEL AND THEN PEDAL MOVING TO FLOOR. I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM YET BUT WILL MOST LIKELY REPLACE ALL METAL BRAKE LINES. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF VEHICLE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEEDED TO STOP SUDDENLY. COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON FAMILY VACATION. FOUND INFORMATION ONLINE REGARDING NHTSA ACTION # EA11001. MY SUBURBAN HAS THIS EXACT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393968April 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN ABS ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC AT 5-10MPH CAUSING NEAR MISSES WITH HOMES AND BUSINESSES.. RECALL FOUND ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE ABS AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ALTHOUGH MY PARTICULAR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH NON-COVERED VIN NOTED. CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOOK BACK MORE THAN 10 YEARS. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO STATE NHB HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY DUE TO MY VEHICLES AGE AND MILEAGE. THEY SUGGEST I REPAIR MY VEHICLE AND SAVE THE RECEIPTS JUST IN CASE THE NHB ISSUES A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. ONSET OF PROBLEM AT 40,000 MILES. MUCH WORSE MORE RECENTLY. CURRENTLY 60,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380992February 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE AND MAKES BRAKING MORE DIFFICULT AND STOPPING DISTANCE TO INCREASE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378793January 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 ( SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FRONT LOCK WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372658December 28, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS AND INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS INJURED BUT THE EXTENT OF THE INJURIES WAS UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000. UPDATED 03/03/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10370313December 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GM SIDE TERMINAL BATTERIES HAVE DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS BATTERY ACID TO LEAK OUT OF THE TERMINALS WHEN STRESSES FROM HEAVY CABLES CAUSE SEAL TO FAIL. BATTERY ACID LEAKS ON VEHICLE COMPONENTS BELOW AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO RUIN BRAKE LINES AND OTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY COMPONENTS. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY ACID IS HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD THESE BATTERIES FAIL SEVERAL TIMES IN MY 99 CHEVY. SUBURBAN K2500 DIESEL. SEE THE LINK FOLLOWING FOR MORE REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM BY OTHERS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/1999/CHEVROLET/SUBURBAN/BATT TOP TERMINAL BATTERIES DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THE TERMINAL TO CASE SEAL IS ABOVE THE LIQUID LEVEL OF THE BATTERIES. GM IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER THAT I KNOW OF THAT USES THE SIDE TERMINAL BATTERIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363518November 1, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY BUT EVENTUALLY DID STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AND THE BRAKES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361134October 19, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. SEND TO DEALER 10-19-2010 FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361126October 18, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - LOCKS ON ALL DOORS "FREEZE" UP AND WON'T LOCK MANUALLY OR WITH POWER LOCK BUTTON. THIS AFFECTS ALL DOORS INCLUDING REAR DOORS. FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO FACT THE LOCKS CAN'T BE LOCKED FROM DRIVER'S SEAT - POTENTIAL PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. ALSO A THEFT ISSUE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 116,000 MILES. WE ALSO HAVE A 2009 CHEVY IMPALA HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. ONLY ONE LOCK ON THIS CAR LOCKS WITH THE POWER LOCK. REST HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED/UNLOCKED. SEEMS GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR LOCKING MECHANISMS. LOTS OF TIME IS SPENT MANUALLY LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DOORS AND REMEMBERING TO ALWAYS CHECK ALL DOORS. VERY AGGRAVATING FOR THIS IS TO BE HAPPENING ON SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE. NO QUALITY HERE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359906October 10, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ABOUT ONCE EVERY 7-8 MONTHS THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500 FAIL. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR FROM THE OUTSIDE AT TIMES. IN CASE OF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT YOU CAN REMAIN TRAPPED INSIDE. I HAVE REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIVE ACTUATORS FROM AC DELCO TAKE TURNS GOING BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THEM AT LEAST 2X IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355838September 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON 9/15/10, I WAS ADVISED OF A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR A FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ON MY 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN. I RESEARCHED THE RECALL AND LOCATED THEM AT NHTSA #05V379000 AND NHTSA ACTION # PE05020. IT SEEMS THAT MY BRAKE PULSATES WHEN FULLY DEPRESSED. AFTER CONTACTING CHEVROLET CORPORATION AND NUMEROUS DEALERS, I WAS ADVISED THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, I WAS ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE AT MY EXPENSE AT ANY CHEVY DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348746August 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
JULY 21, 2010 MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN'S BRAKES FAILED UNDER NORMAL USAGE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, RESULTING IN EXTREME LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. IT WAS SAFELY PARKED WITHOUT INJURY OR ACCIDENT. A BRAKE LINE FAILED DRAINING THE BRAKE FLUID. THE REST OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND WAS IN WORKING ORDER. THE BURST FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE TUBING WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 201,400 MILES, MOSTLY IN THE LOUISVILLE AREA, WHICH IS NOT AN AGGRESSIVE CORROSION ENVIRONMENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION, THE SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED ALL BRAKE LINES BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION, NOT JUST THE ONE THAT FAILED. THE TOW AND REPAIR COST $1105. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION AND FAILED PARTS. THIS UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY FAILURE IS DESIGN - MANUFACTURING RELATED AND SHOULD BE RECALLED; THE REPAIR COSTS SHOULD COVERED BY CHEVROLET. THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY/ACCIDENTS. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY COST TO REPAIR THE CORROSION BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344171July 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND DECREASING SPEED, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND INCREASED THE DISTANCE FOR HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340469June 28, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN: PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR, DIFFICULTY IN OPENING DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, HAVE TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE, SEEMS TO JAM/GET STUCK AND WON'T OPEN!!! THIS HAPPENS QUIT FREQUENTLY... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340483June 28, 2010
STEERING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I PURCHASED MY 1999 SUBURBAN IN MARCH 2010 WITH 56,000 ORIGINAL MILES. IT CURRENTLY HAS 60,000 ORIGINAL MILES. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL RANDOMLY JERK/PULL WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT IT HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT IT IS A CONCERN OF MINE. AFTER A THOROUGH CHECK OF FLUIDS AND STEERING COMPONENTS THERE IS NOTHING "WRONG" WITH THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM DRIVING AT A LOWER SPEED OR A HIGHER SPEED JUST THAT I AM GOING AROUND A BEND OR CURVE IN THE ROAD. I HAVE GRAZED A CURB ONCE. I ALSO HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS/LATCHES AND DOORS OPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336128June 14, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR LATCHES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT HAS TO BE SLAMMED OR THE LATCH ON THE SIDE OF THE DOOR HAS TO BE MANUALLY ALTERED (CLICKING IT OPEN WHILE PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE). ALSO PASSENGERS SOMETIMES HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IN ORDER TO GET OUT, WHICH CAN BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR CONTINUOUSLY COMES OFF THE HINGES AND I HAVE TO HAMMER THE BOLTS IN, IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335952June 14, 2010
STEERING
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN SMITH ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IN HIS 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN *TGW THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE HIGH SPEED STEERING CONTROL LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CONTROL FROM THE ELECTRICAL PLUG. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOSS OF STEERING HAS CEASED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335948June 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, OWNER NOTICE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. WE HE CONTACTED THE TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT SERVICED HIS VEHICLE, THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. RECALL # 05V379000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332379May 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PASSLOCK FAILURE. CHEVY SUBURBAN FAILS TO START LEAVES DRIVER STRANDED. PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM (PASSLOCK) BLOCKS FUEL SO VEHICLE WILL NOT START. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND NOT DETECTABLE BY MECHANICS. CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF PROBLEM. THERE IS HOWEVER THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328833May 4, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER INSIDE HANDLE AND DRIVER SIDE HANDLE DID NOT WORK AND HE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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