1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING ABS ISSUES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED ON THE WHEEL SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK), EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,942. UPDATED 02/10/09 *BF UPDATED 02/11/09. *JB