1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS OF JUNE 3, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #05V379000) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED ON THE 1999 CHEVY 1500 (SUBURBAN) AND LET WATER GET INTO THE FIRING CHAMBER FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. IT HAPPENED IN 2002 AT ABOUT 60,000 AND AGAIN AT 2008 AT ABOUT 110,000... I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A PLASTIC COMPONENT THAT WARBLES WHEN IT HEATS AND COOLS OVER TIME AND CRACKS. IT COST OVER $1000. TO REPLACE IT EACH TIME IT CRACKS. IS THERE A RECALL OR ANY WAY I CAN GET ANY MONEY FROM GM FOR THIS POORLY DESIGNED PART??? IS THERE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM????? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 5 MPH, THE ABS WOULD INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATE. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED AND BRAKE PRESSURE WAS LOST. GM STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, FRONT BRAKES DO ALL THE WORK. GM SHOP REPLACED COMBO VALVE AND BRAKES ARE THE SAME. ONGOING BAD BRAKES CAUSING MULTIPLE CLOSE CALLS DUE TO NOT ABLE TO STOP SUBURBAN 2500 BY ITSELF, AND WHILE TOWING. *TR

THE ABS ON OUR 99 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN BEGAN KICKING IN EVERYTIME WE HIT THE BRAKES. WE TOOK IT IN THE BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000, ON THIS ISSUE THAT COVERED OVER A MILLION VEHICLES INCLUDING OTHER 99 CHEVROLET SUBURBANS BUT THAT OUR PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SENSORS HAD RUSTED AND WERE NOT RECIEVEING THE AMPS THEY NEEDED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE REPAIRS WERE CLEANING THE MOUNTING SURFACE, GREASING, AND REPLACING THE SENSORS. THIS DIAGNOSIS AND THE REPAIRS NEEDED WERE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS ALL THE RECALLED VEHICLES. WE BELIEVE OUR VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT YET HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

MODEL 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500LT BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS (< 10 MPH) THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, THE BRAKES PULSATE HEAVILY, BUT THE VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING FOR A FEW FEET, DEPENDING ON THE MOVING SPEED AT THE TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAS RECENTLY LED TO AN ACCIDENT WHEREBY THE VEHICLE SLID INTO MY GARAGE DOOR, LUCKILY CAUSING MINIMAL DAMAGE TO BOTH CAR AND GARAGE DOOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 39,900 MILES. I HAVE FOUND A RECALL, BUT THIS RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO THE 2000 MODEL YEAR SUBURBAN., WHEREAS THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER TO STOP, AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL REAR-END ACCIDENTS. THS LED TO A REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BEARINGS AND HUBS BECAUSE OF RUST DAMAGE, AT A COST OF $1389.67. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 11 MPH. A SERVICE PROVIDER DISCOVERED THE FAILURE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A STATE EMISSIONS ISSUE. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

LATCH/LOCKS ON INSIDE OF DRIVER DOOR WERE TOUGH TO OPEN ONE DAY AND THEN THE NEXT DAY THE ENTIRE HANDLE SNAPPED OFF WHEN TRYING TO EXIT. NOW THAT I'VE BEEN USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO EXIT FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, THE OUTSIDE HANDLE IS BREAKING OFF TOO. *TR

I PURCHASED 2 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN , I HAD TO REPLACED BOTH REAR END, REAR END SEAL , AND MY TRANSMISSION IS BUMPING INTO 2ND GEAR I HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED CHEVROLET VEHICLE FOR MY ENTIRE FAMILY . I HAVE SPENT OVER 3, 000 DOLLARS BETWEEN BOTH SUBURBAN , I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 SUBURBAN , I HAD TO HAVE BOTH TRUCKS TOWED . HOW MUCH MORE WOULD I HAVE TO SPEND BEFORE THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER REALIZED THAT THESE ARE SOME DEFECTIVE PARTS IN THAT YEAR MODEL. *TR