1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CUSTOMER STATES THAT TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND AFTER APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES CAME ON ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT**CC THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WERE MANY CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS AND PROVIDED HER WITH A COPY OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED ACTON TO HAVE THE CAR PUT THROUGH A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY CAME BACK WITH A PASSENGER WHEEL HUB. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE TIRE, IT WAS MOVING SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO REGULAR MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT REMOVE THE HUB. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY HER REGULAR MECHANIC THAT THE BEARING AND SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS AND ALSO HAS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN WHICH SHE FEELS RELATES TO HER DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FOR A FEW FEET BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. HE FOUND RECALL # 05V379000 CONCERNING SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ISSUED CASE # 71-510478075. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 140,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER , AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 120,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON DRY CONCRETE LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY ON INTERSTATE I-820 SOUTHBOUND, APPROACHING I-30 WESTBOUND AT INTERSTATE INTERCHANGE, SLOWED TO 50 MPH AS TURNING TO RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 30-45 DEGREES OF STEERING WHEEL INPUT WERE APPLIED TO START RIGHT SWEEPING TURN FROM TANGENT DIRECTION. ) AS DESIRED STEERING ANGLE WAS REACHED, STEERING ANGLE WAS UNINTENTIONALLY INCREASED BY THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. VEHICLE TURN RATE TO THE RIGHT EXCEEDED THE NECESSARY AMOUNT AND VEHICLE INITIATED A TURN-IN OVERSTEER. STEERING ANGLE WAS REDUCED, BUT WHEN RE-INITIATED, THE TURN-IN OVERSTEER RECURRED. THIS SITUATION CONTINUED TO PLAGUE THIS VEHICLE, TODAY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WON'T AGREE THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG.*AK

IT WILL NOT START!! I HAVE TO LISTEN FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO START CIRCULATING BEFORE I TURN THE KET ON ALL THE WAY. I HAVE DROPPED THE FUEL TANK, AND REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP 5 TIMES, THE PLUG AND WIRES ON THE FUEL PUMP, THE FUEL RELAY, YOU NAME IT I HAVE FIXED IT AT LEAST TWICE. AFTER A MONTH OR NO LONGER THAN TWO, I'M FIXING IT AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE 6TH TIME UNLESS I GOT SOME MORE HELPFUL INFORMATION. WE HAVE A NEW MOTOR IN IT AND NEW TRANSMISSION TOO. IT HAS 140,000 MILES ON IT AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT.*AK

ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN READY TO STOP CAUSING LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THE TRUCK AND MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT SEEMS THEE IS A RECALL ON THE 2000 SUBURBAN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT ON THE 1999. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE ABS ENGAGED AND VEHICLE WONT STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THIS GENERALLY HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS PREPARING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC ,WHO AGREED THAT THE ABS ENGAGED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT COVERED THE 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 100,000 MILES.*AK

WHILE STILL ACCELERATING AFTER ENTERING FREEWAY TRAFFIC FROM A GENTLY ASCENDING FREEWAY ON RAMP, THIS 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN (100K MILES) VERY SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND SHAKE (NOT VIBRATE) VIOLENTLY. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE DID NOT COMPLETELY STALL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED VERY QUICKLY, AND THERE WAS A CLEAR SENSATION THAT POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE BECOMING INOPERABLE. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AS THIS FREEWAY ON RAMP LEADS DIRECTLY ONTO THE #1 LANE OF THE FREEWAY, AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. AN ODBII CODE SCANNER INDICATED CODE P0300 (MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISES THAT A VALVE STEM HAS BROKEN IN CYLINDER 5. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN QUOTED AT $2000 TO $3000 ON A VEHICLE TOUTED AS "HEAVY DUTY" WHO'S PRIMARY USE IS TAKING TODDLERS SCHOOL AND GROCERY SHOPPING. THE VEHICLE REMAINS UN-REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE COST. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE AT A MERE 100K MILES. *JB

WHEN MAKING ANY SLIGHT TURN, STEERING WILL SEEM TO LOOSE PRESSURE WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK 2-3 INCHES. THE DRIVER MUST PAY CLOSE ATTENTION AT ALL TIMES TO CORRECT THIS OVERSTEER OR THE VEHICLE WILL END UP IN ANOTHER LANE OR OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALL OF THE EVIDENCE AND COMPLAINTS EXIST FOR A SAFETY RECALL BUT 7 YEARS LATER....NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SPORADIC AND MAY NOT OCCUR FOR WEEKS AT A TIME AND THEN SUDDENLY IT WILL OCCUR CONSTANTLY FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES. I RAN INTO AN INTERSTATE MEDIAN ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO, WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, TRYING TO CORRECT A STEERING "JERK." THIS COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE ALL BECAUSE A SAFETY RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED EVEN AFTER A DEFECT INVESTIGATION RECOGNIZED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *NM

THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL OUT FOR THE CHEVY SUBURBAN ABS SYSTEM. HOWEVER, OURS ISN'T APPARENTLY COVERED, YET, IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. IT'S GOING TO COST US OVER $1000 TO GET SOMETHING FIXED THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. *JB