1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

OUR 1999 CHEVY SURBURBAN'S ABS SYSTEM STARTED ACTING UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. OUR LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000. WHEN WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER WE WERE INFORMED OUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CLEARLY, WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN YOUR SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA ACTION # PE05020). I DO NOT KNOW WHY OUR VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED AND THEREIN IS MY COMPLAINT. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN THE SPRING OF 2006 BUT HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. *NM

ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY TO STOP THE TRUCK AT LOW SPEEDS (1-10 MPH), ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS OR IN ONE INSTANCE SLIDING DOWN A STEEP DRIVE INTO A PARKING AREA FULL OF CARS AND PEOPLE. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY OCCASION AT SLOW SPEED HEAVY BRAKING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FIX ON ALL, NOT JUST THE SELECTED FEW. *NM

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING SLOWLY LIKE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR PARKING THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK, THERE IS A NOISE AND A VIBRATION IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. AFTER HITTING A CURB IT STOPPED. I HAD THE BRAKES LOOKED AT THEY ARE FINE AFTER RESEARCH FOUND THAT THERE IS A BRAKE PROBLEM BUT NOT IN 1999. I FEEL THAT IT IS IN THE 99 ALSO I HAVE A CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1999. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 10 MPH ON VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

ABS LOW SPEED FAILURE REFERENCE: GM RECALL NO. 05068 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS ACTIVATED. THIS CAN HAPPEN ON ANY ROAD CONDITION. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE USED FOR A MOMENT, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, AND THE ABS PUMPED FOR A FEW SECONDS CREATING A VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM.

I BOUGHT A NEW 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500LT IN JANUARY 2000. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ENDURED THIS ANNUAL REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES EVER SINCE. SIX REPLACEMENTS HAVE OCCURRED AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THE 7TH. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES. IT IS SERVICED AT BREDAMAN CHEVROLET IN PARK RIDGE, IL EACH TIME. EACH TIME THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE FOR FREE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE EMANATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD, ACCOMPANIED BY THE SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE CAB. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE TAKEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY INSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE ITSELF WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 7MPH ON DRY ASPHALT, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKES PULSATED QUICKLY AND ROUGHLY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 PERTAINING TO THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 5 MPH, THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE TO THE TO THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB