1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

GM HAD A RECALL (05V379000) THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE YEAR OF MY SUBURBAN (1999) NOR MY STATE (COLORADO).....YET, MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT FORCED THIS RECALL. I THINK THEY SHOULD INCLUDE COLORADO AND 1999 SUBURBAN'S - I FIND THIS TO BE HIGHLY UNFAIR. TODAY THE ABS ACTED UP AND CAUSED MY PREGNANT WIFE TO NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED OF THIS INCIDENT.

CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION AND SUBSEQUENT MECHANICAL INSPECTIONS COULD NOT DETECT THE FOLLOWING IMPENDING PROBLEM. MY FAMILY AND I WERE RETURNING FROM A WEEKEND VACATION IN ARIZONA ON OUR WAY HOME. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT JUST PAST THE CALIFORNIA/ARIZONA STATE LINE I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND OUR VEHICLE LOST POWER. WE WERE TOWED BACK INTO NEEDLES, CA AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. WE WERE FORCED TO STAY THE NIGHT IN A LOCAL HOTEL AS A NEW PUMP HAD TO BE INSTALLED IN THE GAS TANK. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH SUBURBAN FUEL PUMPS AND SOME RECALLS HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS SITUATION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS AN AVENUE I CAN PURSUE FOR REPAIR COMPENSATION AS THIS WAS A COSTLY REPLACEMENT. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER 50,000 MILES ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN (5.7 / 4WD), I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ABS ACTIVATION AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN NO TRACTION LOSS WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. THIS MADE THE DISTANCE INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MADE FOR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. IT WAS SERVICED BY MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AT MY COST. *NM

WHEN PARKING THE SUBURBAN, THE BRAKES PUSHED THROUGH, THE ABS CAME ON AND THEY WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. WE HIT A CEMENT LIGHT POST, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AMOUNTING TO OVER $1,000.00. TOOK THE SUBURBAN TO HAVE THE ABS BRAKES CHECKED AND CORRECTED. WAS CORRECTED AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. ANYTIME WE ARE TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED AND TRY TO STOP OR ARE STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, GOING DOWN A HILL, THE ABS BRAKES COME ON AND THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS ON A NORMAL ROAD DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

PE05020 - RECALL FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKES - 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THESE SYMPTOMS AND SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE. I HAVE NOTIFIED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAY MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THEY SAY I SHOULD GO AND GET IT FIXED AND IF THEY RECALL MINE I CAN GET REIMBURSED IF I SAVE MY RECEIPTS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10MPH AND BELOW, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE HIT A DUMPSTER, BUT ONLY RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S BUMPER. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEREFORE NO POLICE WERE CALLED. THE VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND CLEANED ON FOUR PRIOR OCCASIONS, BUT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, CONCERNING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH A CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD, AS IF SOMETHING FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THEN ,THERE WAS A WHISTLING NOISE, USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A DOOR OR WINDOW NOT BEING SHUT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED, AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DOOR WAS OUT OFF ALIGNMENT AND THE HINGE PIN WAS MISSING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1999 SUBURBAN STEERING WHICH LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO THE GUARD RAIL. *TS THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. *JB