1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WHEN USING THE BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AND SLIP ON DRY PAVEMENT WE HAD THE SENSORS CLEANED AS WE WERE INFORMED TO DO BY GMC BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP THERE IS A RECALL ON ALL 2000 VEHICLES FOR THE SAME OCCURRENCE BUT NOT ON THE 1999 VEHICLES WHICH WE HAVE. WE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR GMC ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THE 2000S AND THAT OURS IS HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT THEY INFORMED US NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THE 99S TO INCLUDE THEM IN THIS RECALL I FEEL ITS A SERIOUS SITUATIONS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL I DON'T CARE WHICH YEAR IT IS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE THE CORROSION IS BEING REMOVED FROM THE ABS SENSOR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 4/19/2006 - *NM

BRAKES ON 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN K1500 HAVE BEEN PROBLEM SINCE DAY 1. DEALER ( NOW DEFUNCT) SPENT MUCH TIME AND MONEY TRYING TO FIX. 5 SETS OF PADS, 2 SETS OF ROTORS ETC. ETC. VEHICLE NOW WILL NOT STOP BELOW 10 MPH UNLESS ANTI-LOCK IS DISABLED (PULLING FUSE) GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM IN SIMILAR VEHICLES AS CORRODED ANTI-LOCK SENSORS BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE THIS SAME MODEL, THEREBY ELIMINATING ANY FIX BY THEM. THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE IS CAUSING STRIFE AS MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH QUESTIONABLE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM GM FACES WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IS A MAJOR ONE AND COULD COST THEM BILLIONS IF ADMITTED. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET SOME ACTION ON THIS? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE PRESENT WHILE OPENING THE DOOR . ALL OF THE DOORS CLOSE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HAS BEEN REALIGNED TWICE BY A DEALERSHIP HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED AT 5MPH AND BELOW. AS A RESULT, THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH SLOWING TO A STOP, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH OR LESS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGED AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH AND BELOW. THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED AS A RESULT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE CONTACT VERBALLY SPOKE ON THE PHONE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ALTHOUGH, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS IN A SALT BELT STATE, THE WEATHER MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BETWEEN 3-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHILE BRAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE RELEASED AND DEPRESSED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATD 03/03/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT 20 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON DRY ROADS DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 02/28/06. *JB