1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEED ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS DECRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000 (GM #05068) ON 2000 MODEL YEAR SUBURBANS. I CALLED CHEVY AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD FIX MY 1999 AND THEY REFUSED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND PAID TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROCEDURE DONE ON MY CAR AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR NEWER MODELS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS STOPPING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY CONCERN IS TWOFOLD, 1. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON ANY MODEL THAT THIS HAPPENS TO AND 2. EVEN WITH THE "CLEANING" THAT THEY DID, THIS PROBLEM WILL RESURFACE AGAIN ON MY VEHICLE SINCE IT IS DUE TO CORROSION SO I WILL BE IN DANGER IN THE FUTURE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME ABS PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 05V379000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BETWEEN 3-10 MPH THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 FOR THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ABS SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CORROSION BUILT UP ON THE ABS SENSOR. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND THE WIRING HARNESS . WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT LEAST SIX TIMES. BEFORE THE WIRING HARNESS BURNED THE DASHBOARD WAS HOT. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE NOT WORKING. *AK

THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS IN MY SUBURBAN. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELTS AND FRONT PASSENGER WORK FINE. THE ONES INSTALLED IN THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEATING ARE DEFECTIVE. IN OUR VEHICLE THIS IS MAINLY THE SHOULDER BELTS. THEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE CASING SO THAT THE CHILDREN CAN BUCKLE UP. THEY ARE ALWAYS JAMMED. I HAVE CHECKED THEM ON MANY OCCASIONS. I DO NOT FIND THEM TWISTED, THEY LOOK NORMAL BUT WILL NOT OPERATE. *JB

FAILURE OF ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM.. SAME AS EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL LISTED FOR GMC SIERRA'S 1999.*JB

I HAVE A 99 CHEVY SUBURBAN, THAT WHEN I BRAKE, DOESN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE WAY IT SHOULD. IT SEEMS TO SURGE A BIT BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE STOPPING DISTANCE FOR THE VEHICLE WAS LONGER BECAUSE OF THE ABS ACTIVATION. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. *AK UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE ABS ACTIVATED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY OF HOME. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE HOME'S GARAGE DOOR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALER, WHO NOTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

DT: WHILE TRAVELING IN A SEVERE RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY THEY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WIGGLED THE WIRES WHERE THE WIRES PLUG INTO THE WIPER MOTOR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO WORK BUT LATER ON THEY QUIT AGAIN. THE CONTACT FOUND A PLASTIC TIE TO PLACE ON THE WIRING HARNESS TO HOLD TIGHT AGAINST THE MOTOR WHICH ALLOWED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON A SEPARATE VEHICLE, BUT NOT ON THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN AND THE MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL INVOLVED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. NO FURTHER CORRECTIONS OR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *AK