1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WAS HAVING ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ABS WAS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5-6 MPH. . THE PROBLEM CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE. THE CONTACT LIVED IN ONE OF THE SALT BELT STATES WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ONCE TIME. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $497.90 PER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WRITTEN DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DROPPED OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT PLANNED ON HAVING REPAIRS DONE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED GM, AND THEY SAID, THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GO ON AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SPEED SENSORS. NM

IN NOVEMBER OF 2003 I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON I66 OUTSIDE WASHINGTON DC. THE ROADWAY WAS DRY. I ALLOWED A COUPLE OF CAR LENGTHS TO STOP IF NEEDED. THE CHEROKEE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY SO I BRAKED AGGRESIVELY EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 15 MPH. MY BRAKE PEDAL SHOT BACK UP FROM THE FLOOR AND WHEN I RE-APPLIED IT, THE ABS PULSING BEGAN AND THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO STOP. MY VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE REAR OF THE CHEROKEE DESPITE MY FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF STOPPING DISTANCE FOR THE SPEED.

DT: CONSUMER OWENS A 1999, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TURNING THEM IN THE ON POSITION WHILE GOING 60 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT ON 7-10-2005. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PULSE MODULE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS BAD. CONSUMER KNEW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ALL MODELS FROM THE MID 1990S THROUGH 1997. THERE WERE NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. AS OF NOW THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALERSHIP THAT WORKED ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE ONE WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *AK *NM

I WAS UNLOADING ITEMS AND PUSHED THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THAT'S WHEN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE WENT HAYWIRE. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD CLICKING SOUND, THE GAUGES WENT OUT OF CONTROL, THE STEREO READ OUT BEGAN FLIPPING THROUGH NUMBERS AND SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVING LIGHTS THAT SHOULD COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THEY FLICKER AND AT TIMES GO OUT. THE ENTIRE SITUATION HAS OCCURRED NOW FOUR TIMES SINCE 09/10/05. I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 07/01/05 AND FROM WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW ON THE VEHICLE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC TO WHERE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. SO FAR I HAVE AVOIDED A SERIOUS COLLISION FROM THE DEFECTS OF YOUR VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THIS COULD BE THE RESULT OF A VERY SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT OR EVEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I SEE WHERE YOU HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME DEFECT AND CHEVROLET HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. IT IS TIME FOR CHEVROLET TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS DEFECT INSTEAD OF TELLING THE CUSTOMERS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN EFFECTED AND NO LONGER SHOWS ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. I AM KINDLY ASKING CHEVROLET TO MAKE GOOD ON THEIR MANUFACTURING OF THEIR VEHICLES AND TO PLEASE PUT THE SAFETY AND LIVES OF YOUR CUSTOMERS FIRST AND FOREMOST BEFORE THE CONCERN OF WHAT IT WILL COST YOUR COMPANY TO CORRECT THIS DEFAULT. *JB

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ABS BRAKE FAILURES WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. MY CAR IS UNABLE TO STOP UNDER THIS CONDITION. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE YESTERDAY. THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED PART. IT WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. I BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION TO THE DEALER DIRECTLY AND TO GENERAL MOTORS ON THEIR PHONE HOTLINE, THE GM RECALL # 05068 AND THE NHTS CAMPAIGN#05V379000. I WAS TOLD MY VIN # HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEREFORE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH I DID. OBVIOUSLY MY CAR SHOULD FALL WITHIN THE RECALL, PER THE DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE PAIRED WITH THE PROBLEM/DEFECT AND REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR. DOES ONE NEED TO CRASH OR BE KILLED TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL?! I AM REQUESTING IMMEDIATE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR BILL FOR THIS ITEM FROM GENERAL MOTORS OR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY UNHAPPY HOW I WAS TREATED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAVE BEEN SERVICING MY CAR FOR MANY YEARS. I AM EQUALLY UNHAPPY WITH GM'S FAILURE TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING WELL. WHEN STARTING TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKES SURGED , AND HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING. ALSO, HEARD A GROANING NOISE AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE PEDAL PULSATED. THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS ONLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS IN MARCH, AND IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE CITED RECALL #05V379000. THE CONTACT LIVED IN MINNESOTA, AND HIS STATE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. HE FELT LIKE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MINNESOTA BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS DEFINITELY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS CITED IN THE RECALL.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 99 SUBURBAN ON A SNOWY MORNING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN NORTHERN UTAH. I WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALREADY STOPPED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 5-7 MILES PER HOUR. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATED, AND WE BEGAN TO SLIDE TOWARD THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WE STOPPED WITHIN AN INCH OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BECAUSE THE ABS WAS UNDESIRABLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, IT ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. OUR ROADS IN NORTHERN UTAH ARE FREQUENTLY SALTED EVERY WINTER AND I SUSPECT RUST WAS A CAUSE. I INTEND TO HAVE IT FIXED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM IN UTAH. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS SUBURBAN AND SHE SAID IT HAS HAPPENED TO HER TOO. *NM

DT: CALLER SAYS VEHICLE STALLED. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBORD CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES, SHE DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT STALLED AT ANY SPEED AND UNDER ANY CONDITION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CALLER SAID THE GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER YEARS OF MODEL. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD SHOW FULL AND GO DOWN TO EMPTY AND BACK UP TO FULL, NOW IT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. *AK

7/12/2005 ON I75 SOUTHERN KENTUCKY DRIVING 99' SUBURBAN WITH STEELTEX RADIAL A/T 245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E. ON MY WAY TO FLORIDA DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH THE TREAD ON THE LR CAME COMPLETELY OFF. THE TIRE DID NOT LOOSE PRESSURE. THE TREAD BENT UP THE INNER FENDER WELL, BROKE A GROUND WIRE TO THE FUEL TANK, AND BUST ANOTHER HOSE. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND A BIG PART OF THE TREAD THAT WAS STUCK IN THE WHEEL WELL. *JB