1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

I SEE ONLINE THAT THE 1999 SUBURBAN'S ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE UNEXPECTEDLY AND ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION. I ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE REPAIRED IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GM'S TECHNINCAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE SUBJECT. I REMOVED THE ANTILOCK SENSORS AND CLEANED THE RUST OFF OF MOUNTING SURFACE ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE PROBLEM SUBSIDED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN UNDER 10 MPH AND WAS FREQUENT AND UNEXPECTED. ON ONE OCCASION I NEARLY HIT THE FIRE STATION I WORK IN'S APPARATUS DOOR AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION I NEARLY HIT A FENCE ON THE BACKSIDE OF MY DRIVEWAY.

AT SLOW SPEEDS, MY CAR'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICK IN, AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO SLIDE

1. WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON. 2. MY TRUCK WON'T STOP - I COULD CRASH INTO ANYTHING, WORSE YET - I COULD INJURE SOMEONE. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE YET. I'M DEALING WITH THIS DAILY!

ABS . THE BRAKES WOULD GO TO ABS AT SLOW SPEED AND EXTEND STOPPING DISTANCE. GAVE THE IMPRESSION OF BRAKE FAILURE OR FADE.

BRAKE FAILURE. NO PATTERN TO THIS. PUSHED BRAKES AND THEY WENT DOWN AND SEEMED A LITTLE LOOSE. CAR DID NOT STOPPED. NEVER FELT THE BRAKE GRAB OR EVEN SLOW DOWN, CAUSING A WRECK. *AK

WE BOUGHT THE USED VEHICLE JAN.04 FROM DEALER, DAY WE PICKED IT UP BATTERY DEAD NEXT MORNING, NOT KNOWN AT TIME WAS BECAUSE DOME LIGHTS WERE FLICKING ON OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. FIRST ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AS SOON AS TURN ON HEADLIGHTS, ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD BLOW, NO DASH LIGHTS, NO TAIL LIGHTS ETC. WE PAID OVER 200 TO HAVE THAT FIXED(SHORTAGE IN PARK LIGHT BEHIND GRILL REPLACED) STILL HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH INTERIOR DOME LIGHT FLICKERING ON AND OFF WHENEVER TO THE POINT WE HAVE TO TAKE OUT THE FUSE WHEN PARKED SO THEY DON'T COME ON AND DRAIN BATTERY. DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM, TAKEN IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND PAY FOR LABOR TO FIND NOTHING.. ABS BRAKES ARE KICKING IN WHEN YOU TRY TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN, NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. I CAN NOT BELIEVE WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL AND ABS BRAKES, THAT CHEVY DOES NOT DO A RECALL.. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHEVROLET AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN IF THIS IS THERE QUALITY.*AK

1999 SUBURBAN. BOLT CAME LOOSE IN ENGINE. 97,000 MILES. ENGINE BLEW UP REQUIRING AN ENTIRE NEW REPLACEMENT ENGINE.

THE HAZARD FLASHERS SWITCH ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THIS CAUSES THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO ALSO BE SPORADIC. THIS IS LOCATED IN A MASTER SWITCH WHICH COSTS $350 PLUS LABOR TO REPAIR. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH NEEDS CORRECTED. SAFETY IS INVOLVED WHEN WARNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK .*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRONIC MODULE FOR THE STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME PLAYFUL, AND DRIVER ALMOST LOST CONTROL. *AK

1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN TRUCK C 1500 SUBURBAN @WD V8-350 5.7L WINDSHIELD WIPER DEFECT HAVE BEEN CALLED BY GM FOR OTHER VEHICLES. THE 1999, WHICH I OWN, HAS THE SAME DEFECT, BUT NO RECALL! DANGEROUSLY STOPS FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING, THEN INTERMITTENT, THEN WILL NOT SHUT OFF. WHEN TURNED OFF, THEY REMAIN UP ON WINDSHIELD AT TIMES AND BLOCK DRIVING VIEW. HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE IN JUNE 2004. PLEASE ADVISE. *JB