1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN.*MR THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 1994-1997 MODELS *TS *JB

HEATER VENTS SMOKED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER STATED THAT HEATER SWITCH MELTED. *AK

CAR BATTERY LEAKED, STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, CABLES WERE REPLACED TWICE, AND THE BATTERY LEAKED ON TOP OF BRAKE CABLE. DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. *LA

THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLED THE HAZARD LIGHTS, BRAKE STOP LIGHT AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISE THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMER S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW AND CAUSED TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER ( SIZE#LT245/75R16). *NLM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. RECALL NUMBER UNKNOWN. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK *PH *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON THE GROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED A FIRE COULD HAVE STARTED FROM THE OIL LEAK. *AK THE CONSUMER ALSO SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED OIL STAINS ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. *SCC *JB

A HIGH ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END CAN BE HEARD WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAULTY AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM FAILED. THE WIPERS WILL WORK BUT THAN ALL THE SUDDEN STOP. THE BRAKES COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKE CAPABLILITY TO IT. I TALKED TO GM MANAGER JACK CUNNINGHAM ON 082903 AND HE SAID THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FAULTY WIPERS ON YEARS 1994-1997. HE DID NOT ADDRESS THE BRAKE PROBLEM. JACK SAID THAT UNDER THE SPECIAL POLICY THAT IF MY VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL, GM WOULD HONOR THE RECALL. I CALLED ED BOZARTH SERVICE AND CHRIS NEEDED TO VERIFY FROM JACK THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED. CHRIS AS WELL AS MYSELF HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM JACK AT 866 942 4368 X 48470. I CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE 800# AND THEY SAID THIS YEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I TALKED TO JACK AND WHAT HE SAID. THEY COMMENTED THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO GO OVER HIS HEAD AND TRANSFERED ME BACK TO HIS AUDIX.THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE FAULTY WIPERS AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIAGATED, BECAUSE THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES AND NEED TO BE CORRECTED. THANK YOU

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES WOULD WEAR PREMATURELY, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK