1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

THE BATTERY, ELECTRIC SYSTEM, STARTER, ALTERNATOR,LIGHTS HAVE ALL BEEN A TECH. PROBLEM. WE LEASE THE CAR UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. WHEN THE CAR DIED THE FIRST 36 MTHS THE DEALER REPLACED THE SAME ITEMS THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AFTER 36K. WE HAVE PUT 3 BATTERIES FROM SEARS IN THE CAR ALREADY. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK OUT THE ALARM AND DID NOT TELL US. WE HAVE PAID AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE POINT WHEN EVEN THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER IS TELLING US HE IS SHORT OF TECH. STAFF. THE PROBLEM STARTS WITH THE LIGHTS (I.E. BLINKER DOES WORK OR HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON) WITHIN 30 DAYS THE BATTERY IS DEAD AND THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY BUT CHARGES USE TO REPLACE THE CABLES TO THE BATTERY. I HAVE CALLED THE MANUFACTER, AND THEY SAY GET THE ALARM PUT BACK AND TRY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. HAS ANYONE HAD THIS HAPPEN. NO ONE HAS DIED DUE TO THIS ONGOING ISSUE. BUT, I HAVE 4 YOUNG CHILDREN, AND TO NOT HAVE THE CAR START IN PARKING LOTS OF MALLS AND DIE WHILE WE ARE DRIVING IS VERY UPSETTING.WE HAVE USED UP ALL MY TOWING ON AAA.

THIS TIRE WAS MAKING A NOISE AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON JULY 20, 2002. I WENT TO GET A FRONT END ALIGNMENT DUE TO THE PULLING, AND WAS TOLD MY ALIGNMENT WAS OKAY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE, THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING INSIDE. AS A RESULT I REPLACED ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. A FRIEND HAD A SLIGHTLY SMALLER FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE ACTUALLY SEPARATE THIS SUMMER WHILE ON A TRIP. I HAVE KEPT THE TIRE FROM MY SUBURBAN AND IT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH DUE TO RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCING A BLOWOUT. TWO MORE TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND LINER CRACKS. ALL TIRES WERE REPLACED. (TIRE SIZE P245/75R16). *YH BF GOODRICH IS NOT WILLING TO HELP CONSUMER DUE TO NOT HAVING THE TIRE FOR THEIR INSPECTION, CONSUMER STATES THAT PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY A BF GOODRICH DEALER WHO DESTROYED THE TIRE. *SLC

ENGINE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMANTION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE SPEED DOES NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE WILL GO 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR ON ITS OWN, THE PROBLEM IS MORE PERSISTANT WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM/HOT, CONSUMER REPORTED THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ONLY TO BE TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES STORED, FINALLY THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD IDLE SOLENOID, THEY REPLACED IT AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR, THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT CONTINUES TO RUN ABOUT 1000 RPM FOR A TIME AFTER RELEASING FROM THE ACCELERATOR.*JB

WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THREE SYSTEMS. AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES, A FRONT AND REAR BRAKE REPAIR WAS DONE WHICH COST OVER 600.00, CLAIMED TO BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TAIL LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARDS TWICE. WE ARE ON OUR THIRD BATTERY. THE INITIAL BATTERY LEAKED ACID ON ITSELF AND OTHER CAR PARTS AND MY GARAGE FLOOR. THE SECOND BATTERY WOULD NOT STAY HOOKED UP TO THE WIRING HARNESS AND CAUSED NUMEROUS FAILURE TO START PROBLEMS(WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD). THE MOST DISTRESSING PROBLEM WAS THE RECENT REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 70,000 MILES. THE CAR JERKED BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS, MADE NOISES AND RATTLES. RED LIQUID WAS LEAKING ONTO MY GARAGE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO CAPITOL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN AUSTIN. I REVIEWED MY PROBLEM AND TOLD THEM I THOUGHT I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY DECIDED IT WAS AN ENGINE COOLANT SEAL PROBLEM AND PERFORMED A 600.00 REPAIR. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND DROVE ONE BLOCK AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WE WERE THEN TOLD OUR TRANSMISSION WAS "BURNED UP". I THINK IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT A CAR WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER 70,000 MILES. THE CAR IS IN TOP CONDITION, STORED IN A GARAGE AND SERVICED AS REQUIRED. AFTER READING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR MODEL, IN PARTICULAR BATTERY ACID LEAKING ONTO BRAKE LINES AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT MY PROBLEMS.

PASSENGER FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION RESULTING IN A ROUGHT RIDE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT,ALSO PROPERLY INFLATED AND HAD GOOD TREAD (FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL R4S N11 BIC). NLM

MTX, LT265/75R16, DOT UPW 8 MAN 097, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN WITH 22400 MILES. ALL TIRES HAVE CRACKS ON SIDEWALL, ALSO CRACKS BETWEEN TREAD.*AK *JG

BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

FRONT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN DRIVING STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND FEEL LOOSE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK