1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

REAR AXLE HAS BEEN REPLACED A COUPLE OF TIMES DUE TO THE AXLE LEAKING FLUIDS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

APPARENTLY THERE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VECHICLE WHICH INVOLVES A FAILURE OF THE PATHLOCK SYSTEM. WHEN CAR IS STARTED SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTS THE VEHICLE DOWN BY CUTTING THE GAS SUPPLY OFF. APPARENTLY IT IS PART OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE KEY HAS TO BE LEFT IN THE IGNITION FOR 15 TO 30 MIN UNTIL THE SECURITY LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE VEHICLE CAN THEN BE STARTED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR MY WIFE AS SHE IS OFTEN LEFT STRANDED FOR 20 TO 30 MIN WITH 5 CHILDREN WAITING TO BE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE RIDES ROUGH AND PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE TREAD IS SEPARATING DOWN THE CENTER. TIRES SEEM OUT OF BALANCE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH AND STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT WITH 28,000 MILES ON A 1999, CHEVROLET, 2500, SUBURBAN. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONTACTED. CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE OTHER 3 TIRES CHECKED OUT.*AK *YH

STEERING IS ERRATIC. VHICLE BOUNDS ABOUT AS IT TRAVEL AND WANDERS EXCESSIVELY ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVER MUST FIGHT THE WHEELANDWILL UNEXPECTEDLY PULL OR VEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE STEERING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLEACE 5 OR 6 TIMES ,BEARINGS 4 GEAR BOX 3 ADJUST BEARING 1 TOTAL TIMES TO MACHANIC CEVROLET 9 TIMES SAME PROBLEM AND TODAY AGAIN SAME STEERING THIS WILL BE IO TIMES DATES.4/29/99 5/17/99 7/10/00 9/7/00 2/11/02 5/12/02 5/24/02 5/27/02 5/29/02 5/30/02 SOMETHING MUST TO BE DONE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IT IS NOT SAFETY WE HAVE ALMOST HIT CARS ,CEMENT BARRIER OR THIS PROBLEM WILL STOP UN TILL THE TRUCK KILL MY FAMILY AND MORE INNOCET PEOPLE PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION .IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING ON A NEW VHICLE .

BRAKES PULL AND WEAROUT QUICKLY. AT 34,000 MILES I'M ON THE 4TH SET OF BRAKE PADS AND 2ND SET OF ROTORS. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE TRUCK SWERVING WHILE STOPPING OR JUST NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AS FAST AS OTHER TRAFFIC. DEALER ADMITS IT'S A BAD DESIGN AND SUGGESTS I BUY A NEW TRUCK AS CHEVY HAS INCREASED THE SIZE OF THE FRONT ROTORS AND PUT ON GOOD REAR DISK BRAKES.*AK

CONSTANT FUEL LEAK AND SMELL IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES NOTHING LEFT TO FIX STILL LEAKS. *AK

WE PURCHASED THE VECHICLE USED FROM THE DEALER LISTED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS WHEN WHEELS ARE WET THEY SHUTTER AND LOCK UP. THE BATTERY CRACKED AND LEAKED ALL OVER THE BATTERY TRAY AND BRAKE LINES AND OTHER FRAME COMPONETS. THE REAR DOOR DOME LIGHT SWITCH SHORTED OUT. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN ALIGNED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE WHEELS PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE A/C AIR BARLY COMES OUT OF THE FRONT DASH VENTS. THE REAR END IS POSITIVE TRACTION AND WHEN MAKING A TURN IT MAKES A POPIING NOISE.

THE PLANETARY GEARS FAILED IN THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH NO LOAD. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURES DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AS HAVING A VIOLENT HARD SHIFT AFTER KICKDOWN TO PASS ANOTHER VEHCILE. THE SOLUTION OFFERED BY THE DEALER WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS REMOVED THE INITIAL PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND THEN THE SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION FROM 1ST TO 2ND WAS VERY HARD AND JERKY. THE DEALER WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT . TRICOUNTY TRANSMISSION SHOWED ME NUMEROUS PARTS FROM OTHER SUBURBANS AND TAHOES WHICH HAVE THE SAME ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER FAILURE. GM WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILTY FOR THIS AS THEY NEVER DO. THEY HAVE A LATENT DEFECT IN THE HARDINESS OF THE GEAR INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES TEETH FAILURE OF THE PLANETARY GEARS. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN ATLANTA I-285 AND THE GEARS HAD FAILED IN TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THIS SAME PROBLEMS APPLIES TO ALL 1998 THRU 2002 TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE CHEVY SUBURBANS AND TAHOES. CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. THANKS.*AK

ROTORS HEAT/CRACKED, REPLACED TWICE; PADS REPLACED 5 TIMES IN FIRST 35,000 MILES,PULLS RIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM