1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN CONTROLLING VEHICLE. DEALER HAS RESURFACED AND TURNED ROTORS/DID AN ALIGNMENT/CHANGED CALIPERS, AND BRAKE PADS THREE TIMES, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE TRACKS, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED SEAT TO ROCK IN MOTION. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN TRUCK INTO DEALER 9 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. REAR BOLTS THAT HELD THE TRACKS TO SEAT FRAME FELL OUT. *AK

ERRATIC STEERING BEHAVIOR. VEHICLE WANDERS EXCESSIVELY ON THE HIGHWAY AND WILL UNEXPECTEDLY PULL OR VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THIS OCCURS, CONSIDERABLE CORRECTIVE STEERING EFFORT IS REQUIRED TO RESUME AND MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT COURSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED TWICE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *AK

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, AND BEARINGS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

EVERY TIME CONSUMER HITS A BUMP DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR RATTLES, AS IF IT IS COMING OFF THE HINGES. CONSUMER IS AFRAID SOME DAY THIS DOOR WILL FLY OPEN AND FALL OUT. DEALER SAYS THIS IS SOMETHING CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WANDERED FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER LANE, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK

VEHICLE WAS MADE WITHOUT A CHILD SAFETY LOCK. THIS DEFECT ENABLED CONSUMER'S CHILD TO UNLATCH SEATBELT/OPEN REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, AND FALL OUT. CHILD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

THE TRUCK HAS HAD A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END SINCE IT WAS DELIVERED I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DELIVERING DEALER WITH 845 MILES ON IT FOR SERVICE. THE VEHICLE STAYED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 11 DAYS THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO BE TRUED IT WAS THEN REINSTALLED. THE ORIGINAL FACTORY TIRES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FRONT END WAS ALIGNED. THIS SAME PROCEDURE HAS BEEN REPEATED A 2 OTHER DEALERS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. LATE IN 1999 THE TRUCK WAS AT DAY'S CHEVROLET AND THE SERVICE MANAGER BEN LARUE SHOWED MY HUSBAND A SIMILAR 1999 UP ON A LIFT THAT THE TORISON BAR SUPPORT AND ASSEMBLY COULD BE BENT WITH A PAIR OF VICE GRIPS THE METAL IS INFERIOR. THE FRONT END OF THE THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BRAISED AT THE TORISION BAR ASSEMBLY IT HAS HAD THE ENDS OF THE TORISON BARS GROUNDED DOWN AND RETURNED TO US AS FIXED. CHEVORLET HAS JUST HAD THEIR LAST REPAIR ATTEMPT AND THEY TOOK THE FRONT END APART AND PACKED WITH GREASE TO CORRECT THE NOISE AND VIBRATION IT DID NOT WORK. WE STILL HERE THE NOISE IN THE FRONT END IT STILL VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IS VERY ANNOYING. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON IT EVERY TIME WE TAKE IT IN WE ARE TOLD THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT STILL WILL SLIP AT LOW SPEEDS UP A STEEP INCLINE IT WILL ALSO ROLL WHEN PUT IN PARK. THE BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE I REPORTED THIS ON THE FIRST TIME BACK FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS LEAKED ON THE LEFT SIDE AT THE 2ND DOOR AND THE REAR DOORS. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A TICKING VACUUM NOISE SINCE THE DAY IT WAS NEW THE DEALERSHIPS TOLD US THEY KNOW IT IS ANNOYING BUT DO NOT HOW TO FIX IT. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE IT VIBRATES IT WILL NOT STOP AND CHEVROLET WILL NOT DO A THING ABOUT IT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH BBB AND CURRENTLY PURSUING LEMON LAW. *AK

DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, DURING APPLICATION. YH

DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE RIGHT DURING APPLICATION. YH THE RESTRAINT TIGHTENS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER UNTIL IT BECOMES UNCOMFORTABLE TO THE CONSUMER, THE SEAT-SHOULDER HARNESS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPLACEMENT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *SLC