1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE ARM REST LEVER, LEVER IS CUTTING BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING GEAR INTO PARK TRANSMISSION WENT INTO REVERSE. PROBLEM HAPPENED ON A RANDOM BASIS. DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK *ML

THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THIS CAR IS TOTALLY INADEQUATE TO PROVIDE SAFE BRAKING. FAR TOO MUCH PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO REACH MAXIMUM BRAKING. CHEVROLET SERVICE TECHINICANS SAY THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE REAR BRAKES OFTEN LOSE TENSION AND HTE VEHICLE BECOMES TOTALLY RELIANT ON ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES TO STOP. THIS IS EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON THE BRAKES AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN TIMES, WITH TEMPORARY RESULTS. CHEVROLET TECHNICIANS SAY THE BRAKES ARE THE MOST COMMONLY COMPLAINED ABOUT FEATURE OF THIS CAR. THE 2000 MODEL YEAR HAS A TOTALLY REDESIGNED AND MORE EFFECTIVE REAR DISC SYSTEM. THE MODELS EQUIPPED WITH INEFFECTIVE REAR DRUMS SHOULD HAVE A REQUIRED REAR DISC RETROFIT OR OTHER PERMANENT SOLUTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN HITTING A BUMP, STEERING WILL JUMP TO THE RIGHT AND BEGIN TO DRIFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AS HAS ALIGNED AND ADJUSTED STEERING WITH NEW TIRES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

CONSUMER STATED WHEN GOING DOWN HILL ON A GRADE TRAVELING 35MPH, WHEN HE GOT TO THE BOTTOM AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, BRAKES HAD OVERHEATED, CONSUMER COULD SMELL THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER, AND THEY NOTICED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE OVERHEATED, THE REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES, DEALER MENTIONED IT WAS AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, BOILING THE BRAKE FLUID AND BLOWING THE DRUMS AND THE ROTORS, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE BRAKES ARE UNDER-DESIGNED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL IS NORMAL, BUT STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS AND DRUMS. *AK

VEHICLE WANDERS ACROSS THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED/REPAIRED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING.*AK

EA99011, ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP OR MAKING AT RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THERE IS VIBRATION AND A MOANING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. DEALER HAS BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE. POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED BUT DEALER INSISTS THEY ARE FINE AT 5000 MILES. NOW AT 6500 MILES AND THEY ARE WORSE. AIR CONDITIONER PUMP SEALS BLOWN OUT. ENTIRE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN DISASSEMBLED BY DEALER DUE TO EXCESSIVE CREAKING, 3 TIMES, TO NO AVAIL, STILL EXCESSIVE CREAKING. LOOKING FOR LEMON LAW PROCEDURE, DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP. *AK