1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

JULY 21, 2010 MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN'S BRAKES FAILED UNDER NORMAL USAGE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, RESULTING IN EXTREME LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. IT WAS SAFELY PARKED WITHOUT INJURY OR ACCIDENT. A BRAKE LINE FAILED DRAINING THE BRAKE FLUID. THE REST OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND WAS IN WORKING ORDER. THE BURST FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE TUBING WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 201,400 MILES, MOSTLY IN THE LOUISVILLE AREA, WHICH IS NOT AN AGGRESSIVE CORROSION ENVIRONMENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION, THE SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED ALL BRAKE LINES BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION, NOT JUST THE ONE THAT FAILED. THE TOW AND REPAIR COST $1105. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION AND FAILED PARTS. THIS UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY FAILURE IS DESIGN - MANUFACTURING RELATED AND SHOULD BE RECALLED; THE REPAIR COSTS SHOULD COVERED BY CHEVROLET. THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY/ACCIDENTS. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY COST TO REPAIR THE CORROSION BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND DECREASING SPEED, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND INCREASED THE DISTANCE FOR HIM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134000.

I PURCHASED MY 1999 SUBURBAN IN MARCH 2010 WITH 56,000 ORIGINAL MILES. IT CURRENTLY HAS 60,000 ORIGINAL MILES. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL RANDOMLY JERK/PULL WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT IT HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH THAT IT IS A CONCERN OF MINE. AFTER A THOROUGH CHECK OF FLUIDS AND STEERING COMPONENTS THERE IS NOTHING "WRONG" WITH THE VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM DRIVING AT A LOWER SPEED OR A HIGHER SPEED JUST THAT I AM GOING AROUND A BEND OR CURVE IN THE ROAD. I HAVE GRAZED A CURB ONCE. I ALSO HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKS/LATCHES AND DOORS OPENING. *TR

1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN: PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR, DIFFICULTY IN OPENING DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, HAVE TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE, SEEMS TO JAM/GET STUCK AND WON'T OPEN!!! THIS HAPPENS QUIT FREQUENTLY... *TR

DOOR LATCHES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT HAS TO BE SLAMMED OR THE LATCH ON THE SIDE OF THE DOOR HAS TO BE MANUALLY ALTERED (CLICKING IT OPEN WHILE PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE). ALSO PASSENGERS SOMETIMES HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IN ORDER TO GET OUT, WHICH CAN BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR CONTINUOUSLY COMES OFF THE HINGES AND I HAVE TO HAMMER THE BOLTS IN, IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN SMITH ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL IN HIS 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN *TGW THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE HIGH SPEED STEERING CONTROL LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE CONTROL FROM THE ELECTRICAL PLUG. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOSS OF STEERING HAS CEASED. *JB

1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, OWNER NOTICE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. WE HE CONTACTED THE TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT SERVICED HIS VEHICLE, THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. RECALL # 05V379000.

PASSLOCK FAILURE. CHEVY SUBURBAN FAILS TO START LEAVES DRIVER STRANDED. PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM (PASSLOCK) BLOCKS FUEL SO VEHICLE WILL NOT START. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND NOT DETECTABLE BY MECHANICS. CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF PROBLEM. THERE IS HOWEVER THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER INSIDE HANDLE AND DRIVER SIDE HANDLE DID NOT WORK AND HE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD LACK PRESSURE AND WOULD OFTENTIMES FALL INTO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. PREVIOUSLY, A FULL BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK) CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000 .