1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN ABS ENGAGE AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC AT 5-10MPH CAUSING NEAR MISSES WITH HOMES AND BUSINESSES.. RECALL FOUND ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE ABS AND WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ALTHOUGH MY PARTICULAR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH NON-COVERED VIN NOTED. CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOOK BACK MORE THAN 10 YEARS. CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO STATE NHB HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY DUE TO MY VEHICLES AGE AND MILEAGE. THEY SUGGEST I REPAIR MY VEHICLE AND SAVE THE RECEIPTS JUST IN CASE THE NHB ISSUES A RECALL IN THE FUTURE. ONSET OF PROBLEM AT 40,000 MILES. MUCH WORSE MORE RECENTLY. CURRENTLY 60,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

WAS PREPARING 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500 FOR TRIP. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES BEFORE THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY, THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR. DROVE HOME SLOWLY. WHEN PARKED, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LOOKED UNDER CAR AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM REAR DRIVER SIDE METAL BRAKE LINE. FLUID IN BRAKE RESERVOIR FRONT COMPARTMENT ALMOST EMPTY. APPEARS METAL BRAKE LINE CRACKED AND LEAKED NEAR MANIFOLD ABOVE AXLE. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL STOPPED. I COULD ONLY TELL THERE WAS A PROBLEM BY BRAKE FEEL AND THEN PEDAL MOVING TO FLOOR. I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM YET BUT WILL MOST LIKELY REPLACE ALL METAL BRAKE LINES. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE I HAVE DRIVEN. COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF VEHICLE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEEDED TO STOP SUDDENLY. COULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON FAMILY VACATION. FOUND INFORMATION ONLINE REGARDING NHTSA ACTION # EA11001. MY SUBURBAN HAS THIS EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 ( SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FRONT LOCK WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. SEND TO DEALER 10-19-2010 FOR REPAIRS. *TR

ABOUT ONCE EVERY 7-8 MONTHS THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500 FAIL. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR FROM THE OUTSIDE AT TIMES. IN CASE OF A FIRE OR ACCIDENT YOU CAN REMAIN TRAPPED INSIDE. I HAVE REPLACED THEM SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIVE ACTUATORS FROM AC DELCO TAKE TURNS GOING BAD. I HAVE REPLACED THEM AT LEAST 2X IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. *TR

ON 9/15/10, I WAS ADVISED OF A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR A FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ON MY 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN. I RESEARCHED THE RECALL AND LOCATED THEM AT NHTSA #05V379000 AND NHTSA ACTION # PE05020. IT SEEMS THAT MY BRAKE PULSATES WHEN FULLY DEPRESSED. AFTER CONTACTING CHEVROLET CORPORATION AND NUMEROUS DEALERS, I WAS ADVISED THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, I WAS ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE THROUGH THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT THE REPAIR CAN BE MADE AT MY EXPENSE AT ANY CHEVY DEALER. *TR

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

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

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

STARTED GETTING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS. ABS APPEARS TO ACTIVATE GREATLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. *TR