1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 6.5 DIESEL. WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35-65 MPH THE ENGINE WILL STALL, ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE. THE FUEL INJECTORS AND PUMP WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 11/17/09 *BF THE INJECTOR PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH HAD INTERNAL FAILURE. UPDATED 11/18/09

BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO MAIN BRAKE LINE FROM FRONT TO REAR WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. *TR

WHEN SLOW STOPPING 5-10 MPH SPEED, THE ABS ENGAGES REQUIRING PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HARDER. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL OF PE-05020 AND 05V379000. LOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI LOCK ABS. GENERAL MOTORS STATES"THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS NOT ON THE RECALL, IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO". CORRECTION TO THE REPORTED RECALL ON 2000 TO 2002 MODELS IS FOR THE "DEALER" TO CLEAN APPLY ANTI RUST AND THEN GREASE TO THE HUB AND RELUCTOR. THE RECALL AND CORRECTION HOWEVER DOES NOT APPLY TO THE 1999 CHREVOLET SUBURBAN EVEN THOUGHT THE VEHICLE IS USED IN THE "SALT BELT". LOW SPEED ACTIVATION CAN AND MAY LEAD TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AND A CRASH. THE DEALERS REFUSE TO CORRECT TEH PORBLEM DUE TO THE 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IS NO ON RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS THE 200 TO 2002. *TR

MY FAMILY HAS A 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK HAS SEIZED. WE HAVE FOUR KIDS AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD. IN THE EVENT OF SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT ACCESS TO EVERY EXIT IS KEY. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, BUT FIXED ITSELF AFTER TWO OR THREE UNLOCKINGS, NOW IT APPEARS TO BE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. *TR

MY 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN K1500 EXHIBITS THE EXACT SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000 . IT HAS 175K MILES, I LIVE IN MICHIGAN, AND THE ABS HAS BEEN KICKING IN AT LOW SPEEDS IN DRY CONDITIONS FOR ABOUT 15K MILES. WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/1999/GMC/SUBURBAN AND HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/1999/CHEVROLET/SUBURBAN+1500 ARE LOADED WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS - 1999 MODELS WITH ABS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I AM UNABLE TO OPEN MY DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE (1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN) IT APPEARS THAT WHATEVER MECHANISM IS INSIDE THE DOOR ITSELF IS BROKEN (I.E., WHATEVER HOLDS CONNECTS THE HANDLE TO THE OPENING MECHANISM. I HAVE TO OPEN MY WINDOW EVERY SINGLE TIME IN ORDER TO REACH OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE SINCE I CAN'T AFFORD A BODY SHOP REPAIR BILL. *TR

1999 SUBURBAN LT LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE!. ABS KICKS IN AT 1-10 MPH, GROANING SOUND ACCOMPANIES PEDAL VIBRATION AND NO STOPPING POWER. STARTED AT ABOUT 100K. PADS REPLACED BRAKES INSPECTED CONTINUES TO HAPPEN BRAKES PULL, WEAR TOO QUICKLY, VIBRATE AT TIMES. POOR BRAKING SYSTEM FOR SUCH A LARGE HEAVY WEIGHING TRUCK. THIS MODEL SUBURBAN HAS MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY GM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OR LESS, THE ABS PULSATES. THE CONTACT MUST PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2000 SUBURBANS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK)) FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THE 1999 MODELS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURS EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

VEHICLE IS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2009 WITH 91,437 MILES AND HAS THE CORROSION AND ABS ACTIVATION PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. CHEVROLET HAS ADVISED THAT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. I BELIEVE THE OMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE FROM THE CAMPAIGN IS INAPPROPRIATE. *TR