1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

CORROSION AFFECTING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES THE ABS SYSTEM AT SPEEDS OF 3.7 MILES PER HOUR TO 10 MPH, REQUIRING A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHETHER OR NOT THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED BY THE DRIVER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE MADE A ROARING NOISE. THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND THE HUBS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,810 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CONSUMER STATED GM REFUSES TO COVER THIS AND STATED THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER ENCLOSED THE RECALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR

AIR BAG NON DEPLOYMENT IN FRONTAL IMPACT ABOVE 35 MPH. SPOUSE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. STRONG ENOUGH TO WARP FRAME OF 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN C1500 LT. *TR

SAFETY CONCERN - NO ACCIDENT - 99 CHEVY SUBURBAN FUEL PUMP FAILURE. I CHANGE THE PUMP. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE OLD PUMP I NOTICED THE HOT WIRE TO THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE THE FUEL TANK HAD INSULATION MELTED NEAR THE TOP CONNECTION. I DISASSEMBLED THE CONNECTION AND FOUND IT HAD BEEN ARCING INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE THE FUEL PUMP IS YOU WANT TO SEE IT. 9NOTE: I SENT A NOTE TO GM ON THE MATTER AND ONLY RECEIVED A FORM LETTER E-MAIL IN RESPONSE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FOR A FEW FEET BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. HE FOUND RECALL # 05V379000 CONCERNING SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ISSUED CASE # 71-510478075. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 140,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON DRY CONCRETE LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY ON INTERSTATE I-820 SOUTHBOUND, APPROACHING I-30 WESTBOUND AT INTERSTATE INTERCHANGE, SLOWED TO 50 MPH AS TURNING TO RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 30-45 DEGREES OF STEERING WHEEL INPUT WERE APPLIED TO START RIGHT SWEEPING TURN FROM TANGENT DIRECTION. ) AS DESIRED STEERING ANGLE WAS REACHED, STEERING ANGLE WAS UNINTENTIONALLY INCREASED BY THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. VEHICLE TURN RATE TO THE RIGHT EXCEEDED THE NECESSARY AMOUNT AND VEHICLE INITIATED A TURN-IN OVERSTEER. STEERING ANGLE WAS REDUCED, BUT WHEN RE-INITIATED, THE TURN-IN OVERSTEER RECURRED. THIS SITUATION CONTINUED TO PLAGUE THIS VEHICLE, TODAY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WON'T AGREE THAT ANYTHING IS WRONG.*AK

ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN AT LOW SPEED OR WHEN READY TO STOP CAUSING LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THE TRUCK AND MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT SEEMS THEE IS A RECALL ON THE 2000 SUBURBAN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT ON THE 1999. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE ABS ENGAGED AND VEHICLE WONT STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THIS GENERALLY HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS PREPARING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC ,WHO AGREED THAT THE ABS ENGAGED WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT COVERED THE 2000 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 100,000 MILES.*AK

WHILE STILL ACCELERATING AFTER ENTERING FREEWAY TRAFFIC FROM A GENTLY ASCENDING FREEWAY ON RAMP, THIS 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN (100K MILES) VERY SUDDENLY BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND SHAKE (NOT VIBRATE) VIOLENTLY. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE DID NOT COMPLETELY STALL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED VERY QUICKLY, AND THERE WAS A CLEAR SENSATION THAT POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE BECOMING INOPERABLE. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AS THIS FREEWAY ON RAMP LEADS DIRECTLY ONTO THE #1 LANE OF THE FREEWAY, AND THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. AN ODBII CODE SCANNER INDICATED CODE P0300 (MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GM DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISES THAT A VALVE STEM HAS BROKEN IN CYLINDER 5. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN QUOTED AT $2000 TO $3000 ON A VEHICLE TOUTED AS "HEAVY DUTY" WHO'S PRIMARY USE IS TAKING TODDLERS SCHOOL AND GROCERY SHOPPING. THE VEHICLE REMAINS UN-REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE COST. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE AT A MERE 100K MILES. *JB

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER ON, STARTED SMOKING/SMOLDERING, BURNED THROUGH SEAT LEATHER. *JB