1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Complaints

1) WHILE STOPPING, AN UNWANTED ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH. 2) OUR VEHICLE ALMOST CRASHED INTO BACK OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IN THE EXPECTED DISTANCE. 3) DEALER CLEANED ABS SENSORS. *NM

05V379000 IN REGARDS TO THIS RECALL I HAVE A 1999 SUBURBAN THAT SUFFERS THE SAME ISSUE AND CALLED GM AND THEY SAY IT DOES NOT FIT PARAMETERS HOWEVER IT DOES SUFFER FROM LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION. *JB

THE VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN C1500 IS FAILING TO ATTENUATE DURING ALMOST ALL TURNS FROM TANGENT. I GET ALMOST FULL POWER ASSIST AT ROAD SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 70 MPH; THIS CAN BE QUITE UNNERVING EVEN AT SLIGHT STEERING WHEEL INPUTS. USUALLY THERE IS A "BREAK POINT" AT WHICH THE ATTENUATION IS NORMAL UP TO THAT POINT, BUT BEYOND THE BREAK POINT, THE WHEEL BECOMES QUITE "LIGHT". WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE STEERING INPUT TORQUE AT THE WHEEL IS DECIDEDLY "TOO MUCH" AND MORE STEERING THAN NECESSARY ENUSES. ON DRY PAVEMENT, I HAVE ACTUALLY HEARD THE REAR TIRES SLIDING DURING INTERSTATE INTERCHANGE DRIVING. ON WET PAVEMENT, EVEN WITH NEW TIRES AND PROPER INFLATION, THIS IS GETTING QUITE SCARY. *NM

ABS ACTIVATING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED ON DRY PAVEMENT AT VERY LOW SPEED (ALMOST STOP) PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *JB

OUR 1999 CHEVY SURBURBAN'S ABS SYSTEM STARTED ACTING UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. OUR LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V379000. WHEN WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL DEALER WE WERE INFORMED OUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CLEARLY, WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN YOUR SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA ACTION # PE05020). I DO NOT KNOW WHY OUR VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED AND THEREIN IS MY COMPLAINT. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN THE SPRING OF 2006 BUT HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. *NM

ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY TO STOP THE TRUCK AT LOW SPEEDS (1-10 MPH), ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS OR IN ONE INSTANCE SLIDING DOWN A STEEP DRIVE INTO A PARKING AREA FULL OF CARS AND PEOPLE. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY OCCASION AT SLOW SPEED HEAVY BRAKING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FIX ON ALL, NOT JUST THE SELECTED FEW. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 10 MPH ON VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR OF THE ANTILOCK BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

ABS LOW SPEED FAILURE REFERENCE: GM RECALL NO. 05068 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000. *JB

I BOUGHT A NEW 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500LT IN JANUARY 2000. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ENDURED THIS ANNUAL REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES EVER SINCE. SIX REPLACEMENTS HAVE OCCURRED AND NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THE 7TH. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES. IT IS SERVICED AT BREDAMAN CHEVROLET IN PARK RIDGE, IL EACH TIME. EACH TIME THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE REPLACED IT TWICE FOR FREE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 7MPH ON DRY ASPHALT, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKES PULSATED QUICKLY AND ROUGHLY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 PERTAINING TO THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.