1999 Chevrolet Suburban complaints

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKED, THROWING THE OCCUPANTS FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT WAS MORE APPARENT WHEN THE ROADS WERE WET. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE BRAKE PADS AND SHOES. *JB UPDATED 2/13/2006 - *NM

I HAVE A 1999 CHEVY TAHOE THAT IS HAVING THE SAME ANIT-LOCK ISSUES THAT IS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA #: 05V379000. WHY DIDN'T YOU INCLUDE THE 99S ALONG WITH 2000-2002 MODELS? THIS PROBLEM FIRST STATED LAST YEAR. I THOUGHT I HAD MIDAS FIX IT AND NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS RECURRING AGAIN. AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *JB

WIFE DROVE VEHICLE 75 MILES AWAY FROM HOME CALLED TO SAY IT WOULD NOT START. REPLACED FP RELAY, NO CHANGE. HAD TOWED $225.00 . *JB

OUR 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT BEGAN SLIPPING FROM 800 MILES. EVERY TIME MY WIFE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, NOR COULD THEY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SLIPPING ONLY HAPPENED PERIODICALLY AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN SURPRISED IF THEY COULD HAVE DUPLICATED IT. SHE WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS MAY BE SOMETHING THAT IS NORMAL WITH A COMPUTERIZED TRANSMISSION. MAYBE IT WAS JUST A DELAY. WELL, ON DEC 27, 2004 OUR TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO ACT VERY STRANGE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOND 3RD GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS LOCKED UP IN 3RD GEAR. AT THIS POINT THE CAR WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AND APPROX 33,000 MILES PAST WARRANTY. THE DEALER NEEDED TO SPEAK TO GM ABOUT ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE SINCE IT WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY. GM SAID THEY WOULD ONLY COVER HALF OF IT SINCE IT HAD NOT BEEN BROUGHT IN REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION IN APPROX 26,000 MILES. IT HAD CONTINUED TO SLIP BUT THE INFO GIVEN TO MY WIFE WAS THAT MAYBE THIS WAS NORMAL, SO SHE HAD NOT ADDRESSED IT FURTHER. THEN WE ENDED UP NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT COMPLETELY. NOW HERE WE ARE A YEAR AFTER THAT AND I FIND BUNCH OF SERVICE BULLETINS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, NOR WILL I BE THE LAST. I BELIEVE THAT THIS INFO SHOULD BE RESEARCHED AND LOOKED INTO. IT JUST DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT. TO TOP THIS OFF MY BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION IS ALSO DOING THE SAME SLIPPING AND I CAN

ON DECEMBER 28, 2005, I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR WALTERBORO WHEN A BF GOODRICH TIRE ON THE LEFT REAR OF MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SUDDENLY DISINTEGRATED INTO FRAGMENTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING. BEFORE I LEFT ON MY TRIP TO FLORIDA, I HAD THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE ROTATED AND BALANCED. ALL OF THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION...WITH DEEP TREAD. BF GOODRICH HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE TIRE IN QUESTION WAS SOLD TO GM AS A SPARE TIRE FOR THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NEW IN 1999. THE TIRE WAS EXACTLY THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE AS THE OTHERS AND WAS MARKED EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. I PLACED THE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE TO USE IN NOVEMBER OF 2003. SINCE THAT TIME, THE TIRE HAS BEEN IN USE FOR APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS INCREASED SOPPING DISTANCE , AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN COOLER WEATHER(NOT NOTICIBLE IN HOT MONTHS), AND NOT EVERY SINGLE TIME, TURNING TO THE RIGHT AROUND A CURVE OR TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING HOLDS THE TURN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LETS GO OF THAT HOLD (TENSION IS LOST). I CAN CORRECT FOR IT BY RETURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY AND THEN BACK INTO THE TURN. SOMETIMES IT HOLDS THE SECOND TIME AND SOMETIMES IT LETS GO AGAIN. THIS IS REPEATED UNTIL THE END OF THE CURVE OR TURN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT EXTERIOR HOUSING MATERIAL OF THE HEADLIGHT WAS FILLED WITH RAIN WATER AND DEBRIS. THE MOISTURE CAUSED THE HALOGEN BULB TO BLOW OUT WHICH EXPOSED THE ELECTRODES AND SHORTED OUT THE LIGHTING CIRCUIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW THE RAIN WATER FILLED THE HOUSING. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE CRACKS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING NEW HOUSING MATERIAL. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENED AT ANY TIME THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT A SPEED OF 1-3 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THE WHEEL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 ON THE MAKE AND MODEL, BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE MODEL YEAR. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE ROAD AT ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN A SUDDEN VIBRATION OCCURRED FROM THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I FOUND THAT WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKES THE VIBRATION WOULD STOP FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE RECURRING. I THEN NOTICED A SEVERE DECREASE OF BRAKING EFFICIENCY. AFTER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP I WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE DISK HAD BROKEN--AND THE "HAT" PART OF THE CASTING HAD SEPARATED FROM THE DISK PART--RESULTING IN THE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE VIN. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEEL BEARING - WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $366.87 SUBURBAN WOULD NOT STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. NO ACCIDENT, BUT TRUCK ROLLED INTO AN INTERSECTION CAUSING A NEAR MISS. *NM

I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM LISTED ON THE RECALL FOR ABS ON MY TRUCK. THE ABS IS KICKING IN AT UNWANTED TIMES AND TAKES FOREVER TO STOP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL AND MINE IS NOT IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY IS THIS MODEL YEAR NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO ADD THIS MODEL TO THE RECALL LIST? WHEN YOU ARE STOPPING, YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS KICKING IN AND THEN YOU BEGIN TO SLIDE. I ENDED UP GOING THROUGH A STOP SIGN AT THE END OF OUR STREET AND FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE NEXT TIME. WHAT CAN WE DO? *JB

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR THE LOCK OR CLOSING MECHANISM DIDN'T SEEM TO ENGAGE THE DOOR WOULD JUST FLY OPEN WHEN MAKING A TURN. THEN THE INSIDE HANDLE BROKE AND THE WINDOW WORKS ONLY SPORADICALLY. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY AND THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. FORTUNATELY NOBODY HAS FALLEN OUT OF THE CAR . I ALSO HAVE AT LEAST 3 FRIENDS WHO OWN 1999 SUBURBANS AND ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DOORS. *NM

GENERAL POOR STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS. ABS PUMP KICKS IN WHEN SLOWING AND CAUSES INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. MECHANIC IDENTIFIED AS ABS SPEED SENSOR. ALSO SAID GM RECOMMENDS CLEANING COMPONENTS BUT THAT HAS NEVER SOLVED PROBLEM. REPLACING ASSEMBLY IS THE ONLY WAY TO FIX. IF THEY ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM IN CANADA, THEY SHOULD HERE, ALSO. *NM

WHEN I AM DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ABS BRAKES OPERATE AS IF I WAS DRIVING ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE. *JB

MY SUBURBAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM KICKING IN UNWARRANTED AT SLOW SPEEDS-AT STOP SIGNS, PULLING IN DRIVEWAY, GENERALLY SPEEDS OF 5 MPH OR LESS. STOPPING IS SOMETIMES VERY DIFFICULT. THIS IS BECOMING A DANGER. THERE IS A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS. 1999-2002 CHEVY SUBURBANS. MY VEHICLE VIN-1999 SUBURBAN IS NOT IN THERE FOR COVERAGE- WHY? *NM

UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEED ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS DECRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000 (GM #05068) ON 2000 MODEL YEAR SUBURBANS. I CALLED CHEVY AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD FIX MY 1999 AND THEY REFUSED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND PAID TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROCEDURE DONE ON MY CAR AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR NEWER MODELS. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AS STOPPING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. MY CONCERN IS TWOFOLD, 1. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON ANY MODEL THAT THIS HAPPENS TO AND 2. EVEN WITH THE "CLEANING" THAT THEY DID, THIS PROBLEM WILL RESURFACE AGAIN ON MY VEHICLE SINCE IT IS DUE TO CORROSION SO I WILL BE IN DANGER IN THE FUTURE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME ABS PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 05V379000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BETWEEN 3-10 MPH THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CORRECTIONS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 FOR THE ABS SYSTEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE ABS SENSOR THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO CORROSION BUILT UP ON THE ABS SENSOR. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS AND THE WIRING HARNESS . WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT LEAST SIX TIMES. BEFORE THE WIRING HARNESS BURNED THE DASHBOARD WAS HOT. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE NOT WORKING. *AK

THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS IN MY SUBURBAN. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELTS AND FRONT PASSENGER WORK FINE. THE ONES INSTALLED IN THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEATING ARE DEFECTIVE. IN OUR VEHICLE THIS IS MAINLY THE SHOULDER BELTS. THEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE CASING SO THAT THE CHILDREN CAN BUCKLE UP. THEY ARE ALWAYS JAMMED. I HAVE CHECKED THEM ON MANY OCCASIONS. I DO NOT FIND THEM TWISTED, THEY LOOK NORMAL BUT WILL NOT OPERATE. *JB

FAILURE OF ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM.. SAME AS EXPLAINED IN THE RECALL LISTED FOR GMC SIERRA'S 1999.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE STOPPING DISTANCE FOR THE VEHICLE WAS LONGER BECAUSE OF THE ABS ACTIVATION. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. *AK UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE ABS ACTIVATED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY OF HOME. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE HOME'S GARAGE DOOR. *NM

I HAVE A 99 CHEVY SUBURBAN, THAT WHEN I BRAKE, DOESN'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE WAY IT SHOULD. IT SEEMS TO SURGE A BIT BEFORE FINALLY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALER, WHO NOTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK

DT: WHILE TRAVELING IN A SEVERE RAINSTORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY THEY STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT WIGGLED THE WIRES WHERE THE WIRES PLUG INTO THE WIPER MOTOR. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO WORK BUT LATER ON THEY QUIT AGAIN. THE CONTACT FOUND A PLASTIC TIE TO PLACE ON THE WIRING HARNESS TO HOLD TIGHT AGAINST THE MOTOR WHICH ALLOWED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON A SEPARATE VEHICLE, BUT NOT ON THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN AND THE MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL INVOLVED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. NO FURTHER CORRECTIONS OR REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WAS HAVING ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE ABS WAS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5-6 MPH. . THE PROBLEM CONTINUALLY GOT WORSE. THE CONTACT LIVED IN ONE OF THE SALT BELT STATES WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP ONCE TIME. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $497.90 PER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WRITTEN DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR DROPPED OUT AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT PLANNED ON HAVING REPAIRS DONE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED GM, AND THEY SAID, THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES GO ON AT LOW SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SPEED SENSORS. NM

IN NOVEMBER OF 2003 I WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON I66 OUTSIDE WASHINGTON DC. THE ROADWAY WAS DRY. I ALLOWED A COUPLE OF CAR LENGTHS TO STOP IF NEEDED. THE CHEROKEE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY SO I BRAKED AGGRESIVELY EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 15 MPH. MY BRAKE PEDAL SHOT BACK UP FROM THE FLOOR AND WHEN I RE-APPLIED IT, THE ABS PULSING BEGAN AND THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO STOP. MY VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE REAR OF THE CHEROKEE DESPITE MY FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF STOPPING DISTANCE FOR THE SPEED.

DT: CONSUMER OWENS A 1999, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN TURNING THEM IN THE ON POSITION WHILE GOING 60 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT ON 7-10-2005. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER PULSE MODULE AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE BECAUSE IT WAS BAD. CONSUMER KNEW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON ALL MODELS FROM THE MID 1990S THROUGH 1997. THERE WERE NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. AS OF NOW THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALERSHIP THAT WORKED ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE ONE WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *AK *NM

I WAS UNLOADING ITEMS AND PUSHED THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THAT'S WHEN THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE WENT HAYWIRE. THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD CLICKING SOUND, THE GAUGES WENT OUT OF CONTROL, THE STEREO READ OUT BEGAN FLIPPING THROUGH NUMBERS AND SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE DRIVING LIGHTS THAT SHOULD COME ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THEY FLICKER AND AT TIMES GO OUT. THE ENTIRE SITUATION HAS OCCURRED NOW FOUR TIMES SINCE 09/10/05. I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 07/01/05 AND FROM WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW ON THE VEHICLE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC TO WHERE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. SO FAR I HAVE AVOIDED A SERIOUS COLLISION FROM THE DEFECTS OF YOUR VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THIS COULD BE THE RESULT OF A VERY SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT OR EVEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I SEE WHERE YOU HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME DEFECT AND CHEVROLET HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. IT IS TIME FOR CHEVROLET TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS DEFECT INSTEAD OF TELLING THE CUSTOMERS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN EFFECTED AND NO LONGER SHOWS ACCURATE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. I AM KINDLY ASKING CHEVROLET TO MAKE GOOD ON THEIR MANUFACTURING OF THEIR VEHICLES AND TO PLEASE PUT THE SAFETY AND LIVES OF YOUR CUSTOMERS FIRST AND FOREMOST BEFORE THE CONCERN OF WHAT IT WILL COST YOUR COMPANY TO CORRECT THIS DEFAULT. *JB

I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ABS BRAKE FAILURES WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. MY CAR IS UNABLE TO STOP UNDER THIS CONDITION. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE YESTERDAY. THE FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED PART. IT WAS REPLACED AT MY COST. I BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION TO THE DEALER DIRECTLY AND TO GENERAL MOTORS ON THEIR PHONE HOTLINE, THE GM RECALL # 05068 AND THE NHTS CAMPAIGN#05V379000. I WAS TOLD MY VIN # HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEREFORE I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH I DID. OBVIOUSLY MY CAR SHOULD FALL WITHIN THE RECALL, PER THE DATA THAT IS AVAILABLE PAIRED WITH THE PROBLEM/DEFECT AND REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR. DOES ONE NEED TO CRASH OR BE KILLED TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL?! I AM REQUESTING IMMEDIATE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR BILL FOR THIS ITEM FROM GENERAL MOTORS OR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY UNHAPPY HOW I WAS TREATED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAVE BEEN SERVICING MY CAR FOR MANY YEARS. I AM EQUALLY UNHAPPY WITH GM'S FAILURE TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING WELL. WHEN STARTING TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKES SURGED , AND HAD A HARD TIME STOPPING. ALSO, HEARD A GROANING NOISE AS HE WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE PEDAL PULSATED. THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS ONLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THIS IN MARCH, AND IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE CITED RECALL #05V379000. THE CONTACT LIVED IN MINNESOTA, AND HIS STATE WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. HE FELT LIKE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MINNESOTA BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE WAS DEFINITELY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS CITED IN THE RECALL.*AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 99 SUBURBAN ON A SNOWY MORNING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN NORTHERN UTAH. I WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALREADY STOPPED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 5-7 MILES PER HOUR. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATED, AND WE BEGAN TO SLIDE TOWARD THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. WE STOPPED WITHIN AN INCH OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BECAUSE THE ABS WAS UNDESIRABLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE, IT ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. OUR ROADS IN NORTHERN UTAH ARE FREQUENTLY SALTED EVERY WINTER AND I SUSPECT RUST WAS A CAUSE. I INTEND TO HAVE IT FIXED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM IN UTAH. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS SUBURBAN AND SHE SAID IT HAS HAPPENED TO HER TOO. *NM

DT: CALLER SAYS VEHICLE STALLED. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBORD CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE DIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES, SHE DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT STALLED AT ANY SPEED AND UNDER ANY CONDITION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE CALLER SAID THE GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER YEARS OF MODEL. THE GAS GAUGE WOULD SHOW FULL AND GO DOWN TO EMPTY AND BACK UP TO FULL, NOW IT WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. *AK

ABS SYSTEM ON VEHICLE ENGAGED WITHOUT CAUSE. LOCAL SERVICE STATION FIXED THE PROBLEM AND SAID BUILD-UP OF SALT AND SOILS WAS RESPONSIBLE. NEWEST RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT OF EFFECTED VEHICLES DOES NOT LIST MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS SEEMS TO BE CLEARLY A PROBLEM BECAUSE I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

7/12/2005 ON I75 SOUTHERN KENTUCKY DRIVING 99' SUBURBAN WITH STEELTEX RADIAL A/T 245/75R16 LOAD RANGE E. ON MY WAY TO FLORIDA DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH THE TREAD ON THE LR CAME COMPLETELY OFF. THE TIRE DID NOT LOOSE PRESSURE. THE TREAD BENT UP THE INNER FENDER WELL, BROKE A GROUND WIRE TO THE FUEL TANK, AND BUST ANOTHER HOSE. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE AND A BIG PART OF THE TREAD THAT WAS STUCK IN THE WHEEL WELL. *JB

TRUCK FAILED TO STOP IN LOW SPEED ACCIDENT. RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. NO ONE WAS HURT. BUT THIS TRUCK DOES NOT STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. *NM

DT: 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOT OF A PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, IT IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE. WHEN THE ROAD IWASUNEVEN IT WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD TTO URN IT TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED AT LEAST 3 TO 4 TIMES. NO ONE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. MECHANIC SAID EVERY THING LOOKED FINE. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I CONSUMER DRIVE AND AT ANY SPEED. *AK

1) I WAS DRIVING HOME, ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR IN STEADY TRAFFIC ON A FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD. 2) MY MICHELIN XW4 P235/75R15 TIRE HAD COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION, CAUSING ME TO SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. THE TREAD RIPPED OFF, AND IN THE PROCESS "SLUNG" AROUND IN A CIRCLE LEAVING SCRATCHES AND TIRE RUBBER IN A SEMI-CIRCLE ON THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND PUT A LARGE DENT IN THE REAR QUARTER PANEL. 3) THE TIRE IS STILL ON THE SPARE RIM AND IS STILL INFLATED (HOLDING AIR FINE) I PUT NEW TIRES ALL AROUND. (NOT MICHELINS)

1. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. 2. FUEL PUMP FAILED. SUDDEN POWER FAILURE. MY WIFE WAS DRVING AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING THE LARGE VEHICLE AND SAFELY BRINGING IT TO A STOP. 3. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP.

I PURCHASED A 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN 2004. WHILE LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY IM MAY OF 2005 I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I LOOKED DOWN AND THE MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE PANEL OFF THE DOOR AND GET THE SWITCH OUT. IT MELTED THE SWITCH AND THE WIRE HARNESS INSIDE THE DOOR. I'M JUST GLAD MY WIFE WASN'T DRIVING.

DT: 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. PULLED OVER, PLAYED AROUND WITH THE SWITCH, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED. THE CAR WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR GENERAL SERVICE WORK AND WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK. CONSUMER TOLD THE MECHANIC, AND HE OPENED THE HOOD, AND HIT THE MODULE AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO WORK. ALSO MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043 ON THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER PRESSING THE DEALER HE ADMITTED THERE WAS A RECALLS ON OTHER VIN. MECHANIC AND SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY HAD DONE MANY OF THESE RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

DT: THE ABS SYSTEM CORRODED. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC ONLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO SALT WATER FOR SOME YEARS WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED CORROSION TO THE ABS. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS, AND NOTHING BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT. THE CONSUMER TRIED EVERYTHING ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, EXCEPT THE ABS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKES HARD, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE MAY NOT STOP. IF HE HIT THE BRAKES HARD AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE MAY COME TO A SLOW STOP. ON OCCASION THE VEHICLE MAY PULL IN EITHER DIRECTION WHEN BRAKING. ALL THE BRAKE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE AND SOME PARTS TWICE. THE HYDRO BOOST, CALIPERS, PADS, ROTORS, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE LINES, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS REAR SHOES AND REAR DRUMS. *JB

BRAKES ARE VERY DANGEROUS. THE PEDAL IS WAY TOO HIGH, AND THE MECHANICS SAY IT CAN'T BE ADJUSTED. HAVE TO LIFT MY FOOT WAY UP TO GET ON TOP OF THE PEDAL, AND SEVERAL TIMES SHOESTRINGS HAVE CAUGHT ON THE CORNER OF THE PEDAL AND I HAD TO PULL MY FOOT AWAY TO HAVE ANOTHER GO AT IT. THEN WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN QUICKLY, THERE IS SOME KIND OF BACK PRESSURE; THE HARDER/FASTER I PUSH THE PEDAL, THE MORE IT RESISTS, JUST LIKE A HYDRAULIC EXERCISE MACHINE. I'VE HEARD THAT THE ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THIS WEIGHT OF VEHICLE, AND THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY IT TAKES SO VERY LONG TO STOP. I DIDN'T SEE A STOP SIGN ONE TIME, HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND BETWEEN THE BACK-PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL AND THE TOO-SMALL BRAKES, I WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE 4-LANE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE TRUCK EVER STARTED SLOWING DOWN. JUST LUCKY THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE COMING THROUGH. I AM TERRIFIED THAT I'M GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY BECAUSE OF THESE BRAKES. THE MECHANICS SAY THEY FEEL LIKE "NORMAL CHEVY BRAKES". I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THESE NORMAL CHEVY BRAKES.

ABS ACTIVATES CONTINUOUSLY AT SLOW SPEEDS EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS.

WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT A MOTORIST INFORMED ME THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKE LITES. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I HAD MY WIFE APPLY THE BRAKES AND ONLY THE THIRD BRAKE LITE CAME ON. I HAD MY WIFE TAKE OUR SURBURBAN IN TO THE DEALER, HAD IT CHECKED OUT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT WE HAD A SHORT IN THE REAR LITE HARNESS. IT WAS REPARED FOR $118. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE DROVE THE SURBURBAN UP TO IOWA OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. AFTER RETURNING I WAS AGAIN INFORMED BY A MOTORIST THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKE LITES. ARRIVING HOME I CHECKED THE BRAKE LITES AGAIN,AND AGAIN ONLY THE THIRD BRAKE LITE CAME ON. I HAD MY WIFE TAKE THE SURBURBAN BACK TO THE DEALER, HAD IT CHECKED OUT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH OR THE MULTIFUNTION SWITCH. MY SURBURBAN IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVING THE SWTCH REPLACED FOR $637.00.

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, RIGHT BEFORE GETTING TO A STOP LIGHT AND ON WET PAVEMENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS PUSHING BACK. THE BRAKE AND FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS SHAKING. MORE FREQUENTLY IT WOULD OCCUR WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK THE OS OXYGEN SENSOR, BATTERY AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. *JB