1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 Problems & Recalls
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VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 200,000 MILES. AT ABOUT 150,000 MILES HAD DRIVERS SIDE DOOR UNABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE, HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO OPEN FROM EXT'R HANDLE. AT SAME TIME BACK PASSENGER DOOR AND WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. SPENT WAY TOO MUCH $ WITH CHEV DEALER TO FIX, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOW AT 20...
Mileage: 200,000
BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING MINOR ACCIDENT DEC 2015 SEPARATE INCIDENT:: HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL LINE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY AROUND THE FRONT OF GAS TANK AREA UNNOTICED FOR 2 TRIPS. THANKFULLY NO FIRE RESULTED.
Mileage: 197,000
BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING MINOR ACCIDENT DEC 2015 SEPARATE INCIDENT:: HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL LINE RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING FUEL TO SPRAY AROUND THE FRONT OF GAS TANK AREA UNNOTICED FOR 2 TRIPS. THANKFULLY NO FIRE RESULTED.
Mileage: 197,000
THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE AUTO LOCKS DO NOT AFFECT IT NOR CAN THE LOCK BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL FROM INSIDE OR OUT. NO INDICATION OF BREAKAGE OCCURRED, IT JUST FROZE UP ONE DAY WITH NORMAL USE.
Mileage: 136,000
THE SEALTBELT RESTRAINT LOCKING SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN KNOWN DURING AND AFTER VEHICLE PRODUCTION .THE SEATBELTS WITH PASSENGERS TRRDTRAUNEF TRAVELS TO FAR FORWARD WHICH WOULD END UP IN DEATH OR VERY BAD HEAD AND NECK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPL...
Mileage: 200,000
THE SEALTBELT RESTRAINT LOCKING SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND THIS HAD TO HAVE BEEN KNOWN DURING AND AFTER VEHICLE PRODUCTION .THE SEATBELTS WITH PASSENGERS TRRDTRAUNEF TRAVELS TO FAR FORWARD WHICH WOULD END UP IN DEATH OR VERY BAD HEAD AND NECK INJURIES BECAUSE THE SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPL...
Mileage: 200,000
THIS IS A DESIGN AND A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT'S A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BECAUSE THE DOORS ARE FAILING IN LARGE NUMBERS AND IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE THE DOORS CAN'T BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY WHEN THE POWER LOCKS FAIL. THE DEALER SAID THE DOOR ACTUATORS AND LATCH ASSEMBLIES MUST BE REPLACED. WHAT HAP...
Mileage: 232,000
THE SUV DOES NOT STOP AND THE ABS ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP (APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH). I NOTICED THERE IS GM RECALL NO. 05068 BUT MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED. THAT IS STRANGE BECAUSE ALL OF THE SUV AND PICKUP TRUCKS AROUND THAT TIME ARE INCLUDED, MY MODEL IS NOT. ABS LIGHT SOMETIMES IS ON AND SOME...
Mileage: 215,000
SEABELTS ON THIS MODEL SEEM TO NOT WORK AS THEY SHOULD. IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, OR A QUICK STOP SEATBELTS DON'T STOP THE PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE UNTIL SEAT BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED. ALL OTHER VEHICLES THAT I OWN WORK FINE AND LOCKING MECHANISM FOR SEATBELTS WORK AS DESIGNED. THESE SEABELTS ON...
Mileage: 74,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE TAKES LONGER THAN USUAL TO STOP. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. BRAKES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, BRAKE FLUID IS AT THE RIGHT LEVEL AND IT IS NOT LEAKING ANY BRKAE FLUID AT...
Mileage: 74,000
AFTER I PUT 55$ WORTH OF GAS IN THE TRUCK IT WOULD NOT START. I WAITED ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AND IT FINALLY STARTED.HOWEVER,AS I WAS DRIVING,NOT EVEN 5 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION,THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT 45 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND KEPT TRYING TO START THE TRUCK. IT WAS CRANKING BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTE...
Mileage: 179,000
AFTER I PUT 55$ WORTH OF GAS IN THE TRUCK IT WOULD NOT START. I WAITED ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AND IT FINALLY STARTED.HOWEVER,AS I WAS DRIVING,NOT EVEN 5 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION,THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT 45 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND KEPT TRYING TO START THE TRUCK. IT WAS CRANKING BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTE...
Mileage: 179,000
AFTER I PUT 55$ WORTH OF GAS IN THE TRUCK IT WOULD NOT START. I WAITED ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES AND IT FINALLY STARTED.HOWEVER,AS I WAS DRIVING,NOT EVEN 5 MILES FROM THE GAS STATION,THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT 45 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND KEPT TRYING TO START THE TRUCK. IT WAS CRANKING BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTE...
Mileage: 179,000
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND WAS SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT ONTO OFF-RAMP. BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. WAS ABLE TO COAST AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE HOME, FOUND THE RIGHT BACK METAL BRAKE LINE WAS LEAKING WITH A HOLE IN IT AND WAS RUSTED. NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE RUST AND GO B...
Mileage: 181,000
BRAKES DO NOT SEEM TO BE AS AFFECTIVE AS THEY SHOULD BE. IT TAKES A LONG DISTANCE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND EVEN THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE STOPPING POWER OF THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES JUST DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE F...
Mileage: 175,000
TURNING OUT OF MY OFFICE PARKING LOT I HEARD A "POP" - - - AS I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED A "FUNNY WIGGLE" WHEN I CHANGED LANES OR TURNED - - - I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A LARGE PARKING LOT AND BEGAN INSPECTING THE FRONT SUSPENSION - - - THEN I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS BROK...
Mileage: 112,856
I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT IN DRY WEATHER AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PREVIOUSLY, BUT WAS NOT AWARE THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND MY COMPLAINT STATED THAT THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN THEY CAME ON ALMOST CAUSING A WREC...
Mileage: 60,000
BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE TO REAR ON DRIVER SIDE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. FUEL LINE FITTINGS ARE JUST AS BAD. FITTINGS ON REAR A/C WENT UP OVER THREE YEARS AGO, HAVEN'T HAD AC. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
AT 45 MPH FIRESTONE P235/75R15 MODEL FR380 TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT. *TT
Mileage: 123,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE FLUID TO THE REAR BRAKES. AFTER INSPECTION, HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI...
Mileage: 121,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE FLUID TO THE REAR BRAKES. AFTER INSPECTION, HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI...
Mileage: 121,000
I STARTED UP MY 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS AFTERNOON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE AREA BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. I DISCOVERED THAT THE LINE TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RUSTED TO THE POINT ...
Mileage: 220,320
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500- BRAKE LINES ARE FAILING. *TR
Mileage: 81,800
1. DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD. 2. BRAKE FAILURE. BARELY ANY BRAKES. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY FRONT LEFT WHEELWELL. 3. NO ACTION TAKEN YET TO REPAIR. NEED TO REPLACE CORRODED BRAKE LINES WITH STAINLESS STEEL. *TT
Mileage: 163,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SURBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BRAKE FLUID LEAK. MORE BRAKE FLUIED WAS ADDED ...
Mileage: 59,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A LOW SPEEDS THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM CAME ON AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A PLASTIC ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE RING WITH WIRES ATTACHED TO THE ST...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A LOW SPEEDS THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM CAME ON AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THERE WAS A PLASTIC ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE RING WITH WIRES ATTACHED TO THE ST...
Mileage: 150,000
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. F...
Mileage: 146,255
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 SIMI...
Mileage: 40,000
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 V...
Mileage: 50,000
1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE. SEND TO DEALER 10-19-2010 FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Mileage: 112,500
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...
Mileage: 131,000
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 ...
Mileage: 100,000
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 WA...
Mileage: 201,400
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
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...
Mileage: 165,000
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...
Mileage: 165,000
STARTED GETTING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS. ABS APPEARS TO ACTIVATE GREATLY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED. *TR
Mileage: 50,700
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 REM...
Mileage: 97,000
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO MAIN BRAKE LINE FROM FRONT TO REAR WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
WHEN SLOW STOPPING 5-10 MPH SPEED, THE ABS ENGAGES REQUIRING PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HARDER. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
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...
Mileage: 95,200
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...
Mileage: 95,200
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 VEHIC...
Mileage: 98,549
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/SUBU...
Mileage: 160,000
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/SUBU...
Mileage: 160,000
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 A...
Mileage: 140,000
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 HEA...
Mileage: 100,000
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 SYMPTO...
Mileage: 125,000
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 BEL...
Mileage: 91,437
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 BEL...
Mileage: 91,437
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE PERSON STATED ABOUT THE ABS BRAKING ON HER 99...EVEN WHEN MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND BLAMED IT ON THE WAY I DROVE...LIKE HE KNOWS HOW I DRIVE!!!....I DID FIND THAT THEIR WAS RECALL ON OTHEM AND THE DEALER SAID MY TRU...
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE PERSON STATED ABOUT THE ABS BRAKING ON HER 99...EVEN WHEN MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND BLAMED IT ON THE WAY I DROVE...LIKE HE KNOWS HOW I DRIVE!!!....I DID FIND THAT THEIR WAS RECALL ON OTHEM AND THE DEALER SAID MY TRU...
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE PERSON STATED ABOUT THE ABS BRAKING ON HER 99...EVEN WHEN MY TRUCK WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND BLAMED IT ON THE WAY I DROVE...LIKE HE KNOWS HOW I DRIVE!!!....I DID FIND THAT THEIR WAS RECALL ON OTHEM AND THE DEALER SAID MY TRU...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING ABS ISSUES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SENSORS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED ON THE WHEEL SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULI...
Mileage: 140,942
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS KICKING IN WHEN I TRY TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR JUST REGULAR BRAKING. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CAR TO HAVE IT FIX AND THERE WAS. BUT MY VIN DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE MANUFACTURE RECALL LIST EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING S...
Mileage: 81,000
I AM CONSTANTLY CHANGING THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK REVERSE & BRAKE LIGHT. THEY GO OUT 3 TO 4 TIMES A YEAR. I SEE ALOT OF OTHER SAME MODEL CARS ON THE ROAD WITH THAT SAME LIGHT OUT!!!!! IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM YOU CAN REFER ME TO THE CORRECT PARTY TO CONTACT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 50 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE ABS ENGAGES AND EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH OR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT D...
Mileage: 75,000
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED ON THE 1999 CHEVY 1500 (SUBURBAN) AND LET WATER GET INTO THE FIRING CHAMBER FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. IT HAPPENED IN 2002 AT ABOUT 60,000 AND AGAIN AT 2008 AT ABOUT 110,000... I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT WAS A PLASTIC COMPONENT THAT WARBLES WHEN IT HEATS AND COOLS O...
Mileage: 60,000
THE ABS ON OUR 99 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN BEGAN KICKING IN EVERYTIME WE HIT THE BRAKES. WE TOOK IT IN THE BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V379000, ON THIS ISSUE THAT COVERED OVER A MILLION VEHICLES INCLUDING OTHER 99 CHEVROLET SUBURBANS BUT THAT OUR PARTICULAR VIN NUMB...
MODEL 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500LT BOUGHT NEW IN 2000. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT LOW SPEEDS (< 10 MPH) THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, THE BRAKES PULSATE HEAVILY, BUT THE VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING FOR A FEW FEET, DEPENDING ON THE MOVING SPEED AT THE TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAS RECENTLY LED TO AN ...
Mileage: 39,900
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 11 MPH. A SERVICE PROVIDER DISCOVERED THE FAILURE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A STATE EMISSIONS ISSUE. TH...
Mileage: 94,000
I PURCHASED 2 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN , I HAD TO REPLACED BOTH REAR END, REAR END SEAL , AND MY TRANSMISSION IS BUMPING INTO 2ND GEAR I HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED CHEVROLET VEHICLE FOR MY ENTIRE FAMILY . I HAVE SPENT OVER 3, 000 DOLLARS BETWEEN BOTH SUBURBAN , I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH...
Mileage: 195,000
I PURCHASED 2 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN , I HAD TO REPLACED BOTH REAR END, REAR END SEAL , AND MY TRANSMISSION IS BUMPING INTO 2ND GEAR I HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED CHEVROLET VEHICLE FOR MY ENTIRE FAMILY . I HAVE SPENT OVER 3, 000 DOLLARS BETWEEN BOTH SUBURBAN , I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH...
Mileage: 195,000
I PURCHASED 2 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN , I HAD TO REPLACED BOTH REAR END, REAR END SEAL , AND MY TRANSMISSION IS BUMPING INTO 2ND GEAR I HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED CHEVROLET VEHICLE FOR MY ENTIRE FAMILY . I HAVE SPENT OVER 3, 000 DOLLARS BETWEEN BOTH SUBURBAN , I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH...
Mileage: 195,000
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
Mileage: 100,000
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...
Mileage: 50,000
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...
Mileage: 50,000
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 FU...
Mileage: 111,112
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 CON...
Mileage: 130,000
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 DI...
Mileage: 92,125
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
Mileage: 110,000
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 ...
Mileage: 100,000
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 TH...
Mileage: 100,000
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER ON, STARTED SMOKING/SMOLDERING, BURNED THROUGH SEAT LEATHER. *JB
Mileage: 65,000
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
Mileage: 75,995
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
Mileage: 131,389
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 WHIC...
Mileage: 88,858
ABS ACTIVATING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED ON DRY PAVEMENT AT VERY LOW SPEED (ALMOST STOP) PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *JB
Mileage: 65,000
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 N...
Mileage: 20,000
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 SE...
Mileage: 66,028
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 WA...
Mileage: 95,000
ABS LOW SPEED FAILURE REFERENCE: GM RECALL NO. 05068 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000. *JB
Mileage: 82,000
BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEED DUE TO ANTILOCK. *NM
Mileage: 120,000
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 BRE...
Mileage: 75,000
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 BRE...
Mileage: 75,000
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. ...
Mileage: 100,000
GM HAD A RECALL (05V379000) THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE YEAR OF MY SUBURBAN (1999) NOR MY STATE (COLORADO).....YET, MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT FORCED THIS RECALL. I THINK THEY SHOULD INCLUDE COLORADO AND 1999 SUBURBAN'S - I FIND THIS TO BE HIGHLY UNFAIR. TODAY THE ABS ACTED UP AND CA...
Mileage: 112,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 5 MPH, THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE FUSE TO THE TO THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB
Mileage: 89,950