1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500 Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE F...

Mileage: 177,000

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE GAS GAUGE READ ERRATICALLY AND INCORRECTLY FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. THEN THE ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PARKED THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND FAILED TO RESTART. I DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD BLOWN. A NEW FUSE LASTED 30 SECONDS B...

Mileage: 105,000

THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE GAS GAUGE READ ERRATICALLY AND INCORRECTLY FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. THEN THE ENGINE DIED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PARKED THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND FAILED TO RESTART. I DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FUSE HAD BLOWN. A NEW FUSE LASTED 30 SECONDS B...

Mileage: 105,000

BRAKE LINES RUPTURE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOV 2, 2012 AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. FRONT BRAKE LINE WHICH RUNS ACROSS FRONT OF VEHICLE RUPTURED UPON BRAKING AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. DELAYED STOPPING BECAUSE ONLY REAR BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS...

Mileage: 50,000

1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN FRAME FAILURE DUE TO ROT. NOTICED VEHICLE HANDLING DIFFERENT, FRONT END CHECKED ALL TIGHT. NOTICED HOLE IN FRAME UNDER STEERING BOX MOUNTS AND LARGE CRACK HEADING FROM HOLE TOWARDS REAR OF VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY PARKED TRUCK, UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN UNSAFE. *TT

Mileage: 110,000

GM SIDE TERMINAL BATTERIES HAVE DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS BATTERY ACID TO LEAK OUT OF THE TERMINALS WHEN STRESSES FROM HEAVY CABLES CAUSE SEAL TO FAIL. BATTERY ACID LEAKS ON VEHICLE COMPONENTS BELOW AND HAS BEEN KNOWN TO RUIN BRAKE LINES AND OTHER IMPORTANT SAFETY COMPONENTS. IN ADDITION, THE BATTER...

Mileage: 90,000

I'M HAVING AN ONGOING ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT RECALL 05068 HAD. AS I SLOW TO A STOP MY ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON BELOW 10 MPH BUT ABOVE 3 MPH. WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON IT IS A LOAD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN CONTROLLABILITY AND A PULLING TO THE RIGHT OF THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 100,000

I'M HAVING AN ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM THAT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT RECALL 05068 HAD. AS I SLOW TO A STOP MY ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON BELOW 10 MPH BUT ABOVE 3 MPH. WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS ON IT IS A LOAD GRINDING NOISE FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN CONTROLLABILITY AND A PULLING TO THE RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE ...

Mileage: 129,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500. WHILE DRIVING 5-10 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS OF JUNE 3, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #05V379000) HOWE...

Mileage: 90,000

SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, FRONT BRAKES DO ALL THE WORK. GM SHOP REPLACED COMBO VALVE AND BRAKES ARE THE SAME. ONGOING BAD BRAKES CAUSING MULTIPLE CLOSE CALLS DUE TO NOT ABLE TO STOP SUBURBAN 2500 BY ITSELF, AND WHILE TOWING. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

(1) TIME. IT APPEARS THAT THIS FAILURE IS GUARANTEED TO HAPPEN. (2) THE FUEL SOLENOID DRIVER FAILS; THE DIESEL ENGINE STOPS; ONE IS LEFT GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER STEERING NOR POWER BRAKES IN A VERY HEAVY VEHICLE. WHETHER AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED IS BY CHANCE. (3) A NEW, AND EXPENSIVE, FUEL ...

Mileage: 45,000

BRAKES SLIPPAGE AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP. NO WARNING. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT IS ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSORS THAT HAVE BEEN CORRODED WHICH IS COVERED FOR SOME VEHICHLES UNDER RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 108,000

CONTINUAL FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP, WIRING HARNESS SOCKET HEATING UP TO THE POINT WHERE THE PLASTIC AROUND THE MALE PORTION OF THE ELECTRIC CONNECTORS IS MELTING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE FUEL PUMPS OVER THE LAST YEAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG...

Mileage: 1