1999 Chevrolet Suburban

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2016· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 BEFORE BLOWING IN ITS TURN. ON REMOVING THE GAS GAUGE SENDER/FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY FROM THE GASOLINE TANK, I NOTICED THAT TWO OF THE WIRES WERE FUSED TOGETHER. SEPARATING THE WIRES TOOK SOME EFFORT AND REVEALED THAT THE INSULATION ON BOTH WIRES HAD COMPLETELY ABRADED WHERE THEY CONTACTED EACH OTHER SUCH THAT THE BARE WIRES INSIDE TOUCHED EACH OTHER AND SHORTED OUT THE CIRCUIT. THE INSULATION ON ONE OF THE WIRES HAD OVERHEATED AND PARTIALLY MELTED OFF THE WIRE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE (1/2 INCH) FROM THE POINT OF CONTACT. REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP/GAS GAUGE SENDER SOLVED THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE ENTIRE UNIT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE GASOLINE TANK OF THE VEHICLE, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS SHORT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED A SPARK THAT WOULD IGNITE THE GASOLINE IN THE GASOLINE TANK. IN THE PURPLE WIRE PHOTO, ONE CAN SEE HOW THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE GREY WIRE ABRADED THE INSULATION DOWN TO THE BARE WIRE INSIDE. IN THE GREY WIRE PHOTO, ONE CAN SEE BOTH A COMPARABLE ABRASION DOWN TO THE BARE WIRE AND ALSO PARTIAL MELTING OF THE WIRE INSULATION, TO THE POINT THAT ADDITIONAL BARE WIRE SHOWED. THE METAL WIRES DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE MELTED OR FUSED; ONLY THE INSULATION DID THAT. BUT THE INSULATION MELTING AND FUSION, AS WELL AS THE TWO SAFETY FUSES THAT BLEW, ARGUE THAT THE ABRASION OF THE INSULATION CONTINUED UNTIL THE WIRES INSIDE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. THE ENTIRE UNIT IS SPRING LOADED SUCH THAT IT IS IN CONTACT WITH BOTH THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF THE GASOLINE TANK. SINCE THE TANK FLEXES SLIGHTLY IN NORMAL USE, THE WIRES FLEX AS WELL, RUBBING EACH OTHER ALWAYS. *TR

• 12/29/2007· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TAKE LONGER TO STOP, AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL REAR-END ACCIDENTS. THS LED TO A REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BEARINGS AND HUBS BECAUSE OF RUST DAMAGE, AT A COST OF $1389.67. *TR

• 12/28/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V155000 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP). THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WIRE WAS AN UPDATED VERSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. KMJ UPDATED 01/25//12 *BF UPDATED 01/27/12

• 12/28/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS AND INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS INJURED BUT THE EXTENT OF THE INJURIES WAS UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000. UPDATED 03/03/11

• 12/28/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

• 12/28/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/28/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 15 MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON, AND HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER SAID NO BRAKE PAD WAS LEFT ON BRAKE. THEN, BRAKE PADS WORE DOWN TO HALF. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER. *AK THE BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF BRAKE PROBLEM AND HAS CHANGED BRAKING SYSTEM FOR 2000 AND 2001 MODELS, BUT MADE NO RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE. THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE. *YH

• 12/27/2019· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN EQUIPPED WITH CORNELL 1000 TIRES, SIZE: P235/75R15. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK SEVERELY, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING UP TO 65 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TWO FRONT WHEELS WOBBLED, WHICH WERE MOVED TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AFTER A TIRE ROTATION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRE SIDEWALLS WERE WORN. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUE TO THE COMPOUND OR THE BELT RUBBER AND REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17T019000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 194,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

• 12/27/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/26/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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 SYMPTOMS 100% EXACTLY AS WHAT IS DESCRIBE IN THE RECALL DESCRIPTION. *TR

• 12/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE FOR 1+ YEARS AND FOR 18,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL HE CAN DO AND THE CHEVROLET TEACHNICAL SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE NOT RESPONDED FOR HELP AND EVALUATION. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO NOT BE REPAIRABLE ATTHIS POINT OF TIME. BRAKING AT ANY SPEED PULLS THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

• 12/23/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TRUCK PULLS HARD TO LEFT WHEN BRAKING HAS HAD TSB 990524001A PERFORMED DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING I HAVE CONTACTED GM IN DETROIT AND RECEIVED NO HELP I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMON PROBLEM ON 3/4 TON SUBURBANS AND CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A MANUFACTURER HOLDS NO RESPONCEABILITY TO REPAIR SUCH A DANGEROUS DEFECT. *AK

• 12/23/2001· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED. NEWBORN WAS IN THIS LOCATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN EJECTED FROM VEHICLE. THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER THIS. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO UNJAM THE DOOR AND ENSURE THAT THE DOOR COULD BE CLOSED. WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR OPEN TO GET OFF THE MAIN ROAD. *AK

• 12/22/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN GASOLINE TANK IS FILLED (OR NEAR FULL) A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IS NOTICED AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ODOR IS STRONGER ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF FILLER CAP/TUBE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND FOUND NO PROBLEM, ATTRIBUTED IT TO POSSIBLY A LOOSE GAS CAP.

• 12/22/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLAMPS HAVE FAILED ON 2 OCCASIONS: 1. WHILE DRIVING AT DUSK HEADLIGHTS WERE SWITCHED ON, BUT FAILED TO POWER ON. LIGHT SWITCH WAS CYCLED WITHOUT RECOVERY OF HEADLAMPS. DAYLIGHT HEADLAMPS DID NOT FAIL AND WORKED WHEN SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. TRIP WAS COMPLETED WITH LIGHT SWITCH TURNED OFF USING DAYLIGHT HEADLAMPS. 2. ON SECOND OCCURANCE LIGHT SWITCH WAS SWITCHED ON AND HEADLAMPS DID NOT COME ON. SWITCH WAS CYCLED AND HEADLAMPS CAME ON WHEN SWITCH WAS IN MARKER LIGHT POSITION. SWITCH WAS TURNED TO HEADLIGHT POSITION AND HEADLAMPS TURNED OFF. TRIP WAS AGAIN COMPLETED WITH DAYLIGHT HEADLAMPS. *AK

• 12/21/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/20/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ROTORS HEAT CRACKED SO REPLACED--MIGHT BE MANUFACTURE'S DEFECT. *AK

• 12/19/2002· STEERING

  STEERING BOX LEAKED AND PINION SEAL LEAKING. ALSO THE VEHICLES STEEING WAS ERRACTIC AND THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE AT TIMES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25MPH. STEERING BOX AND PINION SEAL WERE FIXED. THE STEERING SENSOR WAS CHECKED BY DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM. CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE "ERRACTIC" FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS, OCCURING DAILY.

• 12/18/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY PULL HARD TO LEFT OR RIGHT. STEERING WHEEL TURNS. *AK

• 12/17/2006· SEATS

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

• 12/15/2006· AIR BAGS

  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

• 12/13/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10MPH ON DRY ASPHALT, THE ABS ACTIVATED AND THE BRAKES PULSATED QUICKLY AND ROUGHLY. THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE I WAS NOTIFIED THERE IS NO RECALL. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 PERTAINING TO THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

• 12/13/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES BROKE FROM THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT. THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS BY ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS, AND LIFTING THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND STATED BECAUSE THE PART WAS PLASTIC IT BROKE. *AK IF THE BRAKES GET WET FROM EITHER STANDING WATER OR EXCESSIVE RAIN, THE ABS BRAKES BECOME EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO PEDAL APPLICATION. THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS

• 12/13/1999· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  STEERING IS ERRATIC.VEHICLE BOUNDS ABOUT AS IT TRAVELS THE HIGHWAY.DRIVER MUST FIGHT THE WHEEL AT ALL TIMES.VERY TIRING TO DRIVE.RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.THIS IS THE WORST HANDLING MACHINE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN.I HAVE SEVERAL YEARS DRIVING 18 WHEELERS,AND SEVERAL AUTOS AS WELL AS THREE OR FOUR SUBURBANS.I BELIEVE THE MACHINE IS UNSAFE AND AM WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN. *AK

• 12/12/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 BATTERY ACID IS HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD THESE BATTERIES FAIL SEVERAL TIMES IN MY 99 CHEVY. SUBURBAN K2500 DIESEL. SEE THE LINK FOLLOWING FOR MORE REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM BY OTHERS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/1999/CHEVROLET/SUBURBAN/BATT TOP TERMINAL BATTERIES DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THE TERMINAL TO CASE SEAL IS ABOVE THE LIQUID LEVEL OF THE BATTERIES. GM IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER THAT I KNOW OF THAT USES THE SIDE TERMINAL BATTERIES. *TR

• 12/12/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TOYOTA OF ORANGE DID NOT STAND BY THEIR GUARANTEE OF "LEMON" USED CARS. I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE FROM THEM AND CONTINUOUSLY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. NOT ONLY DID THEY NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK. I AM NOW PAST THE ELIGABLE TIME LIMIT FOR 'LEMON LAW' BENEFITS AND AM STUCK WITH A DEFECTIVE CAR THAT I CANNOT EVEN SELL FOR THE 'KELLY BLUE BOOK PRICE', BECAUSE IT DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY.

• 12/12/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING BRAKE SHOES OVERHEATED AND BRAKE FLIUD BOILED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UPON APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/11/2000· VISIBILITY

  AFTER GETTING HOME AND CLOSING CAR DOOR, REAR/RIGHT PASSENGER'S QUATER WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING, WINDOW WAS NOT CRACKED OR LOOSE. CONTATCED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT WINDOW WAS NOT PART OF WARRANTY,AND THAT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS CONSUMER PAYS FOR IT. *AK

• 12/09/2002· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SUB DIED ON THE ROAD. ALTERNATOR REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 60K MILES. STEERING JERKS WHILE TURNING OVER CORRECTING COULD CAUSE CRASH. FRONT DISC BRAKES REPLACED ANNUALLY. REPLACED FRONT LEFT CALIPER AND ROTOR. TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS PEICE OF JUNK BOUGHT NEW. LOCAL DEALERS NO HELP. JUST MILK ME FOR MORE MONEY. NOW TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AT 67,000. DT

• 12/08/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/07/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/07/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/07/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU LS. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 60,000+ MILES ON IT AND IT WON'T BE PAID OFF UNTIL 2007 I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE A MANIFOLD GASKET, BATTERY, WATER PUMP, I HAVE HAD TO PUT A USED TRANSMISSION IN. YOU CAN NOT CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIP STICK YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A PROFESSIONAL TO HAVE THAT DONE. THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON OFF WHENEVER, WHEN YOU PUT GAS IN THE CAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS BEFORE IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE HAD BEARINGS REPLACED IN BOTH FRONT WHEELS, TIRES KEEP GOING BAD AS DO THE THE BRAKES. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE VERY SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE CARS AND NOT ONE RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN LET ALONE A MALIBU. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A HONDA. I AM STILL TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK. NOT ONLY IS IT STILL LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT NOW I CONVEINTLY HAVE A COOLANT LEAK THAT I DID NOT HAVE UNTIL THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT BACK TO THE CHEVY GARAGE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FIXED. THIS CAR SUCKS.*AK

• 12/07/2000· TIRES

  AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE DEVELOPED A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION RATHER RAPIDLY WHICH RESULTED IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND UPON EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMALITY WAS OBSERVED IN THE SHAPE OF THE TIRE. UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION THE TIRE TREAD WAS OBSERVED TO APPEAR TO BE SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. TREAD WAS "BUBBLED" AWAY FROM THE BELTING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

• 12/06/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 12/06/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO ENTERED FREEWAY THROUGH EXIT. UPON IMPACT, FRONT DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK

• 12/06/1999· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE HAS A CHRONIC WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FOOTWELL AREA. EVERY TIME IT RAINS WATER ENTERS INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS HAD TWO CHANCES TO FIX PROBLEM. ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A WEEK. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO WORK ON VEHICLE, AND MY PHONE CALLS ARE NOT RETURNED.

• 12/05/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN INFORMATION I HAVE REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF A FORWARD-FACING CAR SEAT IN A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE SUBURBAN COMES WITH TETHER ANCHORS INSTALLED FOR THE TWO OUTBOARD SEATS IN THE THIRD ROW, BUT NO ANCHORS FOR THE CENTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW AND NO ANCHORS FOR ANY SEATS IN THE SECOND ROW. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS THE DEALER CAN INSTALL ANCHORS FOR YOU. NOT TRUE! ACCORDING TO THE REPRESENTATIVES AT THE 800-NUMBER PROVIDED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL, CHEVROLET DOES NOT HAVE PERMANENT ANCHORS FOR THE SECOND ROW. INSTEAD, THEY HAVE A LITTLE METAL PLATE (IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THE LATCH PLATE PART OF THE REGULAR SEAT BELT) THAT HOOKS INTO THE BUCKLE FOR THE THIRD ROW. THIS MEANS SEVERAL THINGS: WITH A TETHERED CHILD RESTRAINT IN THE SECOND ROW, YOU LOSE A SEATING SPOT IN THE THIRD ROW, YOU CAN'T LOWER THE THIRD ROW TO INCREASE CARGO SPACE, YOU CAN'T REMOVE THE THIRD ROW TO INCREASE CARGO SPACE, AND THE TETHER STRAP DOES NOT GO STRAIGHT BACK BUT INSTEAD GOES AT AN ANGLE. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THIS ADD-ON DEVICE ARE UNCLEAR, BUT THEY SEEM TO INDICATE THAT IF YOU HAVE THREE TETHERED CHILD RESTRAINTS IN THE SECOND ROW, TWO OF THEM MUST SHARE ONE TETHER ANCHOR FOR THE CENTER REAR SEAT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER AT OUR LOCAL DEALER TRIED TO BE HELPFUL, BUT HE SAID HE COULDN'T EVEN HELP ME INSTALL AN AFTER-MARKET TETHER ANCHOR BECAUSE OF LIABILITY REASONS. I'M USING THE ADD-ON DEVICE THE DEALER PROVIDED (ACTUALLY, THEY GAVE ME ONE AND SOLD ME ANOTHER, BECAUSE I NEEDED TWO). COULDN'T CHEVY JUST DEVELOP SOME INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEALERS TO USE IN INSTALLING A TETHER ANCHOR IN THE FLOOR FOR THE SECOND-ROW SEATING POSITIONS? I WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT TO OTHER CONSUMERS BEFORE THEY BUY THIS VEHICLE UNDER THE WRONG ASSUMPTIONS LIKE I DID...ANY ADVICE? (THE INCIDENT DATE REPRESENTS THE FIRST DATE ON WHICH I CALLED THE CHEVY 800-NUMBER.) *JB

• 12/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE SHAKES SEVERELY DURING HARD BRAKING. STEERING WHEEL PULSATES DURING NORMAL BRAKING. DEALER STATED THAT A COMPLETE FRONT BRAKE JOB WAS NEEDED. VIBRATION IS CAUSED BY WARPED FRONT ROTORS DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER CALLS "NORMAL WEAR". INSPECTION OF THE FRONT BRAKES SHOWS LESS THAN 50% WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS AND NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS ON THE ROTORS. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO TOW ANYTHING. *AK

• 12/03/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THERENWAS SOME RESISTANCE IN THE PEDAL. WHEN THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM KICKS IN THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO CRASH. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/02/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TO TRIGGER THE LOCKING MECHENISIM ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR CONSUMER HAS TO STICK FINGER IN THE LOCK LATCH BEFORE ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/01/2005· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  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

• 11/30/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 11/30/2000· TRAILER HITCHES

  THE TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE METAL ON THE LEFT SIDE NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE BOLTS ATTACH THE RECEIVER TO THE FRAME, CHEVROLET REPLACED THE PART. *MJS

• 11/30/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRONT BRAKES WILL CREATE A VIOLENT VIBRATION DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTORS THAT CANNOT WITHSTAND HEAT GENERATED BY BRAKES, CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED TSB. *AK *YC

• 11/29/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 121,000. UPDATED 12/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED LOW SPEED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/29/12

• 11/28/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

• 11/28/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL PUMP ON MY VEHICLE HAS GONE AGAIN, AND HAS TO BE REPLACED, THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AND IS ONE THAT I HAVE MADE BEFORE ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS, AND FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP THAT I AM HAVING IS A COMMON THING AMONG THE 1999 TAHOES, AND WAS WONDERING IS THERE IS ANY TALKS OF A RECALL ON THIS PART?*AK

• 11/28/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE STALLED. TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT FUEL CHARCOAL FILTER CLOGGED THE TANK, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK. MANUFACTURER STATED FUEL SYSTEM FAILED BECAUSE OF POOR MAINTENANCE.*AK

• 11/28/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH VEHICLE STALLED, ALSO, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK