1999 Chevrolet Suburban

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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 177,000. UPDATED 05/05/17*LJ *CN

Incident Feb 25, 2017

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

Incident Aug 10, 2015

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKES DIDN`T WORK, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE.I THEN NOTICED SEVERAL RUSTED BRAKE LINES ONE OF WHICH HAD A LARGE HOLE IN IT. I HAD MY WIFE STEP ON THE PEDAL AND BRAKE FLUID CAME STREAMING OUT OF THE HOLE.

Incident Aug 10, 2016

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.

Incident Jun 5, 2016

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 APPLIED HARD OR FORWARD MOMENTUM IS STOPPED VERY SUDDENLY! I HAVE TRIED TO CAUSE A LOCK ACTION BY PULLING ON SEATBELTS VERY QUICKLY AND FORCEFULLY WITH VEHICLE SITTING PARKED AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING TO SLAM THE BRAKES TO CAUSE A FAST LOCK ON SEATBELTS AND NO AFFECT WAS APPARENT TO SAFELY RESTRAIN ADULTSADULTS,CHILDREN,OR EVEN NEWBORNS IN THE CAR SEATSEAT.THIS IS UNSAFE AND WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE THIS WILL LEAD TO DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH!

Incident Apr 10, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 63 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE CALIBERS SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Sep 29, 2015

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 HAPPENS IS RIVETS ON THE LOCK ASSEMBLY ARE COMING LOOSE AND WHEN THE WINDOW IS HALF WAY DOWN IT HITS THE RIVETS CAUSING THE LOCK TO JAM AND THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED. IN A PANIC SITUATION, COLLISION OR CAR FIRE THE PASSENGERS NOT KNOWING WHY THEY CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE SEATS TO GET OUT WHICH MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE IF THERE IS A FRONT END COLLISION OR FIRE.

Incident Sep 22, 2015

BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORRODED BRAKE LINES. APPEARS THAT REAR LINES FAILED BUT NEITHER FRONT OR REAR BRAKES WORKED DURING INCIDENT. BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTY WHEREAS THERE IS ALMOST NO RUST ON OTHER COMPONENTS.

Incident Aug 1, 2015

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 SOMETIMES NOT DURING THESE EPISODES. THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAPPENS PERIODICALLY OVER MANY YEARS WITH THIS VEHICLE.

Incident Aug 3, 2015

THE FIRST ISSUE I HAD WAS WHILE ON VACATION IN 2012 - I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25 MPH AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE LOST WHAT I ESTIMATE TO BE 80% OF STOPPING POWER. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS, WITH A REPAIR SHOP BEING UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, IT WAS EVENTUALLY TRACED TO A CORRODED BRAKE LINE IN THE FRONT DRIVER AREA OF THE VEHICLE ONLY AFTER THE LINE RUPTURED COMPLETELY AND I MISSED GOING THROUGH THE FENCE SEPARATING MY YARD FROM THE NEIGHBORS BY JUST INCHES. THAT LINE WAS REPLACED, BUT WITH A USED PART BECAUSE THE LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO SELL AN EXACT FIT BRAKE LINE AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ORIGINAL PART BY HAND. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS ALWAYS WITHIN THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE, AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ONLY WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ACTIVELY FAILING. IT WOULD TURN OFF AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE. FAST FORWARD TO AUGUST 2015 - I'M COMING TO A STOP IN A DRIVEWAY, AND THE PEDAL SUDDENLY SINKS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER STEPPING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID. IT WAS FULL. THE PROBLEM THIS TIME WAS TRACED TO A METAL BRAKE LINE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SECTION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LINE IS ALSO HEAVILY CORRODED AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS VERY LITTLE TO NO RUST AND THERE IS NO RUST TO BE FOUND ON THE BODY OR THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MULTIPLE PLACES WHERE ALL OF THE METAL BRAKE LINES RUNNING THROUGH CERTAIN AREAS ARE HEAVILY CORRODED. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES IN THIS VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN.

Incident Apr 18, 2012

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 THIS CHEVROLET SUBURBAN ARE NOT PERFORMING AS REQUIRED AND THE LOCKING MECHANISM SEEMS TO BE FAULTY. CURRENTLY THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL/VIN # VEHICLE BUT IT ONLY CONVERS THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN REGARDS TO THE NECK EXTENSION. MY CONCERN IS THAT ALL SEATBELTS ON THIS VEHICLE COULD BE FAULTY TOO AND COULD INJURE ALL PASSANGERS IN A COLLISION. REQUEST TO HAVE MANUFACTURE DO A ONE TIME INSPECTION ON SEATBELTS TO DETERMINE IF INDEED LOCKING MECHANISMS ON THESE MODELS ARE FAULTY AT NOT COST TO THE COMSUMER.

Incident Jun 8, 2015

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 ALL. THE VEHICLE TAKES LONGER TO STOP AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT INSPECTED BY MANUFACTURER. REQUEST A ONE TIME INSPECTION ON BARAKE SYSTEM ON THIS MODEL AND ANY OTHER MODEL THAT USES THE SAME BRAKE/PARTS FOR BRAKING SYSTEMS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 PERTAINING TO THE HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK BRAKES, HOWVER SOME VIN#S ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND SEEM TO GET WORSE.

Incident Jun 8, 2015

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. AFTER ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES TRUCK DID START RIGHT BACK UP.THEN,NOT EVEN ANOTHER 5 MILES THE TRUCK SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAITED 20 MINUTES AND THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT BACK UP.I LEFT IT PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 WKS THEN HAD THE CAMSHAFTSENSOR REPLACED AS WELL AS THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL FILTER REPLACED,ONLY THIS TIME THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS IN ONCE THESE 3 PARTS WERE REPLACED. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NEVER ON BEFORE THESE ISSUES.IVE HAD IT SCANNED AND IT READ 5 DIFFERENT CODES,INCLUDING THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR,SPEED SENSORS ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE ALONG WITH 2 MORE THAT WEREN'T GIVEN TO ME. DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE (7 MILES)& IT SHUT OF AGAIN 55 MPH ON A BUSY STREET.HAD THE CODES CLEARED AND DROVE IT SHORT DISTANCES IN THE LAST 3 DAYS AND TODAY WHEN I PULLED UP TO A REDLIGHT IT BEGAN ACTING AS IF IT WERE GONNA SHUT OFF.I CAME BACK HOME AND PARKED IT AND DONT PLAN ON DRIVING ANYWHERE ELSE UNTIL SOMEONE CAN GIVE ME AN EXACT ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE IT FIXED!! I WAS TOLD BY 2 MECHANICS THAT THEY COULDNT FIND AN ISSUE!!

Incident Apr 30, 2015

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 BAD IN 60 YEARS. I SAW THERE IS A INVESTIGATION WITH THE CHEVY BRAKE LINES CORRODING. *TR

Incident Apr 11, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE LOW SPEED ABS MODULATOR ACTIVATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Incident Nov 16, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Incident Oct 15, 2014

1) DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION, WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. REPLACED LINE. 2) PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILED WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. REAR END ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED WITHIN INCHES. LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE LINE SYSTEM, FOUND EXTENSIVE CORROSION OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVE ABLE AT THIS IS TIME. *TR

Incident Sep 19, 2014

UPON APPLYING BRAKES LOSS OF BRAKING OCCURRED ON THE REAR BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION THE REAR BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY WHILE THE FUEL VAPOR LINES BELOW THEM HAD NO RUST WHAT SOEVER . *TR

Incident Nov 10, 2014

SHIFT GEAR BOX BROKE WHEN PUTTING CAR IN CAR. WE HAVE THE EVIDENCE (BROKEN PART).

Incident Oct 10, 2014

MOVED VEHICLE FROM ONE PARKING SPACE TO ANOTHER AT HOME. WHILE STOPPING BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT SO I PUSHED ON IT HARDER TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT PRIOR TO THIS. EVEN AFTERWARDS THERE WAS STILL NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FOUND WET BRAKE FLUID ON THE ENGINE CROSSOVER FRAME AND ON ONE OF THE OUTSIDE REAR WHEELS. I WENT BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND STILL NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES AND THE PEDAL CONTINUED GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON. I OPENED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND IT WAS EMPTY. I LATER BEGAN PROBING AROUND THE BRAKE LINES AND THEY WERE VERY CORRODED AND WHEN I PULLED ON ONE, IT SPLIT IN HALF. THE BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED TO NOTHING. *TR

Incident Aug 1, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Incident Mar 6, 2014

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 FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Incident Mar 14, 2007

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINES TO BURST. IN ADDITION, THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE THE REQUIRED EQUIPMENT WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Incident Feb 24, 2014

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 BROKEN COMPLETELY IN TWO WHERE IT MEETS THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE - - - GLAD I WAS NOT GOING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Incident Feb 23, 2014

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED FOR FAMILY VEHICLE, AFTER HAVING IT FOR SIX MONTHS AND 4,000 MILES THE BRAKE LINES HAVE FAILED. RUSTED TO THE POINT OF TOTAL REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS THE FUEL LINE BEING RUSTED SO BAD THAT THE REPAIR SHOP WOULD NOT TOUCH THE BRAKE LINES WITHOUT REPLACING FUEL LINES, WE HAVE SIX CHILDREN THAT COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS... PLEASE DO SOMETHING, IT IS EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS. I SEE ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE FELT USELESS, WHY IS THIS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF? HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS SAME PROBLEM? AND IF IT IS A KNOWN FACT, WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO KIND OF ANNOUNCEMENT MADE PUBLICLY? I HATE TO THINK THAT OUR GOVERNMENT WOULD TAKE THAT RISK, WHERE IS THE SAFETY THAT WE AS AMERICANS ARE GUARANTEED BY OUR LEADERS AND OFFICES?

Incident Sep 21, 2013

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 WRECK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, MOST RECENTLY YESTERDAY. I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT 8 MPH, THE ABS CAME ON, THEY PULLED MY VEHICLE TO THE LEFT, AND I HAVE 106,870 MILES ON HER NOW. MY BRAKE PEDALS IS GOING LOWER TO THE FLOORBOARD EACH YEAR AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND IT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED! MY MASTER CYLINDER IS NOT LEAKING, NOR IS MY BRAKE FLUID AT THIS TIME. I HAVE HAD MY FRONT CALIPERS REPLACED TWICE! I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE AND HAVE A LOT OF MONEY PUT IN MY BLACK BEAUTY, WITH REPAIR RECORDS TO SHOW FOR IT. I HAVE MY CHILDREN AND FRIENDS RIDE WITH ME AND DO NOT WANT TO INJURE/KILL THEM OR ANYONE, MYSELF INCLUDED! YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

Incident Aug 23, 2007

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT DEBRIS FROM THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE STARTER AND THE FLY WHEEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE MOTOR HOUSING EXHIBITED CRACKS THAT THE STARTER BOLTS MOUNTED INTO. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000. UPDATED 02/12/13*LJ

Incident Nov 15, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND PUMP MOUNTED DRIVER. THE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED TWICE UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO RECUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Incident Aug 3, 2010

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 IS 3RD TIME BRAKE LINES FAILED ALL IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF UNDERCARRIAGE. TRUCK WILL NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL ALL BRAKE LINES ARE REPLACED AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS APPLIED WITH AN ANTI -CORROSIVE, WHICH THIS WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $4,000 BECAUSE OF THE LABOR INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING AND REPAIRING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS USED IN ORIGINAL MANUFACTURE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DUE TO THESE FAULTY BRAKE LINES. *TR

Incident Aug 27, 2007

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN S2 K15. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED YET THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V379000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,735.

Incident Apr 9, 2009

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAKING LEAVING STUDS IN THE HEADS, HEATING UP ENGINE COMPARTMENTS, RELEASES CARBON MONOXIDE, AFFECTS O2 SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS IN SOME STATES. GM NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS 1999-2008 ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX. GM MECHANICS DENYING ANY SUCH ISSUES. PLEASE CHECK- IN TO THIS. OUR WHOLE FLEET AND OUR PERSONAL TRUCKS AFFECTED BY THIS. *TR

Incident Feb 14, 2012

I WAS DRIVING MY SUBURBAN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HE SAID ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THAT ONE OF THEM HAD BURST. *TR

Incident Jan 30, 2012

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

Incident Nov 1, 2011

AT 45 MPH FIRESTONE P235/75R15 MODEL FR380 TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE PASSENGER FRONT. *TT

Incident Jan 30, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY AS THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,774. UPDATED 06/29/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SMOKE WAS A RESULT OF BRAKE FLUID SPRAYING FROM THE BRAKE LINE. UPDATED 07/09/12

Incident Jan 23, 2012

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

Incident Dec 30, 2010

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

Incident Nov 26, 2011

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 OF FAILURE. I CHECKED THE OTHER BRAKE LINES AND THEY ARE BADLY CORRODED. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER LEFT ME STRANDED IN 13 YEARS. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE IT GO, BUT THIS MAY BE THE END. ALSO, A LITTLE OVER 1 YEAR AGO, I SOLD MY 2005 TAHOE TO A MAN WHO TOLD ME HE HAD A 1999 TAHOE. HE WAS BUYING MY TAHOE BECAUSE THE BRAKES LINES ON HIS HAD CORRODED AND RUPTURED. HE WAS CAREFUL TO CLIMB ALL AROUND AND UNDER MY TAHOE TO CHECK FOR BRAKE LINE CORROSION BEFORE BUYING. I JUST RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND IT APPEARS TO BE COMMON. MANY OF THESE TRUCKS ARE STILL ON THE ROAD. HOW MANY WILL HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT? *TT

Incident Oct 25, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHENEVER THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PASS LOCK MODULE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Incident Mar 18, 2009

WHEN PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BEFORE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR SUDDENLY. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND NO IMPROVEMENT WAS FELT, I THEN CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE STEEL BRAKE LINE BETWEEN THE LEFT FRONT RUBBER BRAKE LINE AND THE ABS UNIT HAD RUSTED OUT AND WAS SQUIRTING BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. *TT

Incident Sep 27, 2011