1999 Chevrolet Suburban engine problems

ENGINE

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.

NHTSA complaint #10567116 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

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

NHTSA complaint #10491714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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.

NHTSA complaint #10448190 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

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.

NHTSA complaint #10119550 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1999 SUBURBAN. BOLT CAME LOOSE IN ENGINE. 97,000 MILES. ENGINE BLEW UP REQUIRING AN ENTIRE NEW REPLACEMENT ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #10116020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

WE HAVE A 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN. IT NOW HAS 80K MILES ON IT. WE ARE ON WATER PUMP #5. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD COOLANT LEAK PROBLEMS. IT WAS ALWAYS BLAMED ON THE WATER PUMP. NOW I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM AROUND THE INTAKE. GM KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS TO DO WITH ELECTROLISIS BETWEEN THE CAST IRON ENGINE BLOCK AND THE ALUMINUM INTAKE. WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH 72K MILES, BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. I WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME CONVINCING MYSELF TO BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE...

NHTSA complaint #10098595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

PURCHASED 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IN JANUARY 2004. ALSO PURCHASED WARRANTY, VEHICLE STARTED TO USE ANITFREEZE, RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2004 DIAGNOSIS INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. *AK DEALERSHIP REPLACED GASKETS VEHICLE STARTED TO USE ANTIFREEZE AGAIN. AGAIN WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOVEMBER 1, 2004. SERVICE DEPARMENT CONTACTED ME ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004 DIAGNOSIS: LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AGAIN. WE PURCHASED WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, OBVIOUSLY WE WERE MISTAKEN. IF WE CANNOT GET TO WORK WE CANNOT MAKE THE PAYENTS. IM DISGUSTED.

NHTSA complaint #10098223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ENGINE WILL BE DESTROYED.

NHTSA complaint #10097510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

I OWN A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K1500 WITH A 6.5L TURBO DIESEL ENGINE. I RECENTLY WENT THROUGH NUMEROUS INSTANCES WHERE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AS IF THE IGNITION WERE SHUT OFF. SEVERAL INSTANCES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING AS THEY OCCURRED IN PARKING LOTS OR NOT WHEN IN TRAFFIC. SEVERAL INSTANCES WERE MORE DRAMATIC. WHEN MERGING INTO CITY AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, I WAS SUDDENLY LEFT WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKES AS THE ENGINE HAD DIED. THIS IS A LARGE HEAVY VEHICLE AND DOES NOT RESPOND WELL WITHOUT POWER INPUT FROM THOSE COMPONENTS. LUCKILY NONE OF THE INSTANCES RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT. I NOW HAVE A NEWBORN SON AND ALWAYS HAVE A CONCERN WITH HIM IN THE VEHICLE THAT ANOTHER SHUT DOWN COULD OCCUR AT ANY POINT. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AND THE INJECTION PUMP WAS REPLACED. DOING RESEARCH ON THIS REVEALED COUNTLESS INCEDENTS OF SIMILAR OCCURANCES WITH VEHICLES HAVING THE SAME ELECTRONIC INJECTION PUMP. WHILE FIXING THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY HAS HELPED, IT APPEARS AS IF ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL IT OCCURS AGAIN. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF THESE PERSISTANT PROBLEMS PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I LIKELY WOULD HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER. AS IT IS NOW, I AM STUCK WITH THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10093705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN INCLINE VEHICLE MISFIRED. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE IT.

NHTSA complaint #10094817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH FOR 20-30 SECONDS THEN STOPS. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. MECHANIC INDICATES THAT THE 4TH CYLINDER IS SKIPPING. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS NO "FIX.

NHTSA complaint #10078928 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

VEHICLE IS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN K2500 WITH GM 6.5 LITER TURBO-DIESEL ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC (I-270) MULTIPLE TIMES ON OCTOBER 21, 2003. I CALLED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIKELY CAUSE WAS THE ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION PUMP, WHICH GM HAS WARRANTED FOR 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. THE DEALER THEREAFTER REPLACED THE INJECTION PUMP UNDER WARRANTY. WHILE I AM PLEASED THAT THE PART WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME, I BELIEVE THAT THIS REPRESENTS AN UNACCEPTABLE DEFECT. GM IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE THAT THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, OR IT WOULD NOT HAVE AGREED TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE AFTER THE REST OF THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. IN THIS CASE, THERE WAS NO HARM, BUT THESE ENGINE ARE OFTEN USED IN TRUCKS AND LARGE SUVS THAT ARE DESIGNED FOR TOWING AND HAULING. FOR EXAMPLE, WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TO TOW A HORSE TRAILER THAT IS WEIGHS OVER 5000 LBS. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, IT LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. THE POTENTIAL FOR DISASTER WHEN TOWING A LARGE TRAILER IS VERY HIGH, AND THE STALLING OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #10047452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON THE GROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED A FIRE COULD HAVE STARTED FROM THE OIL LEAK. *AK THE CONSUMER ALSO SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED OIL STAINS ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10034039 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

CONSUMER STATES INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. DEALER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint #10031559 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE (1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2WD) MADE A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED FOR A FEW SECONDS, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR UNTIL I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WHERE THE HOOKED UP A MACHINE TO SEE WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE MACHINE TOLD THEM IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT SILENOID. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE IN MY VEHICLE FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I THEN HAD TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP HAVE AN EXPENSIVE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 97,000 MI. I SHOPPED AROUND AT SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS VERY COMMON IN CHEVY/GMC SUBURBAN'S AND TRUCKS MADE FROM 1997-2000. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY ISN'T GM RECALLING THE VEHICLES FOR REPAIRS?

NHTSA complaint #10025623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMANTION.

NHTSA complaint #8014580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #756886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AT 40 MPH. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND BEGAN PUMPING THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4+ TIMES. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. ENGINE MISFIRES ON ALL EIGHT CYLINDERS, THIS IS ALSO NORMAL PER DEALER. STEARING JUMPS WHEN TURNING THEY HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT AND IT IS A LITTLE BETTER. AFTER DEALER TRIED TO FIX VEHICLEL I LOST ABOUT 2 MPG AND HAD A REDUCED AMOUT OF POWER. VEHICLE FAILED EMMISSIONS TEST AND DEALER SAID HE WOULD PASS IT.

NHTSA complaint #752932 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE STALLS/ELECTRICAL RESETS WHEN ENGAGING REVERSE OR DRIVE REGARDLESS IF VEHICLE IS COLD OR HOT.

NHTSA complaint #750853 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

THE ENGINE MAKES A CLATTERING NOISE DURING ACCELERATION, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE "R&R LH HEADER" HAD TO BE REPLACED. NLM

NHTSA complaint #560390 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TAKEN IN AND FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST DONUTS WERE BURNED UP AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 52000 MILES AND AT 64000 MILES WE ARE REPLACING THE SAME ONES AGAIN, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEMS AND WE END UP REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS,

NHTSA complaint #743209 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION COOLING BLOCK LOCATED IN THE RADIATOR, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEED REPLACED AND THE DEALER WILL NOT COVER THIS. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #785271 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE TOWING A TRAILER AT 55MPH, BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE REAREND AND OIL BLEW OUT ALL OVER THE BACK OF MY CAR AND THE TRAILER. THIS WAS THE FIRST OF FOUR OCCURRENCES.

NHTSA complaint #742034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT PULLS TO LEFT, AND SOMETIMES TO RIGHT. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN A BUMP IN ROAD IS HIT. DEALER HAS WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINS OF SOFT PEDAL, STEERING WHEEL ALSO PULSATES WHEN BRAKING, DEALER HAS SWITCHED ROTORS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, REPLACED OUT OF ROUND ROTORS, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS TWICE, AND RESURFACED ROTORS AND DRUMS, DEALER ROTATED TIRES AND VEHICLE STILL PULLED. STEERING WHEEL FOUND OFF CENTER. CENTER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE, DEALER REPLACED HANDLE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL LEAK. DRIVER DOOR POWER SWITCH LOOSE IN DOOR. REVERSE LOW PLANETARY GEAR WAS BROKEN CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE AT LOW GEAR, VALVE BODY AND GEAR WERE SCORED DUE TO METAL IN TRANSMISSION. AIR PUMP REPLACED DUE TO BEING VERY NOISY. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #880261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED FRONT PULLS TO LEFT, AND SOMETIMES TO RIGHT. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN A BUMP IN ROAD IS HIT. DEALER HAS WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. *AK CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINS OF SOFT PEDAL, STEERING WHEEL ALSO PULSATES WHEN BRAKING, DEALER HAS SWITCHED ROTORS FROM SIDE TO SIDE, REPLACED OUT OF ROUND ROTORS, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS TWICE, AND RESURFACED ROTORS AND DRUMS, DEALER ROTATED TIRES AND VEHICLE STILL PULLED. STEERING WHEEL FOUND OFF CENTER. CENTER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE, DEALER REPLACED HANDLE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OIL LEAK. DRIVER DOOR POWER SWITCH LOOSE IN DOOR. REVERSE LOW PLANETARY GEAR WAS BROKEN CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE AT LOW GEAR, VALVE BODY AND GEAR WERE SCORED DUE TO METAL IN TRANSMISSION. AIR PUMP REPLACED DUE TO BEING VERY NOISY. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #880261 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE MAKES A GRINDING AND CRUNCHING SOUND. IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY.BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ALL TOGETHER VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR BRAKES ABOUT SEVERAL TIMES. BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH WITH NO WARNING. EMERGENCY BRAKES WERE USED TO STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR SERVICE ONLY FIRST TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN NICE ABOUT IT, CONSUMER WANTS A NEW VEHCILE.

NHTSA complaint #878652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

CONSUMER HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE: FRONT END PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHILE DRIVING, THERE ARE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS, IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED, HOWEVER STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. ENGINE IS BURNING ANTIFREEZE, WHEN CHECKED SHORTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE OIL WAS DOWN 2 QUARTS, VAPOR RECOVERY TANK WAS EMPTY, ANTIFREEZE/WATER LEVEL IN ANTIFREEZE IN RADIATOR WAS DOWN 1 QUART, HEAD GASKETS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND BURNING THE ANTIFREEZE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, COOLANT LEVEL IN RADIATOR DROPPED ONCE THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A MINUTE AMOUNT OF EXHAUST GASES COMING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK OF THE RADIATOR AND THE WATER LEVEL SLOWLY DROPPED IN THE RADIATOR. VEHICLE PULLS DRASTICALLY TO THE LEFT WHILE BRAKING, DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS AND REAR SHOES AND HAS REFACED ROTORS AND DRUMS, PULLING STILL EXISTS, DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE PROPORTIONING VALVE. TRANSMISSION MAKES A TICKING NOISE. A SPECIALIST LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, IT CHARGES AT 15.1 VOLTS DIRECT CURRENT WHICH IS OVERHCARGING THE BATTER, EVEN AFTER VEHICLE RAN FOR 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL CHARGING AT 14.71 VOLTS, THE BATTERY HAS FAILED 4 TIMES, IT HAS LEAKED AND CORRODED, CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL GAUGES WENT CRAZY. VEHICLE IDLES HIGH, DEALER REPLACED IDLER AIR CONTROL VALVE. DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WILL NOT TURN SIDE TO SIDE, DEALER REPLACED FAULTY MIRROR SWITCH. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #877622 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

STRONG INTERMITTENT ODOR FROM ? PRIOR COMPLAINT ODI ID 865611 IS PROBABLY THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #735564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.