10 of the
861 complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban are about the
equipment — 1% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
95,718 miles.
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10
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
AIR Conditioner
330.0%
Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
220.0%
Trailer Hitches
220.0%
Equipment
220.0%
Electrical
110.0%
Equipment & Accessories across every Chevrolet Suburban year
WHILE PULLING OUT ON TO THE MAIN STREET FROM A RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AREA, BOTH LANES CLEAR OF ON COMING TRAFFIC..DRY/SUNNY DAY.....12 NOON SATURDAY....AS I PULLED OUT I SAW 60 YARDS AHEAD TRAFFIC IN MY LANE WAS STOPPED FOR A VEHICLE 3-4 CARS AHEAD OF ME MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. MY SPEED WAS UNDER 25 MPH AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES MY 1999 SUBURBAN 2WD WOULD NOT STOP. I APPLIED MY BRAKES WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE STOPPED VEHICLES, BUT MY SUBURBAN CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH LITTLE OR NOT STOPPAGE. I TRIED TO DITCH THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT BUT COULD NOT DUE TO A TELEPHONE POLE, ROAD SIDE CEMETERY AND TREES. AT THE TIME I SAW THE ON COMING LEFT LANE DID NOT HAVE VEHICLES COMING SO I PULLED OUT INTO THAT LANE. I PASSED 2 OR 3 OF THE VEHICLE IN MY LANE BEFORE A VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE TOWARDS ME CAME. I TRIED TO STEER THE SUBURBAN TO THE LEFT INTO THE DITCH. I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON BUT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT STOP ME FROM HITTING MY HEAD ON THE WIND SHIELD CAUSING A STAR BURST CRACK IN THE GLASS. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED....CW
NHTSA complaint #10087033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 95,000 milesEden Prairie, MN
EQUIPMENT
WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY OR FAST, AT DIFFERENT TIMES, AND NOT EVERY SINGLE TIME, TURNING TO THE RIGHT AROUND A CURVE OR TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING HOLDS THE TURN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LETS GO OF THAT HOLD. I CAN CORRECT IT BY SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND THEN BACK INTO THE TURN. SOMETIMES IT HOLDS THE SECOND TIME AND SOMETIMES IT LETS GO AGAIN. THIS IS REPEATED UNTIL THE END OF THE CURVE OR TURN. STEERING GEAR, PITMAN ARM, STEERING PUMP ALL REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL IS PRESENT.
NHTSA complaint #10041777 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sacramento, CA
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CD PLAYER IS INOPERATIVE AT TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #561781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Portsmouth, NH
TRAILER HITCHES
HITCH PLATFORM IS CRACKED ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES.
NHTSA complaint #561731 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Houston, TX
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
LEFT REAR DOOR SPEAKER DISTORTED, LEFT REAR DOOR SPEAKER REPLACED. CJ
NHTSA complaint #559233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Houston, TX
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER NOT VERY COLD ON WARM DAYS, DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED AIR INLET ACTUATOR. CJ
NHTSA complaint #559233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Winston SA, NC
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
NHTSA complaint #557724 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Anaheim, CA
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED BUT DEALER INSISTS THEY ARE FINE AT 5000 MILES. NOW AT 6500 MILES AND THEY ARE WORSE. AIR CONDITIONER PUMP SEALS BLOWN OUT. ENTIRE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN DISASSEMBLED BY DEALER DUE TO EXCESSIVE CREAKING, 3 TIMES, TO NO AVAIL, STILL EXCESSIVE CREAKING. LOOKING FOR LEMON LAW PROCEDURE, DEALER HAS BEEN NO HELP.
NHTSA complaint #719963 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gonzales, CA
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, AND AFTER USING THE LIGHTER, POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. REAR HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN NOR WOULD THE LIGHTER WORK. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY A SHORT IN THE WIRING. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THE LIGHTER WAS USED, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #717131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Encino, CA
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURES SINCE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED WHEREAS IT LEFT US STRANDED TWICE WITH A NO START CONDITION, THEN THE BRAKES STARTED TO EXCESSIVELY SQUEEK AND PULL, THEN THE BRAKE WORE OUT PREMATURELY, THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT EXCESSIVELY AND DRIFT, EVENTUALLY PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, THEN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAD GONE OUT WHILE DRIVING, IT HAS BEEN OUTRAGEOUS THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING ON A NEW VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #710640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.