Chevrolet Suburban 2500 1999
Model Suburban 2500 made in 1999 by Chevrolet got 21 consumer complains. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to fuel system, diesel, fuel system, gasoline and service brakes.
Model 1999
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | |||
| 03/20/2005 | 45000 | 20 | 05/02/1998 |
| (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 solenoid driver was installed. the old one is still in place. *tr | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | |||
| 09/25/2006 | 1 | 2 | 04/17/2000 |
| 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 99 suburbans. *nm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 08/27/2007 | 50000 | 3 | |
| 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 | |||
| 08/27/2007 | 50000 | ||
| 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 -corresive, 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. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 09/19/2008 | 129000 | 1 | |
| 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 recall 05068 only covered 2000-2002 surburban years, mine is a 1999 k2500. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 06/20/2009 | 100000 | 1 | |
| 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 vehicle. the recall 05068 only covered 2000-2002 suburban years, mine is a 1999 k2500. *tr | |||
| 05/13/2008 | 90000 | ||
| 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) however, the manufacturer stated that his vin was not included. the failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 102,000. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 11/10/2007 | 110000 | 5 | |
| 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 | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | |||
| 11/28/2006 | 108000 | 250 | 02/25/2003 |
| 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 | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 05/15/2011 | 110000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 10/15/2008 | 90000 | ||
| 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 chev. 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. | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | MCHENRY | GARY LANG |