Gmc Gmc 1999
Model Gmc made in 1999 by Gmc got 20 consumer complains as well as 17 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to engine and engine cooling and equipment. Technical service bulletines regarding air bags and electrical system.
Model 1999
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| 990941002 | 04/01/1999 | 606545 | Subject regarding supplemental inflatable restraint (sir) light operation for 1999 passenger cars and light duty trucks. *tt | 08/27/1999 | |
| AIR BAGS - ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 990941004 | 01/01/2000 | 739023 | 609756 | Information regarding switches to turn off and on frontal air bags for passenger cars and trucks. *tt | 04/07/2000 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 020603008 | 06/01/2007 | 020603008C | 634241 | Low voltage display on ip gauge, lights dim at stop lights, battery discharged, no start, slow cranking, dim lights at idle, low generator output. nlm *ar includes 1990-2008 passenger cars and light duty trucks including saturn. upda | 09/28/2002 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 041201 | 12/04/2001 | 629593 | Information on customers reporting intermittent stall or no start condition. *tt | 04/04/2002 | |
| 000602001 | 01/01/2000 | 609699 | Vehicles equipped with composite radiator end tank may exhibit an engine running hot, overheading and / or loss of coolant. *tt | 04/06/2000 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | |||||
| 300800 | 08/30/2000 | 619038 | Service information message regarding 1994 to 2000 6.5-liter diesel engine electronic injection pump cores. *tt | 05/11/2001 | |
| 300800 | 08/30/2000 | 619019 | Service information regarding 1994 to 2000 6.5-liter diesel engine electronic injection pump cores. *tt | 05/10/2001 | |
| 300800 | 08/30/2000 | 619015 | Service information regarding 1994 to 2000 6.5-liter diesel engines, rpo l49, l56 and l65 as it pertains to the electronic pump. *tt | 05/10/2001 | |
| 98048 | 10/01/1998 | 603095 | Some vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the injection pump gear may contain a machining burr on the gear surface. *yc | 02/02/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 010730023B | 03/01/2002 | 010730023A | 634815 | Some customers may comment on a harsh 1-2 upshift and the check engine light or service engine soon indicator is illuminated and diagnostic trouble code p1870 set. *tt | 10/09/2002 |
| 010730023A | 11/01/2001 | 010730023 | 627839 | Information regarding harsh 1-2 upshift, service engine soon, malfunction indicator lamp, or cel illuminated, diagnostic trouble code p1870 set. (1996-2000 chevrolet and gmc light duty truck models) *yh | 02/25/2002 |
| SEATS | |||||
| 990940004 | 01/01/2000 | 731611 | 609743 | General motors began providing child restrain seat top tether hardware packages to customers in the united states who requested them. *tt | 04/07/2000 |
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||||
| SB-06-02-32-013B | 08/01/2009 | 10032462 | Saab/hummer/gm: diagnostic tips/recommendations when power steering pump replacement is necessary. analysis of returned power steering (ps) pumps that had been replaced for noise, no power assist, no or low pressure and leaking conditio | 03/26/2010 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 431701B | 08/01/1998 | 609637 | Model year 1994-99 passenger cars and trucks , bumps or rust colored spots in the paint due to rail or iron dust. yd | 04/05/2000 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| 021803 | 02/18/2003 | 10002554 | Increased accelerator pedal effort from the idle position on 1999 through 2002 full-size trucks and utilities equipped with gen 3 4.8 liter and 5.3 liter v-8 engine. *tt | 09/05/2003 | |
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||||
| 270901 | 09/27/2001 | 626433 | Customers may comment that air blows from the instrument panel vents. *slc | 12/14/2001 | |
| 010139003 | 08/01/2001 | 623995 | Information regarding j 44551 a/c suction screen kit repair recommendations and procedures after catastrophic compressor failures for passenger cars and light duty trucks with delphi hd6, hu6 and ht6 compressors. *tt | 10/31/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 04/15/2002 | 55000 | 1 | 12/01/2000 |
| We have a 1999 gmc with a cracked engine block and cracked crankshaft. *ts *jb ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis****761432 | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle may experience engine backfire due to damage to the engine air intake system.*mr if this occurred, it would result in engine compartment fire. *ph. the consumer stated the air filter and air cleaner was replaced. the consumer was instructed to take the vehicle to a gmc dealer to verify that the air cleaner and air filter had been replaced, the consumer received a recall from gmc who stated reimbursement would be issued once all the necessary paper was received. one month later, the consumer was informed the claim was for general maintenance and general motors did not pay for that and the claim was for a warranty item and the warranty had expired, therefore the claim was denied. *jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 3 | 06/23/1999 | ||
| Consumer complains of the repeated repairs made to correct the malfunctioning air conditioner, both front and rear. *jg | |||
| 07/01/1999 | 11/01/1998 | ||
| Manufacture malfunction assembled wrong and rubbed through aluminiun hose in less that 1 1/2 years. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The auragen is a new type of a/c generator built by aura systems, inc. (www.aurasystems.com). i am a former employee and it has not been safety tested for fatigue life. a failure could kill innocent bystanders on the road. i suggest you ask for fatigue analysis or fatigue test data before you allow them to be installed in vehicles. | |||
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 1 | 06/23/1999 | ||
| There are no indicator lights to alert the consumer if any of the door's are not properly closed.*jg | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 05/15/2001 | 68000 | ||
| This is a gmc truck w5500 first was a oil line that left me stranded for 3 days waiting for a part then was a rubber piece off fan srad that drop in to fan causing overheating and fan damage 7 months later the same exact oil line failed again causing 3 more days of down time and more expences i am on my 3rd antifreeze storge tank at 100$ apop the problem iam having as of this date 03/30/03 oil is showing up in the antifreeze i took it to the dealer ship after 2 days of checking they replace the storage tank told me it was road grim sent me on my way 200$ later 1 week later the oil is back in the tank this is still a problem as of this date i can not afford down time every week or replacing tanks as well i am a small business man i was in the air freight delivery service work mostly out of airports my business was severly hurt after 9/11/00 i had a lot of trouble keeping up my payments with costly repair bills which strarted one month after 9/11 and still persist today | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/01/1999 | 05/01/1999 | ||
| This vehicle has already had one transmission replaced at 5800 miles and the brakes have been a problem for as long as we have leasing the vehicle. i have been told that there is nothing wrong with them. they squeak and sometimes go to the floor. i am preparing to get a break-job this week at my own expense. the transmission is acting up again (new trans) and i have an appointment to take it to the dealer again. this vehicle has been nothing but problems since we have owned it. complaints the first week of ownership to the deal for paint scratching with hand washing it. maybe no top coat was applied at the factory??? i am getting nowhere with the dealship which is martin buick/gmc in fenton where i take it for service, but it is not the dealer we purchased it from (i don't recall), but i think the dealer was in pontiac, mich. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1999 | |||
| Automatic trans is slipping when coasting and then accelerating. engine races and then the transmission slams into low gear and upshifts immediately. has occurred 4 times in 10 months, cannot duplicate on demands. *ak | |||
| SEATS | |||
| 1 | 06/23/1999 | ||
| Consumer stated the positioning of the driver's seat adjustment panel at the front of the seat can lead to a serious accident if the driver tries to adjust the seat while the vehicle is in motion, one can not adjust the seat without bending down and looking away fromt he road.*jg | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 04/01/2002 | 1 | 01/01/2001 | |
| The drivers side seat latch under the seat is made of plastic, it will break in half and fall off. when the brakes are applied you will be slung into the steering wheel and then slide backwards and slung into the windshield again, even at 5 mph.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 06/14/2005 | 5 | 03/12/2002 | |
| I was traveling on my job. i was in atlanta ga. and it was raining. traffic slowed down and i lightly applied my brakes and they locked down causing the yukon to slide. i almost hit the vehicle in front of me. this has happened 5 times and it was raining everytime. the recall said it was only for up north. i travel north all the time on my job. but i live in alabama. so i think the recall should cover my 99 gmc yukon also.*jb | |||
| 12/10/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| I noticed that the abs pump under the drivers seat was running all the time. i'm confident that the abs was not working. my wife didn't notice the sound because it wasn't really loud. i unplugged the abs under the truck and drove it to a repair shop. i was told this is a common problem. when the garage picked up the part at the gmc dealership, they were told this is a common problem and they couldn't keep enough control modules in stock. this is a dealer part #88935872 abs control module with a cost of $682.50. total cost of the repair was $839.77. (the dealer would have charged more). my first concern is that many drivers would not have noticed the problem and secondly i can't imagine that an abs control system would fail in just over 2 years and at only 44,000 miles. because this is obviously such a common problem i feel that general motors should be required to upgrade the system and/or offer an extended warranty on the abs. the dealer said many people just disconnect the abs rather than pay the high cost of repair. | |||
| 05/17/1999 | |||
| Was driving through construction area at 40mph when another vehicle in front turned left & came to a stop. slowed down & steering wheel started to shimmy & shake. abs brakes failed to stop right away. had applied a light, but steady pressure on brakes. brakes suddenly grabbed; this caused cargo to slam into the extended cab & caused extensive damage. had taken vehicle to dealership prior to problem with brakes. gmc engineers came out/checked, and repaired brakes. had indicated no more problems. now going through arbitration concerning problem and repairs. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 3 | 06/23/1999 | ||
| Consumer complains of the repeated repairs made to correct the grinding noise heard in the brakes. the booster assembly was replaced. the problem still exists. *jg | |||
| 1 | |||
| The brake pedal went down to the floor several times, resulting in brake fading. yh | |||
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 10/31/1998 | 3 | 10/01/1998 | |
| I have gone to the dealership several time with the truck shaking, and them agreeing it was shaking with no solution offered. it appears to be worsening. the steering has been poor at best. the wheel when turning feels like there is play. having owned a 95 a 96 and now a 99 i feel that there is some thing wrong with the 99. what course of action do i have? *ak | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 07/15/2001 | 1 | 05/01/2001 | |
| Slowed vehicle to turn corner, tire started to smoke then blew out. when tire taken off to replace, the tire that blew out had a cut/tear approx. 4 inches above the rim.*ak (dot number: vdx8551 tiresize: p215/60r16) | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/01/1999 | |||
| Automatic trans is slipping when coasting and then accelerating. engine races and then the transmission slams into low gear and upshifts immediately. has occurred 4 times in 10 months, cannot duplicate on demands. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 1 | |||
| The accelerator pedal sticks when starting on drive or reverse causing the vehicle to jump. yh | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | ANNISTON | RON NEWTON PONTIAC,CADDILLAC,GMC |