1999 Chevrolet Suburban Engine Problems

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 ID

10567116

Incident

Feb 24, 2014

Mileage

105,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10491714

Incident

Nov 15, 2012

Mileage

127,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10448190

Incident

Feb 14, 2012

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP, THE RPM'S DECREASE AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. WHEN ACCELERATING UP A HILL OR SLOPE, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACTIVATES THE SEAT HEATER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IT BEGINS TO BURN THROUGH THE LEATHER ON THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS SLIGHTLY BURNED ON HIS RIGHT LEG. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS FAILURE. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10239933

Incident

May 15, 2006

Mileage

100,000 mi

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. *JB

NHTSA ID

10119550

Incident

Apr 1, 1998

Mileage

5,500 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10116020

Incident

Feb 28, 2005

Mileage

97,000 mi

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 ID

10098595

Incident

Oct 12, 1999

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 ID

10098223

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

74,200 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10097510

Incident

Oct 9, 2004

Mileage

44,000 mi

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.*AK

NHTSA ID

10093705

Incident

Mar 10, 2004

Mileage

80,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10094817

Incident

Aug 23, 2004

Mileage

57,000 mi

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.*AK

NHTSA ID

10078928

Incident

Jun 27, 2004

1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. AS OF 4/28/04 WITH ONLY 47K MILES, A/C COMPRESSOR DEFECTIVE & DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE IN SPITE OF SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED, AS SOON AS 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE IN OCTOBER OF 2002. REPLACED BRAKES 3 TIMES AT OUR EXPENSE. DEALER (BOB NEILL PONTIAC IN WINSTON-SALEM, NC REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY), STEERING PROBLEMS, ATTEMPTED REPAIR, AGAIN AT OUR EXPENSE. REPLACED DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW MECHANISM'S AT OUR COST. TOTAL PIECE OF JUNK. WILL NEVER BUY FROM BOB NEILL PONTIAC IN WINSTON-SALEM, NC AGAIN & WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. JUST BOUGHT ENTIRE FLEET (6 TRUCKS) FROM CHEVY. DEALER N KERNERSVILLE, NC). WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH FOR THE ENTIRE LOT TO BREAK DOWN. COMPLETELY DISGUSTED WITH GM.

NHTSA ID

10068028

Incident

Oct 25, 2002

Mileage

25,000 mi

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. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047452

Incident

Oct 21, 2003

Mileage

73,000 mi

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 *JB

NHTSA ID

10034039

Mileage

60,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10031559

Incident

Jul 23, 2003

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?*AK

NHTSA ID

10025623

Incident

Jul 4, 2003

Mileage

97,000 mi

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.*AK

NHTSA ID

8014580

Incident

Jul 7, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

756886

Incident

Jul 15, 2001

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 ID

752932

Incident

May 26, 2000

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

NHTSA ID

750853

Incident

Aug 20, 2001

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 ID

743209

Incident

Jun 8, 2000

THE HUB ON THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE WAS WARPED CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE. NLM

NHTSA ID

560390

Incident

May 19, 2000

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 ID

742034

Incident

Jun 10, 2000

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 ID

785271

Incident

Jul 1, 2000