1999 GMC Suburban Fuel system Problems

The original fuel tank in this vehicle way rusty and leaking. I replaced the original tank with a Dorman model 576-372 fuel tank. The tank was installed in September 2021. The tank began leaking in February 2022. A repair shop discovered that the tank was defective and had failed. The Tank was discarded and replaced with a new unit. As no OEM parts are available the replacement was also and aftermarket part. That tank also was defective and began leaking within 90 days. A third aftermarket tank was installed and it also began leaking recently. When these leaks occur the tank fails in such a way that a large volume of fuel is spilled collects under the vehicle. As there seems to be only one company manufacturing these parts there seems be be a large potential that the issue will affect many vehicles.

NHTSA ID

11467921

Incident

Feb 19, 2022

The original fuel tank in this vehicle way rusty and leaking. I replaced the original tank with a Dorman model 576-372 fuel tank. This tank included a new fuel pump lock ring, which was used to secure a new fuel pump in the tank prior to installation in the vehicle. The lock rung failed approximately one week after installation allowing the fuel pump to raise up out of the tank. At the next fuel up a large volume of gasoline escaped form the fuel pump opening and spilled. The defective lock ring was replaced with a OEM part and was subsequently discarded.

NHTSA ID

11467918

Incident

Sep 15, 2021

ENGINE RPM INCREASES WHEN FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR WHILE DRIVING. THIS ISSUE STARTED APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO AND IS ON GOING, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THIS IS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10381328

Incident

Feb 9, 2011

Mileage

66,000 mi

GAS GAUGES ARE DEFECTIVE,FUEL SYSTEM AND GASOLINE SYSTEM ARE NOT WORKING PROPOPERLY.ALL DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NOW THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN,OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SUV HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS,I'M A SINGLE FEMALE,AND I AM GETTING RIPPED OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID

10187084

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

98,641 mi

FUEL PUMP/CONNECTOR FAILURE. INITIALLY ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. ON LAST OCCASION, VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT DOWN RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, ETC. WOULD NOT RESTART. FORMER GM MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE WITNESSED THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND FOUND MOST CASES INVOLVED FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OR GROUND CONNECTION AT FUEL PUMP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10156865

Incident

Apr 20, 2006

Mileage

156,000 mi

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH A QUARTER TANK OF GAS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING. THEN, IT COMPLETELY DIED. THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS FINALLY ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, AND DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT DAY HE INSPECTED THE CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP. HE DISCOVERED THERE WAS LOW VOLTAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY AREA. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V155000 WAS ISSUED INVOLVING THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, BUT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER CALLED GM ,WHO SUGGESTED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE DUE TO THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIRS. *AK (11/22/05) *SC UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10140579

Incident

Oct 21, 2005

Mileage

102,000 mi

NOISY FUEL PUMP IN GAS TANK, NON FUNCTIONING FUEL GUAGE. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL FRIENDS WHO OWN FULL SIZE GM PICKUPS, SUV'S AND VANS FROM SAME ERA. FUEL GUAGE, FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED IN 5 OUT OF 6 VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID

10119450

Incident

Apr 26, 2005

Mileage

52,000 mi

DOOR ACUATORS FAULTY. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. FUEL GUAGE FAULTY. SECURITY SYSTEM OVERRIDES STARTER WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE STARTED. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE "SERVICED" THREE TIMES FOR "DOOR ACTUATORS" AS WE WERE TOLD THIS IS WHAT WAS CAUSING SECURITY SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN VEHICLE. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GMC NATIONAL SERVICE CENTER WAS NOT HELPFUL. THEY DID NOT RETURN CALLS OR SET-UP SPECIAL SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT LOCAL DEALER AS THEY PROMISED. THERE ARE SEVERAL INCIDENT DATES OF WHEN WE COULD NOT START OUR VEHICLE. WILL USE JULY 29TH AS ONE DATE, UNABLE TO START VEHICLE WHILE ON SUMMER VACATION IN LAKE TAHOE AREA. IF THIS HAPPENS DURING REAL EMERGENCY IT WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE.

NHTSA ID

10039378

Incident

Jul 29, 2003

Mileage

50,000 mi

ALL FIVE DOORS ON MY 1999 GMC SUBURBAN HAVE DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS! MY FUEL GAUGE ALSO STOPPED WORKING IN APRIL 2002.*NLM

NHTSA ID

10019220

Incident

Apr 4, 2002

Mileage

30,000 mi

FAILURE OF FUEL PUMP ON 1999 GMC SUBURBAN WITH 45 GALLON TANK, 350 ENGINE. LEFT VEHICLE IN NON STARTING SITUATION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016199

Incident

Apr 6, 2003

Mileage

95,361 mi

INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUST STALL WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED TO ME THE LAST HOT WEEKEND THIS FALL. THE LOCAL DEALER TOOK MY VEHICLE & HAD IT FOR OVER A WEEK, FINALLY GETTING A CODE TO SHOW UP THAT ALLOWED THEM TO REPLACE THE INJECTOR PUMP. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE INJECTOR PUMP WAS AT FAULT, BUT INSTEAD THE PMD ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS FAILING. THIS REPLACEMENT DIDN'T COST ME ANYTHING, BUT I THINK GM SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES ON AN ENGINE THAT IS DESIGNED TO RUN 200,00+ MILES W/PROPER CARE. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA ID

10003392

Incident

Oct 22, 2002

Mileage

50,013 mi

FOR A BRAND NEW SUBURBAN I DON'T FEEL IT SHOULD BE HAVING MAJOR PART PROBLEMS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

766317

Incident

Aug 12, 2002

CONSUMER'S CAR WAS PULLING TO RIGHT AND BRAKING TO LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND AND THEY ALIGNED FRONT END, AND DID REPAIRS ON BRAKES AND KNUCKLES. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. THERE WAS WIND NOISE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE IDLES ROUGH DUE TO DIRTY INJECTORS. THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 80-90 MPH DUE TO BENT WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A WEAK BATTERY. THE STEERING MOANS WHEN TURNING DUE TO FAILURE OF EVO SENSOR ON STEERING COLUMN. *YH

NHTSA ID

880112

Incident

Oct 18, 1999

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES. FUEL INJECTOR GETS CLOGGED, AND VEHICLE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC. DEALER SAYS ADDITIVES IN GASOLINE CLOGS INJECTOR. *AK THE ENGINE STALLING RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING POWER AND BRAKE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ADMITTING THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER FINALLY TURNED IN THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER. *YH

NHTSA ID

877258

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

#7 SPARK PLUG WOULD FAIL. ALSO, CHANGED INTAKE MANIFOLD & HEAD GASKETS. PROBLEM WAS NOT INTERMITTENT. HAPPENED ALL TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS & PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

876761

Incident

Sep 8, 1999

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. TOOK TO DEALER , AND THEY DID A PROGRAM UPGRADE. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEM, BUT DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

869468

Incident

Feb 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND VEHICLE STALLED, AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY BROKE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. WHICH THEY REPLACED. BUT, STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THEY PRESSURIZED THE TANK. NOW THE GAS GAUGE DOES READ PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

859384

Incident

Dec 15, 1999

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP 8 TIMES FOR GAS FUMES FILLING THE CARGO AREA. DEALER SAID PROBLEM CAN'T BE FIXED. *AK

NHTSA ID

854420

Incident

Dec 27, 1999

FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES DUE TO LOUD NOISES. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT DID NOT SHIFT GEARS AUTOMATICALLY, ROUGH SWITCH. ABS BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. IN ADDITION, TWO TIRES REPLACED IN THE REAR DUE TO VIBRATION OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED, AND ARE ATTEMPTING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEMS THAT EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

832698

Incident

Oct 1, 1998