I am concerned about the fact that in this size of vehicle that the fuel tank ruptured and that the doors crimpled so bad that the passengers were unable to get out of the vehicle in a timely manner. Please contact me concerning this. Thank you.
1999 Chevrolet Suburban body complaints
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The braking system failed and the customer is responsible for replacing their front brake pads approximately every 16000 miles, the situation was compounded by the fact that the rear brakes were not engaged when the vehicle was delivered from the factory, the consumer believes these problems are caused by an engineering and/or design flaw. Nlm
When brakes are applied front pulls to left, and sometimes to right. This also happens when a bump in road is hit. Dealer has worked on this vehicle a number of times, but problem has not been solved. *ak consumer also complains of soft pedal, steering wheel also pulsates when braking, dealer has switched rotors from side to side, replaced out of round rotors, replaced front brake pads twice, and resurfaced rotors and drums, dealer rotated tires and vehicle still pulled. Steering wheel found off center. Center seat recliner handle broke, dealer replaced handle. Vehicle experienced oil leak. Driver door power switch loose in door. Reverse low planetary gear was broken causing a grinding noise at low gear, valve body and gear were scored due to metal in transmission. Air pump replaced due to being very noisy.
Airbags failed to deploy on frontal interstate speed impact. Dealer disclaimed seriousness. Door locks would lock automatically, without any adult in the car... However, there were children in car seats in back. Keep spare set of keys in hand at all times.
Lock on tailgate has failed 4 times. Neither upper glass or lower metal tailgate can be opened. This is a safety hazard because it eliminates one point of egress in case of accident. This would be the fastest way out for 3rd seat passengers.
Every time consumer hits a bump driver's side door rattles, as if it is coming off the hinges. Consumer is afraid some day this door will fly open and fall out. Dealer says this is something consumer will have to live with because there is nothing they can do.
Due to the location of the arm rest lever, lever is cutting both driver's side and passenger's side seat belts. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.
Wind is coming through drain holds into the inside of vehicle because there are no vent holes in the vehicle which is causing exhaust to get inside of vehicle. Dealer claims it's a normal characteristic of vehicle. *ak
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.
Vehicle has a chronic water leak on the passenger side footwell area. Every time it rains water enters into passenger compartment. Dealer has had two chances to fix problem. On the second occasion the vehicle was in for a week. The vehicle still has not been fixed. The dealer is not willing to work on vehicle, and my phone calls are not returned.
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