1999 Chevrolet Suburban locks problems

Filed Oct 18, 2010 · Locks · 90,000 miles · NC

1999 chevrolet suburban - locks on all doors "freeze" up and won't lock manually or with power lock button. This affects all doors including rear doors. Feel this is a safety issue due to fact the locks can't be locked from driver's seat - potential problem for someone to enter vehicle while driving or stopped. Also a theft issue. Vehicle only has 116,000 miles. We also have a 2009 chevy impala having the same issues. Only one lock on this car locks with the power lock. Rest have to be manually locked/unlocked. Seems gm has a problem with their locking mechanisms. Lots of time is spent manually locking and unlocking doors and remembering to always check all doors. Very aggravating for this is to be happening on such an expensive vehicle. No quality here!

Filed Jun 28, 2010 · Locks, Steering · 57,000 miles · TX

I purchased my 1999 suburban in march 2010 with 56,000 original miles. It currently has 60,000 original miles. The steering wheel will randomly jerk/pull when going around a curve. It does not happen every time but it happens often enough that it is a concern of mine. After a thorough check of fluids and steering components there is nothing "wrong" with the vehicle. It does not matter if I am driving at a lower speed or a higher speed just that I am going around a bend or curve in the road. I have grazed a curb once. I also have lots of problems with the locks/latches and doors opening.

Filed Jun 14, 2010 · Locks · 78,000 miles · CA

Door latches on the passenger side are malfunctioning. It is difficult to close the door, it has to be slammed or the latch on the side of the door has to be manually altered (clicking it open while pulling on the door handle). Also passengers sometimes have to roll down the window to open the door from the outside in order to get out, which can be a potential safety hazard in case of an accident. The rear right passenger door continuously comes off the hinges and I have to hammer the bolts in, in order to close the door.

Filed May 4, 2010 · Locks · 150,000 miles · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that the passenger inside handle and driver side handle did not work and he had to roll down the window to open the door from the outside. The contact called the dealership and was told that there was no recall for the vehicle. The VIN was unavailable when the complaint was filed. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000. The current mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Body, Locks · CA

Driver side and passenger side door handles on inside break or fall off hinge mechanism within the door. This poses a big safety issue if there was a need to get out of the car quickly. Now, we roll the windows down on both sides to get out of the vehicle. We have paid to have the driver side fixed before including buying a new inside door handle. Same issue again, the door handles just hang there on the inside of the doors.

Filed Nov 15, 2007 · Locks · CA

Latch/locks on inside of driver door were tough to open one day and then the next day the entire handle snapped off when trying to exit. Now that I've been using the outside handle to exit from the inside and outside of the car, the outside handle is breaking off too.

Filed Apr 24, 2007 · Electrical, Locks · 40,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet suburban. The contact stated that the security indicator light illuminated intermittently and causes the vehicle not to start. When this failure occurred the vehicle had to be towed. The dealer replaced the ignition cylinder , and the driver's side door lock, but the failure persisted. The contact has the repair invoice. The current mileage is 120,000, and failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed Dec 1, 2005 · Body, Locks · CA

The problem started with the passenger front door the lock or closing mechanism didn't seem to engage the door would just fly open when making a turn. Then the inside handle broke and the window works only sporadically. Now the driver side door is having similar problems the door does not close completely and the inside door handle broke. Fortunately nobody has fallen out of the car . I also have at least 3 friends who own 1999 suburbans and are having similar problems with their doors.

Filed Jan 10, 2005 · Locks · 72,000 miles · MA

Left and right rear door locks are often immobilized in the locked position, preventing the doors from being opened from either inside or outside the vehicle. It is not related to temperature. The left rear door failed first, and now can rarely be opened. The driver's door is also showing signs of failure. This is a design and a manufacturing defect. It's a manufacturing defect because the doors are failing in large numbers, and it's a design defect because the doors can't be unlocked manually when the power locks fail. The dealer said the door actuators and latch assemblies must be replaced. Chevrolet customer assistance said the vehicle is out of warranty, and the problem is not a safety defect, so I am responsible for the repair, approximately $300 per door. This clearly is a safety defect since it is probable that up to six passengers would have to climb over seats to exit the vehicle in an emergency.

Filed Dec 13, 2004 · Locks · 98,000 miles · SD

The plastic door handles broke from the inside compartment. The only way to exit the vehicle is by rolling down the windows, and lifting the handle from the outside. Dealer was aware of this problem, and stated because the part was plastic it broke. *ak if the brakes get wet from either standing water or excessive rain, the ABS brakes become extremely sensitive to pedal application. The brakes will lock up. The cause has not been determined at this time. Please provide details