Since new the vehicle has exhibited erratic shifting during acceleration. Often the vehicle accelerates briefly when brakes applied. Transmission failed while on vacation at 78,000 miles.
1999 Chevrolet Suburban transmission complaints
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Rear axle has been replaced a couple of times due to the axle leaking fluids. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.
We purchased the vechicle used from the dealer listed. Vehicle has been in for brake problems when wheels are wet they shutter and lock up. The battery cracked and leaked all over the battery tray and brake lines and other frame componets. The rear door dome light switch shorted out. The front end has been aligned several times for the wheels pulling to the left. The A/C air barly comes out of the front dash vents. The rear end is positive traction and when making a turn it makes a popiing noise.
The planetary gears failed in the transmission while driving in normal conditions with no load. The vehicle had been reported to the manufactures dealer while under warranty as having a violent hard shift after kickdown to pass another vehcile. The solution offered by the dealer was to disconnect the battery and reset the computer. This removed the initial problem for some time and then the shifting of the transmission from 1st to 2nd was very hard and jerky. The dealer would do nothing about it . Tricounty transmission showed me numerous parts from other suburbans and tahoes which have the same original manufacturer failure. Gm will not accept responsibilty for this as they never do. They have a latent defect in the hardiness of the gear inside the transmission which causes teeth failure of the planetary gears. This could cause an accident if I had been driving in atlanta I-285 and the gears had failed in traffic. The transmission shop said this same problems applies to all 1998 thru 2002 transmissions for the chevy suburbans and tahoes. Can you provide me with information on this matter. Thanks.
Reverse gear dropped out of drivetrain. Fuel pump failed when attempting to start parked vehicle.
The transmission shifted very hard into 2nd gear. When I came to a stop and went to go the vehicle would not shift into second gear. It would prceed into third gear after the engine would rev up to a higher RPM. I contacted several transmission shops and a dealership. They all said that I lost the 2nd/4th gear intemediate shaft which also included the reverse gear also. This is on a 700r4 transmisson. They all said gm knew about the problem but would not do a recall on that model year because of the extenive use of that tranmission in all of their vehicles . They said that almost all of the transmission had the faulty intermediate shaft. This could cause a serious problem for some vehicle owners if the transmission failed at an inopportune time, especially in an emergency that they had to reverse quickly. I had the transmission replaced at a local shop at a very high expense. I thought I would submit this due to the amount of vehicles that used this transmissionin that year and for the safety of the owners.
On saturday, january 26, while driving, the rear axle separated from the suburban. The wheel was drug 306 before coming to a stop. There was no warning that failure was immanent. I purchased the new suburban from les marks 8/30/99. The suburban was serviced only at les marks. On 1/30/01 the suburban was repaired at les marks for a thumping noise in the rear end. The les marks service department replaced the case, side gears and flushed the housing.
Brakes squeal, the master cylinder was replaced which helped for a short period of time, and the problem has reoccured, the brakes stop suddenly just about throwing the passengers through the windshield, dealer informed consumer that mud and dirt are causing the problem and can not seem to keep it repaired.
Friday june 6, 2001 my wife and five kids left from huntsville, al to go to pensacola, fl for the weekend, they got about 250 miles and the rear end blew out on our 1999 chevy suburban lt k1500. The was a "klunk" as she was travelling 70mph on I-65. There was a dealership in sight, so I had it towed there, and the following monday I called to get an estimate. I was told the rear end housing had a hole blown through it. They wanted to charge me $1,900 for a used rear end, and $250 for labor. The labor sounded reasonable, but the $1,900 was outrageous. I contacted the chevy dealer in pensacola and located a used rear end with a 12 month parts and labor warranty for $1,200, so I called a flat bed wrecker and paid $220 to have towed to pensacola for repair. I called chevy customer service and filed a complaint against the greenville dealer and on the vehicle itself (file #c04557412). The first cr I spoke with took the information, but was not very helpful beyond that. My own mechanic who repaired the vehicle examined the rear end and said it looked like there was no seal or leakage problem but that something inside just gave out and went through the housing. We had owned a 93, c2500 that had a problem with the rear end seal after 140,000 miles, and that is a little more understandable, but 72,000 miles seems like a very premature death for a rear end to incur an internal failure. I called chevy customer service back and spoke with a judy franco. I told her what the mechanic said about the rear end and she said they would look into it further. She reported doing some investigating and said that there was nothing chevy would do. She and a service rep in pensacola said they doubted that chevy would do anything for me because of the mileage, and because I did not have it repaired at the dealership. Although the rep in pensacola told me that if the vehicle was under 60,000 miles that, it was possible that something could have been done in the way of compensation.
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Vehicle pulls left and right and chatters vibrates. Consumer had brakes replaced 5 times in last 30,000 miles. Dealer has invested time in trying to rectify vehicle, such as checking tire and working on front end. If brakes are applied in a emergency situation vehcile will dive into another lane. Dealer hasn't been able to find a remedy at this point. *ak axle seals were leaking in front. Vehicle would not start in the am, had to be jump started.
Engine light came on had this checked came up with transmission slippage. Took to dealer said that chevy says that it is better to replace transmission with a new one because the problem is not visible when looking at the tranmission.
When driver hit brakes pedal went all the way to floor. Mechanic told consumer that right rear axle seal was leaking oil onto drum brakes. *ak dealership is aware of the problem.
Consumers are being ripped off and in danger due to these vehicles. No safety defect.
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.
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.
Transmission shifts hard between 1st and 2nd gear . Snaps your neck.
The steering grabs when turning right, very dangerous. Transmission failed at same time. Gmc has failed on this model .
Transfer case went out, the mechanic attempted to order one. Initially he was told that it would be 90 days, then he was told that they were no longer making them. I depend on 4x4, tht was the purpose of purchasing this vehicle. I live in the mountains, a single mom with threechildren. Please help.
Consumer has several problems with vehicle: front end pulls to the right and left while driving, there are front end alignment problems, it has been aligned, however still pulls to the right and left. Engine is burning antifreeze, when checked shortly after vehicle was serviced the oil was down 2 quarts, vapor recovery tank was empty, antifreeze/water level in antifreeze in radiator was down 1 quart, head gaskets leaking antifreeze into the combustion chamber and burning the antifreeze, check engine light illuminated, coolant level in radiator dropped once the engine was started, there was a minute amount of exhaust gases coming out of the filler neck of the radiator and the water level slowly dropped in the radiator. Vehicle pulls drastically to the left while braking, dealer has replaced brake pads and rear shoes and has refaced rotors and drums, pulling still exists, dealer also replaced the proportioning valve. Transmission makes a ticking noise. A specialist looked at vehicle and observed that when the engine was started, it charges at 15.1 volts direct current which is overhcarging the batter, even after vehicle ran for 15 minutes, the vehicle was still charging at 14.71 volts, the battery has failed 4 times, it has leaked and corroded, check gauges light came on and all gauges went crazy. Vehicle idles high, dealer replaced idler air control valve. Driver side mirror will not turn side to side, dealer replaced faulty mirror switch.
Strong intermittent odor from ? Prior complaint odi id 865611 is probably the same issue.
Radiator was replaced. Also, brake master cylinder was replaced. Transmission was leaking, and steering wheel rotation sensor (evo) was replaced, fuel tank sender pump unit was replaced, and the alternator was repaired. *ak middle seat belt buckle won't lock.
We have had repeated problems with this vehicle..paint defects, electrical component failures, transfer case failure, etc.
Transmission problem with my car was evident for close to a year. The car would buck or hesitate when entering into traffic from a stopped postion. It went from occasionally happening to occurring many times a day. It was not acknowledged by the dealers mechanics until they drovethe cawr and it happened to them. I was almost involved in a very serious accident with a tanker truck as I pulled out of a coffee shop parking lot. I had my two young children with me. I went to make a left turn out of the lotand the car moved forward, then hrsitated/bucked and the I could feel the tranmission catch and the car proceeded. Had the tranmission let go, as the mechanics told us was a real possibility, I would have been broad-sised by the tanker truck. And the accident would have appeared to be caused by me for pulling out into traffic. I have talked with other suburban owners and have heard tothers complain about thetranmission. Please look into this.
Aparently the rear axle broke causing the vehicle to go out or control hitting another vehicle,careening off the road and rolling over coming to rest on its top. My wife the driver suffered heavy brusies,cuts and bumps.
On 8/29/00 my wife was traveling north on hwy 19 between meridian and collinsville ms, at approximately 2:20 p.m. When without any signs of vehicle trouble or malfunction the vehicle suddenly and misteriously when out of control and subsequently hiting another vehicle and running off the highway and over turning and coming to rest on upside down. Thankly my wife was wearing her seatbeat which probably saved her life. According to the highway patrolman that was at the accident scene and and eyewitness the rear axle on our vehicle broke causing a sudden and total loss of control. I have sent an email to general motor corporation regarding this accident but have not heard from anyone as of yet. This was very serious accident that has the appearence of a manufactor's defect. It could have ended in total devistation had my 3 year son or my 5 month son been in the vehicle at the time or if my wife had not being wearing a seat belt . Needless to say this accident needs to be throughly investigated by gm and the federal safety agency. Please contact to further discuss this incident.
Ongoing problem since mar 2000 concerning differential odor getting into the vehicle and causing a severe nauseous feeling to any one riding in the vehicle. Vehicle been in dealer shop on four occasions, and problem is still going unresolved. Please feel free to provide any further details.
Premature brake wear. Dealer has replaced brake pads/rotors, and bearings. Manufacturer has been notified.
The truck has had a severe vibration in the front end since it was delivered I returned the vehicle to the delivering dealer with 845 miles on it for service. The vehicle stayed at the dealership for 11 days the drive shaft was removed and sent to be trued it was then reinstalled. The original factory tires were removed and replaced the front end was aligned. This same procedure has been repeated a 2 other dealers trying to correct the problem. Late in 1999 the truck was at day's chevrolet and the service manager ben larue showed my husband a similar 1999 up on a lift that the torison bar support and assembly could be bent with a pair of vice grips the metal is inferior. The front end of the this vehicle has been braised at the torision bar assembly it has had the ends of the torison bars grounded down and returned to us as fixed. Chevorlet has just had their last repair attempt and they took the front end apart and packed with grease to correct the noise and vibration it did not work. We still here the noise in the front end it still vibrates at highway speeds and is very annoying. The transmission has slipped since the vehicle had about 8,000 miles on it every time we take it in we are told they cannot duplicate the problem. It still will slip at low speeds up a steep incline it will also roll when put in park. The brakes have always been an issue with this vehicle I reported this on the first time back for repair. The vehicle has leaked on the left side at the 2nd door and the rear doors. The vehicle has had a ticking vacuum noise since the day it was new the dealerships told us they know it is annoying but do not how to fix it. This vehicle is not safe it vibrates it will not stop and chevrolet will not do a thing about it we have been through bbb and currently pursuing lemon law.
When shifting gear into park transmission went into reverse. Problem happened on a random basis. Dealer says that nothing is wrong with the vehicle. *ak
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