1999 Chevrolet Suburban defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1999 Chevrolet Suburban. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Brake line corrosion failure
  Engineering Analysis EA11001 · opened Jan 5, 2011 · closed Apr 8, 2015

  On January 11, 2011, ODI opened EA11-001 to investigate allegations of premature brake line corrosion failure in model year (MY) 1999 through 2003 General Motors (GM) full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles sold or registered in the following region of the United States that NHTSA has viewed as salt states f…

• Brake line corrosion failure
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10010 · opened Mar 30, 2010 · closed Jan 5, 2011

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received Defect Petition DP10-003 on March 2, 2010, requesting the investigation of model year (MY) 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD 4WD pickup trucks for corrosion failures of the vehicle brake lines.DP10-003 was granted and on March 30, 2010, Preliminary Evaluation PE10-010 wa…

• UNWANTED LOW-SPEED ABS ACTIVATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE05020 · opened Apr 28, 2005 · closed Sep 13, 2005 · led to recall 05V379000

  In a letter dated august 29, 2005, gm notified odi that it was recalling certain model year 1999 through 2002 c/k pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles to correct a problem with anti-lock brake system (abs) wheel speed sensor corrosion that may result in unwanted abs activation and extended stopping distances during…

• STEEL WHEEL RIM FRACTURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE03026 · opened Jun 12, 2003 · closed Nov 3, 2003

  There have been less than 2 complaints per 100,000 subject vehicles related to the alleged defect.the oldest vehicles (my 1999) have only 2 complaints in over 140 thousand vehicles after over 4 years in service.the rate of warranty claims potentially related to the alleged defect is less than 0.1%.there are no known in…

• THROTTLE STICKING CLOSED
  Engineering Analysis EA02015 · opened Aug 1, 2002 · closed Jan 12, 2004

  This investigation involves the general motors corporation (gm)throttle body (tb) utilized in model year (my) 1999-2002 silverado, sierra, tahoe, suburban, avalanche and yukon (subject vehicle(s)) with 4.8l, 5.3l, and 6.0l engines. The tb valve may intermittently stick in a closed position.in such a situation, an opera…

• ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIV
  Engineering Analysis EA99011 · opened May 12, 1999 · closed Feb 27, 2001

  The office of defect investigation (odi) has investigated allegations of power steering assist fluctuations in the subject vehicles.for details and a basis for the investigation conclusions, please see the closing report in the ea99-011 public file.odi has not identified a safety-related defect trend in the subject veh…