1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Power Trainaxle Assembly Problems

8 NHTSA complaints on file

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Power Trainaxle Assembly Issues in the 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

8 power trainaxle assembly complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. Of these, 3 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 6 resulted in injury.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Power Trainaxle Assembly Complaints

#8012119 | June 19, 2002

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.*AK

#757634 | February 5, 2002

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.*AK

#747956 | July 12, 2001

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...

#887055 | April 30, 2001

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. *SLC

#730576 | September 18, 2000 Crash

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.

#730576 | September 14, 2000 Crash

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.

#729775 | September 6, 2000 Crash

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...

#841231 | June 28, 1999

REAR AXLE BURNED UP AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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