1999 GMC Suburban

PREMATURE TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60,667 MILES DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN OF SUN GEAR HUB ASSEMBLY. THE SHAFT COLLAR BROKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM GM HAS THE COLLAR TO HUB MATING STRENGTHENED FROM THE FACTORY ORIGINAL, SO IT IS KNOWN IN GM THIS PART HAS A DESIGN FLAW FROM THE FACTORY. I WAS AND AM UNEMPLOYED AND THIS WAS A TERRIBLE FINANCIAL BURDEN AT A BAD TIME. CONTACTING GM WAS NO HELP - "IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY". FURTHER COMPLAINTS TO BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AUTO LINE RETURNED SAME ANSWER - OUT OF WARRANTY". THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BABIED AND WELL CARED FOR. NO TRAILERS HAVE BEEN TOWED AND NO OFF-ROAD USE. RIDICULOUS A $41,000 VEHICLE HAS THIS PROBLEM AT ONLY 60,000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO 3 OTHER SUBURBAN OWNERS IN MY SMALL TOWN AND ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN'T SOMEONE FORCE GM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAILURE> I WARN PEOPLE ABOUT PURCHASING SUBURBAN'S NOW WITHOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB

BRAKE AND ABS UNSAFE AND IN FOR CHRONIC REPAIRS. HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR LESS THEN A YEAR WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. ROTORS CRACKED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. HAD HEAVY DUTY ROTORS PUT ON. IN THE RAIN, ABS LOCKED...NEAR MISS OF AN ACCIDENT. WITHIN WEEKS HAD BACK IN FOR REPAIRS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR...WAS INFORMED OF GMC BULLETIN REGARDING BRAKES. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECK BRAKES AND ABS. HAD PROPORTIONING VALVE PUT IN AND REAR BRAKES REPLACED. THEN HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS AGAIN DUE TO WEAR..ALL WITHIN 2-3 MONTHS. THEN ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND ABS STARING LOCKING INTERMITTENTLY ON ITS OWN. THERE IS A LEAK AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS JUST INSTALLED 12 DAYS AGO! WE LEFT IT AT THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALER (ITS A SUNDAY)! TOO SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY PRESCHOOLER IN THE CAR! THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 42K! *JB

INJECTOR PUMP FAILURE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUST STALL WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED TO ME THE LAST HOT WEEKEND THIS FALL. THE LOCAL DEALER TOOK MY VEHICLE & HAD IT FOR OVER A WEEK, FINALLY GETTING A CODE TO SHOW UP THAT ALLOWED THEM TO REPLACE THE INJECTOR PUMP. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE INJECTOR PUMP WAS AT FAULT, BUT INSTEAD THE PMD ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS FAILING. THIS REPLACEMENT DIDN'T COST ME ANYTHING, BUT I THINK GM SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES ON AN ENGINE THAT IS DESIGNED TO RUN 200,00+ MILES W/PROPER CARE. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 50,000 MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME.