| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004292743 | Incident Date: Jun, 08 2004 |
| Consumer's City: OAKTON | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SUBURBAN | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 09 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 14 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Transmission failure in 1999 k1500 suburban with 49600 miles while towing 18 foot lightly loaded box trailer on level ground. towing was in accordance with instructions in owners manual to tow in overdrive. transmission failed 150 miles after starting tow. subsequent checking over internet and with friends has revealed many others have experienced same type failure. chev dealer states that there is no factory service bulletin concerning transmission failures. failure appears to be do to excessive heat build up. |
