1999 GMC Suburban Latches, locks and linkages Problems

“The rear automatic door lock failed to operate, the doors were unable to be opened manually. There was an incident where the consumer's daughter attempted to get out of the vehicle and the doors automatically locked, and was unable to manually unlock the door.”

“Consumer states that the other day, he had parked and was attempting to get out of his vehicle. He says that nothing he tried would unlock the driver side from the inside. He said he finally had to crawl to the passenger side and opened the door from the outside. He said this was very frightening because what if the vehicle was on fire, he said he would have burned up. He took the vehicle to the shop and had it repaired. Please help because this should not have happened.”

“The contact owns a 1999 Gmc Suburban. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, he stopped at a red light and the front passenger seat belt did not restrain his wife. The was vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacture was notified and stated that the vehicle was not under the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 00v122000 (seat belts:front:webbing). The failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage is 103,000. The consumer stated he purchased and replaced the seat belt. The driver's seat belt was frayed and failed to restrain him. …”

“The contact owns a 1999 Gmc Suburban. The interior handles had to be replaced on several occasions. The handles were made of plastic , and all four doors failed. To open the door the window must be used to open the vehicle from the outside handle. Gmc hasn't done anything to assess the failure. The driver side handle has to be replaced more frequently since it was used daily. According to the technician they have seen this failure repeatedly. The current and failure mileage were 80,000.”

“The contact owns a 1999 Gmc Suburban. The front passenger side and both rear door handles failed on five occasions. The driver's side and rear barn doors failed twice. As a result, the rear passenger doors could not be opened manually. The electric doors would work sporadically, but also would not work for days at a time. The dealer stated that the age of the vehicle could be the source of the failures. The occupants seated in the third row and rear seats are trapped when the failures occur. The doors are unable to be opened within the passenger compartment. …”