Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1994)

872 consumer complaints on file.

#709020July 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRIED TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT.--- WIPER WOULD STOP FOR NO REASON AND SOMETIME WOULD OT START, DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT WAS ON A G.M. RECALL LIST FOR 1994 SUBURBANS BUT OUR UNIT VIN NO WAS NOT INCLUDED, I CONTACTED G.M. ON THE PHONE AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO REPAIR, I PURCHASE THE REPLACEPENT BOARD FROM THE DEALER AND THE WIPER WORKS OK, I BELEIVE G.M. OWES ME FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709030July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ON CHEVY SURBURBANS. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CRASH ON A SUNNY DAY WITH DRIVE PAVEMENT. THE ABS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I HAVE RUN INTO THIS INSTANCE 3 PREVIOUS TIMES WHERE "STANDING" ON THE BRAKES DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. YET IF I RELEASE THE ABS BRAKES AND RE-APPLY, THE VEHICLE WILL USUALLY STOP. GIVEN THE CURRENT RECALL ON CHEVY ABS PRODUCTS FROM THIS TIMEFRAME, I WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH ABS ON MY SUBURBAN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842826July 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708929July 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HERE IS AN EXCERP OF THE LETTER I GAVE MY DEALERSHIP REGARDING ABS POTENTIAL PROBLEMS ON 2 OCT 1995. DEALERSHIP SAID BRAKES WERE FINE. ON 27 SEPTEMBER, WHILE I WAS BRAKING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, MY SUBURBAN HIT A BUMP. THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY "CHANGED". INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL STOPPING, IT FELT LIKE THE ABS "KICKED IN" AND I COULD FEEL THE HEAR AND FEEL THE CHARACTERISTIC PEDAL VIBRATION. WORST OF ALL, MOST OF THE BRAKING FORCE WAS GONE. THE ABS SHOULD NOT HAVE KICKED IN SINCE THIS WAS NOT A PANIC STOP OR A WHEEL LOCK UP SITUATION. I KEPT THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND WITHIN ONE OR TWO SECONDS THE ABS TURNED OFF AND NORMAL BRAKING RESUMED.. I KNOW WHAT NORMAL ABS FUNCTIONING FEELS LIKE SINCE I HAVE TESTED THEM UNDER A CONTROLLED PANIC STOP SITUATION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO ME UNDER A NORMAL BRAKING SITUATION. I DISMISSED THE FIRST EVENT AS A FREAK OCCURRENCE UNTIL MY WIFE REAR ENDED A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER ON 21 SEPTEMBER, WHILE IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC. SHE EXPLAINED THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID THE COLLISION BUT COULD NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES-ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO OUR SUBURBAN AND THE TRUCK. THIS CONDITION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708857July 20, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME, WHERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE SEAT TRACK, FRACTURED AND BROKE LOOSE AT THE LEFT FRONT BOLT. THE FRAME SHEARED OFF IN A JAGGED PIECE, LEAVING THE BOLT AND NUT ATTACHED TO THE TRACK AND ALLOWING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY TILT BACKWARDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842452July 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708629July 14, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS, BRAKES WILL MAKE A LOUD NOISE. BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, MEANING PEDAL WILL HIT FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SLOWING DOWN. ABS BRAKES MAY TAKE OVER AT ANY TIME, REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS OR SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708469July 10, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET THESE ISSUES REPAIRED AND HAVE SENT LETTERS, BUT THE CHEY DEALERS WILL NOT GET INVOLVED, NOR WILL THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM AGREE TO RESEARCH IT ANY FARTHER. I HAVE SPENT OVER $500.00 IN FRONT END PARTS, EXHAUST PARTS AND IT IS STILL THERE. I HAVE OWNED 3 OTHER SUBURBANS AND THIS IS THE WORST DRIVING ONE I HAVE EVER HAD. ARE THERE ANY OTHER WAYS TO GET THIS CAR TO SAFELY GO DOWN THE ROAD? IT WANDERS ALL OVER AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON A WINDY DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842040July 9, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708415July 8, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CAR SHUTS DOWN WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT SOMETIMES ON THE FREEWAY OTHER TIMES IN AN INTERSECTION 4 NEAR COLLISIONS MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR DEALERS DENY A PROBLEM INDEPENDENT MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME IT IS A DEFECT IN THE ECM AND PROM UNIT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546519July 6, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING SAME COMPONENT FAILURE (WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE) AS OTHER RECALLED VEHICLE'S, HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED SERVICE DUE TO VIN #. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841474June 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ,CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. RECALL 98V150-001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546484June 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, RECALL HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. (98V-150) MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841323June 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AT THE INTERSECTION.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841155June 25, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLDUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707822June 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN GOING ABOUT LESS 30 MPH ON UNLEVELED ROAD, THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838386June 17, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON THEY WILL BECOME INOPERABLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL DUE VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. ALSO, MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707636June 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH INCIDENTS WERE ALMOST IDENTICAL. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS AND HAD THE NEED TO STOP QUICKLY DUE TO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE NOT WORKING AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO PULSING OF THE BRAKES, JUST A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD GROAN. I DID NOT PUMP THE PEDAL, I JUST APPLIED HARDER AND HARDER PRESSURE UNTIL THE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR, AND THE SUBURBAN CONTINUED TO ALMOST FREEWHEEL INTO THE BACK OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED YET. BUT IF A REMEDY IS NOT FOUND I AM SURE IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A CHILD RUNS OUT FROM BEHIND A PARKED CAR, AND IT WON'T JUST BE PROPERTY DAMAGE. I TOOK MY SUBURBAN TO GREY CHEVROLET TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE BRAKES, AND THEY SAID ALL THAT ALL THEY COULD FIND WAS THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS OVERFULL, AND BROUGHT THE LEVEL DOWN TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. THE BRAKES DO NOT FAIL ALL THE TIME, IT IS INTERMITTENT. DUE TO THAT A PROBLEM IS HARD TO DEFINE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707456June 11, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WASHER SELDOM WORKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839471June 11, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE MAKE/ MODEL AND YEAR, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN#. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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