Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1997)

431 consumer complaints on file.

#538628July 21, 1998
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY FAILS WHILE IN MOTION. ON ONE OCCURRANCE WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH STEERING FAILED AND VEHICLE MOVED TO THE LEFT HALF A LANE WIDTH; DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825346July 13, 1998
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 35 OR MORE MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP MORE THEN THREE TIMES. CONDITION STILL UNRESOLVED. VEHICLE PUT CONSUMER AT RISKS WHEN USED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537631June 30, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES LOCKED SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY BECAUSE OIL WAS PUT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537064June 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537442June 23, 1998
SEAT BELTS
WHEN SEAT BELTS ARE USED FOR CHILD SAFETY SEATS, THEY DO NOT RETRACT FULLY BEFORE THE LOCKING MECHANISM ENGAGES. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW THE SAFETY SEAT TO BE SECURELY FASTENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822971May 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE PADS WORE PREMATURELY, AND THE CALIPERS MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM/ CALIPERS AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534717April 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE OIL COOLING ASSEMBLY FAILED, ALLOWING OIL TO SPILL INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535750April 18, 1998
STEERING
VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING KICKS IN/OUT, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE BACK PRESSURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE EFFECT INVOLVES MOMENTARY OVERSTEER AS IF SOMEONE HAS GRAPPED THE STEERING WHEEL AND MOVED IT 4-5 INCHES TOWARD INSID EOF CURVE. IF DRIVEN ON ICY ROADS, COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533873April 8, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE DASHBOARD AREA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822028March 19, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AFTER GOING 50-55MPH ON ICE. VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL HEAD ON & SPUN AROUND & REAR HIT GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. VEHICLE'S FRONT PUSHED BACK INTO TIRES. VEHICLE TOWED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#531956March 6, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES ARE ALMOST NONEXISTENT WHEN DRIVING IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THEY MAKE A VERY DEEP SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SKIDS AND THE PEDAL LOCKS UP. IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE THEY ARE SQUISHY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821808March 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH FROM 2-3 TO 65 MPH ON A PANIC STOP THE CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HE DOES NOT THINK IT IS THE ABS. DEALER HAD CHECKED OTHER VEHICLES AND COMPARED THEM ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#821022January 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES HAS CAME ON 561 TIMES IN ONE YEAR AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THE BRAKE 5 TIMES, AND THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE TRUCK WAS GOING 10MPH. THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP AT THAT SPEED. THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER 20 TIMES, AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT CALLED HIM BACK YET. HE TOOK MATTERS IN HIS OWN HANDS AND HOPES THAT NHTSA CAN ASSIT HIM WITH ANY KIND OF HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820157January 21, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT BURNED THE WHOLE INTERIOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY BULB HAD BURNED OUT, DEALER REPLACED BULB. FIRE SMOTHERED ITSELF OUT. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820662January 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
LOSS OF ABS BRAKES , RESULTING IN A REAREND COLLISION. BRAKES WENT FLOOR,ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON AFTER INCIDENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE SOES AND PADS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820640January 14, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCKS AND LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE ON ALL FOUR DOORS. OWNER NOTES DOOR ALMOST CAME OPEN BECAUSE OFTHE PROBLEM. WHEN LOCKS ARE PULLED UP THEY ARE HARD TO PUSH DOWN. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820279January 6, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TRAVELING 20 MPH UPON AVOIDING HITTING A PATCH OF ICE CONSUMER THEREFORE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FORCING THE OCCUPANT ARMS AND HANDS TO BE FORCED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES DUE TO DISLOCATION OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820196December 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THER IS PRESSURE IN THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#527589December 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCK AND DO NOT RELEASE IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819597December 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN TRAVELING DOWN AN INCLINE, CONSUMER NOTICED THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SHOES AND PADS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SHOES AND PADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Suburban