Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1997)

431 consumer complaints on file.

#10143758November 28, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140214October 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. SHE RECEIVED RECALL 05V379000 NOTICE FOR A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ABS BRAKE PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT SEEMED AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS KICKING IN, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. IT DID NOT MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVEN ON DRY ROADS. THE SERVICE DEALER DID STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140228October 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE ABS PULSATED. THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AS INDICATED IN A CURRENT RECALL ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ON THE FRONT BRAKES. THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ,HOWEVER, IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DID REPLACE ONE OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, BUT THE OTHER ONE WAS CLEANED AND KEPT ON THE BRAKES. SINCE THIS REPAIR THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT CONTACTED GM, AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND THE MODEL. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137917September 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES PROBLEMS ON MY 1997 CHEVY TAHOE 4DR 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE SINCE I OBTAINED THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. THEY WOULD GRUNT & GROAN, SKIP AND ACT ERRATIC. ON ICE AND SNOW, I WOULD ACTUALLY GO FASTER WHEN I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLIDE MUCH FASTER THAN A CAR WITH REGULAR BRAKES. ON DRY ROADS AT SLOW SPEEDS IN TOWN DRIVING, THE BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO TAKE HOLD ALL THE TIME. THERE WOULD BE A DELAY ACTION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I ALMOST REAR-ENDED OTHER VEHICLES THREE TIMES, THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I HATE ABS BRAKES AND WOULD LIKE TO BUY ONE WITHOUT IT. ABS BRAKES SYSTEMS ARE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON THIS 1997 CHEV TAHOE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. I CHECKED WITH MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY THAT'S JUST ABS BRAKES, AND I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT. THIS IS WRONG AS THEY ARE A VERY REAL DANGER. I HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL ALLOWING SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES AND THEN ITS NOT SAFE. I THINK I HAVE A LEMON AND KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT AROUND HERE. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE HELP WITH RECALLS AND A NEW VEHICLE?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134950August 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THIS RESULTED IN A CRASH, AND THERE WERE ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE BRAKES JUST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD GET A CHANCE TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED, HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND FIXED AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON WITH CORROSION BUILD UP. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $1300.00 TO FIX THE BRAKING SYSTEM. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE BRAKES WERE LOSING POWER, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH AN E-MAIL, WITH NO RESPONSE. THE CONSUMER LIVES IN A SALT-BELT STATE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A CORROSION BUILD UP ON THE ABS SENSOR. A POLICE REPORT AND AN INSURANCE REPORT WERE TAKEN. THE SPEED WAS AROUND 20 MPH.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10127650August 12, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME APART ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CONSUMER HAS WRITTEN TO BRIDGESTONE. THEY WOULD NEED THE TIRE TO BE SENT TO THEM TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE SEPARATION. CONSUMER REFUSED TO SEND THE TIRE TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126256June 22, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON SIDE MIRROR SWITCH ,AND HAD REPAIR WORK DONE. BUT, FELT THERE WERE STILL HOT WIRES ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT IT, AND THEY WOULD NOT REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125452June 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THIS MORNING HIT THE BRAKES COMING DOWN THE HILL AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN, COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THE ELECTRIC AND POWER FAILURE, COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE. IT HASN'T BE CHECKED BY DEALER YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125337June 15, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA COMPLAINT # 03V159000 - CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED CERTIAN VEHICLES WITH AN INTERMITTENT WINDSHIEL WIPER PROBLEM. MY 1997 2WD SUBURBAN IS NOT NCLUDED. 1996 ALL SUBURBANS ARE AND 1997 4WD SUBURBANS ARE. I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE 1996 AND 1997 4WD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124909June 10, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND OCCASIONALLY FAIL. DANGEROUS DURING RAINSTORMS. THIS 1997 SUBURBAN VIN# [XXX] DOES NOT SHOW UP ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 03V159000. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121122May 17, 2005
STEERING
I BOUGHT A USED SUBURBAN AND SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT. I REALLY HAVE TO KEEP A TIGHT GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ON A ROAD WITH ALOT OF TWISTS AND TURNS BECAUSE IT JERKES HARD AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WORRY THAT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A WRECK BECAUSE IT SOMETIMES HAS SENT ME TOWARDS THE LANE NEXT TO ME OR OFF THE ROAD COMPLETLY, THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENS EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE, IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I AM DRIVING. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. I JUST WONDER IF THERE IS A RECALL OR WHAT WILL REMEDY THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120831May 13, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES TO MY 1997 CHEVY SUBURBAN, THE ABS KICKS ON AND PULSATES EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TREMENDOUSLY. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS FOR RECENT YEAR SUBURBANS, BUT NOT AS FAR BACK AS THE 1997 MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120527May 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
I HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND IT BLEW THE COUPLING ON THE HEATER HOSE WHILE DRIVING THIS PAST SATURDAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE REPAIR WAS 93.00. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MOTOR THAT ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT THERE PROBABLY SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THIS HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY. THE LOCAL SHOP THAT MADE THE REPAIR HAS SO MANY TO COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY NOW STOCK THE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113502March 4, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT RECALL 03V159000 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS ISSUED. MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113300March 2, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT RECALL REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER, THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO ANY DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111621February 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKES VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AND HESITATE WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109676February 3, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER IS CHARGING THE CONSUMER FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL 03V159000 BECAUSE THEIR RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED OUT IN 98. THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2003. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED THAT THE DEFECT RECALL PART WAS NEVER REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. *JB.. THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED IN 1998. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101799November 30, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098873November 15, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO ACCIDENTS. STEERING HAS BEGUN INSTANCES OF LOSS OF CONTROL. INFORMATION PROVIDED DURING DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS INDICATES THE RECIRCULATING BALL STEERING BOX MAY HAVE A TENDENCY TO SLIP. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTERMITTANT FAILURE MODE EXPERIENCED DURING DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS A 1997 SUBURBAN C1500. IT IS NOT USED TO TOW AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE NEW, ALL OF THE 104,000 MILES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY US, NO CHILDREN HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS 5 TIMES, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING YESTERDAY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099719November 9, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON THEIR ON. DEALER WAS AWARE THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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