Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1994)

872 consumer complaints on file.

#9002294April 17, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHEILD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743680April 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPER MOTER CAN BE HEARD TRYING TO ENGAGE THE WIPERS, BUT FAILS TO DO SO. IF THE CAR IS DRY PRIOR TO RAIN, THE WIPERS SOMETIMES WILL WORK. IF THE CAR IS OUT AND IS WET, THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK. THE WIPERS WILL SOMETIMES FAIL ONCE IN USE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET, TO WHICH THEY SAID THEY CAN'T INCLUDE THE CAR IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE RECALL. WE TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR ON APRIL 29, 1994.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560458March 22, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
THE HITCH RECEIVER IS STARTING TO CRACK (PART # 15643953). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882514March 8, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT GROUP AT A TRADE SHOW THAT FOUND TRAILER HITCH WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881384February 26, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DURING RAIN. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK WIPER MOTOR WORKS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES WON'T TURN OFF, IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BEFORE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740931February 15, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
I FOUND ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE THAT A RECALL WAS INSTITUTED FOR THE WINSHIELD WIPER MODULE FOR 1994 SUBURBAN'S. I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I A MODULE FAILURE AS DESCRIBED AND I HAVE A 1994 SUBURBAN. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT WITHIN THE SPECIFIED PERIOD AND I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR REPLACING THE MODULE. IS THIS CORRECT? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879672February 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA95-026, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN GENERAL TRAFFIC ABOUT 20 MPH ,GOING FROM STOP TO STOP. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AS NORMAL WITH ENOUGH SPACE , BUT VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING FAST ENOUGH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN HARDER, BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE WAS STILL SLOWING DOWN AT SAME RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING A REAREND CRASH. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CONSUMER NOTICED THAT IT TOOK LONGER TO STOP, ABOUT 5 FEET FURTHER IN A NORMAL STOPPING CONDITION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879457January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL FELT HARD AND WENT TO FLOOR, BUT NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#740154January 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED, CALIPERS ARE'T BEING RELEASED PROPERLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878789January 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878455January 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CARRIER GEAR ON LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL CRACKED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES ABS DO NOT STOP VEHICLE AND CONSUMER HAS HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD MAY TIMES IN ORDER TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877864January 10, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE RAINING WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES GO OUT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BY THEMSELVES, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. THERE IS A RECALL 98V150001, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE DEALER STATE THAT THE VEHICLE VIN DOES NOT INDICATE THE DEFECTIVE UNITS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PRESENTS THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AS THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738928January 7, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY NOT AT ALL (DURING RAIN, GO FIGURE). IF THE SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND YOU PULLED ON THE ARM OF THE WIPER, THEY WOULD SOMETIMES BEGIN TO FUNCTION. I LEARNED OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM: VISUAL SYSTEMS:WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V15000, CAMPAIGN #: 98043. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LISTED DEALER FOR THE DEFECT OF A BAD CIRCUIT BOARD TO BE CORRECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM THAT THEY FOUND WITH THE WIPERS, THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL, WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS WAS ON 1-3-01, AND I HAD TO PAY $ 95.67 FOR THE REPAIR, WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED AS DICTATED BY THE RECALL. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. JOHN JACOB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738282December 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN USING BRAKES THE CAR WILL STOP FOR BRIEF MOMENT THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PULSATE AND THE BRAKE STOP WORKING,THEN I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OF THE BRAKES AND HIT IT AGAIN./ ON THE SET BELT WHEN THEY ARE BUCKLED AND YOU MOVE FORWARD THEY WILL NOT RETRACT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737793December 14, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY CIRCUIT BOARD FAILED. THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE ON JAN 12, 1994, THEREFORE IT WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN #98V150001, AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BOARD AS PART OF THE RECALL. I REPLACED THE BOARD MYSELF. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY AN NHTSA-APPOINTED ENGINEER, IF YOU DESIRE. SINCE IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS CONDITION EXISTS FOR MORE THAN THE LIMITED DATES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU EXPAND THE CAMPAIGN TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAVE LIVES. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT LIGHTLY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN YOU ORIGINALLY THOUGHT - SEE THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS - ODI #S: 735172 734175 864283 862133 844514 711482 839471 838820 838386 848120 707007 843175 838540 707212 830912 841155 543656 830459 707179 713640 479355 516020. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737706December 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THESE 3 CASES OF AN ABS FAILURE OCCURRED ON DAMP ROADS. TWO CASES INVOLVED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES BEING OVER LEAVES ON THE ROAD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALL THE CASES INVOLVED TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. NORMAL PRESSURE(NOT A PANIC STOP) WAS APPLIED TOBRAKES, AND ALL 3 CASES WERE AT A SPEED OF 5MPH OR LESS. WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN, THE CAR BASICALLY WOULD NOT STOP WITHIN ANY REASONABLE DISTANCE. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS ABS SYSTEM(KELSEY-HAYES) EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 1994. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK!!!! IF THE ABS EVER KICKS IN, YOU ARE IN TROUBLE. WE HAVE HAD ONLY 1 ACCIDENT SINCE 1994(CAUSED BY THE ABS), BUT HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEAR-MISSES. I HAVE EVEN LOOKED INTO DISCONNECTING THE ABS, BUT THERE IS SIOME INTERLOCKING OF THE ABS TO THE TRANSMISSION OR OTHER SYSTEMS THAT PREVENT YOU FROM DOING THAT. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERS, MANUFATURER, AND THE NTHSA. THE DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WOULD INVOLVE REPLACING THE WHOLE KELSEY-HAYES SYSTEM NOT JUST A MODIFICATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875625November 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS IS MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, AND ABS WILL ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875230November 20, 2000
TRAILER HITCHES
CONSUMER NOTICED TRAILER HITCH ATTACHMENT WITH CRACKS ON SIDE. *AK THE CRACKS ARE ON THE CURVED PART OF THE ANGLE BRACKET BOLTED TO THE FRAME, DEALER REPLACED THE HITCH. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735172October 26, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #98V150001 COVERS THIS FAILURE FOR SUBURBAN'S MANUFACTURED SHORTLY AFTER MY SUBURBAN WAS MANUFACTURED. THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED IS THE SAME AS THE ONE DESCRIBED IN #98V150001. THIS SITUATION NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF MANUFACTURER. IT IS A SAFTEY HAZZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF LIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735034October 24, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE TRUCK HAS POOR BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN NEEDED. ONE ACCIDENT HAS RESULTED AS DESCRIBED, IN 3/1999. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN DONE WITH NO RESULT. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT MY EXPENSE, WITH NO CHANGE. THE DEALER (JOE HOLLAND IN CHARLESTON, WV) STATES THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE TRUCK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP IN SITUATIONS WHERE A QUICK STOP IS NEEDED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHRONIC SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. MANY CLOSE CALLS HAVE HAPPENED. POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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