Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1998)

216 consumer complaints on file.

#6900445September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE TO FAULTY SWITCH THAT CONTROLS OUTSIDE MIRROR, CAUSED DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO START BURNING, CLAIM 40-2517-187. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562992September 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
FAULTY INJECTORS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MISFIRE AND CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895377August 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING POOR BRAKING ABILITY, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#895407August 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES THEY WOULD GET HARD. BRAKES GET HARDER AS DAY WEARS ON. VEHICLE WOULD BUCK IF STOPPED AT LIGHT OR SIGN. MAKES A SWOOSHING SOUND. CAN FEEL BRAKE PEDAL FIGHTING BACK. HAVE TAKEN TO INDPENDENT MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED BRAKE POWER BOOSTER WAS GONE AND WAS LEAVING NO POWER BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562823August 28, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS MISFIRING DUE TO INJECTORS FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751014August 23, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
BATTERY LEAKED ACID AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURE, ALTERNATOR FAILURE, WIRE SHORT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750429August 14, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION. AMBIENT TEMP 96 DEGREES. INFLATION 80 POUNDS COLD. MUD/SNOW TREAD. TOWING 6200 LB TRAVEL TRAILER WITH EQUILIZING HITCH.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B3A477 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893524August 6, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LT265/75R16, DOT UNKNOWN, REPLACEMENT TIRE WITH 10000 MILES ON A 1998, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 63 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. NO ACCIDENT.*AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890265June 13, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE 00 040/TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WITH DRIVER AND THREE PASSENGERS, ONE ADULT IN A 1998 CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16. *AK DOT NUMBERS V611B1A447 AND V611B1A487 FOR THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S TIRES, FRONT TIRES WERE KEPT AT 70PSI AND REAR TIRES 75PSI. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889892June 6, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, STOPPED AND SAW YELLOW SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL, SPARKS WERE FLYING. SMOKE STOPPED, FUSE HAD BLOWN. MECHANIC FOUND THAT WIRE TO OUTSIDE MIRROR SWITCH. *AK AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRE WAS 14 GAUGE. THE ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURED AT THE MIRROR SWITCH. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744595April 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
BRAKES-WHEN COMING TO STOP PEDAL IS HARD THEN DROPS ABOUT AN INCH MORE BEFORE VEHICLE STOPS.ANTI LOCK WILL SOMETIMES ENGAGE AND STOP VEHICLE. AFTER VEHICLE STOPS I CAN CONTINUE TO PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED REAR DUMP VALVE BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED,NEW ROTORS, NEW BACK BRAKE SHOES(3RD SET). BRAKE PROBLEM STARTED IN JAN 2001. INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING. FUEL PUMP IS RUNNING VERY NOISY, NOSIER THAN WHEN NEW. I KNOW THAT THIS MEANS IT IS GOING TO GO.SO I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882992March 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THAT WIRES TO BATTERY WERE LOOSE. SINCE DEALER RECONNECTED WIRES, VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560293March 12, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
CLASS I HITCH DEVELOPED HAIRLINE CRACK AT ONE OF WELDS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742105March 8, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
FIREMAN CONTACTED DETERMINED TO BE AN ALECTRICAL SHORT CAUSE FIRE TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. (AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560211March 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
3 FUEL INJECTORS FAILED (#1, #7 AND #8). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741261February 21, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED STEERING SLIPS AND JERKS TO RIGHT OR LEFT. THE TIRES DON'T MOVE WITH THE SLIP. IT STARTED OUT AS JUST A RIGHT SHIFT, AND NOW IT IS JERKING BOTH TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740134January 30, 2001
SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739266January 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON BRAKING AND COMPLETELY STOPPING BRAKEJUST RELEASES BY ITSELF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739162January 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSFER CASE WAS SHREDDED INSIDE EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED OFF-ROAD OR FOR TOWING. MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. SERVICE TECHNICIAN COMMENTED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE BEFORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739054January 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SPOKEN TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE. DEALER SAYS NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL NOTICE -- NHTSA RECALL 98V033000. CURRENTLY ON THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKES. CHEVROLET AREA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE, HARVEY MYER HAS NEVER FOLLOWED UP WITH COMPLAINT, CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA FLEMING IS HELPFUL. DEALER WORKED ON BRAKES WHEN UNDER WARRANTY, REFUSES TO ACCEPT NHTSA INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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