Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1994)

872 consumer complaints on file.

#734914October 22, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATED FROM BODY OF TIRE. TIRE SERIAL # DK 32644-S P4402 21643-B (DOT NUMBER: ACHL213035 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15) (DOT NUMBER: ACHL213035 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873340October 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA 95 026/POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: WHEN APPLYING BRAKE IN A SUDDEN STOP/EMERGENCY SITUATION IT CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKING, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES ON. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE FELL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873019October 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL 98V150 000/WINDSHIELED WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELED WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734175October 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED ON NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001, BUT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1993, BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RECALL. THE SYMPTOMS OF MY COMPLAINT ARE EXACTLY AS STATED IN THIS RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872726October 11, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO SHOULDER BELT NOT TIGHTENING. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE TIGHT. *AK BOTHE FRONT BUCKET SEAT 3 POINT RETRACTER'S ARE INOPERATIVE. SHOULDER HARNESS WILL NOT TIGHTEN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733661October 7, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER HAS FAILED 3 YEARS IN A ROW, REPLACED BY THE SUGGESTED MANUFACTURER PART. PART IS ONLY GUARNTEED FOR 1 YEAR AND SEEMS TO BREAK SHORTLY AFTER GUARNTEE EXPIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733513October 5, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. IT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TREAD WHICH WAS STILL ATTCHED TO THE CARCASS AND DAMAGED THE LEFT REAR FENDER AND DOOR (APPROXIMATELY $800 IN DAMAGE + $125 COST OF THE TIRE, SEE LATER). THE CARCASS BLEW OUT IMMEDIATELY. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LOST. I SENT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE FOR ANALYSIS AND POSSIBLE COVERAGE OF MY DAMAGE DUE TO A PRODUCT DEFECT. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY A ROAD HAZARD AND THEY WERE THEREFORE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES. IN ANY EVENT, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEIR TIRE SHOULD CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL BUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE MUCH SUCCESS FIGHTING THEIR DECISION. THE TIRE ITSELF WAS COVERED BY A ROAD HAZARD WARRENTEE AND WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE TIRES WERE NEARING THE END OF THEIR SERVICE LIFE BUT STILL HAD A DEPTH OF TREAD WITHIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH THOSE OF ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. I SEND YOU THIS INFORMATION FOR USE IN YOUR CURRENT ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE SIZE TIRES. ULTIMATELY, I WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH REINBURSEMENT FO THE BODY REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE. THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF NORMAL (AND ACCEPTABLE) WEAR. (TIRESIZE: 245-75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245-75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733303October 3, 2000
TIRES
DD (TIRESIZE: LT245/7516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/7516 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733329October 3, 2000
TIRES
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A NEW DEMO WITH 3210 MILES. IN FEB 1995 WITH ONLY 8000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65+ MILES PER HOUR ON THE FWY THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED ( TREAD SEPARATION) . ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT AND ROLL OVER!( NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURED). WHEN I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF FWY THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED TO SHREDS. I CHANGED THE TIRE INSTALLING THE SPARE. I TOOK FAILED TIRE TO LOCAL FIRESTONE TIRE DEALER ( KENNEDY FIRESTONE) FOR WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT. THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING ON THE FWY. I EXPLAINED I NEVER HIT ANYTHING THE TIRE JUST BLEW APART AT HIGH SPEED WITH NO WARING. THEY DID NOT ADJUST TIRE FOR WARRANTY WHAT SO EVER @ 8000MILE. I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH BFG ALL TERRIAN TIRES AND HAVE NEVER PURCHASED FIRESTONE PRODUCTS SINCE THIS INCIDENT.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733380October 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ON CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN IS UNRELIABLE AND FAULTY - NEED A SOLUTION BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555306October 2, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HT TIRES(255 70 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732947September 30, 2000
TIRES
ON ROAD LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. SPEED 5 TO 8 MPH. FIST SIZED BLOWOUT IN CENTER OF TREAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: DON'T SEE TIRESIZE: LT245/7R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871778September 28, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871373September 25, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730952September 10, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE 1994 SUBURBANS HAD A RECALL #98V150000 FOR THE PROBLEM OF THE WIPER MOTOR MODULE BECOMING INOPERABLE. I TOOK MINE IN FOR THE REPAIR AS MY WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN# FOR MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE COVERED RANGE, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $86.96 TO REPAIR IT. OBVIOUSLY, THE VIN RANGE SHOULD BE EXPANDED AS THE PROBLEM IS EFFECTING OTHER VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870091September 9, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL 99025000/BRAKE SWITCH: ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE ROAD OR A BUMP IT CAUSES A TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKE FOR 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE RESTORING. VEHICLE BEEN A INDEPENDENCE REPAIRS SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED FOR A APPOINTMENT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729731August 31, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 98V150001 AND/OR 98V150000. CHEVROLET IS MAINTAINING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED, ALTHOUGH THAT IS NOT THE CASE. WHILE THIS MAY BE A RARE SNAFU, IT MAY BE PART OF A PATTERN OF CONDUCT. INTERESTINGLY, CHEVROLET HAS SAID THAT IF I CAN PRODUCE THE RECORDS THAT DEMONSTRATE THAT THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, THEY WILL DO THE WORK AGAIN. (SINCE THE WORK HAS NEVER BEEN DONE, I OBVIOUSLY CANNOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.) FROM CHEVROLET'S PERSPECTIVE, I CAN HAVE THE WORK DONE TWICE IF I HAVE A RECORD OF IT HAVING BEEN DONE ONCE, BUT I CANNOT HAVE IT DONE AT ALL IF THEY HAVE A RECORD THAT IT WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY, BUT I HAVE NO SUCH RECORD. DO THEY THINK THEY CAN WIN WITH THIS LOGIC? DOES NHTSA MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RECALLS? DO YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS GM'S POLICY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869056August 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR TO NO VISIBILITY. SAME DEFECT AS MENTINED IN RECALL 98V150001. BUT, MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728573August 21, 2000
TIRES
BAD STEERING WOBBLE; DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING CONTROL. BELT SEPARATED ON ALL 4 TIRES. FIRESTONE REPLACED WITH WILDERNESS HT TIRES AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.( DOT NUMBER: UNAVAILABL TIRE SIZE: 23575R15XL )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9001793August 20, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD GO OUT WHEN TURNING ON THUMPS TO DASH, A GIGGLE TO THE WIPER WILL RESTART THEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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