Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1993)

499 consumer complaints on file.

#891360June 27, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP PEDAL WENT TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745506May 18, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
SEAT IS SIX WAY POWER AND SEAT BASE ANCHOR TO POWER MECHANISM BROKE BROKE NOW SEAT CONNECT ON ONLY THREE SIDES AND LEANS BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745377May 15, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
A 1 1/2" HOLE BLEW OUT IN THE SIDEWALL. NO PUNCTURE APPARENT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11BAB437 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888123May 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM CAN BE TRIGGERED BY ANY SMALL BUMP IN ROAD. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561044May 4, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON TWO OCCASIONS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AT MODERATE SPEED, PRIOR WARNING WAS TREAD HITTING THE FENDERS, THE THIRD FAILURE WAS DISCOVERED AS A SEPARATION BUBBLE WHILE HAVING TIRES BALANCED BIG O (LT245/75R16). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743203March 28, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON THE INTERSTATE DUE TO THE TIRE PROBLEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: DBHK613299 TIRESIZE: LT23575R15)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#884183March 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, FIRST THEY GRABBED, THEN RELEASED. NO BRAKING ACTION, AND CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT, DAMAGE WAS $7000.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880425February 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING BRAKES ABS SYSTEM DID NOT KICK IN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OFF ROAD.*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SIX OTHER OCCASSIONS SINCE 1994. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880267February 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. OPEN IVESTIGATION EA95026. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879658February 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER HAD A NEW ABS SYSTEM INSTALLED. THEN, BEFORE GETTING ON HIGHWAY STATE TROOPER STOPPED CONSUMER, AND INFORMED THEM THAT THEY NEED TO PUT CHAINS ON TIRES DUE TO SNOW. SOON AFTER, WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL ABS WENT OUT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THEY NOTED THAT ABS WON'T WORK WITH CHAINS ON TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740265February 1, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPPERS STOP WORKING WHEN IM DRIVING, AND THE DEALER THEY SAID WAS A RECALL BEFORE BUT THEY SAID THAT I HAD TO PAY BECAUSE I DID NOT TAKE THE TRUCK WHEN THEY MADE THE RECALL. BUT I BUY THE TRUCK USED AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE PRIOR OWNER RESPOND TO ANY RECALL. AND THEN I E MAIL CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT TRUCK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879335January 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONE THREE OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES MASTER CYLINDER WAS CHECKED BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, ON THE ADVICE OF CONUMER'S MECHANIC, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878951January 24, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH LEFT HAND SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR CAME APART, CAUSING GLASS FRAGMENTS TO FLY IN ROAD, AND CAUSING A HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS. MIRROR CAUSED DAMAGE TO SIDE OF VEHICLE, MIRROR WAS ONLY BEING HELD BY GLUE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877973January 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN WITHOUT WARNING OR NEED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738951January 7, 2001
TIRES
OVER THE COURES OF SEVERAL YEARS I HAD 5 OUT OF 8 OF THESE TIRES SLIP THEIR BELTS BEFORE FIRESTONE ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM AND REPLACED THEM WITH BRIDGESTONE EQUIVALENTS. MY WIFES VAN STILL HAS THEM ON AND SHE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE LAST YEAR ON THE HIGHWAY. *AK (TIRESIZE: 30X9.50R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 30X9.50R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558675January 3, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SHIMMY, BY REDUCING SPEED THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, UPON INSPECTION CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE BELT SEPARATED AND TOOK THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES WITH DIFFERENT BRAND. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876442December 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH HAD TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND BRAKES MADE AN ELECTRICAL VIBRATING HIGH PITCHED NOISE. SEVERAL OCCURRENCES HAPPENED DURING WET OR SNOWY WEATHER. DID NOT TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE BRAKES WORKED FINE MOST OF THE TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876003December 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA 95 026/POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: WHENEVER VEHICLE RUNS OVER A BUMP/POTHOLE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, IT CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, HAS TO APPLY BRAKES EXTRA HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733999October 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONSTANTLY SHUT OFF WHEN IT STARTS RAINING, THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO WORK IS TO STOP THE CAR AND GET OUT AND MANUALLY FORCE THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THEY WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN DO IT AGAIN. THE GRILL : THE CROME IS PEALING OFF OF THE GRILL. THE BRAKES; THERE IS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. ONE IS THE DISC KEEP WARPING AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. THEY SOMETIME FAIL TO STPO THE CAR AS THEY SHOULD. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733686October 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
DURING SLOW SPEED STOP, BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITH NO EFFECT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS, ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE FIRST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. REPORTED TO DEALER THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A DRIVER MISTAKE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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