Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#731280September 13, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
AFTER PURCHASING NEW 2000 VEHICLE, UNABLE TO PROPERLY SECURE CHILD'S SAFTY SEAT INTO MIDDLE POSITION OF THIRD ROW SEATS DUE TO POSITION OF SEAT BELT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS NOT MEANS PROVIDED TO SECURE SAFETY STRAP. THERE IS ONLY ONE SECURE POINT PROVIDED, BUT IT IS NEXT TO A WINDOW AND SEAT BELT CAN'NT BE PROPERLY SECURED TO PERMIT NO MOVEMENT WITH CAR SEAT. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT SNAPS ARE NOT POSITIONED IN THE SEAM OF THE SEAT BUT SEVERAL INCHES OUT FROM THE SEAT BACK, THUS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE ANY SEAT WITHOUT MOVEMENT. MANUFACTURE REPRESENTIVES HAVE ASSURED ME THAT THE SAFEST SEAT IN THE VEHILCE FOR CHILDREN IS THE MIDDLE POSITION. THEN WHY IS A SECURE POINT NEXT TO A WINDOW AND USING A SEAT BELT THAT RELIES ON SUDDEN STOP OF VEHICLE TO STOP THE THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT BELT? 2ND ISSUE - FIRESTONE TIRES PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURE WERE ONLY INFLATED TO 24 PSI (THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 80 PSI),WITH VEHILCE WAS DELIVERED AT SALE. THUS GIVING FALSE SAFETY TO NEW OWNER. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT DEALER MIGHT NOT BE FOLLOWING PRESCRIBED SAFTEY REQUIREMENTS IN PREP OF VEHILCE PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO BUYER. IN LIGHT OF THE NATIONAL CONCERNS REGARDING FIRESTONE TIRES, IT WOULD BE ASSUMED THAT ALL FIRESTONE TIRES NOT TO MENTION ALL BRANDS SHOULD BE UP TO PROPER SAFETY INFLATION STANDARDS PRIOR TO SALE TO PUBLIC. PLEASE PROVIDE INPUT ON HOW THESE ISSUES CAN BE RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870354September 13, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING ON ROUGH ROADS AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900227September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIAL SIZE 16 TREAD SEPARATION. (CLAIM# 13-7039-391) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900233September 12, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
V1 WAS DRIVING AND FRONT DRIVER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE IS A FIRESTONE ATX TIRE. (CLAIM# 43-R546-775) *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731013September 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE INITIAL SYMPTOM HAS BEEN UPON STARTING THE ENGINE THE CLOCK RESETS TO 1:00 AND THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHTS GLOW ON AND OFF(BUT THE A/C SWITCH IS OFF). THE NEXT SYMTOM IS WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL JUST DIE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE SUBURBAN HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MID-1996. THE BATTERY HAS LEAKED SO BADLY THAT PARTS UNDER THE AREA WHERE THE BATTERY SITS HAD TO BE REPLACED. BESIDES WHAT SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, THE BRAKES IN THE FRONT HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. THIS LAST TIME THE ROTERS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE OUT OF MFG. SPECIFICATIONS. BRAKES AND BATTERY REPAIR ARE NOT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. EACH TRIP TO THE DEALER IS MORE $500.00. THE POTENTIAL FOR A LIFE ENDING ACCIDENT IS SO GREAT WHEN THESE SYSTEMS FAIL ON A VEHICLE. WHY AREN'T THESE VEHICLES BUILT WITH BETTER RELIABILITY? THE TRUCK WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALER ON 9/11/2000. THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE STILL NOT FIXED! (DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, V8 VORTEC 454, 4X4, 3/4 TON). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731055September 11, 2000
SUSPENSION, TIRES
STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES JERKS OUT OF MY HANDS AS IF I'VE HIT A PATCH OF ICE. ALSO FEEL THE TRUCK BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING AS IF THERE IS A BUBBLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER ABOUT 7 TIMES WITH NOT RESOLUTION. HAD THE TRUCK CHECKED AT GOODYEAR DEALER 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. GOODYEAR SAID THE THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. SAID THEY WERE CUPPED OR CHOPPED. I PAID $700 DOLLARS TO REPLACE TIRES AFTER DEALER REFUSED TO DO SO, BUT STILL EXPERIENCE BOUNCING SENSATION AT 60-70 MPH. NOTICED BOTH PROBLEMS THE DAY I BOUGHT THE TRUCK.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870172September 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE TO THE FLOOR, PEDAL IS SOFT. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. SHE WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE JUMPED IN FRONT OF HER ,AND SHE COULDN'T STOP IN TIME. AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870212September 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY. WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN APPLIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & HAD THE PEDAL REPAIRED. BRAKES WERE REPAIRED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. *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
#730904September 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE VEHECLE ACTING AS THOUGH IT WANTS TO TURN OFF, EVEN WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. AND THIS IS VERY SCARY. WE HAVE 6 CHILDREN, ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 7. AND THIS BRINGS US TO A CONCERN. WE HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BATTERY. BUT WE HAVE NO INFO., ON WHO TO CONTACT. PLEASE, LET US KNOW OF YOUR FINDINGS? THANK YOU! ROBERT JENKINS
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
#730761September 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
I HAD TO STOP TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND THE BRAKES LOCKED WITHOUT THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM ENGAUGING. THERE MUST BE SOME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM. THIS WAS MY THIRD SUBURBAN. I SOLD THE VEHICLE ONE MONTH AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730576September 7, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
APARENTLY THE REAR AXLE BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OR CONTROL HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE,CAREENING OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLING OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. MY WIFE THE DRIVER SUFFERED HEAVY BRUSIES,CUTS AND BUMPS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#730611September 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURES(2)INVOLVED TREAD COMING OFF THE TIRE (SIMILAR TO THOSE BEING RECALLED)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730710September 7, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869667September 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869775September 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANY SPEED OF TRAVELING VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE WHEN APPYING BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT NO PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730193September 5, 2000
TIRES
I BOUGHT 2 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS HTS IN JULY 2000 FOR OUR SUV. I FOUND A TWO INCH TEAR IN ONE AFTER 2,500 MILES, ABOUT 800 OF WHICH WAS SUSTAINED HIGHWAY DRIVING DURING A HOT JULY. THERE WAS NO BRUISING AROUND THE TEAR AND IT LOOKED CLEAN INSIDE, BUT FIRESTONE COMPANY TIRE STORE WHERE I BOUGHT IT SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING AND REFUSED TO REFUND MY MONEY. I PURCHASED TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES FROM A MORE HONORABLE COMPANY ON SEPT. 1. I WOULD LIKE FIRESTONE TO REFUND MY MONEY AND I WILL HAPPILY GIVE THEM THEIR DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE TIRES BACK.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235R7515 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554324September 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED MANY TIMES, ONE INCIDENT RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869457September 5, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT, ALONG WITH A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ESPECIALLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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