Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#818006October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY; WHILE DRIVING ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS, DURING NORMAL BRAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL ALMOST REACHES THE FLOORBROAD AND SYSTEM WILL KICK IN AND STOP. THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD BEFORE IT STOPS. THE FRONT BRAKES PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (4) TIMES IN 70,000 MILES. BOTH CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND THE ROTORS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. CONSUMER IS STILL EXPERIENCING A BRAKING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818008October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME LOSE BRAKES. THE PEDAL GOES DOWN A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE, AND HAVE NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. HAS TO TAKE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND REAPPLY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818009October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT. ABS LOCKED UP CONTINUOUSLY PROBLEM FOR 1 YEAR. TO BE INSPECTED BY DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818020October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS: UNDER HARD BRAKING, BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND UNDER PRESSURE. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE, AS IF NO BRAKES, DRY AND WET PAVEMENT, VARIOUS SPEEDS. ACCORDING TO DEALER, NO BRAKING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818033October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION TO OCCUR. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818036October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.*AK THE DRIVER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#818053October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES DOES NOT STOP, AND THE WHEELS LOCK. THE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#526545October 30, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT ACTIVATES DURING BRAKING ON SLIPPERY, AS WELL AS NON-SLIPPERY SURFACE. BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817895October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, COULD HEAR ABS KICK IN, BRAKES RELEASED, DID NOT GRAB, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION, REARENDED ANOTHER MOVING VEHICLE, PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THREE CRASHES, DRY WEATHER WITH WATER PUDDLES; ACCORDING TO DEALER, BRAKES ARE WORKING FINE. OWNER DOES NOT UNDERSTAND ABS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817897October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES SQUEAL CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING. IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TOTAL NOISE REDUCTION. DEALER'S COMMENTS: POOR DRIVING HANDLING ABILITY. NUMBER OF REPLACEMENTS THREE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817903October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITENTLY; ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, EMERGENCY SITUATION, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES GET A STRANGE NOISE, AND THE PEDAL GOES FURTHER THAN IT SHOULD. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE. MORE NOTICEABLE ON ICY ROADS. THIS SITUATION CAUSED A CRASH ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817904October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE AS THEY SHOULD. PUT PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM, THIS IS THE WAY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817907October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817913October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION, THERE IS AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF BRAKING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817932October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD AND A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK, AND WHEN APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK, THE TRUCK JUST KEPT GOING. THE TRUCK REAR ENDED THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS IN FRONT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817940October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD NOT MOVE. IT WAS VERY HARD, HAVE TO APPLY PRESSURE FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817971October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, THE ABS BRAKES WERE SUBJECTED TO AN INTERMITTENT BRAKING FAILURE. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP FOR AN EXTENDED DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817981October 29, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN THE ABS FAILED TO WORK. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#524017October 28, 1997
PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKES LOSE TRACTION AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817733October 28, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER HAD TO MAKE A QUICK STOP AND HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. WHEN THE SUBURBAN DIDN'T STOP, IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT OF THE ABS BRAKES. DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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