Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1997)

431 consumer complaints on file.

#819923December 11, 1997
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUNNING INTO A DITCH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
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
#604986October 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKES FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817629October 27, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP APPLIED BRKAES, PUSHED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT THE NOISE HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817535October 24, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS DO NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, JUST SOMETIMES. WHEN THIS PROBLEM DOES OCCUR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817444October 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING THE SUBURBAN ABOUT 30MPH AND VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED, APPLIED FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, AND THE PEDAL JUST WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE HIT THE BACK OF TRUCK. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523693October 20, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
LEAKING BRAKE FLUID SHORTED ELECTRICAL WIRES, CAUSING ABS TO FAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816205September 30, 1997
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH STEERING LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS TO 10 SECONDS. DURING THIS TIME CONSUMER CANNOT CONTROL VEHICLE, IT BEGINS TO WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE, IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL, NEEDS TO APPLY BRAKES. EVENTUALLY POWER COMES BACK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 2ND TIME, DEALER CHANGED STEERING SENSOR. 1ST TIME, DEALER CLAIMED COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#816743September 30, 1997
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
FROM NORMAL USE/OVERTIME THE TAILGATE DOOR LATCH HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE. IT DOESNT HOLD. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. OWNER PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522456September 25, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE ON NUMBER OF OCCASIONS STOPPED RUNNING, CUTTING OFF POWER TO THE WHEEL, STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604028September 16, 1997
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SPEED SENSITIVE POWER STEERING DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, IT HAS LITTLE IF ANY ROAD FEEL, THE VEHICLE FLOATS WHEN DRIVEN IN WIND OR AROUND TRUCKS AND OTHER TRAFFIC. CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSTABLE, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#522078September 14, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FULE PUMP ASSEMBLY RAN SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE INSULATION ON ONE OF THE LEADS GOING TO IT, THAT LEAD IN TURN HAD STARTED TO WELD ITSELF TO THE OTHER WIRES, CREATING A POTENTIAL DIRECT SHORT BETWEEN THESE WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815801August 28, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF, WENT INTO STORE THEN HEARD A STORE PAGE THAT THERE WAS A TRUCK ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (FIRE DEPT. INCIDENT #97013984 RIVERSIDE FIRE DEPT., CITY OF RIVERSIDE 3601 NINTH STREET RIVERSIDE CA 92501, GARY FIEGENER 909-782-5804). *AK CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM CHEVROLET. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#815738August 27, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THERE IS A PIN HOLE IN THE REAR FUEL FEED HOSE, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE REAR FUEL FEED HOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518211August 18, 1997
STEERING
NEW ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE STEERING SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION WELL DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THERE IS A LACK OF ROAD FEEL AT MOST SPEEDS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, LACK OF NORMAL STEERING RETURN TO CENTER AFTER STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#518814August 12, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY NECESSITATING BRAKING. HOWEVER, ABS BRAKES FAILED; ENGINE STALLED, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#521883July 24, 1997
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER EMITTED POWDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813811July 7, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS, AND WHEN BRAKING THE TRUCK PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. ALSO, THE FLOORBOARD LIFTS UP AND WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED; THE FLOORBOARD FALLS BACK DOWN, AND THERE IS A STRONG ODOR PRESENT WHEN TOWING SOMETHING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603385June 23, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT WINDOWS WILL NOT OPEN WHEN ENGINE IS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813396June 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING ALONG AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, LIGHT CHANGED AND VEHICLE PROCEEDED APPROXIMATELY 5MPH. VEHICLE AHEAD STOPPED, TRIED TO STOP, APPLIED BRAKES, ALMOST TO THE POINT OF STANDING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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