Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#841465June 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT 35 TO 40 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841474June 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ,CAUSING A LOSS OF VISIBILITY THIS VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. RECALL 98V150-001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841493June 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND PULLING A TRAILOR, VEHICLE LOST POWER WHEN ACCELERATING, AND THEN FIRE STARTED NEAR FIREWALL OF RIGHT HAND SIDE OF ENGINE, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. CAUSE OF FIRE UNDETERMINED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841500June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
EA9901 ERATIC POWER STEERING; WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT OR MORE OFTEN ON CURVES THERE IS SLIP IN THE STEERING. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708041June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING WHEEL "SKIPS" DURING TURNS AT 30 TO 50 MPH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708049June 30, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING GOES SOFT UNEXPECTEDLY IN TURN, RESULTING IN TENDENCY TO OVERSTEER, POSSIBLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546484June 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, RECALL HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. (98V-150) MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546477June 29, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY LEAKING, POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841323June 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AT THE INTERSECTION.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841231June 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
REAR AXLE BURNED UP AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707971June 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LAST WEEK NOTICED VIBRATION (SHDDER) COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES OR BALANCING. REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES (EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NOT WORN OUT). STILL HAD SHUDDER, SO NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO CHEVROLET DEALER IN LIVERMORE. TOLD HIM THE SYMPTOMS AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 6/29/99 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. SERVICE MANAGER ASKED IF THE VEHICLE HAD OVERDIVE, REPLIED YES, HE RESPONDED IT MAYBE SOMETHING IN YOUR TORQUE CONVERTOR. NO DOUBT WILL FIND OUT. THEN CHECKED WITH A FRIEND IN MN WHO ALSO HAS A 1990 SUBURBAN. HE ASKED IF IT WAS HAPPENING AT ANY PARTICULAR SPEED. I SAID I NOTICED IT WHEN ACCELLERATING UP FROM 45 MILES PER HOUR. HE THEN ASKED IF I HAD OVERDRIVE AND I SAID YES. THEN HE ASKED IF IT HAPPENS IN THE DRIVE SETTING, SAID I DID NOT KNOW. CHECKED THIS OUT AND THEIR WAS NO SHUDDER IN THE DRIVE POSITION. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH FULL WARRANTY IN NOV/DEC 1991, IT WAS A GM EXECUTIVE VEHICLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES THE ENGINE LITERALY BLEW UP AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTRY. AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND AGAIN FORTUNATELY IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MY FRIEND IN MN ADVISED THAT HE ALSO LOST HIS TRANSMISSION UNFORTUNATELY OUT OF AND WARRANTY AND HAD IT REPLACED WITH AN AFTER MARKET TRANSMISSION UNIT FOR THIS MODEL THAT DOES NOT USE / HAVE THE OVERDRIVE FEATURE. ACCORDING TO HIM THERE WERE MANY FAILURES OF THIS O/D TRANSMISSION UNIT AND HENCE THE AVAILABILITY OF AN AFTER MARKET UNIT AS DESCRIBED. HE SAID THE O/D FEATURE WAS DESIGNED IN TO MEET GOVERNMENT MILEAGE REQUIREMENTS AND CLEARLY HAD PROBLEMS. I WILL KNOW TOMORROW WHAT THE DIAGNOSIS IS, AND IF IT TURNS OUT TO WHAT MAYBE A DESIGN THAT DOES NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED (DEFECTIVE)AND THERE IS DATA TO SUPPORT THIS THEN I WOULD LIKE YOUR GUIDANCE AND OR SUGGESTIONS ON AN APPROPIATE WAY TO APPROACH GM TO CORRECT THIS AT THIER EXPENSE. PERHAPS ALL THIS NOTE IS REDUNDANT AS THEY (GM) MAY ALREADY HAVE A POLICY ON REPLACING THESE UNDER WARRANTY. THANKS FOR YOU HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707982June 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707940June 27, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SINGLE BOLT HOLDING SEATBACK UPRIGHT SUDDENLY FAILED,LEAVING DRIVER FLAT ON HIS BACK, LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING. THIS OCCURRED JUST AFTER I HAD TRAVELLED 120 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE, AT THE LISTED SPEED LIMIT OF 75 MPH. HAD THE VEHICLE NOT BEEN STOPPED WHEN THE BOLT FAILED, I MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841155June 25, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALLDUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841185June 25, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
RIGHT REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM BOLT WASN'T IN PLACE, FELL OUT. ALSO, STEERING LINKAGE: IDLER ARM CAME APART, CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841208June 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT ANY MPH CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT DUE TO FRONT WHEELS LOCKING UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707895June 25, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
ACCIDENTLY STRUCK POLE AT 1 TO 2 MPH AND DID $505.08 DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER. IS THERE NOT A SPEED REGULATION CONCERNING REAR BUMPERS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840905June 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE WHEN TRAVELING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707822June 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN GOING ABOUT LESS 30 MPH ON UNLEVELED ROAD, THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707723June 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE BRAKES PULLED TO LEFT WHILE STOPPING WHEN VEHICLE PURCHASED. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID TO WAIT FOR IT TO "SEAT" IN BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE. AT 2400 MILES I FELT THAT WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. THE DEALER LUBRICATED THE "SLIDE RAILS" AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME. NOT LONG AFTER I RETURNED IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY SAID THAT THE PADS WERE WORN UNEVENLY AND THIS WAS THE CAUSE.THEY ROTATED THE PADS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT!! ONCE AGAIN THE PROBLEM RETURNED, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE BRAKES WERE USED FREQUENTLY OR AT HIGHER SPEEDS (HEATING UP). EVENTUALLY, WHILE ON VACATION IN FLORIDA, I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER THERE BECAUSE WHEN ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRON OF ME, THE BRAKES PULLED SO HARD TO THE LEFT I WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE. THE DEALER IN FLORIDA STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH (4TH) TIME YET DUE TO A TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND HAVING TO TAKE IT BACK FOR A FOURTH (4TH) TIME FOR THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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