Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#542996December 11, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE AND SWITCH FAILED CAUSING FIRE, CONSUMER WENT OFF ROAD TO STOP VEHICLE WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832209December 11, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE ADJUSTING LAB COAT IN DRIVER'S SEAT, THE BUCKET SEAT BROKE FROM THE ANCHORS ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR SEATS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832016December 8, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
RECALL # 96V226000 GM/BUCKET SEATS; BOLTS WERE REPLACED ON DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS UNDER RECALL ABOUT ONE YEAR. THE BOLTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT HAVE BROKEN AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831878December 7, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES SOMETIMES PULL TO THE LEFT, RIGHT, AND SOMETIMES WORK OKAY. REPLACED TWO TIMES. DEALER STATES PULLING A TRAILER WEARS THE BRAKES OUT. BRAKE SHOES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 20,000 MILES. PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701119December 4, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PULLS LEFT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD OR WHEN BRAKING. MULTIPLE SERVICE ATTEMPTS. STILL NOT FIXED. DEALER CANNOT FIX, GM WON'T REPLACE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542860December 3, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY FAILING, REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKES DID NOT RECTIFY ABS FAILURES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831576December 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMNER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15MPH WHEN HE ATEMPTED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831618December 2, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TO TRIGGER THE LOCKING MECHENISIM ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR CONSUMER HAS TO STICK FINGER IN THE LOCK LATCH BEFORE ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542806December 1, 1998
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
ROOF RACK DESIGN DOES NOT OPERATE APPROPRIATELY, CONSUMER UNABLE TO SLIDE THE RETAINING BARS WITHIN THE ROOF RACK IN A NORMAL FASHION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701028December 1, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
CATEGORY: AXLE & DIFFERENTIAL; DESCRIPTION: FLUID LEAK AT FRONT LEFT DIFFERENTIAL GEAR BOX, VARIOUS FIXES HAVE BEEN TRIED INCLUDING VENT CONE NUT, GMS NUT, VENT TUBE, RESEAL GEAR BOX, TIGHTEN HOSE CLAMP, REPLACED SPLIT O'RING; NOTES: LOOKS LIKE THE DEALER WASN'T ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE REAL PROBLEM IS. THERE ARE 6 VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER FIX WILL BE TRIED ON 12/02/98 ON ANDERSON CHEVROLET SUPERSTORE BRANCH AT LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA 95032
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701054December 1, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL ENGAGE EVEN WHEN THERE ARE SMALL BRAKING BUMPS AT INTERSECTIONS AND WHEN NEEDING TO STOP SUDDENLY. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM THRU CUSTOMER SERVICE HOT LINE PREVIOUSLY AND WERE TOLD THIS WAS A NORMAL OPERATION.TODAY(12/01/98) THE SUBURBAN DID NOT STOP CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION WITH A LEXUS WHICH IN TURN HIT A BMW.ANTI LOCK BRAKES THAT ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY UNDER THESE TYPES OF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE NOT RELIABLE NOR SAFE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831377November 27, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER VEHICLE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN WET CONDITIONS, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WOULD OCCUR. ALSO, WHENEVER BRAKES WERE USED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO GO UNTIL VEHICLE REACHED 5-10 MPH, THEN THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK-UP. AFTER THE LOCK UP, THE SYSTEM WOULD POP LOOSE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700903November 25, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
I CONTACTED CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER SEVERAL TIME BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY SATISFACTION. I CONTEND THAT A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT SUCH AS THE BREAK BOOSTER SHOULD NOT FAIL DURING THE NORMAL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD WERE MADE ABOUT THE PEDAL BEING SOFT. I WAS TOLD THIS BREAKS WERE OK. I KEPT THE PART AND OFFERED TO SEND TO CHEVROLET TO DETERMINE IF WAS DEFECTIVE. MY CONTENTION IS THAT IF A PART IS DEFECTIVE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED REGARDLESS OF THE WARRANTY. IF IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE THE PART SHOULD BE REENGINEERED TO PROVIDED A FAILURE RATE LESS THAN 10-6. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED IF THE SPEED HAD BEEN GREATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#605061November 23, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831094November 19, 1998
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT WILL ROCK FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT AND ONLY WHEN SHORT DRIVERS ARE DRIVING. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING TWICE BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829666November 18, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WAS DRIVING 40MPH & STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, TRAVELED 40 FT & HIT 4 VEHICLES DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. HEARD ABS COMPUTER COME ON. BRAKE PEDAL GOT MUSHY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#829803November 18, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30-35 MPH AND ACCIDENTLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING NECK INJURY/SHOULDER INJURY AND BACK INJURY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#830912November 17, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V150000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830876November 16, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK SOMETIMES, OBSTRUCT VISIBILITY IN CASE OF RAIN. OWNER PAID TO HAVE WIPER MODULE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829317November 13, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED OUT. BATTERY WAS NOT CHARGING. VEHICLE DID NOT START. HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED TWICE. WAS TOLD ALTERNATOR WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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