Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1997)

431 consumer complaints on file.

#728245August 17, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY ACID LEAK FROM POSTIVE POST; DAMAGE TO AC LINE, BRAKE LINES & FRAME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727971August 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
VEHICLE STOPPED/LOST ALL POWER DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. ONCE STOPPED AND IN "PARK" COULD RESTART. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WITH NO WARNING. UPON DEALER INVESTIGATION, BATTERY ACID LEAK WHICH DESTROYED CABLES WAS REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP 1 1/2 MONTHS PRIOR FOR SAME PROBLEM, ALTERNATOR DEFECT STATED AT THAT TIME. BATTERY 2 1/2 YRS OLD/ PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728022August 15, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE BELTS CAUSING ENTIRE TREAD TO PEEL FROM CASING RESULTING IN SERIOUS ROLL OVER ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: 0500 TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#867676August 14, 2000
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR WAS FAULTY, CAUSING STEERING TO FLOAT FEELING LIKE A MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING FOR A SECOND. CONSUMER WROTE CHEVROLET A LETTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867743August 14, 2000
SEATS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATED THAT EVERY OTHER TIME DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT WILL BECAME LOOSE AND TECHNICIAN WILL TIGHTED IT. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WHILE BEING ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867706August 14, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WAS DRIVING 65MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE. PULLED OVER & CHECKED THE TIRES. NOTICED LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD LOST TREAD. EXCHANGE TIRE WITH SPARE TIRE. TOOK TIRE TO FIRESTONE & RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT. DOES NOT HAVE THE TIRE OR DOT NUMBER. 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. FIRESTONE SIZE LT245/75R15 WITH 10,000 MILES ON IT. *AK FIRESTONE 245/75/R16 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867370August 10, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES OVERHEATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT BRAKES OVERHEATED. MECHANIC SAID THAT IN STOP AND GO SITUATIONS BRAKES WILL OVERHEAT. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WAS VERY SCARY, AND WAS CONCERNED THAT COULD NOT STOP A VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866714August 3, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP CLOGGED UP AND BURNED TWICE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726362August 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATING DUE TO DEFECT IN SNAP RING OF TRANSMISSION. THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL AT SLOW SPEED CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO THINK THE REAR TIRES WERE SLIDING, THEREFORE THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD WORK. THE REASON FOR THIS WAS THE SNAP RING IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS MISPOSITIONED CAUSING THE OUTPUT SHAFT TO HAVE TO MUCH END PLAY, THEREFORE CAUSING THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR TO LOSE SIGNAL, AND THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD KICK IN EVERYTIME YOU STOPPED. THE COMPUTER NEVER LOGGED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD EVER BEEN WORKING, OR HAD EVER WORKED. AFTER REASSEMBLE THE TRANSMISSION CORRECTLY EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE WORKING FINE. THIS PROBLEM APPEAR TO HAVE CAUSED ABNORMAL WEAR IN THE REAR BRAKE SHOES, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ABS WAS WORKING ALL THE TIME. AFTER THIS WORE OUT THE SHOES, THE BRAKES STARTED FAILING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726072July 26, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ODI # ON LAST REPORT: 720833. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865860July 21, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
POSITIVE POST OF THE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS SCREWED IN TOO FAR, AND IT DEVELOPED A SLOW LEAK INSIDE OF THE TERMINAL, TO FELL OFF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725637July 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725638July 18, 2000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725410July 14, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
APPARENT UNREPAIRABLE DANGEROUS STEERING SITUATION, BATTERY PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO MERCHANTABLE FOR PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS OFFERED FOR SALE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865201July 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DEPESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENTED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725241July 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
OUR SUBURBAN NOW HAS ITS 3RD BATTERY IN 3 YEARS. THE ORIGINAL BATTERY'S POST BROKE OFF LEAKING ACID, DESTROYING STARTER WIRING, CAUSING ASSOCIATED FRAME DAMAGE. THE DEALER DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF ANY PREEXISTING PROBLEMS WITH SUBURBAN VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THE ACID DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS IN THE FALL OF 1999. WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY AT FULL COST TO US SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TODAY JULY 10, 2000, THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START. THE TRAY HOLDING THE BATTERY SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION. IN ADDITION, THE POSITIVE CABLE TERMINALS ARE CORRODED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864724July 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY FOR AN HOUR SOON AFTER MAKING A STOP VEHICLE SHIFT GEARS HARD FROM ONE TO ANOTHER. DLR HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864626June 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR ALTERNATOR WENT OUT TWICE. VEHICLE FAILED TO START BACK UP. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED BATTERY TO BURN OUT AND VEHICLE DIED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. BOUGHT BATTERY FROM DEALERSHIP & IT WAS INSTALLED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724672June 28, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED...ALMOST REARENDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864218June 26, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD LOSE STEERING POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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