Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1994)

872 consumer complaints on file.

#844105August 2, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING ,AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709498August 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THE BRAKES HAVE "LOCKED UP" NUMEROUS TIMES PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STOPPING WHEN TRAVELING AT RATES OF SPEED LESS THAN 15 MPH. SCARY!! 5 CHILDREN AND THIS NEEDS CORRECTING!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709512August 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I TURNED WIPERS AND WASHERS ON AND THEY STOPPED WORKING I TURNED THEM OFF AND BACK ON AND THEY WORKED. AT TIMES THEY WOULD WORK AND AT OTHER TIMES THEY WOULD NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709440July 31, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS GET STUCK AND WON'T RETRACT WHILE PERSON SITTING IN THEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843913July 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME, THEN DIES, AND WILL NOT RESTART. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIRWORK DONE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547619July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES PERFORM POORLY, VEHICLE HAS RUN INTO DITCH ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782579July 29, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DUE TO A FAULTY LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843613July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843646July 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT HARNESS WORE OUT.THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IN THE FRONT SEAT ON BOTH SIDES DOESN'T RETRACT. THE SHOULDER HARNESS IS LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709300July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OCCASIONALY WHEN COMING TO A STOP DURING A CONTACT WITH WET ROADWAY THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE ENGAGING IN A MANNER THAT IS ERRATIC AND DRAMATIC. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, JUST AS TOTAL STOPPING IS ABOUT TO OCCUR A VIOLENT PULSING OF THE BRAKES OCCURS SUCH THAT THE FEELING OF BEING REAR-ENDED TAKES PLACE. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 5 BRAKING INCINDENTS IN A ROW AND THEN ABRUBTLY STOP. BY THE TIME I GET TO A DEALER THE SITUATION IS UNDUPLICATABLE. I HAVE READ ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ABS SYSTEMS ON THE CHEVY LINE OF SUV'S AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS SIMILAR TO THOSE COMPLAINTS. IT IS ALWAYS WET ROADWAY WHEN IT HAPPENS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY A COLD VEHICLE (AS IN FIRST USE OF THE DAY). IT TRULY FEELS LIKE SOMEONE JUST HIT YOU FROM BEHIND IN THE WAY THE VEHICLE LURCHES AS IT COMES TO A FULL STOP AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. ALSO TENDS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING FROM SLOW, 40 MPH OR LESS, SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709160July 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMATIC ANTI-SKID SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, AND HAVE HAD DOZENS OF NEAR ACCIDENTS AND ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO VEER INTO SHOULDERS AND DITCHES TO PREVENT DISASTER. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND WANT TO GET RID OF IT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THIS ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS, BUT CONTINUOUSLY CHARGES US TO 'ADJUST' OR REPLACE THE BRAKES AND SAYS THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#709109July 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 6-16-99. SHE WAS GOING APROX. 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER WAS APPROX. 20 FT IN FRONT OF HER. SHE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT BEGIN TO SLOW IN TIME. OUR VEHICLE (SUBURBAN) SUSTAINED $8,000+ IN DAMAGES THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A THIRD VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER AND WAS DRIVEN FROM SCENE. WE FEEL THAT ABS FAILURE COULD BE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR BUT DON'T HAVE MECHANICAL CONFIRMATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#709115July 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKES SYSTEM ON THE 1994 SUBURBAN WAS UNRELIABLE SINCE THE FIRST MONTH AFTER ORIGINAL PURCHASE. A TYPICAL SCENARIO IS COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR STOPLIGHT. THE BRAKES OCCASSIONALLY START PULSING, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL AN EXTRA DISTANCE BEFORE STOPPING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NEAR MISSES WHERE WE ALMOST REAR-ENDED OTHER VEHICLES AND ON OTHER OCCASSIONS CAME TO A STOP IN THE INTERSECTION. ALSO, RAILROAD TRACKS ARE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS WITH THE SUBURBAN ABS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709119July 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
THESE BRAKES DO NOT ACT PROPERLY - WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE FREEWAY THE BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN APPLIED AND THEY OFTEN LOCK AND MAKE A YAWNING SOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709050July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS "LOCKED UP" REPEATEDLY SINCE PURCHASE (ON AVERAGE, APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS). WE'VE EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE'S NO PROBLEM. "LOCK-UP" OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN, DURING LIGHT BRAKING, THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER A BUMP (E.G., ROUGH PAVEMENT, MANHOLE COVER). "LOCK-UP" ALSO HAS OCCURRED DURING MEDIUM TO HEAVY BRAKING ON WET/SLIPPERY SURFACES. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO "THINK" THAT THE WHEEL IS SLIPPING AND, INSTEAD OF PULSING, JUST STOPS RESPONDING TO THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR AS MUCH AS 2-3 SECONDS. I READ THAT THE SMALL GM SUV'S ARE BEING RECALLED FOR SIMILAR-SOUNDING PROBLEMS, BUT WAS DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDERWAY FOR SUBURBANS AND FULL-SIZE PICKUP TRUCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709053July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON OUR 1994 SURBURBAN. THE SITUATION HAS OCURRED ON DRY PAVEMENT AND I BELIEVE CAN NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO EITHER OF US APPLYING THE BRAKES TO HARD OR "PUMPING" THE BRAKES. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKES LOCK AND THEN RELEASE. THE RELEASE (OR FAILURE)OF THE BRAKES EXTENDS THE STOPPING DISTANCE. IN ADDITION I HAVE NOTICED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING WHEN THIS OCCURS. I AM SUBMITTING THIS REPORT BECAUSE OF THE RECENT PUBLICITY REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THE CONTINUED INVESTIGATION OF SURBURBANS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843216July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM ISNT WORKING, AND SOMETIMES THE ABS SYSTEM WILL WORK. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842908July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN REGULAR BRAKING VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, DURING A PANIC STOP BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALE R REPLACED PARTS IN BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842989July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA 95-023; WHEN TRAVELING AND UNDER ANY NORMAL STOPPING, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708949July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
.BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO RESISTANCE FROM BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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