Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1997)

431 consumer complaints on file.

#832245December 14, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL CONNNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP IN THE FUEL TANK OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE INSULATION OF THE WIRES TO MELT WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE .
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
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
#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
#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
#830572November 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM. INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN WET CONDITION THE BRAKES WOULD DELAY IN STOPPING. ALSO, WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE USED IN AN EMERGENCEY SITUATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO GO UNTIL VEHICLE CAME TO 5-10 MPH THEN IT WOULD GRAB, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOCK-UP. AFTER THE LOCK-UP, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD POP LOOSE WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830587November 10, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, THE WIRING IN THE FUEL TANK MELTED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700389November 7, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING FAILS WHEN DRIVING. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN NEGOTIATING A TURN, THE STEERING IS HARD, THE SSS FAILS, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME LOOSE, RESULTING IN OVERSTEERING, CAUSING SWERVING OR LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#830131November 4, 1998
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. AFTER TURNING A CURB, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD GO LIMP OR SLACK. DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED THE EVO BUT PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700151October 27, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE POWER STEERING ON RIGHT TURNS OVERSTEERS. IT IS LIKE A SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER STEERING. SINCE IT IS INTERMETANT IT IS A SUPRISE AND HAS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASION THE SUPRISE WAS ENOUGH TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE SUBURBAN. WE HAD IT IN ONCE FOR REPAIR BUT THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTING. IT HAS BECOME WORSE AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK AGAIN FOR A REPAIR. THE SERVICE MAN SAID HE HAS HAD THREE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829395October 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE , LIKE CLUNKING OR BANGING SOUND. AFTER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN RIGHT AWAY. WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION DUE TO NO BRAKING POWER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829326October 22, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED OUT AND THERE WAS NO POWER GENERATING FROM THE BATTERY. VEHICLE DIED OUT. THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781079October 9, 1998
TIRES
MICHELIN TIRES LEAK EVERYTIME THE WEATHER GETS COLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780644October 2, 1998
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE LOW SPEED POWER ASSIST INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES AT CRUISE SPEED WHEN MAKING COURSE CORRECTIONS SUCH AS TURNING TO FOLLOW THE ROAD, TURNING TO PASS AND TURNING TO CORRECT FOR SIDE WIND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780590September 30, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE COMPUTER CHIPS AND ALL ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540807September 14, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILED DURING A PANIC STOP. VEHICLE'S REAR LOOSES ROAD ADHESION AND SWINGS TO THE RIGHT, THEN THE LEFT SIDE STARTS TO SKID AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO WOBBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539757September 9, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DESIGN OF VEHICLE CAUSES IT TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND RPM AFTER FOOT IS TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540177August 20, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, THREE TRANSMISSION REPLACE DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP , NEW TRASMISSION DOING THE EXACTLY SAME THING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826552August 11, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE ADDED FEATURE BATTERY GAURD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#780353July 31, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED ABS PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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