Chevrolet Suburban Complaints (1998)

216 consumer complaints on file.

#8017050August 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION AT 25-30MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765233August 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CHEVROLET HAS BRUSHED ME OFF SEVERERL TIMES BY SAYING I NEVER BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO A GM DEALER FOR BRAKES THE FIRST TIME I DDIDNT FEEL I WAS OBLIGATED TO GO TO GM I WENT TO BRAKE MAX THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND CHEVY WONT FESS UP AND HELP THE PUBLIC THE TRUCK IS TO BIG FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM MADE FOR THIS APPLICATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764769July 26, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
MIRROR SWITCH AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INVESTIGATIONS UPGRADED AT NHTSA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013964July 16, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OR STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764276July 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND ARE GETTING WORSE. THE AUTO WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY WITH NO SATISFACTION. OTHER SUBURBANS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. CALIFORNIA HAS A LEMON LAW, BUT NOT OREGON....THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN CA WITH SATISFACTION B/C OF THE LEMON LAW. THE PROBLEM KEEPS GETTING WORSE UNTIL THE TIME COMES WHEN THE AUTO ALMOST LEAVES THE ROAD AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763708July 1, 2002
TIRES
THE TIRE BLEW UP - COMPLETETLY DISINTERGRATED WITHOUT WARNING - THE PRESSURE HAD BEEN CHECKED BEFORE THE TRIP AND NO ROAD HAZRARDS WERE NOTICED - HOWEVER THE CAR FOLLOWING NOTED THE TIRE LOOKED LOW BEFORE IT BLEW - SO IT HAD TO HAVE LOST PRESSURE DURING THE @10 MILES AND THEN DISENTERGRATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763004June 12, 2002
TIRES
WE WERE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 70 MPH ON I-35; ALL TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED; THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS OR DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY; WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME APART. THE TREAD CAME OFF OF THE TIRE, WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE WHILE THE WHEEL KEPT TURNING. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON YOUR SITE, THIS APPEARS TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE FIRESTONE/EXPLORER PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010995June 4, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE, AND THE VEHICEL CANNOT START UP. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762494May 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DISC PAD 4 TIMES IN UNDER 10,000 MILES, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS TWICE IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. I AM NOW FACING ANOTHER ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. THE ROTORS WARP VERY QUICKLY AND THE PADS DO NOT LAST, SEEMS TO ALWAYS HAVE SOME PULL WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IN NORMAL BRAKING SITUATIONS. ALSO, THE VEHICLE PULLS HARD AND WILDLY IN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762495May 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR UNDER MODERATE BRAKING. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS INADEQUATE FOR SUCH A HEAVY DUTY 3/4 TON VEHICLE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES, WHEN HAVING TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, WHERE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT DISTANCE BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKES MAKE A GROANING NOISE UNDER HARD BRAKING. ALSO, VEHICLE PULLS WILDLY AND HARD WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006772April 1, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WOULD GRAB MOMENTARILY WHILE MAKING RIGHT CURVE TURNS AT 55-70 MPH. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006244March 22, 2002
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT VEHICLE WILL MAKE A SHARPER TURN, LIKE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING JERKED IN THAT DIRECTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED STEERING SENSOR. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, CAR COULD TIP OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004818March 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT ANY SPEED AND INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES, VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE TRAVELING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. *AK. CONSUMER STATES MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER WITHIN A SHORT INTERVAL, PROBLEMS ARISE AGAIN, THE DEALER HAS STATED THE PROBLEM MAY BE A DESIGN ISSUE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003883February 11, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE, STEELTEX TIRES, SIZE LT245/75 R16 DOT # V611B1A, AT 25,000 MILES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION ON THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003192January 30, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AROUND CURVES STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE NOISE. LATER, NOISE WOULD DISAPPEAR WHILE STILL DRIVING AROUND CURVES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756207December 30, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DEALER SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME? WHY NOT HAVE A RECALL? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755434December 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
THE FIRST REPORTED ITEM: SHOULDER BELT ANCHORS, 3 OF THE SHOULDER ANCHORS HAVE COME LOSS, THE FIRST CAME COMPLETELY OFF, AFTER NOTICING, I REGULARLY CHECK AND TIGHTEN. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO MECHANICAL LOCKING DEVICE TO KEEP THIS FROM REPEATING. THE SECOND ITEM REPORTED IS THE EXHAUST LEAK. THE DEALER REPEATEDLY HAS FIXED THE SAME LEAK, IT FILLS THE VEHICLE WITH FUMES AND IS DANGEROUS. I FINALLY REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AT MY EXPENSE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE. THE FAILED COMPONENT WAS ALWAYS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO "Y" PIPE GASKETS. THE THIRD COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTEROUS, THE THROTTLE CABLE FAILED LEAVING THE VEHICLE STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899066November 13, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH A ROCK CAME THROUGH FRONT WINDSHIELD / PASSENGER'S SIDE AND SHATTERED GLASS ONTO PASSENGER AND A CHILD IN SECOND RAW IN A CSS. BOTH PARTIES RECEIVED MINOR INJURY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#897948October 18, 2001
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE ON FLAT SURFACE, CONSUMER USED SCISSOR TYPE JACK FOR FIRST TIME TO CHANGE A TIRE. AFTER JACKING VEHICLE UP JUST ENOUGH SO TIRE CLEARED THE GROUND, CONSUMER TURNED AROUND TO GRAB THE NEW TIRE, JACK BEND AND VEHICLE DROPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6901248September 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE TO FAULTY SWITCH THAT CONTROLS OUTSIDE MIRROR, CAUSED DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO START BURNING, CLAIM 40-2517-187. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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