Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#898499October 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE STARTED UP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CONSUMER PUT KEYS INSIDE OF IGNITION SWITCH. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898511October 30, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753875October 30, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
FINALLY AT THE END OF THIS FORM I GET TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM. THE NHTSA, HOWEVER, HAS ALREADY RECEIVED SEVERAL OTHERCOMPLAINTS ON THIS MATTER AND OPENED AN INVESTIGATION AND COMPLETED IT. I SIMPLY WANTED TO FIND OUT THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION THAT WAS CONDUCTED. THE PROBLEM CONCERNS THE SEVERE ERRATIC STEERING ON MY 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN. THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS AND I HOPE SOMETHING WAS DONE TO DRAW ATTENTION AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM.. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAD THAT COMPLAINED. HOW DO I FIND OUT WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM???NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898320October 26, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01I006000 NOTIFICATION CONCERNING BRAKE PEDAL FEED. DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE COMPONENT AVAILABLE TO CORRECT DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898193October 25, 2001
STEERING
DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE THE HANDLING IS LIKE "DRIVING ON ICE." DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND REPLACED STEERING SENSOR TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898242October 25, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THERE WAS SOME TREAD SEPARATION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 47OOO MILES MOUNTED ON A 1995 CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN, LT 245 75 R16, DOT# VN1183A075. *AK (FIRESTONE TIRES LT/24575/)R16*JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753634October 24, 2001
SEATS
FRONT LEFT CORNER OF UPPER FRAME BROKE ON DRIVER SEAT WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. RESULTED IN A SEVERE ROCKING MOTION. INSPECTION LED TO CONCERN OF IMMINENT TOTAL FAILURE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES AROUND THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. TOTAL FAILURE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO LOSS OF PRESENCE OF DRIVER DUE TO DRIVER FALLING BACKWARD INTO REAR SEATS. THIS CORNER OF SEAT TAKES FULL LOAD OF DRIVER ON ENTRY AND EXIT AND SEEMS TO BE PRONE TO FAILURE. I WOULD CONSIDER LOSS OF DRIVER SEAT A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563738October 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SEVERELY DAMAGED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-89-257)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563728October 19, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK ON A SLIGHT UPGRADE, AS CONSUMER WAS STEPPING OUT OF VEHICLE AND REMOVED THE KEYS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE DOWN THE GRADE DAMAGING ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK WHEN IT FINALLY STOPPED, CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND AFTER THE INSPECTION CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GIVEN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753436October 19, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2001. THE SEAT LATCH THAT SLIDES THE SEAT FORWARD BEGAN TO GIVE US PROBLEMS. WE TOOK THE CASING OFF OF THE BASE OF THE SEAT AND FOUND THAT THE RELEASE LEVER HAD BEEN WORN TO THE POINT THAT IT NO LONGER RELEASES THE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD. IN THE EVENT OF A EMERGENCY I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE REAR SEAT OF THE CAR QUICKLY. CAR EASILY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897939October 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
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
#897898October 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES WENT OUT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES. BATTERY ACID LEAKED ON BRAKE LINE AND BURNT A HOLE IN IT. *AK *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753287October 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
60 MPH CROSS WIND BLEW THE SUBURBAN HEAD ON INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE SPUN 360 DEGREES, WENT INTO THE DITCH, THE FRONT END HIT AGAIN THE VEHICLE WENT UP THE OTHER SIDE OF THE EMBANKMENT AND STOPPED IN A FIELD. ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE FRAME NOT REPAIRABLE, THE REAR PORTION OF THE FRAME BENT INTO A DIAMOND SHAPE. FRONT CROSSMEMBER BENT AND ENGINE MOVED UPWARDS AT A 10 DEGREE ANGLE. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#753224October 14, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET PULLING MY BASS BOAT. I NOTICED A "ROUGH" RIDE ALL OF A SUDDEN. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CHECKED MY TIRES. I EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION ON MY LEFT REAR TIRE. TIRES HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AT REQUIRED PRESSURE AND ROTATED REGULARLY. FIRESTONE MANAGER REPLACED TIRE AS DEFECTIVE. HE STATED HE HAD SEEN THESE TIRES SEPARATE BEFORE BUT NONE AFTER THEY WERE REDESIGNED. THIS WAS A REDESIGN TIRE SUPPLIED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. REPLACEMENT WAS SAME TYPE OF TIRE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ON THESE TIRES. FIRESTONE HAS A BAD REPUTATION NOW FOR TIRE SEPARATION.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753231October 14, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEATBACK ROCKS FORWARD FOR PASSENGER AT STOPS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. MY CONCERN IS IN AN ACCIDENT THE MECHANISM WILL FAIL ALLOWING THE PASSENGER TO COLLAPS FORWARD CAUSING FURTHER INJURY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897641October 11, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT. THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER ASKED DEALER IF THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL 98V150001. DEALER STATED THAT RECALL WAS FOR 1996 AND UP EVENTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753084October 11, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP I FELT A THUMP AND THEN MY BRAKES TOTAL STOPPED WORKING HAD THIS PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE HAVE HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED TWICE IN 1YEAR AND MY BRAKES PADS AND DRUMS ETC ARE FINE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897575October 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP. VEHICLE COASTED, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753049October 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AFTER COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE TRUCK RESTARTS. THE TRUCK ALSO SPUTTERS DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS REPLACED FOUR WARPED ROTORS THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE SPONGY. TWO OF THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO INOPERATIVE WINDOWS. THE OIL LEVEL IN THE TRUCK DROPS BETWEEN (FREQUENT) VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE LOW OIL INDICATOR LIGHT FIRST ILLUMINATED WHEN THE TRUCK HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 3900 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND A LEAK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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