Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#878706January 22, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND EXPERIENCED OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS DUE TO COLD WEATHER. CONSUMER EXITED VEHICLE TO RESOLVE PROBELMS. AS VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING, A FIRE STARTED POSSIBLY DUE TO ELECTRIC HEATED DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH WAS TOLD BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ABOUT 5 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CONSUMER NOTICED SEAT WAS GETTING EXTREMELY HOT INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NO CHANCE TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739713January 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ARE THERE ANY RECALLS OR KNOWN FAILURES OF THE HEAD GASKET IN THE SUBURBANS. I AHVE HAD MANY VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 100K MILES AND NEVER A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. THIS SUV IS USED FOR LIGHT DUTY TO AND FROM WORK, 60 MILES R/T.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739641January 19, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
THE DRIVERS SEAT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878579January 19, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
REAR LEFT SHOULDER BELT AFTER BEING PULLED TIGHT WILL RELEASE AGAIN. BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. ON OTHER TWO BACK BELT BUCKLES, FEMALE PART IS TOO LARGE, SO CHILD SEAT CANNOT BE USED. DEALER FOUND NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM SO FAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878582January 19, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.*AK THEY REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878554January 19, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, FRONT DRIVER FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE BLEWOUT THE SIDEWALL, TIRE SPLIT FROM BEAD TO TREAD, DOT 8XHL1PY179. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739601January 18, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE PULLING MY TRAVEL TRAILER AT APROXIMATELY 60MPH. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE HAD GOOD PRESSURE AND ACTUALLY NEVER BLEW (IT STILL HAS GOOD PRESSURE). THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AND I CAN NAME NO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS SHOWING NO SEPARATION OF WEAR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE TRIP. WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS. THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V611B1A TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878455January 18, 2001
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CARRIER GEAR ON LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL CRACKED. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES ABS DO NOT STOP VEHICLE AND CONSUMER HAS HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD MAY TIMES IN ORDER TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878502January 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SEVERE PULLING TO LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739547January 17, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE. BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE RAN DOWN BATTERY CABLE AND CORRODED HYDRAULIC LINE, CAUSING FAILURE (INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ASSESSMENT).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878296January 17, 2001
SEATS
BRACKET INSIDE DRIVER'S SEAT UNDERNEATH BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN TO SIDE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878205January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKES REPAIRED 10 TIMES. BACK BRAKES JUST DONE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH ABS SYSTEM. NO HELP FROM CHEVROLET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878241January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE GOING 40MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT SLAMMED ON BRAKES. CHEVROLET'S DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES & ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PUMPED BRAKES 3 TIMES AND ALL WHEELS LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WENT INTO A SKID. THEN INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKES TO COME OUT OF SKID. VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP & HAD IT CHECKED. NOTICED ROTOR BROKE IN HALF, IT WAS NOT CORRODED. PADS SITTING ON MOUNTING HAD BROKE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878252January 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AT 973 MILES VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIECING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK SOMETIME BRAKES HANG UP AND SMOKE WHEN APPLYING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878253January 16, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING INDENTICAL PROBLEMS AS IN RECALL# 8704 98V150000. WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILTY, AND INCREASING RISK OF CRASH. MANUFACTURER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL ISSUSED, AND WILL NOT COVER EXPENSE FOR REPAIR.*AK THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO COVER PART COST FOR CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE THE WIPER MOTOR BUT DEALER WANTS THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR LABOR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739266January 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
UPON BRAKING AND COMPLETELY STOPPING BRAKEJUST RELEASES BY ITSELF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558913January 11, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE POSITIVE POST OF THE BATTERY FAILED AND BATTERY ACID DRENCHED AREA NEAR AND UNDER THE DAMAGED BATTERY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739124January 10, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
CONTINUED INTERMITTENT POPPING NOISE WITH STEERING, LOSS CONTROL TWICE, INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT 04/22/00, POPPING WAS EVIDENT PRIOR TO ACCIDENT BUT NOT REPORTED BECAUSE THE SUBURBAN WAS NEW AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE WEAR IN OF A BRACKET, LEMON LAW PROCEDURE FILED AND ARBITRATION TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 01/29/01. GM'S POSITION IS THE POPPING AND STEERING PROBLEMS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT. OUR POSITION IS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT NT.PT CHEVROLET ADVISED US TO BEGIN LEMON LAW AND INVOICES DETAILING WARRANTY REPAIR AND INTERNAL CHARGES FOR REPAIRS TO THE LINKAGES., THE ACCIDENT DAMAGE WAS ONLY COSMETIC WITH NO COMPROMISE TO THE FRAME OR ENGINE. THE POPPING NOISE HAS NOW BECOME A RATTLING NOISE AND RATTLING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN NOT NECESSARILY RESULTANT OF TURNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739162January 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
TRANSFER CASE WAS SHREDDED INSIDE EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED OFF-ROAD OR FOR TOWING. MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. SERVICE TECHNICIAN COMMENTED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE BEFORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739166January 10, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
1. BATTERY LEAKED ACID WHILE IDLE AND ULTIMATELY FAILED. LEAK CORRODED POSITIVE POWER CABLE AND UNDERCOATING. 2. ERRATIC STEERING WHILE DRIVING - STEERING POSITION SENSOR REPLACED FIRST TIME. 3. STARTER FAILED 3 TIMES - COMPLETE LOCK-UP 4. U-JOINT FAILED TWICE - SEALED/NON-GREASABLE POOR ACCESS TO ADD GREASE FITTING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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