Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#873340October 18, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA 95 026/POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: WHEN APPLYING BRAKE IN A SUDDEN STOP/EMERGENCY SITUATION IT CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKING, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES ON. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE FELL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873126October 17, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL 98V150001; WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, WILL QUIT DURING OPERATION. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SAME DEFECT.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873211October 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SETS OF BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR ,AND VEHICLE WOULD TURN IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE FAILING. WINDSHIELD LEAKS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556154October 16, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
TRANSMISSION SHAFT HOUSING CRACKED IN HALF BECAUSE THE CASTING WAS TOO THIN. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734368October 15, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SEPARATION & CRACKING, EVEN ON SIDEWALLS (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873019October 15, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
RECALL 98V150 000/WINDSHIELED WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELED WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556103October 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS (P235/75R16) TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN CASING WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555995October 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE FR680 TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734175October 12, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED ON NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001, BUT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1993, BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RECALL. THE SYMPTOMS OF MY COMPLAINT ARE EXACTLY AS STATED IN THIS RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733984October 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
REAR WINDOW MOTORS FAIL IN THE UP POSITION. WINDOWS CANNOT BE OPERATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733999October 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONSTANTLY SHUT OFF WHEN IT STARTS RAINING, THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO WORK IS TO STOP THE CAR AND GET OUT AND MANUALLY FORCE THEM TO WORK AGAIN. THEY WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN DO IT AGAIN. THE GRILL : THE CROME IS PEALING OFF OF THE GRILL. THE BRAKES; THERE IS INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS. ONE IS THE DISC KEEP WARPING AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. THEY SOMETIME FAIL TO STPO THE CAR AS THEY SHOULD. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734040October 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555757October 11, 2000
TIRES
FIRESTONE STEEL TEX AT TIRE LT245 75 R16 EXPERIENCED BLOW OUT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872726October 11, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO SHOULDER BELT NOT TIGHTENING. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE TIGHT. *AK BOTHE FRONT BUCKET SEAT 3 POINT RETRACTER'S ARE INOPERATIVE. SHOULDER HARNESS WILL NOT TIGHTEN. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872792October 11, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
RIGHT FRONT TIRE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DRY ROT ALONG SIDEWALL AS LARGE AS A GOOSE EGG. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872786October 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FELT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND STOPPED TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG. DISCOVERED THAT A SECTION OF TREAD (4X4) HAD COME OFF RIGHT FRONT TIRE. REPLACED WITH SPARE, AND CONTINUED TO NEXT TOWN. WAS UNABLE TO PURCHASE REPLACEMENT, AND CONTINUED TRIP WITHOUT SPARE. ON RETURN TRIP ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2000 AND PULLING A TRAILER, RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. BECAUSE OF NO SPARE, HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE AND TRAILER TOWED HOME. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX R42 ON A 1997, CHEVEROLET, SUBURBAN; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 245/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. TIRE HAS ABOUT 60% OF TREAD LEFT. HAS TIRES AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS AND PHOTOS UPON REQUEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733921October 10, 2000
TIRES
EXTREME VIBRATION AT HIWAY SPEEDS. FIRESTONE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH TIRE. (TIRESIZE: 245/75/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872665October 10, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS PULLING UP INTO DRIVEWAY, AND SHE HEARD A NOISE. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX #AT, LT245/75R16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872523October 8, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
98V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: VEHICLE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY; PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872532October 8, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
ONGOING / ERRATIC PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING SYSTEM CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED STEERING SENSOR. YEAR LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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