Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#849284September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
THE BOOSTER ON THE POWER BRAKES WENT OUT. PEDAL TRAVELED 3/4 OF THE WAY TO FLOOR. WOULD PUSH HARD ON PEDAL TO GET BRAKES TO WORK. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712440September 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ABS SYSTEM FAILED-IT STARTS TO KICK IN, THEN RELEASES, SENT US INTO INTERSECTION AND NEAR MISSES WITH CARS-PAID TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED, DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM (TOLD IT MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM); WIPERS OCCASIONALLY BEGIN SLOWING AND WORK INTERMITTENTLY; DIFFERENTIAL WAS OUT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING AGAIN 2 YEARS LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843184September 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846700September 28, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES WOULD COME ON. THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC. TESTED WIPERS & REPLACED THE PULSE MODULE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848846September 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848994September 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES, AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. REPEATED SERVICE CHECK HAVE NOT INDICATED WHAT CAUSE IS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712343September 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FREE WHEEL WHEN TRYING TO STOP GOING FROM PAVEMENT TO SLICK OR WASHBOARD ROAD SURFACE. THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS NOT RELIABLE. I DISCONNECTED THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WASN'T RELIABLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT AND NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BEFORE I PULLED THE ABS FUSE. CHEVROLET SENT ME A VIDEO ON ABS WHEN I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM IMPLYING THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW ABS WORKED. I KNOW WHEN ABS DOESN'T WORK AND THE CAR FREEWHEELS NEARLY INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF YOU. CHEVROLET SHOULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM TO PREVENT FUTURE CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712202September 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
ORIGINAL BATTERY (DELCO) CRACKED AND SPILLED BATTERY ACID ON HOSES AND WIRING. REPLACEMENT BATTERY (DELCO) FAILED IN SIMILAR FASHION AFTER 65,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848671September 24, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHEILD WIPERS STOP FUNCTIONING DURING PERFORMANCE. CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848683September 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, BUT EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711993September 24, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY BROTHER BOUGHT THIS SUBURBAN NEW AND WE ACQUIRED IT IN 1997. I AM AWARE OF THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THIS VEHICLE. THE PAINT BEGAN PEELING SOON AFTER WE TOOK POSESSION. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. I SEE MANY CHEVY TRUCKS & SUBURBANS WITH PEELING PAINT MOSTLY ON THE HOOD AND FRONT FENDERS, ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE ALL OVER. I HAVE SEEN INFORMATION IN CONSUMER REPORTS IN REGARDS TO THIS BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING IN YOUR DATABASE. I FEEL THIS IS A WIDESPREAD WELLKNOWN PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP ME?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712000September 24, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MAJOR FAILURES AT 2 YEARS A/C, BATT, ALTERNATOR, FUEL PUMP & DIFFERENTIAL,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712002September 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
REAR BRAKE DRUMS WERE REPLACED BY ANDY LEWIS CHEVROLET , UNION CITY AT MILEAGE 8070. ON 9/24/1999 AGAIN THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS LEFT AND RIGHT HAD TO BE TURNED DUE TO STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT ANY SPEED AND MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN COMING TO STOP. BILL HEARD CHEVROLET IN UNION CITY WHO BOUGHT ANDY LEWIS DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY WHEN VEHICLE HAD ONLY 22000 MILES. AT 25000 MILES MEADOWS MOTORS AGREED TO REPAIR AGAIN BY TURNING BRAKE DISC. THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 3 YEARS/36000 WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. IT APPEARS CHEVROLET HAS A LATENT DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF SUBURBANS WITH THE TEMPER OF THE BRAKES. BY TURNING THE DISCS THEY ONLY REDUCE THE LIFE OF THE METAL AND SET UP FURTHER WARPING. I WOULD RECOMMEND WITH ALL THE PREVIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS NOTED THAT NHTSA TAKE A AGGRESSIVE LOOK AT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE SUBURBAN AND REQUIRE THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE DISCS ON REPEAT PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF ADDING TO THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE ROTORS. I AM A QUALIFED CAR/AIRCRAFT MECHANIC OF 37 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH A BACKGROUND IN NEW MANUFACTURING OF AIRCRAFT AND HAVE A EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF METAL HEAT TREATING AND HARDINESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712022September 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
REPEATED FAILURES, PARTICULARLY WITH BUMPS OR EMERGENCY BRAKING: PEDAL TO FLOOR, BRAKES "GROAN" EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITH ONE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#548683September 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, STEERING
BRAKES SURGE / PULSATE WHEN COMING TO A STOP WHICH RESULTS IN SMOKING WHEN BRAKING. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844645September 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO START, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
9
#848523September 23, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY DIED OUT FOR NO REASON. LATER, VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THEN THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON & STAY ON. ENGINE WOULD START TO SURGE. VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AGAIN. WOULD NOT STAY STARTED. AFTER GIVING VEHICLE GAS, THE RPMS WOULD REV HIGH. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848546September 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, EACH TIME WITH A NEW BATTERY. THREE WEEKS AGO, A NEW BATTERY WAS PUT IN THE TRUCK AGAIN. ALSO, ALTERNATOR IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THIS TRUCK, WHICH KILLS THE BATTERY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#848598September 23, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN TURNED ON TO BE USED, FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. BEEN TO DEALER & INFORMED THE WIPER MODULE WENT OUT & NOT RECALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711916September 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO STOP AT STOP LIGHTS/STOP SIGNS. DEALERS SAY THAT IS JUST HOW THE BRAKES WORK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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