Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#547619July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES PERFORM POORLY, VEHICLE HAS RUN INTO DITCH ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843700July 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START IN THE MORNING AND THEN QUIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843793July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WILL GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE ABS SYSTEM WILL KICK IN. CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709373July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
POWER BRAKES WENT OUT AND VEHICLE WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SUBURBAN BRAKES, WOULD NOT COMPENSATE OWNER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709390July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS VEHICLE PULLS HARD (!) TO LEFT. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT OCCURING ONLY OCCASIONALLY. STEERING IS ERATIC, PARTICULARLY ON ROUGH OR UNEVEN SURFACES. PROBLEM IS CONSTANT. STEERING SENSOR REPLACED ONCE. VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT AT ALL SPEEDSALL THE TIME DEALER STATES THAT VEHICLE MEETS FACTORY SPECS. SERIOUS INTERMITTENT DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND MAY PERSIST FOR 40 OR 50 MILES. HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS FOR A TOTAL OF 7 TRIPS. PROBLEMS PERSIST. CHEVROLET CONTACTED - NO HELP. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE!!! HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782579July 29, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DUE TO A FAULTY LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843613July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843646July 28, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT HARNESS WORE OUT.THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IN THE FRONT SEAT ON BOTH SIDES DOESN'T RETRACT. THE SHOULDER HARNESS IS LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843676July 28, 1999
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKETS WERE LOOSENING FROM THE ANCHOR FRAME. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO BE LOOSE/WOBBLY WHENEVER MAKING TURNS. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE PROBLEM OF THE SEAT IS STEADILY GETTING WORSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709312July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ON DRY ROADWAY, RESULTING IN NO BRAKES ON VEHICLE AND CAUSING COLLISION WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709319July 28, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE FIRST BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MARCH 30, 1999 AT THE INTERSECTION OF AL 150 AND I-459 IN HOOVER AL. I TRIED TO STOP AT THE LIGHT BUT THE SUBURBAN JUST WOULD NOT STOP. THE ANTI LOCK MECHANISM DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THERE WAS NO SLIDING OR SKIDDING. I RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 5 MPH. THERE WAS RAIN PRESENT, BUT IT WAS LIGHT RAIN ITH NO WATER STANDING ON THE ROAD. THE SECOND OCCASION WAS IN HOUSTON TX ON MAY 28, 1999. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE SUBURBAN ON THE SAM HOUSTON TOLL ROAD WHEN SHE WENT TO CHANGE LANES. SHE DISCOVERED THAT SOMEONE WAS OVERTAKING HER FROM BEHIND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN THE LANE THAT SHE WANTED TO BE IN. SHE PULLED THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, SAW SOMEONE IN THE ADJACENT LANE, PULLED THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, HARD. THE SUBURBAN'S REAR WHEELS LOCKED, AND THE SUBURBAN MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND EXITTED THE ROADWAY BACKWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH STRIKING A CONCRETE BARRIER. I HAVE SPENT ABOUT $1000 MAKING THE SUBURBAN DRIVABLE, AND I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO THE BODY WORK YET. I FEEL THAT BOTH OCCURANCES HAVE BEEN CAUSED AT LEAST IN PART BY FAILURE OF THE FOUR WHEEL ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL THREW THE TREAD SIX DAYS LATER ON THE WAY HOME. I DON'T THINK IT WAS DESIGNED TO GO SIDEWAYS.( DOT NUMBER: AN11LX1127 TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709350July 28, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRANSMISSION 3 PROBLEMS WITH PARTS REPLACED, UPPER CONTROL ARM BECAME LOOSE ON 3RD VISIT PARTS REPLACED, REAR DOORD BINDING,OIL COOLER ADAPTER AND OIL PAN LOOSE, REAR A COIL REPLACED,WATER PUMP REPLACED,POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED,COOLING HOSE INTO MANIFOLD BROKE WAS REPLACED,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843489July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENTS, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709295July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED THE FIRST TIME ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DRY DAY , I WAS UNABLE TO BRING MY SUBURBAN TO A STOP WITH PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS CITED FOR UNASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE SINCE NO SKID MARKS OR OTHER EXPLANATION COULD BE GIVEN AT THE TIME. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS AND CLOSE CALLS SINCE THE FIRST ACCIDENT. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM REPLACED AND WERE UNAWARE THAT THE UNIT MIGHT CAUSE PROBLEMS UNTIL WE RECENTLY SAW THE RECALL WHICH EXPLAINS PERFECTLY THE TYPE OF INCIDENTS WE HAVE HAD TO TRY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WE DEFINATELY WANT THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO PURSUE THE ANTI-LOCK RECALL ON THE 1993 SUBURBANS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. I COMPLAINED BITTERLY TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ALL BUT $350 WAS COVERED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE GEARSHIFT IN THE OVERDRIVE POSITION. THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT MAINTAIN A LOCK IN THE OVERDRIVE POSITION AND WOULD CONSTANTLY SHIFT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 3RD AND OVERDRIVE GEAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709300July 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OCCASIONALY WHEN COMING TO A STOP DURING A CONTACT WITH WET ROADWAY THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE ENGAGING IN A MANNER THAT IS ERRATIC AND DRAMATIC. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, JUST AS TOTAL STOPPING IS ABOUT TO OCCUR A VIOLENT PULSING OF THE BRAKES OCCURS SUCH THAT THE FEELING OF BEING REAR-ENDED TAKES PLACE. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 5 BRAKING INCINDENTS IN A ROW AND THEN ABRUBTLY STOP. BY THE TIME I GET TO A DEALER THE SITUATION IS UNDUPLICATABLE. I HAVE READ ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ABS SYSTEMS ON THE CHEVY LINE OF SUV'S AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS SIMILAR TO THOSE COMPLAINTS. IT IS ALWAYS WET ROADWAY WHEN IT HAPPENS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY A COLD VEHICLE (AS IN FIRST USE OF THE DAY). IT TRULY FEELS LIKE SOMEONE JUST HIT YOU FROM BEHIND IN THE WAY THE VEHICLE LURCHES AS IT COMES TO A FULL STOP AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. ALSO TENDS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING FROM SLOW, 40 MPH OR LESS, SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547509July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE RESERVOIR REPLACED DUE TO LEAK. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843308July 26, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, GOING UP TO 100 MPH. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE WHICH WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE IN "PARK POSITION" WHICH RUINED THE ENGINE. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING, AND DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP. THEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843322July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, AND THE ABS BRAKES ARE WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843433July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782570July 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON TWO OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER HAS SLAMMED ON BRAKES ABRUPTLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, DEALER CHECKED BUT SAID THEY LOOKED FINE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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