Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#842883July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS IS NOT WORKING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CLAIMS NEEDS EHCU UNIT TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842908July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN REGULAR BRAKING VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, DURING A PANIC STOP BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALE R REPLACED PARTS IN BRAKING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842958July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE ABS BRAKES KICKED IN, AND THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. CONSUMER ALSO, ABS LIGH ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842987July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHCLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842989July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA 95-023; WHEN TRAVELING AND UNDER ANY NORMAL STOPPING, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN NEAR ACCIDENTS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843017July 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
REAR SHAFT SEALS ARE LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE BRAKE DRUMS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN BRAKE LOSS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843051July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A REAREND ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843057July 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH POWER DECREASED TO 30 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708935July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED THREE TIMES AND CURRENTLY HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708937July 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT COMPONENTS REPLACED TWICE / PASSANGER COULD NOT RELEASE SEAT BELT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708957July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TIRES LOCKED UNDER HARD BRAKING ON DRY AND WET PAVEMENT WHILE ON 2-WHEEL DRIVE MODE ON PAVED ROADS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708964July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSOR HAS BEEN INOPERATIVE SINE 12/97 AND HAS BEEN INSPECTED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE REPLACEMENT PART AND RELAY WILL COST APROX. $700 SO I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH PANEL IS ALWAYS ON. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE ABS SYSTEM WILL REALLY WORK IN A SUDDEN STOP. I AM TRYING TO GET THIS VEHICLE APPROVED FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE "SPECIAL POLICY" RECALL JUST ANNOUNCED BY GM BUT THIS DOES NOT YET COVER SUBURBANS AS THEY HAVE AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708969July 22, 1999
SEATS
SEAT LOOSE ON TRACK. MOVES APPROX QUARTER INCH WHEN ACCELERATING OR BRAKING. OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER WILL NOT FIX. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708978July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS SYSTEM CAUSED NEAR ACCIDENT DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE - BOTH OCCURED AT LOW SPEEDS APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS ON DRY HIGHWAY SURFACES (MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED SMALL AMOUNT OF SAND/GRAVEL ON ONE WHEEL) ABS ACTIVATED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ENTER THE INTERSECTION, NARROWLY AVOIDING COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708986July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS DOES NOT STOP MY SUBURBAN WHEN SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE TAKES A LOT LONGER TO STOP. I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND SEVERAL BRAKE SHOPS AND THEY CLAIM THIS PHENOMENON IS NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED 4 NEAR MISSES AND ONE ACCIDENT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET IT CORRECTED BEFORE WE GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708949July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
.BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NO RESISTANCE FROM BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709020July 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES FAILED WHEN TRIED TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT.--- WIPER WOULD STOP FOR NO REASON AND SOMETIME WOULD OT START, DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT WAS ON A G.M. RECALL LIST FOR 1994 SUBURBANS BUT OUR UNIT VIN NO WAS NOT INCLUDED, I CONTACTED G.M. ON THE PHONE AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO REPAIR, I PURCHASE THE REPLACEPENT BOARD FROM THE DEALER AND THE WIPER WORKS OK, I BELEIVE G.M. OWES ME FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709028July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709030July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS ON CHEVY SURBURBANS. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CRASH ON A SUNNY DAY WITH DRIVE PAVEMENT. THE ABS DEPLOYED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. I HAVE RUN INTO THIS INSTANCE 3 PREVIOUS TIMES WHERE "STANDING" ON THE BRAKES DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. YET IF I RELEASE THE ABS BRAKES AND RE-APPLY, THE VEHICLE WILL USUALLY STOP. GIVEN THE CURRENT RECALL ON CHEVY ABS PRODUCTS FROM THIS TIMEFRAME, I WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH ABS ON MY SUBURBAN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709034July 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THIS TOGETHER BEFORE WHEN THE COMPUTER PUNTED ME OUT! SO IF I REPEAT, I AM SORRY. SINCE THE START OF MY OWNERSHIP OF THE 1999 3/4 TON CHEVY SUBURBAN, I HAVE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES COMING OVER TRAIN TRACKS OR ROUGH ROAD THE BRAKES MAKE A GRAONING NOISE. IT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN GOING OVER ROUGH ROAD AND TRACKS AND IF I HAVE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE DRUM BRAKES, WHICH SEEMS TO BE "OLD" TECHNOLOGY. I THINK THE NEWEST TECHNOLOGY FOR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES IS SEEN IN THE FORD EXPEDITION...DISK BRAKES. I THINK THESE WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IN A VEHICLE WEIGHING 3/4 TON, BECAUSE IT WOULD GIVE MORE STOPPING POWER TO THE DRIVER, AS IS ILLUSTRATED IN MOST OF THE CARS ON THE ROAD TODAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT ALL THE BRAKE PROBLEMS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE GM SUBURBANS (CHEVY AND GMC), BUT SOMETHING MUST BE DONE, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT! I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER GREAT SUGGESTION....I HAD A 1993 CHEVY SUBURBAN AND A 1981 VW RABBIT CONVERTIBLE, AND BOTH HAD CAR FIRES...ERGO THE SUGGESTION TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURERS OF ALL VEHICLES, INCLUDE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON A CAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, AND I HOPE THIS TYPE OF NOTIFICATION GETS SOME ATTENTION!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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