Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#707247June 6, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RETRACTABLE SEATBELTS REPEATEDLY FAIL. BELTS TWIST AND GET JAMMED IN RETRACTING PART ATTACHED TO FLOOR OF VEHICLE. CAN'T ALWAYS UNJAM, THEREBY LEAVING PASSENGERS UNBELTED. HAVE BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND CONTACTED GM IN TROY, MICHIGAN. SEATBELTS CONTINUE TO FAIL. DEALERSHIP, O'DONNELL CHEVROLET IN SAN GABRIEL, CA SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX PROBLEM AND TO TAKE ELSEWHERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545962June 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. (98V-150000) NLM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707212June 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR WITH OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPING FOR NO REASON. I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 1998, AND HAVE BEEN TRYING WITH NO LUCK TO GET THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX IT. BUT THEY SAY OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST. THIS IS VERY FUSTRATING TO NOT BE LISTENED TO. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE DELIBERATELY PUTTING CUSTOMERS AT RISK BY NOT LISTENING TO OUR CONCERNS. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE DIE FROM A DEFECTIVE WIPER THAT WASN'T ON THE VIN LIST???*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837170June 3, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT TO BREAK LOOSE FROM THE MOUNTING AND FALL BACKWARDS, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838820June 3, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN A RAIN STORM. THERE IS A RECALL ON MAKE/MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707179June 3, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THEY HAVE RECLLED OTHER 1994 SUBURBAN THE DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST IT COST M $70.FOR MY REPAIR .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838731June 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707123June 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT STAY WORKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545865June 2, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR FAILED CAUSING CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837106June 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. DLR SAYS THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA ISSUED RECALLS 98V150000 AND 98V150001, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838679June 1, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT ADJUSTER CRACKED, CAUSING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838680June 1, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES IN VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TIGHTENED GAS CAP. CONSUMER STILL SMELLING GAS FUMES. ON MAY 28TH, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THIS WAS TO DUE TO A STRIPPED BATTERY CABLE. BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707099June 1, 1999
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THIS SWITCH FAILED WHILE PARKED, THANK GOODNESS. A BURNING ODOR BECAME OVERWHELMING WHILE PUTTING ON SEATBELTS TO DRIVE AWAY. IT WAS NIGHT, SO I COULD NOT TELL FOR SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. MY NEXT INSTINCT WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF IN HOPES OF PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH WAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT THE SWITCH, BEZEL AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WERE DESTROYED. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ONE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND ONE FOR THE WIPER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM IS SUSPECT IN THIS VEHICLE. WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES WE NOW HAVE THREE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. OBVIOUSLY PER MY REPORT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES CAUSED BY THE SWITCH BURNING UP. HOWEVER, HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THAT THE SWITCH MELTED, SHE VERY WELL MAY HAVE ENDED UP WITH A DASH BOARD FIRE ON THE ROAD WITH 5 CHILREN. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WITH OTHER SUBURBANS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. AS AN ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, I KNOW DARN WELL THAT THET THERE IS NO SUCH THINK AS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE ON ANY TYPE OF FAILURE AND THIS VEHICLE IS PROVING TO BE A LOSER WHEN IT COMES TO WIRING AND SWITCHES. SORRY FOR BEING SO LONG WINDED. *99V025000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707007May 30, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES, MORE THAN ONCE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN A DOWNPOUR. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL, BUT WHEN WE TOOK IT IN FOR THE REPAIRS, THEY DISCOVERED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM FIXED BY THE RECALL. WE WERE CHARGED $132.15 FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838529May 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED INTERMITTENTLY A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD, WHICH RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN WORKED ON BY PRIVATE MECHANIC. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838540May 27, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN USE WHICH, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL ON 1994 SUBURBAN, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN # ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838434May 26, 1999
STEERING
STEERING FRONT SENSOR HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED TWICE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838443May 26, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN MOTOR WENT OUT. NOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706901May 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAD ANTILOCK/BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH A 95, AND CHEVROLET REFUSED TO LET ME TRADE THE NEW CAR. BOUGHT ANOTHER 96 AND CONTINUE TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706831May 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
THE SUBURBAN HAS HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE NEW, HAS HAD THREE BRAKE JOBS AND MOST RECENTLY REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. POOR DEALER RESPONSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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