Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#607646February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607943February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE ( MASTER CYLINDER ) FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607996February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607740February 1, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER
FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607046February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH, SUSPENSION:FRONT
HVAC SYSTEM FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834313February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD NOT WORK OR STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME BACK ON, AND SOMETIME THEY WOULD NOT. THE DELAY BOARD AND MODULE WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. SUBURBAN NOT INCLUED IN RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702800February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THREE CARS IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY, I APPLIED BRAKES WITH FULL PRESURE FROM MY FOOT (I DID NOT RELEASE PRESURE AT ANY TIME), MY SUBURBAN DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH WITH EXTENCIVE FRONT END DAMAGE. THE ROADWAY WAS WET AND THE SPEED WAS 35 MPH. DRIVER WAS ONLY OCCUPANT AND WAS WEARING A SEATBELT, MINOR NECK INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#702751January 30, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BECOME WARPED TWICE NOW, FIRST TIME AT 5000 MILES THE SECOND AT 13000 MILES. AT 15000 MILES IT NOW NEEDS NEW BRAKE PADS. THE ENGINE COMPUTER WILL NOT LET THE ENGINE IDLE DOWN UNTIL YOU HAVE COME TO A STOP. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY HARD TO STOP AND HARD TO CONTROL ON SLIPPERY PAVEMENT. VERY UNSAFE. DEALER SAYS IT CHECKS OUT OK ON BOTH THE BRAKES AND ENGINE IDLE PROBLEM. 95% OF MY DRIVING IS ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, THUS SELDOMLY USING THE BRAKES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702714January 29, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
FAILURE/ LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING OR CHANGE OF STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#834116January 28, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE DIESEL FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND THE TRUCK TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543511January 26, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, TIRES
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO OVERHEATING, PADS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702591January 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCK UP ON ROUGH OR SLIPPERY SURFACES/GRINDING NOISE AFTER ABS KICKS IN/LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN BRAKING QUICK/DEALER SERVICE CENTER SAYS NO PROBLEM EVERYTHING IS O.K. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833918January 22, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE REARENDED A CONVERSION VAN. UPON IMPACT WITH THE VAN, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE. THE CONVERSION VAN WAS STATIONARY. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833993January 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY STARTED WORKING THEN STOPPED WITHOUT A REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702477January 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 01-22-99 TO EVALUATE THIS RECURRING PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED OF A PRODUCT RECALL. THEY CHECKED THE VIN, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, (MICHELLE HOLDEN AND RENEE JOHNSON) WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE SIMPLY WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE RECALL WAS LIMITED TO SPECIFIC MODELS. THE PROBLEM ISN'T SPECIFIC MODELS, IT IS A SPECIFIC PART NUMBER. THE PULSE MODULE (PART#12463017) IS DEFECTIVE. THIS DEFECTIVE PULSE MODULE SHOULD BE RECALLED INSTEAD OF ALLOWING GM TO LIMIT THE RECALL TO SPECIFIC MODELS OF VEHICLES. THE TECHNICIAN I SPOKE WITH INFORMED ME THAT S-10 MODELS, VARIOUS PICKUPS AS WELL AS SUBURBANS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WIPERS ACTING ERRATIC. THE CURRENT RECALL IS LIMITED TO POST 1994 MODELS, AND I PERSONALLY KNOW OF ANOTHER VEHICLE (1993 PICKUP) THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE FAULTY PULSE MODULE SHOULD BE RECALLED ACROSS THE BOARD, WHICH WILL COVER MORE THAN THOSE FEW VEHICLE MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833823January 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT DURING THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. MORE OR LESS PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ESPECIALLY DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701076January 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DRIVING THROUGH A WET PARKING LOT AT 10-15 MPH , APPLIED BRAKES , ABS STARTED FUNCTIONING AND BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO FLOOR . VEHICLE CONTIUED TO ROLL WITH BRAKE PEDAL ON FLOOR . STOPPED VEHICLE WITH E-BRAKE AND FENCE .
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#702437January 21, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THAT MANY GM TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITIES BUILT FROM 1994 THROUGH 1996 WERE RECALLED DUE TO POTENTIAL WIPER SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS IN THE WIPER SYSTEM. WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM, I PROMPTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD, HOWEVER, THAT THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL. I BELIEVE A MISTAKE WAS MADE IN IDENTIFICATION OF ALL VINS AFFECTED BY THE PROBLEM AND THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR, AT MY EXPENSE, IS $102.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833732January 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED. DEALER SAID MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, AFTER MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT BRAKES CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES, TOTAL OF FOUR MASTER CYLINDERS REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543418January 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
FRONT BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE RIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED INDICATING THAT THE ANTI LOCK FEATURE ACTIVATED, VEHICLE SWERVED APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET TO THE RIGHT, BRAKES HAVE WORKED PRIOR AND AFTER THIS ONE OCCASION CORRECTLY, CONSUMER STATES HE HAS TWO 1999 SUBURBANS AND ONE 1995 THAT ALSO EXPERIENCE BRAKE PROBLEMS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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