Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#560449March 21, 2001
AIR BAGS
NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO JAM HIS HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND TO INJURE HIS BACK. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742826March 21, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
ON THE 18TH OF MAR 2001, AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, I GOT IN MY VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY SEAT BELT ON AND ENDED UP LYING FLAT ON MY BACK. AS LUCK WOULD HAVE NO KIDS WERE SITTING BEHIND ME. A SINGLE GRADE 8 BOLT BROKE. A FEW YEARS BACK WHEN THIS VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 100K ON IT THE SAME THING HAPPENED. AT THAT TIME THE DEALER (PERFORMANCE CHEVY IN SACRAMENTO CA) TOLD ME THERE WAS A CAMPAIN TO REPLACE THE BOLTS FROM GRADE 5 TO GRADE 8. APPARENTLY THE GRADE 5 LASTED LONGER THAN THE GRADE 8. THE DEALER HERE IN OGDEN SAYS THE VEHICLE IS TO OLD AND THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR MAKING THIS A SAFER SEAT. IF THIS HAD ACCURED WHILE DRIVING THERE ISNO TELLING WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. I AM NOT A COMPLAINER BUT THIS WHOLE THING SEEMS WRONG. AND WHEN I GO TO SELL THIS VEHICLE HOW CAN I SAY IT IS A SAFE CAR. HOPE YOU CAN HELP,AND I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS, I CANT BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.. PHILLIP WILLIAMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742704March 20, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMERS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF AND IN DANGER DUE TO THESE VEHICLES. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742710March 20, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOST ALL POWER STEERING AFTER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN - COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL.THERE WERE SEVEN PEOPLE IN THE SUBURBAN. WE HAD JUST COME OUT OF THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS IN TO PIGEON FORGE TENN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883538March 20, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN 1996, CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN WHEN RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE, P245/75R16, DOT: BD11BAC509 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560390March 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THEIR FRONT BRAKE PADS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 16000 MILES, THE SITUATION WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THESE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY AN ENGINEERING AND/OR DESIGN FLAW. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742539March 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
OUR ASE MECHANIC STATES THEY HAVE REPLACED ~35-40 SIMILAR CHEV SUBURBAN RADIATOR FAILURES IN PAST 24 MONTHS IN THEIR SHOP (DOCUMENTATION ON REQUEST). THESE HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH WATER PUMP FAILURES, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS AND OCC. HEAD GASKET FAILURES WHEN COOLANT HAS LEAKED OVER ENGINE. AMONG ASE MECHANICS IN OUR AREA THIS IS A WELL-KNOW, "LEMON" DESIGN FAILURE WHICH WILL COST ME $900 TO REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883251March 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS WOULD PREMATURLY ENGAGE WHENEVER VEHICLE RUNS OVER A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD. ALSO, HAS TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE BEEN AT DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883300March 16, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SENDING UNIT IN FUEL TANK SHORTED OUT. *AK CONSUMER STATES IGNITION SWITCH ALSO FAILED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883307March 16, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAUSES VISIBILITY TO VERY POOR. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR HELP, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE IT DUE TO A LACK OF PARTS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742456March 14, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742461March 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND LEFT FRONT PULLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882992March 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DISCOVERED THAT WIRES TO BATTERY WERE LOOSE. SINCE DEALER RECONNECTED WIRES, VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742346March 13, 2001
TIRES
THIS IS THE 3RD TIME MICHELIN TIRES THAT HAVE BURSTED ON MY VEHICLES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT SERIOUSLY.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235/75R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/75R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882876March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT WENT TO FLOOR , BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THIS HAD TO BE REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BRAKES RESPONDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 MORE TIMES FOR BRAKES SQUEELING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882911March 13, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LEFT SIDE REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT EVERY 23OOO MILES. INTERMITTENTLY ON WET PAVEMENTS, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BRAKES LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS OF BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882925March 13, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD HAD STARTED CRACKING ON DRIVER'S SIDE ON DECEMBER 29, 2000, AND IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR HAPPENED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. DEFECT STARTED WITHOUT BEING HIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560293March 12, 2001
TRAILER HITCHES
CLASS I HITCH DEVELOPED HAIRLINE CRACK AT ONE OF WELDS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882705March 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE BRAKE WAS INADEQUATE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560326March 8, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN THE REAR, UPON INSPECTION THE CONSUMER FOUND A SEVERE BULDGE AND DEFORMITY IN THE TREAD AREA OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE, THE CONSUMER'S TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL(FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LE P265/70R16). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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