Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#847870September 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FREEZE UP. BRAKE PEDAL IS BARELY TOUCHED AND BRAKES LOCK INSTANTLY CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO JOLT FORWARD. A VEHICLE CLOSE BEHIND MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP TO CRASH. ABS IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548525September 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THE MASTER CYLINDER SHEARED OFF THE FIRE WALL RENDERING BRAKES INOPERABLE AFTER IMPACT. DO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RESULTED IN DRIVER SUFFERED A FRATURED STERNUM. VEHICLE TOTALED. *YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#548538September 15, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERINECED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION WHILE MAKING A HARD STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843557September 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCED WHICH CAUSED A MINOR COLLISION RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. * AK TWO WEEKS AFTER ACCIDENT-ABS DASH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON-BRAKES VERY SOFT.*YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843686September 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, BRAKES FAILED, BRAKES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCING FAILURE. . *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844302September 15, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED. DEALER NOTIFIED. PROBLEM FIXED BY OWNER--BOLTS IN THE SEAT WERE REPLACED. UNDER RECALL # 96V226000 GM/ BUCKET SEATS. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#845292September 15, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
VEHICLE VEERS TO LEFT / RIGHT, COUNTER CLOCKWISE FROM THE WAY ITS SWINGS. THIS HAPPENS AT 55 TO 60 MPH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS IN THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING DUE TO DEFECT. ALSO POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED/NUTS:BOLTS THAT HOLD TIRE TOGETHER SHEARED OFF, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847772September 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847781September 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER THE ABS LOCKS UP AND VEHICLE SKIDS FOR AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847642September 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH DRIVER HIT A DEER, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE IS BEING HELD AT THE BODY SHOP. OWNER NOT SURE IF THE TRUCK WOULD BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847715September 14, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVER CAPTAIN SEAT, WHERE THE SEAT MOUNTS TO THE FRAME, FRONT CORNER BROKE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548481September 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MANIFOLD PIPE EXPERINCED STRESS CRACK CAUSING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND FUMES TO ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTENT OF VEHICLE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847536September 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. WOULD PUMP PEDAL & ABS BRAKES WOULD REENGAGE TO STOP VEHICLE. WOULD EXPERIENCE A GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN USUAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HAD BEEN TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED ABS BRAKES NEEDED NEW MONITOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847572September 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EA 95-026; WHEN TRAVELING ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT AND UPON MAKING A GRAUDAL STOP THE ABS BRAKE KICKED IN, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENTS. ALSO, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844628September 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKES LOCKED UP AT HIGH SPEED DUE TO MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. LEAKAGE OCCURRED, PEDAL STARTED GOING DOWN TO FLOOR. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. INSTALLED 3 MASTER CYLINDERS AND BLED SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES--BRAKES STILL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT OR HOW TO REPAIR IT. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548396September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE FRONT WHEELS OF ANTI LOCK SYSTEM LOCK-UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE ON SNOW / ICE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847085September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609498September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609543September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
HEATER MOTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609578September 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
WELD ON HEAT SHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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