Chevrolet Suburban Complaints

9,782 consumer complaints on file.

#845786August 25, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL. CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710482August 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
OUR CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS JUST OVER 50,000 MILES AND IS PAST THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. ON A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS, THE TRUCK STARTED TO JERK FIERCLY INTO GEAR. WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE TRUCK WOULD JERK INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT DID THE REPAIRS ADVISED US THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT, AND SHRAP METAL WAS GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF 1 DAY. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED US THAT HE HAD PERFORMED THE SAME REPAIRS ON 3 OTHER CHEVY SUBURBANS THAT DAY ALONE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A TRUCK WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET THE TIRES BALANCED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN WAS BEGINNING TO REMOVE THE BRAKE PADS- HE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE ROTORS. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE CRACKS WERE HEAT CRACKS, AND THAT WE WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE NEW ROTORS. ONCE AGAIN, WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY"NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845747August 24, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP DURING PERFORMANCE, AND SOMETIMES DO NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW CIRCUIT BOARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710453August 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS FAILURE IS SIMILAR TO MY PREVIOUS POSTING OF 2 FAILURES. I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH WHEN I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD GROANING SOUND AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP IN A SKID. ONCE AGAIN, THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. AFTERWARDS, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE VERY SOFT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710454August 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE HAD SIMILAR INSTANCES IN THE PAST, WITHOUT AN INCIDENT OCCURING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INSUFFICIENT BRAKE POWER TO STOP THE VEHICLE ADEQUATELY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED IN AN EMERGENCY CONDITION, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES, BUT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS VERY LONG. THIS ABS REACTS VERY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER I HAVE EXPERIENCED. THE STOPPING POWER IS ACTUALLY VERY DIMINISHED WITH THE ABS ACTIVATED THAN WHEN IT IS NOT ACTIVATED. ONCE THE ABS COMES INTO PLAY, THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT SPEEDS UP. I REALIZE THAT THE ABS IS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE WHEELS FROM LOCKING UP AND THAT ONE SHOULD HOLD A CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL RATHER THAN PUMPING THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, IN DRY CONDITIONS, I CAN STOP THE VEHICLE QUICKER AND IN A SHORTER DISTANCE IF I DO NOT ALLOW THE TO ABS ACTIVATE. OF COURSE ONE DOES NOT HAVE THAT CHOICE IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERED INTO THE VEHICLE. I RECENTLY READ THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON THE 2000 SUBURBAN AND I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT GM DID NOT PROVIDE THE SAME 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKE SYSTEM INTRODUCED IN THE '99 PICK UP MODELS. THE ACCIDENT I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THE BRAKING SYSTEM OPERATED AS IT SHOULD HAVE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548105August 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP VEHICLE ADEQUATELY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710308August 21, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE/PAD PERFORMANCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710314August 21, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION: TORQUE CONVERTER BLEW UP.....FUEL PUMP FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, WIRING OVERHEATED AND INSULATION MELTED OFF INSIDE FUEL TANK .....STEERING: ERRATIC WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548083August 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKES EXPERIENCE LOCK UP ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENT ONCE RESULING IN A MINOR REAR END ACCIDENT. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845501August 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP , THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF MASTER CYLINDER. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710251August 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON FIRST FAILURE, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED AT SPEED OF 25 MPH. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD HAVE AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH. ON SECOND FAILURE, APPLICATION OF BRAKES AT 30 MPH RESULTED IN TIRE LOCK AND SKID. ABS WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ATTEMPT TO RECREATE THE FAILURE MODE WAS UNSUCCESSFULL. FAILURES APPEAR TO BE RANDOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845366August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKS UP UNDER SLIPPERY OR WET CONDITIONS UPON TAPPING THE PEDAL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845463August 19, 1999
SEATS
THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HAS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FOURTH. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845479August 19, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 20 MPH A LOUD BANG OCCURRED. A WHEEL CAME . ALSO, BRAKES DID NOT WORK, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710219August 19, 1999
SEATS
SEAT ANCHOR METAL SHEARED APART CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK.. VERY UNSTABLE..DRIVER MUST HOLD STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP SEAT IN PLACE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710238August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BREAKS PROVIDE NO/INADEQUATE STOPPING CAPABILITY ON SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY SURFACES. ON SUCH SURFACES, THE ABS PUMP CAN BE HEARD WHEN HOLDING THE BREAK PEDAL FIRMLY BUT THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO STOPPING CABABILITY. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD OR MISS TURNS ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS DUE TO INADEQUATE BREAKING. I WAS DISTURBED TO FIND THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECENT RECALL OF 3.5 MILLION OTHER GM LIGHT TRUCKS AS THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ARE EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED ON MY '93 2WD SUBURBAN. PLEASE HELP AS I FEEL IN JEOPARDY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN WET AND SNOWY CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710242August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER MY CHECK ABS SYSTEM LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. WHEN MY BRAKES WERE SERVICED, NOT BY A DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT MY BRAKES WERE WORKING BUT THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WERE NOT. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THE COMPUTER CHIP IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT AND WE WERE TOLD THAT OUR BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY (NOT THE ANTILOCK), WE HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT IN TO BE REPLACED. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, ONLY "ALMOST" ACCIDENTS. WE DO, THOUGH, SEEM TO HAVE TO HAVE OUR BRAKES WORKED ON VERY OFTEN BECAUSE OF ONE THING OR ANOTHER. I READ ABOUT THE RECALL AND WANTED TO REPORT THIS TO YOU FOR YOUR RECORDS. I HOPE THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF OUR VEHICLE WILL REPAIR THIS PROBLEM FOR US WITHOUT CHARGE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES HAPPEN, AS APPARENTLY THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#548017August 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN COLLISION. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845359August 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT APPROX. 30 MPH AND WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL HARD AND VEHICLE CONTINUED ON. THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CAN NHTSA GIVE FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710140August 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CAN NOT STOP QUICK, NO REAR BRAKES,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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