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1993 Chevrolet Suburban complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 2, 1995NH

ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, LEFT WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN BRAKING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 29, 1995IN

ABS BRAKES FAIL AT VARIOUS TIMES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 27, 1995IL

ONLY GOING 20MPH VEHICLE STOPPED SHORT IN FRONT OF OWNER APPLIED ABS BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 27, 1995MI

HAVING PROBLEM WITH POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 26, 1995NY

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL OFTEN ON HILLS, GRAVEL, OR WET ROADS, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 21, 1995CA

PE95-023 ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE APPLIED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 12:00 SPEED, 30 MPH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Sep 18, 1995VA

REAR BRAKE SEAL BROKE AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID OVER REAR BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 18, 1995TX

WHEN BRAKING, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. HAD IN TWICE, STILL IS NOT FIXED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Sep 18, 1995AZ

BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Tires › Tread/Belt
Filed Sep 13, 1995TX

AFTER HITTING A BUMP AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HYDROPLANE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 12, 1995NJ

EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN FRONT WHEELS LOCKUP UNDER NORMAL APPLICATION OF BRAKE, WET OR DRY CONDITIONS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 11, 1995TX

BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISES WITH NORMAL USE. TT

Trailer Hitches
Filed Sep 11, 1995CT

TRAILER HITCH CRACKED. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 7, 1995TX

ABS: ERRATIC BRAKING; BRAKE LOCK UP; BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE'S NO OBVIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM PRESENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 7, 1995NY

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Sep 6, 1995FL

PE95-023 ACTIVE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AT LOW SPEED, AND REAR LOCKED UP. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 6, 1995MT

ABS, BRAKES FAILURE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 25 MPH, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, PE95-023 ACTIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 6, 1995MA

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE AT LEAST TWO CAR LENGTHS. (ABS). TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 5, 1995WI

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING IN THE REAR BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 5, 1995TX

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ON BUMPY ROADS LOCKS-UP.AND ALSO TAKES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 30, 1995OK

PE95-023 ACTIVE, LOSS OF BRAKE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 15MPH, (ABS). TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 29, 1995MD

EXPERIENCING DELAYED BRAKING REACTION. FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 28, 1995OK

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL W/SOFT PEDAL AND POOR RESPONSE. ALSO WHEN PAVEMENT UNEVEN. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 28, 1995MA

EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 23, 1995LA

ABS,PE95-023 ACTIVE, BRAKES FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY MAKES A LOUD NOISE, HAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 22, 1995NY

IF YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE TRUCK FEELS LIKE THE BRAKE WILL NOT STOP IT HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 17, 1995CA

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 1, 1995VA

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAME TO A STOP THERE WAS NO BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR THERE WAS A NOISE HAS ABS ANTI LOCK BRAKE . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 24, 1995FL

ABS BRAKES FAILED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 21, 1995CA

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jun 15, 1995TX

BRAKES MAKE GRINDING SOUND FEELS LIKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. NO RESPONSE FROM ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 12, 1995CA

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEPRESSED PEDAL BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 7, 1995CA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DESIGN, CAUSES BRAKING PROBLEMS. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jun 5, 1995CA

ABS SYSTEM, APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, BRAKES GRAB AND THAN A LOUD NOISE, THEN PEDAL FADE OUT, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 17, 1995OH

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AT LOW SPEEDS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 8, 1995CA

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE IN WET ROAD CONDITION INTERMITTENTLY ON DRY ROAD CONDITION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Apr 10, 1995KS

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE , EXPERIENCE LOCKUP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 5 MPH. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 13, 1995CA

ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING OR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED 4 TIMES. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Mar 8, 1995TX

2ND AND 3RD ROW BENCH SEATBELTS ARE DIFFICULT TO LATCH OR OPEN BECAUSE BUCKLES ARE TOO FAR DOWN IN SEAT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 1, 1995CA

ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING, LOUD POPPING NOISES AND INOPERATIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 22, 1995LA

IN TIMES OF EXTREME EMERGENCIES THE ANTI LOCK AND BRAKING SYSTEM ARE INOPERATIVE. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 21, 199500

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. TT

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Feb 8, 1995TX

REAR RIGHT SIDE QUARTER GLASS CRACKED AND SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 6, 199500

ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DURING NORMAL STOPPING,VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LONG STOPPING DISTANCE PERIODICALLY, DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner1 injured
Filed Jan 30, 1995TX

HINGE FOR FOLD DOWN REAR SEAT HAS SHARP EDGE. CHILD FELL AND SPLIT KNEE OPEN. DEALERS IMMEDIATELY GROUNDED HINGE. CHEV-MFG., NO SAFETY PROBLEM. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 27, 1995CA

HEARD HUMMING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ALSO PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 26, 1995NJ

BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 9, 1995IN

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PROBLEMS, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 5, 1995NY

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, DEALER SAID ABS OPERATION IS NORMAL. TT

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