BOTH FRONT BUCKET SEATS FEEL AS OF ROCKING CHAIR;WHEN STOPPING, PUSHING OCCUPANTS FORWARD/BACKWARD, WHEN TAKING OFF;BOTH SEATS REPLACED, ACCIDENT POTENTIA *AK
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 →
ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE WHEN PERFORMING A HARD/PANIC STOP; HEAR GRINDING NOISE, NO WARNING. *AK
ABS-BRAKES - WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH COMING AROUND THE CURB THE OWNER TRIED TO APPILY BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. *AK
EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
EA95-026, BRAKE FAILURE,DRIVING AT SPEED OF 55MPH, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCES
FRONT BRAKES FAILED-BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE-(CONSUMER HAS ABS BRAKES) NO INJURIES WAS SUSTAINED. *AK
THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAS EXPLODED (CRACKED) ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. TT
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL UPON LONG BRAKING OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RETRACTOR, SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENTS. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING, EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKES. TT
ABS BRAKE DOES NOT RESPOND DURING SUDDEN STOP ON WET PAVEMENT, RESULTED IN TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. TT
#PE95-023 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IT DOESN'T STOP IT SLOWS THE TRUCK DOWN . TT
#PE95-023 THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKE IT SLOWS THE TRUCK DOWN IT DOESN'T STOP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
#PE95-023 WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR AND LOCKING UP HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK . TT
EA95-026, ACTIVE, BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 35MPH. TT
EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED.
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKES RELEASE COMPLETELY, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
THE BRAKES DO NOT HAVE THE POWER TO STOP THE CAR. TT
POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ABS. IT TAKES A LONG/DISTANCE TO STOP . TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT CONSUMER STATES HE WAS BRAKING AND HE WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES, WHICH FIRST GRABBEND AND THEN RELEASED ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *SLC
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONED WITH SOFT PEDAL AND LONG EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT CONSUMER STATES ONE ONE OCCASION THERE WERE NO BRAKES.*JB
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM IN A SUDDEN STOP CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND CAUSED A 5 CAR ACCIDENT.(EA95-026). TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES THEY FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TRANSFER CASE FAILED. *SLC
POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED SKIDED AND HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, IMPACT 12:00, SPPED 25 MPH. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKE FAILED HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES VERY SLOW IN RESPONDING W/SCREECHING NOISE. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS QUESTIONED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL. TT *SLC
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PEDAL FEELS MUSHY AND UNORDINARY LONG STOPPING DISTANCE.(EA95-026). TT
THE TRUCK HAS ABS. THE STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED AND MAKES ALOT OF NOISE WHEN APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS, BRAKES WHEN APPLIED EXPERIENCE BRAKE LOCKUP, OR UNEVEN SURFACE. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, THE REAR WHEELS DO NOT STOP VEHICLE, ONLY THE FRONT WHEELS ARE WORKING. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. TT CLUNK IN REAR BRAKES, CONSUMER STATES THEY DO NOT FEEL RIGHT, DEALER ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT HOWEVER FAILED, NOISE STILL EXISTS. *SLC
ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKES; ON (4) OCCASIONS, BRAKES SYSTEM HAS FAILED COMPLETELY ON DRY PAVEMENT.TT ON FOUR OCCASIONS HAVE STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.*JB
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONS ON GRAVEL ICY AND SNOW ROADS AND POOR EFFECTIVENESS. OWNER IDENTIFIES SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. TT WHEN APPLYING BRAKE ON ICY OR SNOW OR GRAVEL ROAD, THE BRAKE MAKE BUZZING SOUND AND FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE VEHICLE GOES OUT OF COTROL. *YH
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS ON BUMPY ROADS AND HAS LONG EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.NOW WHEN BRAKING TRUCK PULLS TO LEFT. TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET PAVEMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 15-20MPH, SUDDENLY MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE OCCURED WHEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BY DEALER.*JB
PUFF OF BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT OF ENGINE, THEN STEERING WENT OUT AND WHEELS WOBBLED. VEHICLE TURNED OVER. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT. TT VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER PRIOR TO ACCIDENT REGARDING BRAKE PROBLEMS, DEALER HAD RESURFACED REAR DRUMS, SANDED LINGINGS, AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKE PADS. ENGINE REVS TO 1500 RPMS AFTER SITTING 20 TO 25 MINUTES, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH. SEAT BELTS DO NOT ALWAYS RETRACT. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON MEDIUM OR HIGH, VEHICLE'S ENGINE REVS TO 2500 RPMS ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. *SLC
#PE95-023 POOR PERFORMANCE OF ANTI LOCK BRAKES. TT DEALER STATED TO CONSUMER THAT ABS FEELS DIFFERENT WHEN MAKING PANIC STOPS . *SLC
ON BUMPY ROADS, ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CAUSES BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR/EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *DSH
PLATFORM TRAILER HITCH THERE WAS A CRACK IN LEFT AND RIGHT. PART WAS REPLACED . TT THERE WERE CRACKS IN PLAT FORM HITCH. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HITCH WITHOUT CHARGE. *YH
ABS:WHEN ANTI LOCK SYSTEM COMES INTO PLAY, BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE; PEDAL TENDS TO GO TO FLOOR; REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
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