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1994 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 1994 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 28, 1997PA

THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AT A TREMENDOUS RATE OF SPEED WHEN ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE ENGAGED.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 22, 1997MS

DELCO BATTERY FAILED AT 22 MONTHS, DESPITE HAVING A 60 MONTH WARRANTY.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Apr 9, 1997AZ

ENGINE DIESEL: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN 1995 WITH 6000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HAD FUEL INJECTOR PUMP REBUILT. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER 40,000, NEEDS TO HAVE FUEL INJECTOR REBUILT AGAIN. (95I-005). *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Switch/Wiring
Filed Apr 2, 1997FL

WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 1, 1997OK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP OR WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ON BUMPY SURFACES, THE BRAKE FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 31, 1997FL

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 20, 1997OK

ABS BRAKES WORK SOMETIMES , WHEN THEY FAIL TO WORK, VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP QUICK ENOUGH. FEELS LIKE NO BRAKES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 13, 1997TX

WHEN BRAKING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES RELEASED, ALL 4 WHEELS, ROTATED FREELY, SLIPPERY PAVEMENT, PRESSED EXCESSIVELY HARD ON BRAKES, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL WITHOUT ANY APPARENT ATTEMPT TO STOP, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ON DRY OR WET SURFACES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Mar 12, 1997RI

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 11, 1997AZ

BRAKES: INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. WEATHER CONDITIONS DO NOT MATTER MOST OF THE TIME, VEHICLE HAS TO SWERVE TO AVOID A COLLISION. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Mar 6, 1997CA

#EA95-026, APPLIED THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, NO ONE WAS INJURED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 18, 1997SC

#EA95-026, WAS DRIVING IN WET WEATHER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING A CRASH, THE SECOND TIME APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED IN WET WEATHER . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 14, 1997MI

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILS TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 14, 1997OK

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES,SHE STATES THAT HER BRAKES ARE NOISY AND THAT BRAKES ARE NOT GOOD, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD BEEN REPLACED BUT VEHICLE IS STILL UMSATISFACTORY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 6, 1997FL

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE STATES THAT HER FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND THAT VEHICLE SURGES DURING BRAKING; ALSO, THERE IS NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE USED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 6, 1997FL

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP OR WHEN SLOW STOPPING IF A BUMP IS HIT, ABS BRAKES KICK IN AND THERE IS A LOSS OF BRAKING. UPON STOPPING, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 6, 1997OR

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 5, 1997CA

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 4, 1997MN

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE TOO QUICKLY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 3, 1997CA

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 30, 1997CA

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, AT APPROX. 30MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, REAR ENDING VEHICLE, NO PRIOR WARNING, NO INJURY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 29, 1997MI

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jan 27, 1997NJ

MASTER CYLINDER LEAKED AND REPLACED TWICE, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL/ACCIDENT, PROBLEM CONTINUES.

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jan 23, 1997CA

DRIVER'S SIDE LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, THE RETRACTOR IS BROKEN, BELT PULLS OUT FREELY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 21, 1997SC

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAD LOCKED UP, OCCURRED WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. ONE OF THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND PULLED TOWARDS THE LEFT.(EA95-026). *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 15, 1997TX

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKES LET GO FOR NO REASON AND BRAKES FADE BEFORE STOPPING, DEALERS ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 14, 1997TX

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 14, 1997IL

REAR BRAKE SHOES WORN, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 14, 1997TX

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 5 TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 14, 1997FL

WHEN ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE OVER SOME SURFACES LIKE SAND OR GRAVEL ROADS, BUMPY SURFACES, THE BRAKING ACTIVELY DECREASES AND THE VEHICLE TAKES MUCH LONGER TO STOP.

Wheels
Filed Jan 10, 1997WA

WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE THROUGH TRAFFIC.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 9, 1997OR

# EA 95-026, ON ONE OCCASSION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AND DID NOT RELEASE, SECOND TIME APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 9, 1997KY

BRAKES EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE, PADS REPLACED HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM.

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Jan 7, 1997AR

ABS FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jan 6, 1997NC

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 2, 1997FL

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 30, 1996CA

WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN MANNER, THE ABS SYSTEM WILL KICK-IN, CAUSING BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERABLE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, MOTORIZED SHOULDERBELT DOES NOT GRAB PROPERLY. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Dec 30, 1996MD

UPPER 'A' FRAME BUSHING BOLT MISSING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 27, 1996NV

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED, RESULTING IN A TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES WERE CHECKED BY STATE TROOPER AND IT WAS DISCOVERD THAT BRAKES HAD MINIMAL RESISTANCE AND WENT TO FLOOR BOARD *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 26, 1996TN

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, APPLIED THE BRAKES ON LOOSE GRAVEL, RELEASED THEN PRESSED ON ABS BRAKES AND CAUSED A LOCKUP, ALSO MADE NOISE , EA95-026

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 23, 1996PA

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXPERIENCED, WHEN THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND APPLIED A 2ND TIME, NORMAL BRAKING TOOK PLACE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 1996ND

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, PEDAL VIBRATES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; DEALER CHECKED PADS, BRAKES ARE FINE, NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT NUMEROUS TIMES. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 1996MA

TWICE WHEN COMING TO A STOP ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STOPPING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Dec 17, 1996KY

AT 25,000 MILES BRAKE PADS PREMATURELY WORE OUT, ALSO EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Dec 17, 1996VA

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE INBOARD DISC PAD WEAR, RESULTING IN THE DETERIORATION OF BRAKE ROTORS, THERE IS METAL TO METAL NOISE WHEN BRAKING, NOT REPAIRED YET. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 17, 1996CA

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES THAT HIS BRAKES DO NOT HOLD UP WHEN THEY ARE USED, HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT HE DID SAY THAT THEY REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY OCCASIONALLY GIVE OUT AND THE PEDAL STAYS HARD, CONSUMER RAN OVER A CURB TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN VEHICLE. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 17, 1996OR

ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 16, 1996MN

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE ABS BRAKE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT HE COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS, EA 95 026

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 16, 1996PA

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 13, 1996CA

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKES, THERE AREN'T ANY, BUT ONE NEAR MISS EXPERIENCED. *AK

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