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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 Oct 10, 1995OR

#PE95-023 THE ABS ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILED ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 3, 1995AR

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ACCIDENT OCCURRED. TT CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO 3 DEALERSHIPS WHO ALL STATED BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 3, 1995AR

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE BRAKE FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT . TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Control Unit/ModuleFire
Filed Oct 3, 1995FL

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CONTROLLER FAILED, CAUSING FIRE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipFire
Filed Oct 2, 1995FL

ABS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER SIDE, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOST. TT

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

DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, BRAKES LOCKUP AND VEHICLE HAS LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ABS BRAKE, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT VEHICLE HAS NO POWER WHEN TOWING. *SLC

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

BRAKE FAILURE , IN FOR REAPIR REPLACEMENT OF CALIPERS AND DISC PADS IN FRONT, (ABS). TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 26, 1995TX

WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT MANUFACTURER OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 20, 1995AL

PANIC BRAKING REAR END PULLS TO RIGHT CLOCKWISE, AS IF FRONT BRAKES ARE ONLY WORKING ON ABS EQUIPPED, RESULT POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 19, 1995MO

DEALER BRAKE LINE AND BRAKE SHOE WAS REPLACED BUT CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING PROBLEM BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 18, 1995IL

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 18, 1995TX

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING W/PRESSURE, BRAKES HAVE DELAY IN RESPONDING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

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

EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL. TT

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

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO STOP, RESULT INADEQUATE BRAKE ACTION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 16, 1995CA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. 8AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 15, 1995NY

ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Sep 14, 1995LA

BRAKES SLOW VEHICLE DOWN BUT DOES NOT STOP IT. TT

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

ABS BRAKE MALFUNCTIONING DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, EXPERIENCING POOR BRAKING ABILITY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 11, 1995FL

PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM SOMETIMES LOCKING AND MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 7, 1995CA

ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLICATION BRAKES GRAB THEN RELEASED W/VEHICLE NOT RESPONDING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 7, 1995TX

WHEN MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP-BRAKES DO NOT CATCH IMMEDIATELY. TT

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

PE95-023 ACTIVE, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING AND BRAKE LOCKUP, ABS. TT

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

POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 1, 1995OH

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTION BRAKES FAILED TO ACTIVATE W/PULSATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 1, 1995NJ

PRESSED BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET, AND PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 31, 1995TX

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHEN ON SLIGHT BUMPY ROADS.A THUD SOUND IS HEARD BEFORE AND SOFT PEDAL OCCURS.(PE95-023). TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 31, 1995TX

ABS: WHEN BRAKING SUDDENLY, HIT BUMPS, BRAKES MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISE; SLOW GRABBING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 30, 1995TX

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES HAVE SOFT PEDAL AND SLOW RESPONSE TO PEDAL TRAVEL. SEVERAL COMPONENTS REPLACED IN FRONT BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

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

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WITH NO POWER. MASTER CYLINDER AND OTHER COMPONENTS REPLACED WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 24, 1995NY

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AND PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS AS IF THERE IS A DELAY IN BRAKE RESPONSE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 23, 1995AL

BRAKES FADE OUT, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, REPLACE BRAKE LINE AND MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 15, 1995WI

POOR BRAKING ON LONG STOPPING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 10, 1995UT

ABS: PLEASE GIVE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 7, 1995MO

ABS BRAKES FAILED TWICE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENTS/INJURY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jul 25, 1995MD

INTERMITTENTLY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed Jul 24, 1995AZ

ABS BRAKES; HAD OTHER SITUATIONS OF NUMEROUS BRAKE COMPONENTS REPLACED W/PULLING AND PULSATING. OWNER HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 20, 1995OH

ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AW

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 19, 1995TX

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCE LOCKUP AND JERKING, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS ON WET AND DRY SURFACE AT LOW SPEED, PE95-023 ACTIVE. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 19, 199500

VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE SHOULDER BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO NON-RETRACTION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Jul 16, 1995OR

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR UPON HEAVY BRAKING, MUST PUMP PEDAL TO RELEASE. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 14, 1995MS

ABS, EXPERIENCE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, PE95-023 ACTIVE

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 14, 1995IL

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID/GO OUT OF CONTROL ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK

Child Seat
Filed Jul 12, 1995OK

UPON INSTALLATION LIKE OWNERS MANUAL STATES, CSS FLIPPED REARWARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 12, 1995MS

SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVEN TIMES DUE TO FAULTY RETRACTORS. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jul 10, 1995PA

WHEN DRIVING TRIED TO PUT ON BRAKE, GO DOWN THE FLOOR, THERE NO BRAKE, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT REAR ENDED SOMEONE .*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 7, 199500

BRAKE LOCK UP DURING NORMAL STOPPING, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Jul 5, 1995CA

BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 28, 1995TX

IN DRY OR WET WEATHER ABS BRAKES MAY AT ANYTIME GO COMPLETELY. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 26, 1995TX

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, DIFFICULTY BRAKING. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 20, 1995CT

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

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