1994 Chevrolet Suburban complaints

1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DRIVERS SEAT FAILED DUE TO CRACK IN FRAME STRUCTURE.*AK

SEATBELT BECAME COMEPLETELY DISASEMBLED DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

MY 1994 SUBURBAN WAS SERVICED AT R & S CHEVROLET, JOPLIN MO UNDER G M CAMPAIGN # 99V025 FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH---THE SWITCH WAS WORKING PERFECTLY AT THE TIME OF SERVICE BUT IS NOW DISFUNCTIONAL AS DESCRIBED IN THE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN. *JB

ABS FAILURE, WET WEATHER, TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN, TRAFFIC FLOW BEGAN THEN STOPPED FOR AMBULANCE ON CROSS STREET, BRAKES LOCKED, MY VEH. SLID FORWARD, CUT WHEELS AND RELEASED BRAKES TO MOVE INTO TURN ONLY LANE, CLIPPED CORNER BUMPER OF VEHICLE AHEAD, I AND MY TWO CHILDREN (5 & 8 YRS) IN BACK SEAT WEARING SEATBELTS, FORTUNATELY NO ONE INJURED, BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, THIS WAS THE FIRST COLLISION, MFR. DEFECT, DEALER SHOULD REPAIR.

NHTSA#8990-98-V-15-001:WINSHIELD WIPER WIRING. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. CONSUMER STATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. MR *JG

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98 V 150 000/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.*AK WHILE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE FRONT WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE WIPER HAS STOPPED TWICE WHILE SWITCHING FROM LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS. THE WIPER MOTOR ENGAGES ONLY WHEN CONSUMER STOPS AND OPENS THE HOOD TO SMACK THE MOTOR WITH A SMALL HAMMER. *JG

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A HAZARD WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MOTOR OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO OPERATE. *SCC

SEAT BELT FAILS TO RETRACT PROPERLY, ALSO THE SAME FAILURE IS IN THE MIDDLE SEAT. SEATBELT FAILS TO REMAIN TIGHT PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR OCCUPANT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

I AM UNCLEAR ON HOW I CAN HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL REPORTED. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD THE EXPENSE OF THE REPAIR AND WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN GET REIMBURSED WHEN I CAN GET IT CORRECTED? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

I AM EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. TODAY I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A YELLOW LIGHT AND THE BRAKES STOP ABOUT HALF WAY, MAKE A STRANGE NOISE AND I FAIL TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS FRIGHTENS ME EVERY TIME IT OCCURS. I AM SCARED OF REAR ENDING SOMEONE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL OCCUR, WET OR DRY WEATHER MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. IF I AM ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON GRAVEL THE SAME THING HAPPENS, THE CAR JUST SLIDES OUT INTO THE ROAD. BRAKESWORKED ON SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE RECALL NOTICE WAS ONLY COSMETIC AND DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS ON THE INTERNET AND PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE WOMAN SAID HER BRAKES LOCK UP AND GROAN ALSO. ANOTHER ,MAN REAR ENDED SOMEONE. THESE BRAKES ARE DEADLY AND I NEED HELP. I PAID MY LAST BANK PAYMENT TODAY AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE. I COULD NEVER SELL IT TO SOMEONE WITH FAULTY BRAKES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY REPORT. SHARON PENDARVIS [email protected] SORRY ABOUT SOME OF THE SPELLING THE PROGRAM WOULD YOU ARE USING WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY.

RECALLS 98V150000, 98V150001 CONCERNING WIPER MOTER CIRCUIT BOARD/COVER. THIS TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF RECALLS, BUT WAS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF MOVEMENT AS RECALLED TRUCKS. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE WITH OWNER IDENTIFYING SHE CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING, BUT NO WIPER MOVERMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

ABS BRAKES SYSTEM PERFORM ERRATICLY WITH WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATING. MODULE HAS FAILED, WITH BRAKES OPERATING MANUALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. WHENEVER THE BRAKES GET WET THEY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO TOUCH THE BRAKES LIGHTLY ENOUGH WITHOUT LOCKING THEM UP.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE GOES INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IN RESULT OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS/MISFIRES ON ACCELERATION, AND LONGER TIME TO CRANK HOT OR COLD. AT TIMES SLIGHT TOUCH OF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD.*AK THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED, LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS PER RECALL 95I005, WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED IT WAS WORSE. CONSUMER INSTALLED A VACUUM PUMP WHICH WAS NEEDED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD A LIFT PUMP WAS NEEDED AND THEY GUARANTEED THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED. IT WASN'T. NOW THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS SYSTEM WOULD NOT CLEAR CODES 71-74 DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. FLOWCHART SPECIFIES PART REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, ABS LIGHT ON DASH HAS NEVER ILLUMINATED EXCEPT FOR THE TWO SECONDS AFTER VEHICLE STARTED. SAFETY IS AN ISSUE WHEN TESTING REQUIRES REPLACMENT, BUT THE DRIVER IS NOT WARNED. COMPONENT WAS TESTED BECAUSE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. LATER DETERMINED TO BE A BAD REMANUFACTURED CALIPER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK WIPERS FAILED AGAIN AND MECHANIC SHOWED CONSUMER HOW TO BANG ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. FINALLY THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED REPLACING, THE BANGING STOPPED. *JG

DRIVER'S SEAT PLATE IS CRACKING WHICH MAY CAUSE THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE.*AKTHE METAL IS SO THIN THAT THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF IT BREAKS THERE MAY BE AN ACCIDENT. *NLM

LOSS OF ALL BRAKING WHEN ANTI-LOCK KICKS IN.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK *JB

FRONT BRAKE DRUMS AND ROTORS ARE WARPED. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND BRAKES GRIND. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN LIGHTLY APPLYING BRAKES ABS WILL COME ON, AND NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THERE WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMENTS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT. THEY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER ASKED DEALER IF THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL 98V150001. DEALER STATED THAT RECALL WAS FOR 1996 AND UP EVENTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE HAD SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP I FELT A THUMP AND THEN MY BRAKES TOTAL STOPPED WORKING HAD THIS PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE HAVE HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED TWICE IN 1YEAR AND MY BRAKES PADS AND DRUMS ETC ARE FINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LOCKED UP. VEHICLE COASTED, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN REAR. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IT NEVER HAPPENS WITH ANY WARNING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST SHUT OFF.*AK

TRAILER HITCH ON VEHICLE WAS CRACKED. *AK NLM.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THESE ABS SYTSTEMS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, DURING A PANIC STOP THE SYSTEM FAILS, PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR AND PULSATES, AND LEAVES YOU WITH NO BRAKING. HAD ONE ACCIDENT AND SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. IN A VEHICLE THIS SIZE AND WEIGHT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE MORE FATALITIES ACCUR. *AK

TREAD SEPARATION, LOST TOTAL TREAD CAP.$ 2800 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: D11Y7HV387 TIRESIZE: T245-75-16)

AFTER I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SET OF TIRES ( IDENTICAL TO ORIGINAL EQMT TIRES) I NOTED A VIBRATION WOULD DEVELOP ABOVE 63 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALER ( A FIRESTONE STORE )... THEY RE-BALANCED THE TIRES...THE VIBRATION CONTINUED...A SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALER RESULTED IN NOTHING- THEY SAID THE PROBLEM MUST BE IN THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH I POINTED OUT THERE WAS NO VIBRATION WITH THE OLD TIRES...THEY REFUSED TO TEST DRIVE THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE SOME 43,000 MILES ( MOSTLY STAYING AROUND 60 MPH) ONE TIRE BLEW OUT IN THE SIDEWALL WITH A RADIAL FAILURE FROM THE TREADBELT TO THE BEAD.. A 'CATASTROPHIC' FAILURE. NO ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE RESULTED BUT THE VIBRATION WENT AWAY AS SOON AS THE SPARE HIT THE ROAD. THE DEALER ADJUSTED AT 50% COST OF A NEW TIRE ON A "ROAD HAZARD" WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE TIRE WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FROM NEW. NOW I AM RUNNING ON 3 REMAINING TIRES AND NOW FIND A SIMULAR VIBRATION DEVELOPS AT 70 MPH. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245 75 R16)

SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 98043, BULLETIN SEQUENCE NUMBER 150 DISCRIBES THE PROBLEM EXACTLY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V150001 COVERS VEHICLE MADE FROM AUG 1994 TO MAY 1996. OUR VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION ON THE DOOR PANEL WAS MADE IN APRIL OF 1994. WE HAVE ANOTHER VOQ SUBMITTED ON OUR OTHER VECHILE AS WELL CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT ODI NUMBER OS 751305.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILS SUDDENLY AND REPEATDLY.*YH

DURING AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED BUT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ON ONE OCCASION A MINOR CRASH OCCURED BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT. NLM

I HAVE SPOKEN WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY DO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM ON SOME SUBURBAN'S BUT MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THIS FIX. I BELIEVE THESE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME AS THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN 1998'. CAMPAIN #98043.*AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. SENSE OF NOT STOPPING. PEDAL WENT THROUGH MUCH MORE TRAVEL THAN NORMAL; TO FLOOR OR ALMOST TO FLOOR, WITHOUT ANY SUBSTANTIAL VEHICLE SLOWING.*AK

AT 65 MPH, LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF, SHEARING 2 LUG NUTS. BRAKE JOB DONE 30 DAYS PRIOR.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AT ANYTHING, AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. YET THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR WAS RUNNING.MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS HAPPENED TO OTHER SUBURBANS. *AK

ABS WILL CAUSE LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO LOCK UP PREMATURELY, AND PULL A LITTLE TO RIGHT DURING HARD BRAKING OR WET CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE A REASON FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES LEFT FRONT LOCKS UP ON SLIPPERY SURFACE OR ON GRAVEL ROAD, DURING LIGHT BRAKING, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK GREAT, AS LONG AS IT IS NOT RAINING. DURING HARD BRAKING BRAKES FADE TO FLOOR, I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED NO PROBLEM FOUND. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRES DURING HARD BRAKING. (EMERGENCY SITUATIONS). *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THERE IS INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED THE MOST. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. ALSO, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150001. *AK

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, AND REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

PROBLEM: BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR-NO PRESSURE, NO BRAKING. NEAR MISS COLLISIONS. MASTER CYLINDER, ABS COMPUTER, HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS REQURIED---THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFINATE BRAKE HISTORY PROBLEM. APPARENTLY, BASED ON INTERNET ARTICLES I'VE RESEARCHED I'M NOT ALONE. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND 3 SMALL CHILDREN. WE'RE BASICALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE.! WHEN THE BRAKES GO DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM---------EVEN THE GUY AT THE CAR WASH WAS SCARED! *AK

CRACKS ON SIDEWALL 1 INCH LONG AROUND TIRE WHERE TREAD MEETS. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245 7516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245 7516 )

THIS TIRE HAD A SEPARATION OF THE TREAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 7BA3PDB TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)