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1995 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 1995 record →

Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Jun 15, 1998AZ

WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED FRONT SEAT BROKE AT THE FRAME , NOT THE TRACK. CONSUMER STATES HE FOUND HIMSELF LYING ON HIS BACK. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed May 28, 1998MD

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN STORMS THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Seats
Filed May 28, 1998TX

LOWER SEAT FRAME BRACKET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE METAL BRACKET TEARING LOOSE DUE TO POOR REINFORCEMENT AND THE LIGHT GAUGE MATERAL USED IN THE COMPONENT.

Equipment › Electrical › Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
Filed May 24, 1998TX

RADIO OVERHEATS.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed May 23, 1998LA

THE IGNITION DESIGN ON THE CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IS FLAWED. SOMETHING CAUSES THE BATTERY TO LEAK TO THE POINT OF TOTALLY CORRODING AWAY THE CABLES. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS. THE BATTERY ACID LEAKS INTO THE INTERNAL PART OF THE POSITIVE CABLE AND DESTROY THE CONNECTION. BECAUSE THE NEGATIVE CABLE IS DESIGN TO RUN UNDER THE POSITIVE TERMINAL, IT IS ALSO EFFECTED BY THE LEAK.

Seats
Filed May 12, 1998MD

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOUNTS BROKE,CAUSE UNKNOWN. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 5, 1998NY

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE FAILED.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed May 4, 1998MA

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP UNEXPECTEDLY FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES THEN START BACK UP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 4, 1998NY

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft
Filed May 1, 1998IL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS WENT OUT FOR NO REASON. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Apr 27, 1998TN

PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWO TIMES. FIRST TIME THE SIDE MOUNTED BATTERY POST LEAKED BATTERY ACID, SPRAYING IT ON THE ENGINE/FRAME AND WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER REMEDIED THE PROBLEM BY CLEANING, REPLACING THE BATTERY AND PAINTING THE VEHICLE. GMC KNEW OF THE PROBLEM, AND BECAUSE OF A SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM CONSUMER MUST PAY TO HAVE THE SAME WORK DONE. HERE IS NO RECALL ON THE BATTERY AS OF YET. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 22, 1998NV

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD BE SUBJECT TO AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE. (EA95-026). THIS WOULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE GOING UPHILL ON DAMP PAVEMENT. WILL BE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Apr 8, 1998MN

TURN SIGNAL IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH FOR CONSUMER TO HEAR WHEN LEFT ON ACCIDENTALLY. (QCAW)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 26, 1998IL

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Mar 14, 1998WI

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILURE.

Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Mar 11, 1998TX

TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 10, 1998NY

ABS FADE.

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 6, 1998TX

SEAT BELT TWISTED AROUND CHILD, WHEN TRYING TO RELEASE THE RECTRACTOR LOCKED UP GETTING TIGHTER.(CONSUMER IS ATTORNEY).

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 2, 1998VA

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TRAVELING 30 MPH, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 29, 1998MI

ON WET PAVEMENT ABS BRAKES ARE FAULTY, VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER FOUND NO FAULT WITH ABS BRAKES. OWNER WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 28, 1998NH

DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP UNDER MOIST OR SNOW CONDITIONS CAUSING ABS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY.

Seats
Filed Jan 16, 1998IL

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME/TRACK BROKE FROM MOUNTS AND ROCKED BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

Seats
Filed Jan 16, 1998IL

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE IN WET WEATHER.

Seats
Filed Jan 13, 1998CT

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL SUDDENLY STOP, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THEY WILL RECOVER, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET THAT HOLDS SEAT IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE LACK OF SUPPORT OF SEAT. DEALER REPLACED BRACKET. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 6, 1998RI

UPON MAKING A SUDDEN OR A GRADUAL STOP ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT CONSUMER NOTICED ON SOME OCCASIONS THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER NOTED THERE WAS LIMITED PULSTATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT TIMES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE SKDIDING, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jan 6, 1998CA

MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 30, 1997OR

WHEN BRAKING YOU HAVE TO PUSH FAR TOWARDS THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES WORK.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Dec 22, 1997FL

WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILED DURING A STORM.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 19, 1997CA

OWNER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DIDN'T RESPOND AT ALL. DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT RESPONDING ,THE OWNER HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THEN THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN AND CAME TO A HOLD. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 17, 1997CT

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Dec 17, 1997FL

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.

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

WHEN BRAKING UNDER HEAVY LOADS THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ALSO WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO MAKE A SUDDEN OR GRADUAL STOP THE PEDAL GETS VERY SOFT, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 15, 1997NY

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. THE OWNER HAS HAD THE CALIPERS/REAR PADS/FRONT PADS AND THE ROTORS REPLACED. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Dec 11, 1997FL

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY, THE DEALER HAS FIXED.*AK

Seats
Filed Dec 11, 1997CA

DIRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE AND THAT IT WAS SHEET METAL THIN, RESULTING IN DRIVER'S SEAT BREAKING FROM THE BASE. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

Seats
Filed Dec 10, 1997MO

DRIVING THE TRUCK AND THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE SEAT TO THE ANCHORAGE BROKE AND THE SEAT WENT BACKWARDS. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE SEAT HAD BROKEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Dec 8, 1997NY

AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED TWICE.

Seats › Front Assembly › Power Adjust
Filed Dec 7, 1997WI

THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER BUCKET SEAT BEGAN TO LIFT SLIGHTLY OFF THE TRACK WITHIN ONE-YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 5, 1997FL

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN SUDDEN STOP THE VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND FEEL SPONGY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 4, 1997NY

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 25, 1997NV

BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Nov 25, 1997IN

BRAKE LINES WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING BRAKE PROBLEMS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 18, 1997TX

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVEANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 18, 1997FL

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 18, 1997CA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT ADEQUATE FOR SIZE OF VEHICLE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

Steering
Filed Nov 13, 1997FL

WHEN MAKING A TURN IN THE TRUCK AT A SLOW SPEED IT MAKES A NOISE LIKE IT'S RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING AND THEN IT BEGINS TO VIBRATE. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 13, 1997OH

WHEN DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS LONGER BEFORE THE BRAKES WILL STO. ALSO, WHEN HAVING TO MAKE AN EXTREMELY SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKES WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK. *AK

Steering › Linkages › Arm › Idler and Attachment
Filed Nov 12, 1997CA

IDLER ARM FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 7, 1997FL

BRAKES FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 7, 1997ND

BRAKES FAILED.

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