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
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 →
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN STORMS THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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.
RADIO OVERHEATS.
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.
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOUNTS BROKE,CAUSE UNKNOWN. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE FAILED.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP UNEXPECTEDLY FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES THEN START BACK UP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS WENT OUT FOR NO REASON. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKNOWN. *AK
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
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
TURN SIGNAL IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH FOR CONSUMER TO HEAR WHEN LEFT ON ACCIDENTALLY. (QCAW)
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILURE.
TRANSMISSION PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE
ABS FADE.
SEAT BELT TWISTED AROUND CHILD, WHEN TRYING TO RELEASE THE RECTRACTOR LOCKED UP GETTING TIGHTER.(CONSUMER IS ATTORNEY).
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TRAVELING 30 MPH, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
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
DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP UNDER MOIST OR SNOW CONDITIONS CAUSING ABS NOT TO WORK PROPERLY.
DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME/TRACK BROKE FROM MOUNTS AND ROCKED BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE IN WET WEATHER.
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
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
MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN BRAKING YOU HAVE TO PUSH FAR TOWARDS THE FLOOR BEFORE THE BRAKES WORK.
WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILED DURING A STORM.
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
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.
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
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
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY, THE DEALER HAS FIXED.*AK
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
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
AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED TWICE.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER BUCKET SEAT BEGAN TO LIFT SLIGHTLY OFF THE TRACK WITHIN ONE-YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. *AK
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
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS.
BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR.
BRAKE LINES WERE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING BRAKE PROBLEMS.
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
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT ADEQUATE FOR SIZE OF VEHICLE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
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
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
IDLER ARM FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED.
BRAKES FAILED.
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