1996 Chevrolet Suburban complaints

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AT TIMES WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF, THEY REMAINED ON. *AK *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER (SNOW, RAIN) THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE PEDAL PULSATES, THE CONSUMER CAN ALSO HEAR A METALLIC GRINDING NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

A BROKEN BOLT ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK ANCHOR CAUSED SEAT TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER / MANFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN TURNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED LEFT ROTAR FAILURE, ON ANOTHER OCCASION CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF BY ANOTHER MOTORIST, THE CENTER HUB SEPARATED FROM THE ROTOR OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING THE CAR TO BE THROWN INTO THE MEDIAL STRIP. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FAILED, WHICH LED TO AN ACCIDENT. PUSHED PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND REGULAR HEADLIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON, ONLY THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WILL TURN ON. *AK *JB

FRONT BRAKE GOT HOT, SMOKED, AND SQUEALED. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM BACK TO CHEVROLET DEALER (FRYE CHEVROLET, AUGUSTA, KANSAS) 4 DIFFERENT TIME IN THE LAST 5000 MILES. STILL GETS HOT AND SQUEALS. THEY CANNOT (OR WILL NOT) REPAIR?*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ITS RAINING AND THEY DO NOT WORK WE SOMETIMES NEED TO STOP BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY. APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS CAMPAIGN 98V150001, BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED.*AK

BRAKE DO NOT WORK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. SHE HAD FOOT ON BRAKES, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE FORWARD. THEN, VEHICLE IDLED HIGHLY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL FELT HARD, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. NO ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. ENTIRE TREAD PEELED OFF TIRE, BUT DID NOT BLOWOUT. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO WHEEL WELD, AND PASSENGER MIRROR. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, GS-A LT265/75R-16C, DOT# MDW8WK0V179, AND TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30K MILEAGAE.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER STATES PLATFORM HITCH WAS INSPECTED BY DOT PERSONNEL AND FOUND CRACKS, CONSUMER USES VEHICLE TO PULL A 2OOO 34 FOOT AIRSTREAM. *JB

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

TRAILER HITCH PLATFORM WELD JOINT FAILURE DUE TO STRESS ON THE HITCH, CAUSING CRACKING HITCH FLANGES, AT STRESS POINTS. THE METAL FATIGUE (CRACKS) HAVE REDUCED THE HITCH TOWING CAPACITY BY 50 PERCENT. WHERE IN CONTINOUS USE OF THE HITCH CAN CAUSE COMPLETE FAILURE, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO PASSENGERS.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY, CONSUMER EDXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER WENT TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE AT A DISCOUNT PRICE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDED A FREE REPLACEMENT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE AS WELL AS THE FIVE HUNDRED DEDUCTIBILE TO CONSUMER VEHICLE DUE TO THE TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE LT 245/75R-16 LOAD RANGE E (MS). *JB

1) MAJOR COOLANT LEAK FROM INTAKE/CYL HEAD GASKET (LEFT REAR OF MOTOR) (2) ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT INDICATES TC 1870 CODE PROBLEM IN TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY (3)WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITENTLY SAFETY HAZARD (4) A/C DASH LIGHTS CYCLE ON AND OFF WHEN A/C BUTTON IS PUSHED ON BUT FAN MOTOR IS SHUT OFF. ALL PROBLEMS ARE "COMMON" PER DEALERSHIP SERVICE WRITER

WHILE PULLING TRAILER AT LOW SPEED AND TURNING RIGHT THE METAL ON THE HITCH TORE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING THE TRAILER HITCH TO GO UNDER THE CAR AND NEARLY PUNCTURE THE FUEL TANK, THE HITCH WAS INSTALL BY THE MANUFACTURER AND DID NOT BREAK AT BOLT ATTACHMENT OR WELD. NLM

PE 00 040/TREAD SEPARATION: BOTH REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH WITH DRIVER AND SEVEN PASSENGERS, 4 ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN IN A 1996 CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P245/75R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES REPORTED. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED, AND WILLING TO ASSIST ON A PRORATE REPLACEMENT ONLY. *AK FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S, E LOAD. *SLC

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE EVERY TIME SHE PUTS IT IN REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSSION PROBLEM, AND WHEN SHE PICKS IT UP AND DRIVES VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 1-2 DAYS, IT DOES THE SAME THING. VEHICLE NOT HAVE ANY POWER. *AK

REAR AIR-CONDITIONER LINES HAVE LEAKED AT THE REAR EVAPORATOR. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THERE WAS RECALL 98 V15001; BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS REPAIRED BEFORE THE CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THIS IS THE 2ND ONE OF THESE TIRES ON MY SUBURBAN THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. THE 1ST ONE WAS ON 8/26/2000 AND WAS UNABLE TO GET ANOTHER E RATED TIRE FROM DEALER. I HAD TO TAKE A C RATED TIRE FOR A SPARE. I INTEND TO REPLACE THE REMAING TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND BEFORE I KILL SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND FIRESTONE WILL ONLY "ADJUST" THEM. PLEASE HELP! LA BURKE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75 16 )

TRAILER TOWING PLATFORM HAS A 1 INCH CRACK IN THE REAR. *JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING AND TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R )

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN 1996, CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN WHEN RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE, P245/75R16, DOT: BD11BAC509 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *SLC

WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE THEY WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAUSES VISIBILITY TO VERY POOR. HAD CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR HELP, AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE IT DUE TO A LACK OF PARTS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*AK

OUR ASE MECHANIC STATES THEY HAVE REPLACED ~35-40 SIMILAR CHEV SUBURBAN RADIATOR FAILURES IN PAST 24 MONTHS IN THEIR SHOP (DOCUMENTATION ON REQUEST). THESE HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH WATER PUMP FAILURES, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS AND OCC. HEAD GASKET FAILURES WHEN COOLANT HAS LEAKED OVER ENGINE. AMONG ASE MECHANICS IN OUR AREA THIS IS A WELL-KNOW, "LEMON" DESIGN FAILURE WHICH WILL COST ME $900 TO REPAIR. *AK

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND LEFT FRONT PULLING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY WHEN TURNED ON. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL # 98V150001 ISSUED BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FIRESTONE, STEE TEX, TIRE SIZE LT24575R16, DOTVM11B3A197; WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH TREAD ON RIGHT REAR TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED. *AK *SLC

ORIGINAL BATTERY LEAKED ACID, REPLACEMENT BATTERY LEAKED AS WELL. ACID CORRODED AIRBAG SENSOR AND WIRING, CAUSING AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.*AK THEY REPLACED THE WIPER MODULE ASSEMBLY. *YH

THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING INDENTICAL PROBLEMS AS IN RECALL# 8704 98V150000. WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILTY, AND INCREASING RISK OF CRASH. MANUFACTURER HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL ISSUSED, AND WILL NOT COVER EXPENSE FOR REPAIR.*AK THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO COVER PART COST FOR CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE THE WIPER MOTOR BUT DEALER WANTS THE CONSUMER TO PAY FOR LABOR. *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE WHILE PULLING A TRAILER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A SMALLER VEHICLE ON WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. DEALER CLAIMED THAT BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS LARGE IMPACT DID NOT TRIGGER AIRBAG SENSOR, AND DID NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS UNPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 75MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE VIBRATED. PULLED TO SIDE., AND CHECKED TIRES. NOTICED TREAD HAD PEELED OFF. PUT SPARE ON. BROUGHT ANOTHER TIRE TO REPLACE SPARE. 2ND TIRE LEFT REAR BLEWOUT, SAME THING HAD HAPPENED. THEN, 3RD TIRE, RIGHT FRONT, SAME PROBLEM. THREW AWAY FIRST TIRE. KEPT OTHER TWO TIRES THAT BLEW OUT SAME DAY. VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD TO THE LEFT & THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT. DRIVER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION OF THIRD TIRE. BRIDGESTONE PUELER APT (AFTER MARKET) LT 265/75R16. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE MAKE A LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

DAYTIME RUNNING HEADLIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING, BUT ON DASHBOARD IT IS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE WORKING WHEN THEY ARE NOT. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHAFT HOUSING CRACKED IN HALF BECAUSE THE CASTING WAS TOO THIN. *SLC

RIGHT FRONT TIRE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DRY ROT ALONG SIDEWALL AS LARGE AS A GOOSE EGG. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS PULLING UP INTO DRIVEWAY, AND SHE HEARD A NOISE. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX #AT, LT245/75R16. *AK

98V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: VEHICLE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY; PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK