1996 Chevrolet Suburban complaints

THE BATTERY LEAKED/SPRAYED ACID ONTO THE ENGINE AND RIGHT FRONT SIDE COMPONENTS OF THE SUBURBAN. THE AIR BAG SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE REST OF THE COMPONENTS WERE JUST CLEANED OFF (THIS INCLUDED BRAKE HYDRAULIC CABLES AND LINES, BRAKES, AIR CONDITIONING HOSES, RADIATOR, ETC.). THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER SAID THEY DON'T COVER THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT IS NOT MADE BY THEM ALTHOUGHT I THINK THE COMPANY IS OWNED BY THEM. WE HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY AND PAY FOR ALL THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LONG TERM AFFECTS OF THIS CORROSIVE ACID WILL BE. IT LEFT A HUGE ORANGE PUDDLE IN OUR GARAGE FLOOR WHICH WE CAN'T GET RID OF. WE TOOK VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR, BATTERY AND GARAGE. THE CRACKED FRONT TRANSAXLE CASING WAS ONLY DIAGNOSED AFTER THEY HAD REPLACED THE SEAL ON THE FRONT AXLE TWICE SINCE IT WAS ALWAYS LEAKING FLUID. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD THE SEAL REPLACED 2 OR 3 TIMES BUT IT STILL LEAKS. THE FUEL PUMPED FAILED ON OUR CAR LEAVING US STRANDED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRUCK NEEDS TO KEEP A 1/4 TANK OF GAS AT ALL TIMES IN THE TANK SO THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS NEVER REALLY WORKED WELL ON THIS MODEL, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS UNDERSIZED TO HANDLE THE THERMAL LOAD. WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE SPOT WELDS ON THE DOOR JAMS FILED BECAUSE MANY SHARP BURRS EXISTED WHICH WERE A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 98V150.001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WOULD STOP WORKING DURING OPERATION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER. RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED. YH

DRIVERS / PASSENGERS SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED TO OPERATE. WILL NOT PULL OUT OF RETRACTORS, LEAVING FRONT OCCUPANTS WITHOUT ANY RETRAINT IN CASE OF VEHICLE COLLISION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED , AND STATED BRAKES UNEVENLY WORE OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON.

METAL RIGHT FRONT INNER FENDER SHIELD HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST HIGH PRESSURE REFRIGERANT LINE CAUSING THE LINE TO FAIL, RELEASING ALL A/C REFRIGERANT TO THE ATMOSPHERE. AIR CONDITIONER IS NOW INOP PREVENTING PROPER OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD DEFOG.

WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN & USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN THEY SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. LATER, THEY CAME BACK ON & THEN STOPPED ALTOGETHER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC FAILED TO LOOK AT WIPERS. INDICATED NO RECALL ON VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO PRIVATE MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED A PROBLEM WITH THE SOLDER JOINT IN WIPER & IT WAS REPLACED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID RESERVIOR CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP. *AK

PINION SEAL ON REAR DIFF. LEAKED AT 36K MILES, FUEL INJECTORS CLOGGED AT 40K AND INOPERABLE OXYGEN SENSOR. BATTERY LEAKED AT SIDE TERMINAL (38K MILES), CORRODED BATTERY CABLES AND SHELF. WINSHEILD WIPERS DO NOT GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STARTING POSITION WHEN TURNED OFF. CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE. STARTER WAS CHECKED AND IS O.K. PROBABLY ELECTRICAL, DUE TO LEAKING BATTERY OR A COMPUTER PROBLEM.

UPON EXITING FREEWAY I NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. PARKED THE SURBURBAN AND LIFTED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT FRONT AREA OF ENGINE ON FIRE. I EXTINGUISHED THE FLAME AND THE RESULTING DAMAGE EXHIBITED SPARK PLUG WIRES 1 AND 3 TOTALLY BURNT TO ASH. WIRE HARNESS TO AIR CONDITIONING AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE SENSOR INSULATION WAS BURNT AWAY. OIL FILLER NECK IS COMPLETLY MELTED AWAY AS ARE THE SPARKPLUG WIRE MOUNTING BRACKETS. PLASTIC VACCUUM HOSE FOR EMMISSION DEVICE WAS ALSO MELTED IN HALF. UPPER RADIATOR HOSE IS BADLY BURNT. SUSPECT ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE SINCE THE BATTERY SPLIT OPEN 1 YEAR PRIOR SPILLING ACID ALL OVER BRAKE LINES AND AIR CONDITIONER PLUMBING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP. BUT, BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

BATTERY FAILURE RESULTING IN POSITIVE TERMINAL PULLING OUT OF BATTERY AND ACID SPILLING ON AIR CONDITIONING AND BRAKE LINES. REPLACED BATERY AND CONNECTIONS CAME LOOSE AND TRUCK SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE TERMINALS HAVE BEEN CLEANED EACH TIME AND TRUCK WILL RUN FINE. INITIAL FAILURE RESULTED IN BATERY ACID SPILLING ON INNER FENDER AND BRAKE LINES. PROBLEM WAS FOUND BEFORE ACID ATE THROUGH BRAKE LINES AND AIR CONDITIONING LINES. DURING OTHER FAILURES BATTERY TERMINAL HAS NOT PULLED OUT OF BATERRY BUT POSITIVE TERMINALS HAVE HAD CORROSIVE BUILD UP CAUSING TRUCK TO SHUT DOWN COMPLETLY. AFTER PULLING CONNECTIONS LOOSE AND CLEANING THEN TRUCK FUNCTIONS FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS POSES A SERIUOS CONDITION DUE TO LACK OF WARNING .*AK

AC DELCO BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID. DUE TO A SPILLAGE, ACID HAS EATEN THROUGH RIGHT WHEEL BRAKING SENSOR. *AK

ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING ALL POWER STEERING AND ELECTRICAL POWER TO GO OUT. ALSO. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 5 TIMES, AND HAS CHANGED FUEL PUMP NUMEROUS TIMES. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

BATTERY LEKAED ACID ONTO THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE MAKING A STOP VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *ML

BRAKES DON'T STOP VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER TRIES TO STOP. IT ONLY HAPPENS ON SLIPPERY SURFACES, MAKES A METAL-AGAINST-METAL SOUND. CONSUMER SAYS THE DEALER IS WAITING FOR WORD ON THE INVESTIGATION WITH US, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER'S SON WENT TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT WHEN HE PULLED THE SEAT BELT FROM THE FLOOR, THE INERTIA REALED IT, AND LOCKED IT 6 INCHES WITHIN THE SEAT BELT. PASSENGER WAS NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK SEAT BELT. CONTACTED THE DEALER. NOT UNDER WARRANTY, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT. IT IS A SEALED UNIT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

DROVE VEHICLE & MADE A STOP. RETURNED TO VEHICLE WITH CHILDREN & STARTED VEHICLE. NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. RETRIEVED CHILDREN OUT OF VEHICLE & LEFT. VEHICLE EXPLODED. FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED TO PUT FLAMES OUT. GAVE NO INDICATION OF CAUSE OF FIRE. *AK

THE MOST BE SOME PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL PARTS, ITS BEEN HAPPENIG SINCE NEW

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S AIRBAG SYSTEM. DEALER SAYS IT'S DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ABS LIGHT IS NOW ON ALL THE TIME SYSTEM NEVER SEEMED TO WORK RIGHT

BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS "SOFT" AND GOES TO THE FLOOR, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT 5MPH THE ABS KICKS IN , RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING. DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE LOCK LATCH ON THE CENTURY ROOM TO GROW CAR SEAT MODEL #4331NVS 300 STE MANUFACTURER DATE 1998-08-28C DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY, CAUSING CHILD TO BE FREE WHILE TRAVELING OR TRAPPED AT TIMES. COMPANY CONTACTED WITHOUT SATISFACTION. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES, THE BRAKES PULSTATE AND GRAB ON DRY PAVEMENT, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. *AK

DELCO BATTERY CASE CRACKED AND LEAKED ACID. ORIGINAL BATTERY AND REPLACEMENT BOTH FAILED IN SIMILAR FASHION. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED EARLIER AND I WAS CONTACTED BY NHTSA INVESTIGATOR. HE ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES OR AIR BAG WIRING. I DID NOT KNOW. HAVE NOW CHECKED AND FOUND CORROSION ON A BRAKE LINE AND AIR BAG WIRING WHICH RUNS DIRECTLY UNDER BATTERY TRAY.

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF OR STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN TRYING TO PASS TRUCKS OR VEHICLES, VEHICLE STALLED. WAS NEARLY RUN OVER BY 18-WHEELER. WHEN IT HAPPENED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. MECHANIC REPLACED THE DRIVER (5), INJECTOR PUMP(4), LIFTER PUMP(2), MAIN BRAIN(5) & THE RECEIVER SENSORS(5). THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD SOMETIMES ALLOW VEHICLE TO RESTART. PROBLEM IS NOT GETTING BETTER. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW. OWNER VERY UPSET. DEALERSHIP WORKING WITH OWNER. WARREN ROOSEVELT DEALERSHIP IN CANAJOHARIE NY. *AK

SIX TRIPS TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF BRAKES, UNSUCCESSFUL UNTIL MANUFACTURER'S BULLETIN. TWO REPLACEMENT FUEL INJECTORS. DESIRE RECALL INFORMATION ON CHEV. BRAKES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245R16R45 )

NO SUMMARY.

WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION DUE TO THE LEFT CALIPER STICKING. NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. ALSO, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ORIGINAL BATTERY (DELCO) CRACKED AND SPILLED BATTERY ACID ON HOSES AND WIRING. REPLACEMENT BATTERY (DELCO) FAILED IN SIMILAR FASHION AFTER 65,000 MILES.

MAJOR FAILURES AT 2 YEARS A/C, BATT, ALTERNATOR, FUEL PUMP & DIFFERENTIAL,

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO START, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK *ML

THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, EACH TIME WITH A NEW BATTERY. THREE WEEKS AGO, A NEW BATTERY WAS PUT IN THE TRUCK AGAIN. ALSO, ALTERNATOR IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THIS TRUCK, WHICH KILLS THE BATTERY. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHEN APPLING BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. POSSIBLE SUSPENSION FAILURE. *YC

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY FREEZE UP. BRAKE PEDAL IS BARELY TOUCHED AND BRAKES LOCK INSTANTLY CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO JOLT FORWARD. A VEHICLE CLOSE BEHIND MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO STOP TO CRASH. ABS IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH DRIVER HIT A DEER, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE IS BEING HELD AT THE BODY SHOP. OWNER NOT SURE IF THE TRUCK WOULD BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MANIFOLD PIPE EXPERINCED STRESS CRACK CAUSING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND FUMES TO ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTENT OF VEHICLE. *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TH ARE GRABBING. ABS SYSTEM IS KICKING IN, AND KICKING THE CONSUMER'S FOOT OFF THE PEDAL ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEP COMING ON. TRANSMISSION IS JERKING, AND VEHICLE IS IDLING REAL FAST. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL.DEALER FIXED THE CAR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE/PAD PERFORMANCE

ABS BRAKES EXPERIENCE LOCK UP ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENT ONCE RESULING IN A MINOR REAR END ACCIDENT. NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKETS WERE LOOSENING FROM THE ANCHOR FRAME. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO BE LOOSE/WOBBLY WHENEVER MAKING TURNS. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE PROBLEM OF THE SEAT IS STEADILY GETTING WORSE. *AK