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1996 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 1996 record →

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Sep 8, 1997CA

DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER FAILED.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Sep 8, 1997CA

BATTERY FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 4, 1997FL

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULSATE/VIBRATE UPON BRAKE APPLICATION. ALSO, REPLACED WORN OUT PADS. *AK

Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint
Filed Sep 2, 1997WV

PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN, HEARD A LOUD POP; VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE. CHECKED & NOTICED U-JOINT BROKE; SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. HAD U-JOINT REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Sep 2, 1997CA

FUEL INJECTOR FAILED.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 2, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Filed Aug 28, 1997CA

FAN MOTOR FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Aug 22, 1997TX

FRONT BRAKE PAD FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN PROBLEMS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › DeliveryFire
Filed Aug 19, 1997PA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, NOTICED A BURNING SMELL, PULLED OVER AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WAS ON FIRE. FIREMAN STATED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE ON FIRE. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jul 7, 1997IL

THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 7, 1997IL

WHEN APPLYING ANTI LOCK BRAKES, VEHICLE WANDERS.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 27, 1997NY

DRIVING AT 20 -25 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A REAR END OF OTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDNOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Jun 18, 1997CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN ONTO THE RAILROAD TRACK. BOTH FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 29, 1997VA

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, FOOT IS STILL ON PEDAL,THE BRAKES ENGANGE, DISENGAGE,AND THEN ENGAGE AGAIN WHILE FOOT IS STILL ON PEDAL. BRAKES HAS BEEN SERVICED AT LEAST SIX TIMES, REPLACING CALIPERS ,DISC, HOSES AND ALL PARTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS MOSTLY IN RAINY AND COLD WEATHER OR JUST RAIN ALONE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 27, 1997TX

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Apr 24, 1997CA

OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 16, 1997CA

FUEL SYSTEM FAILED TWICE.

Interior Lighting
Filed Apr 11, 1997CA

VANITY LIGHT FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

HEAD GASKET FAILED.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

WIRING BUNDLE IN STEERING WHEEL HOUSING PINCHES WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN A PARTICULAR POSITION.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hatchback/Liftgate › Lock
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

HATCHBACK DOOR DID NOT PROPERLY LATCH, CAUSING GLASS TO SHATTER WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE.

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Banjo Housing
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING FAILED.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

HI BEAM DEFECTIVE.

Tires
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA

GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Mar 14, 1997NC

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. REPLACED BRAKES PADS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 11, 1997NC

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and CapFire
Filed Mar 7, 1997ID

CONSUMER WAS FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL STATIC AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE FILLER NECK, IN ADDITION WHEN OPENING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR CONSUMER NOTICED ELECTRIC STATIC. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Feb 27, 1997CA

OWNER PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

REAR AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TWICE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Injectors
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

FUEL INJECTOR GASKETS FAILED.

Seats
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

SEAT FRAME FAILED TWICE.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA

OTHER: AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Feb 5, 1997NY

BATTERY FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 27, 1997CA

CONSUMER NOTICED EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR ON THE FRONT PADS/ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jan 27, 1997TX

SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BIND WITH LEVERS THAT ADJUST THE SEAT BACK TILT.

Trailer Hitches
Filed Jan 8, 1997MN

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRAILER HITCH BOLTS CAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE TRAILER TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Jan 8, 1997CA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FIXED THE MASTER CYLINDER SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 2, 1997PR

THE ENGINE IS NOISY AND VIBRATES, BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, BRAKE LINES AND PUMP HAVE BEEN REPLACED, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CORRODED, AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 2, 1997TX

PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 1996NC

IN DRY AND WET WEATHER WHEN APPLYING THE ABS RAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, LEFT/RIGHT FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SKIDS . *AK

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Dec 11, 1996TX

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING ROD DISASSEMBLED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 11, 1996MN

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE VEHICLE ABS BRAKES FAILED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 3, 1996NJ

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Structure › Body › Trunk Lid
Filed Nov 25, 1996CA

REAR DOOR UPPER HINGE BODY WELD TO B-PILLAR BROKE UPON OPENING THE DOOR.

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Nov 21, 1996CA

LOOSE CONTROL ARM BOLTS CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 12, 1996CA

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, A GRINDING NOISE IS EXPERIENCED AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 12, 1996FL

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED. *AK

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Nov 6, 1996OK

SEAT BELT FAILED/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 22, 1996OR

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Oct 21, 1996CA

WHEEL STUDS BROKE.

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