Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 9, 1996CO
DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DUP 511639, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK
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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 →
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock SwitchCrash
Filed Sep 16, 1996OH
CAR WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE OFF, CHILD WHO WAS EXITING VEHICLE MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, VEHICLE ROLLED, STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE BROADSIDE. *AK
Structure
Filed Sep 6, 1996CT
SUBURBAN IS UNABLE TO PULL TRAILER.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Aug 27, 1996MT
FAILURE OF THE FRONT BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE FRONT BRAKES SMOKED.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 24, 1996CO
WHEN APPLING THE ABS BRAKES THE VEHICLE SWERVES SEVERLY TO THE RIGHT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 4, 1996TX
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ALSO INTERMITTENTLY CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL, REPLACED ROTORS & DISC PADS, *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 4, 1996TX
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, ALSO INTERMITTENTLY CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL, REPLACED ROTORS AND PADS.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 21, 1996TX
ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO RIGHT, IN FOR REPAIR ROTORS AND DISC PADS IN THE FRONT. *AK
Exterior Lighting
Filed Jan 17, 199600
LEFT FRONT PARKING LIGHT NOT ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY, UPPER SCREW NOT IN PROPER HOLE/LOWER SCREW MISSING.
Seat Belts › Rear/Other1 injured
Filed Dec 15, 1995ME
THE REAR CAB SEAT BELT BEHIND THE DRIVER LOCKS UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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