1997 Chevrolet Suburban

Defect. CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

Defect. ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.

Risk. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.

Defect. CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, MINI VANS, AND PICKUP TRUCKS MAY DEVELOP A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH.

Risk. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN, IT COULD RESULT IN AN INOPERATIVE SWITCH, HEAT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AND/OR IGNITION OF COMPONENTS IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND A SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE FIRE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED JUMPER HARNESS TO THE ELECTRIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 24, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.

As a result of this, and the precedinginvestigation, rq99-003, GM has expanded the population of safety recall 98v-150 (replacement of the windshield wiper control module) to include an additional 1.77 million vehicles.included are various 1994-1997 my m/l vans, s/t trucks and suvs, & c/k trucks and suvs.see attached technical report for details.

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The petition alleges that cracks in the hitch receiver platform may lead to separation of the trailer and loss of steering control

The office of defect investigation (odi) has investigated allegations of power steering assist fluctuations in the subject vehicles.for details and a basis for the investigation conclusions, please see the closing report in the ea99-011 public file.odi has not identified a safety-related defect trend in the subject vehicle population.futher expenditure of agency resources on this subject does not appear to be warranted at this time.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take further action …

Poor performance of ABS brakes

THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID THE BRAKES WORE QUICKLY BUT WE DIDN'T REALIZE HOW QUICKLY UNTIL WE HAD ISSUES AND GOT THE REPAIR INFORMATION. NEW BRAKES ABOUT EVERY 4 MONTHS ARE NEEDED. ONCE THEY START WEARING THE PADS AND ROTORS ARE GONE WITHIN A DAY. THIS TIME I NEARLY RAN INTO SOMEONE THEY DETERIORATED SO FAST. I'VE READ THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY MORE OF THE SAME VEHICLES

I STOPPED TO GET GAS ANC CUT MY TRUCK OFF. I GOT BACK IN IT AND CUT IT ON AN DROVE ABOUT 30 YARDS I NOTICED A SMELL LIKE BURNING WIRES. SO I CUT IT OFF GOT OUT CHECKED THE OUTSIDE THE SMELL IS ONLY ON THE INSIDE. THEN I POPPED THE HOOD AN SMELLED THE SAME SMELL. I PUSHED IT AND PARKED IT. MY CLICKER IS NOT WORKING TO UNLOCK OR LOCK IT, THE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF AND IT MAKES THE RINGING SOUND AS IF THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT. I TOOK THE BATTERY OUT TO SEE IF IT WAS THAT BUT ITS FULLY CHARGED.

MY 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN C-2500 IS LEAKING OIL FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE AND MAKING ENGINE VERY "HOT". THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.I TOUCH THE ENGINE HOOD AND FEEL THAT IT'S VERY, VERY HOT. I JUST WENT HOME TO PREVENT ANY FIRE OR ACCIDENT. MY MECHANIC SAID IT'S NOT ORDINARY FOR THIS HEAVY DUTY TRUCK TO LEAK OIL WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES. I NEED YOU TO INVESTIGATE MY PROBLEM AND CONTACT GM. YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT [XXX] FOR AN UPDATES REGARDING THIS PROBLEMS. LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. THANKS. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

DECEMBER 2009, REPLACED RUPTURED BRAKE LINES ABOVE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. SEVERELY RUSTED. JULY 15, 2012, RUPTURED BRAKE LINE BY THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD AND FIRE WALL. SEVERELY RUSTED. FUEL LINES UNDER THE VEHICLE IS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. LEAK CAN CAUSE FIRE. BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING DRIVING ON ROAD. *TR

THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED AM VEER DISAPPOINTED MY SON WAS INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT AND CONFIRMED THAT REMEDY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:03V159000(VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VHEICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,200.

ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN ERRATIC CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STARTED IN 2006 AND ENDED IN 2009. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FULLY LOADED, THE CONTACT NOTICES THAT THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC 15 TIMES AND THEY HAVE MADE NUMEROUS REPAIRS, INCLUDING VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE STEERING UNIT, STEERING SENSORS, ACTUATOR, AND ALSO ADDITIONS TO THE SPRINGS OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. ALL OF THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT ADEQUATELY REPAIRED THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,464 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 10/08/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/10/08. *JB

HOOD LATCH ON 1997 CHEVY SUBURBAN KEEP FAILING, HOOD FLIES UP WHILE DRIVING. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IT BURST INTO FLAMES. OUR DOGS WOKE US UP. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED 7 MINUTES LATER THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE ENGINE AND UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR WERE UNDAMAGED BY THE FIRE. A TREE NEAR THE CAR ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. CHEVROLET SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON OUR CAR. THEY DO NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN EXAMINING THE CAR SINCE WE SETTLED WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. NEITHER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOR THE POLICE SUSPECT ARSON. IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE ELECTRICAL. IF THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN OUR GARAGE WE WOULD HAVE LOST OUR HOUSE. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE ON RAINY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DELAY FEATURE ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED SPORADICALLY. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) AND GM RECALL NUMBER 03023 IN FEBRUARY OF 2002. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CONTACT WANTED TO NOTIFY NHTSA, BEFORE NOTIFYING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 220,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,990.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR B.F. GOODRICH TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT STILL HAS THE TIRE AND THE TREAD. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 132,000.

I HAVE LOST STEERING AND BRAKING ON 1996 6.5 TURBO DIESEL SUBURBAN THREE TIMES NOW I DRIVE NORMALLY. I AM 42 AND HAVE A FAMILY OF SEVEN. WHEN BRAKING THE POWER BOOSTER HAS ZERO PRESSURE AND IT IS VERY HARD TO STOP AND AT THE VERY SAME TIME ALL POWER STEERING IS LOST. I THOUGHT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, SO I REPLACED IT, NO CHANGE. STILL NO POWER BRAKES OR STEERING. I REPLACED HYDROBOOST UNIT BRAKING AND STEERING RETURNED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HYDROBOOST THREE TIMES IN 8 MONTHS. I COMPLETELY REMOVED THE SOLENOID MAGNET FROM THE POWER STEERING PUMP TO TEST IF THE POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSES THE HYDRO BOOST UNIT TO FAIL, I DID THIS BETWEEN HYDRO UNIT 1 AN 2, I REINSTALLED MAGNET BETWEEN UNIT 2 AND 3 THE FIRST TIME I LOST BRAKING AND STEERING THERE WAS NO WARNING, I WENT TO STOP AND HAD HARD, NON POWER BRAKES AND NO POWER STEERING. THE SECOND, THIRD TIME I KNEW TO REPLACE THE HYDROBOOST UNIT, WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING THE STEERING GETS HARD OR THE BRAKES GET HARD, THEN I REPLACE THE HYDROBOOST UNIT, BRAKE AND STEERING RETURN TO NORMAL I COMPLETELY FLUSHED THE POWER STEERING FLUID EACH TIME INTO A CLEAN BUCKET, NO BIG PARTICLES OR HOSE MATERIAL. THIS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DANGEROUS, IMAGINE DRIVING DOWN A WINDING TWO LANE STEEP DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN ROAD, WITH A HEAVY SUBURBAN AND YOU LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKES I TURNED IN THE ORIGINAL PARTS AS CORES TO GET MY MONEY BACK. *NM

1997 CHEVEROLET C1500 SUBURBAN INTERMITTENT WIPER MOTOR FAILURE TO WORK PROPERLY. CAUSES LACK OF VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS OR DURING WINDSHIELD CLEANING OPERATIONS. WIPERS WILL CEASE TO WORK CONTINUOUS AND PROBLEM IS SPORADIC. *JB

I HAVE A 1997 CHEVY SUBURBAN WITH A 7.4 ENGINE. FOR THE MOST PART ITS BEEN A GOOD VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES ARE ANOTHER STORY. THE SUBURBAN HAS BEEN THROUGH 2 SETS OF FRONT BRAKES, AND NONE IN THE REAR. BEING CONCERNED, THE 3RD MECHANIC TO REALLY SPEND TIME FIGURING OUT THE PROBLEM, FOUND OUT THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE HAS MALFUNCTIONED. $800 FOR REPLACEMENT. DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, GM HAD RECALLED THIS PART ON SEVERAL OF THERE 2000 SUV MODELS. CONTACTED THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS AN "OLD VEHICLE" AND GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO I GUESS GM'S SAFETY SYSTEMS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 10 YEARS. THIS WILL BE MY LAST GM VEHICLE I WILL EVER OWN. *JB

1997 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN-TANK FUEL SENDING UNIT FIRE: BOUGHT VEHICLE USED WITH 88000 MILES. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE / BURN UP OF THE UNIT INCLUDED INTERMITTENT FUEL PUMP AND FUEL GAUGE FAILURE, HAD PUMP REPLACED BY PATRICK GMC, PROBLEM PERSISTED, HAD DEALER WOLF CHEVROLET CHECK FUEL PRESSURE THROUGHOUT SYSTEM (OK). ALSO NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT BURNING SMELL. I THEN PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER A REPLACEMENT SENDING UNIT AND ANOTHER FUEL PUMP, AS SOON AS I TOOK THE SENDER OUT OF THE TANK IT WAS OBVIOUSLY CHARRED AND THE MODULAR CONNECTOR BURNT TO A CRISP, WIRES COMPLETELY EXPOSED WITH THE INSULATION GONE PARTIALLY DISINTEGRATED THE ABS PLUG. THIS THING GOT REALLY HOT REPEATEDLY. THE LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT WAS LUCKILY NEVER REACHED WITHIN THE TANK OR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SPONTANEOUS EXPLOSION, ESPECIALLY IF THE TANK LOST ITS SEAL AND ALLOWED OUTSIDE AIR INSIDE, (SUCH AS WHEN THE TANK IS EMPTY AND IS PULLING VACUUM), FOR INSTANCE UNSCREWING THE GAS CAP IN IDEAL CONDITIONS NEXT TO A GAS PUMP WITH A 44 GALLON TANK VOID SUCKING IN AS MUCH OXYGEN IN AS THE FILLER TUBE WILL ALLOW, AND HITTING THAT GLOWING RED HOT SENDING UNIT. OLD PART IS IN MY POSSESSION AND IS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SENDER. INCIDENT DATE IS APPROX. WHEN I PERFORMED THE REPAIR AND DISCOVERED THE BURNED UP SENDER. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING ABS PROBLEMS. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT SLOWER SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATED CAUSING GREATER STOPPING DISTANCES. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING 1997 SUBURBAN BRAKING MALFUNCTIONS. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT TWO SENSORS WERE NEEDED BECAUSE THE CURRENT ONES WERE CORRODED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 1998-2002 VEHICLES. *NM

IN JULY/AUGUST 2005 I BEGAN EXPERIENCING ACTIVATION OF THE ABS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH IN 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. I TOOK THE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT BRAKE UNITS, CALIPERS, ETC., WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DID THIS. ALSO ,FOUND OUT THAT THE ABS UNITS WERE NOT READING THE SPEED CORRECTLY AND THIS WAS CAUSING THE ABS BUMPING AT LOW SPEEDS. ADVISED THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED AT COST OF $1200! IN JANUARY 2006 I READ ABOUT THE SUBURBAN RECALL FOR MALFUNCTIONING ABS AND UNUSUAL CORROSION OF BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY, THE RECALL STARTED FOR 1999 MODELS. I BELIEVE MY 1997 VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THEY RECOMMENDED THE ABS UNITS BE CLEANED AND THAT THEY WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE OTHER REPAIR SHOP (WHO DID THE BRAKE REPAIRS) RECOMMENDED AGAINST CLEANING"AND SAID IN THEIR EXPERIENCE THIS DOESN'T WORK. SUBURBAN HAS ONLY 61,000 MILES, SO IT HAS NOT BEEN OVER USED. I PUT ABOUT 6,000 MILES A YEAR ON IT, MOSTLY FOR PULLING A HORSE TRAILER AND FOR THIS I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFE BRAKING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS 1997 SUBURBAN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 199S. I'VE SPENT ABOUT $500 ON THE BRAKE REPAIRS SO FAR AND THE ABS WILL COST ME ANOTHER $1200. FOR A VEHICLE THAT GETS SO LITTLE USE BY ME, THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY. I WOULD LIKE THE 1997 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM UPSET BY THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRING THESE APPARENT MANUFACTURING

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HER OWN EXPENSE.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE PART, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR. THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS WERE DONE . *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. SHE RECEIVED RECALL 05V379000 NOTICE FOR A 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN IS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ABS BRAKE PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT SEEMED AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS KICKING IN, AND THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. IT DID NOT MATTER WHAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVEN ON DRY ROADS. THE SERVICE DEALER DID STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED AND APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE ABS PULSATED. THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AS INDICATED IN A CURRENT RECALL ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ON THE FRONT BRAKES. THAT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ,HOWEVER, IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR THE PROBLEM RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DID REPLACE ONE OF THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, BUT THE OTHER ONE WAS CLEANED AND KEPT ON THE BRAKES. SINCE THIS REPAIR THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT CONTACTED GM, AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND THE MODEL. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

ABS BRAKES PROBLEMS ON MY 1997 CHEVY TAHOE 4DR 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE SINCE I OBTAINED THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. THEY WOULD GRUNT & GROAN, SKIP AND ACT ERRATIC. ON ICE AND SNOW, I WOULD ACTUALLY GO FASTER WHEN I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLIDE MUCH FASTER THAN A CAR WITH REGULAR BRAKES. ON DRY ROADS AT SLOW SPEEDS IN TOWN DRIVING, THE BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO TAKE HOLD ALL THE TIME. THERE WOULD BE A DELAY ACTION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. I ALMOST REAR-ENDED OTHER VEHICLES THREE TIMES, THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I HATE ABS BRAKES AND WOULD LIKE TO BUY ONE WITHOUT IT. ABS BRAKES SYSTEMS ARE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON THIS 1997 CHEV TAHOE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. I CHECKED WITH MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY THAT'S JUST ABS BRAKES, AND I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH IT. THIS IS WRONG AS THEY ARE A VERY REAL DANGER. I HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL ALLOWING SUBSTANTIAL DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES AND THEN ITS NOT SAFE. I THINK I HAVE A LEMON AND KNOW THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT AROUND HERE. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE HELP WITH RECALLS AND A NEW VEHICLE?*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS. THIS RESULTED IN A CRASH, AND THERE WERE ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE BRAKES JUST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD GET A CHANCE TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED, HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND FIXED AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AND THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON WITH CORROSION BUILD UP. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $1300.00 TO FIX THE BRAKING SYSTEM. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE BRAKES WERE LOSING POWER, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH AN E-MAIL, WITH NO RESPONSE. THE CONSUMER LIVES IN A SALT-BELT STATE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A CORROSION BUILD UP ON THE ABS SENSOR. A POLICE REPORT AND AN INSURANCE REPORT WERE TAKEN. THE SPEED WAS AROUND 20 MPH.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE CAME APART ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CONSUMER HAS WRITTEN TO BRIDGESTONE. THEY WOULD NEED THE TIRE TO BE SENT TO THEM TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE SEPARATION. CONSUMER REFUSED TO SEND THE TIRE TO THE MANUFACTURER. *AK THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

DT: CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON SIDE MIRROR SWITCH ,AND HAD REPAIR WORK DONE. BUT, FELT THERE WERE STILL HOT WIRES ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THIS MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT IT, AND THEY WOULD NOT REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THIS MORNING HIT THE BRAKES COMING DOWN THE HILL AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN, COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING AND BRAKES DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THE ELECTRIC AND POWER FAILURE, COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE. IT HASN'T BE CHECKED BY DEALER YET.*AK

NHTSA COMPLAINT # 03V159000 - CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED CERTIAN VEHICLES WITH AN INTERMITTENT WINDSHIEL WIPER PROBLEM. MY 1997 2WD SUBURBAN IS NOT NCLUDED. 1996 ALL SUBURBANS ARE AND 1997 4WD SUBURBANS ARE. I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE 1996 AND 1997 4WD.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND OCCASIONALLY FAIL. DANGEROUS DURING RAINSTORMS. THIS 1997 SUBURBAN VIN# [XXX] DOES NOT SHOW UP ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 03V159000. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I BOUGHT A USED SUBURBAN AND SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT. I REALLY HAVE TO KEEP A TIGHT GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ON A ROAD WITH ALOT OF TWISTS AND TURNS BECAUSE IT JERKES HARD AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WORRY THAT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A WRECK BECAUSE IT SOMETIMES HAS SENT ME TOWARDS THE LANE NEXT TO ME OR OFF THE ROAD COMPLETLY, THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENS EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE, IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I AM DRIVING. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE FOR THE EXACT SAME THING. I JUST WONDER IF THERE IS A RECALL OR WHAT WILL REMEDY THIS PROBLEM.

WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES TO MY 1997 CHEVY SUBURBAN, THE ABS KICKS ON AND PULSATES EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TREMENDOUSLY. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS FOR RECENT YEAR SUBURBANS, BUT NOT AS FAR BACK AS THE 1997 MODEL.

I HAVE A 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND IT BLEW THE COUPLING ON THE HEATER HOSE WHILE DRIVING THIS PAST SATURDAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE REPAIR WAS 93.00. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MOTOR THAT ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THAT THERE PROBABLY SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE THIS HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY. THE LOCAL SHOP THAT MADE THE REPAIR HAS SO MANY TO COME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY NOW STOCK THE PART.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT RECALL 03V159000 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS ISSUED. MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT RECALL REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER, THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAD NEVER TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO ANY DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *AK

THE BRAKES VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY AND HESITATE WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER IS CHARGING THE CONSUMER FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL 03V159000 BECAUSE THEIR RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED OUT IN 98. THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED IN 2003. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED THAT THE DEFECT RECALL PART WAS NEVER REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. *JB.. THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED IN 1998. *AK

THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NO ACCIDENTS. STEERING HAS BEGUN INSTANCES OF LOSS OF CONTROL. INFORMATION PROVIDED DURING DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS INDICATES THE RECIRCULATING BALL STEERING BOX MAY HAVE A TENDENCY TO SLIP. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTERMITTANT FAILURE MODE EXPERIENCED DURING DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS A 1997 SUBURBAN C1500. IT IS NOT USED TO TOW AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WE HAVE OWNED IT SINCE NEW, ALL OF THE 104,000 MILES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN BY US, NO CHILDREN HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS 5 TIMES, WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING YESTERDAY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON THEIR ON. DEALER WAS AWARE THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.

NHTSA RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. AFTER HAVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALL#03V159000 WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB

THERE WAS RECALL ISSUED JUNE 19, 2003 FOR OUR VEHICLE 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, GM RECALL NO. 03023 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND HAD OUR WIPERS FAIL ON US DURING A TRIP ON A HIGHWAY THAT IS KNOWN FOR ITS ACCIDENTS. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND EVENTUALLY GOT THEM TO WORK AGAIN. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC THAT VERY SAME NIGHT. HE INFORMED US OF THE RECALL. WHEN CONTACTING CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020 WE WERE FIRST TOLD THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALREADY HAD THE WIPERS FIXED ON THIS RECALL, THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE WE OWNED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL WAS RELEASED. WE WERE THEN PUT ON HOLD FOR A LONG TIME THEN TOLD THAT THE RECALL IS ONLY VALID IF YOUR VEHICLE HAD 70,000 OR LESS MILES. THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED BECAUSE OF A POTENTIAL VISIBILITY PROBLEM. HOW IS MILEAGE RELATED TO VISIBILITY? I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A AGE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND WE FALL INTO THE RANGE, OUT VEHICLE WAS 6 YEARS AT THE RECALL DATE. HOW DO I GET CHEVROLET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. YOUR CAMPAING ID NUMBER IS 03V159000.

THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *JB