1997 Chevrolet Suburban complaints

SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING FAILS WHEN DRIVING. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN NEGOTIATING A TURN, THE STEERING IS HARD, THE SSS FAILS, CAUSING THE STEERING TO BECOME LOOSE, RESULTING IN OVERSTEERING, CAUSING SWERVING OR LOSS OF CONTROL.

AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. AFTER TURNING A CURB, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD GO LIMP OR SLACK. DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED THE EVO BUT PROBLEM HAS REAPPEARED. *AK

THE POWER STEERING ON RIGHT TURNS OVERSTEERS. IT IS LIKE A SUDDEN SURGE OF POWER STEERING. SINCE IT IS INTERMETANT IT IS A SUPRISE AND HAS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASION THE SUPRISE WAS ENOUGH TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE SUBURBAN. WE HAD IT IN ONCE FOR REPAIR BUT THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTING. IT HAS BECOME WORSE AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK AGAIN FOR A REPAIR. THE SERVICE MAN SAID HE HAS HAD THREE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM.

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE , LIKE CLUNKING OR BANGING SOUND. AFTER BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN RIGHT AWAY. WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION DUE TO NO BRAKING POWER. *AK

THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED OUT AND THERE WAS NO POWER GENERATING FROM THE BATTERY. VEHICLE DIED OUT. THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD TO HAVE THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED. *AK

MICHELIN TIRES LEAK EVERYTIME THE WEATHER GETS COLD.

THE LOW SPEED POWER ASSIST INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES AT CRUISE SPEED WHEN MAKING COURSE CORRECTIONS SUCH AS TURNING TO FOLLOW THE ROAD, TURNING TO PASS AND TURNING TO CORRECT FOR SIDE WIND.

PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE COMPUTER CHIPS AND ALL ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY.

ABS FAILED DURING A PANIC STOP. VEHICLE'S REAR LOOSES ROAD ADHESION AND SWINGS TO THE RIGHT, THEN THE LEFT SIDE STARTS TO SKID AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGINS TO WOBBLE.

DESIGN OF VEHICLE CAUSES IT TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND RPM AFTER FOOT IS TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR.

DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED, THREE TRANSMISSION REPLACE DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP , NEW TRASMISSION DOING THE EXACTLY SAME THING.

THE ADDED FEATURE BATTERY GAURD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED ABS PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE STEERING SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY FAILS WHILE IN MOTION. ON ONE OCCURRANCE WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH STEERING FAILED AND VEHICLE MOVED TO THE LEFT HALF A LANE WIDTH; DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL.

VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN SPEED EXCEEDS 35 OR MORE MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP MORE THEN THREE TIMES. CONDITION STILL UNRESOLVED. VEHICLE PUT CONSUMER AT RISKS WHEN USED. *AK

BRAKES LOCKED SUDDENLY AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY BECAUSE OIL WAS PUT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER.

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

WHEN SEAT BELTS ARE USED FOR CHILD SAFETY SEATS, THEY DO NOT RETRACT FULLY BEFORE THE LOCKING MECHANISM ENGAGES. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW THE SAFETY SEAT TO BE SECURELY FASTENED.

BRAKE PADS WORE PREMATURELY, AND THE CALIPERS MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS. THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM/ CALIPERS AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE OIL COOLING ASSEMBLY FAILED, ALLOWING OIL TO SPILL INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM.

VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING KICKS IN/OUT, CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE BACK PRESSURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE EFFECT INVOLVES MOMENTARY OVERSTEER AS IF SOMEONE HAS GRAPPED THE STEERING WHEEL AND MOVED IT 4-5 INCHES TOWARD INSID EOF CURVE. IF DRIVEN ON ICY ROADS, COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL.

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE DASHBOARD AREA.

HAD TO APPLY BRAKES AFTER GOING 50-55MPH ON ICE. VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL HEAD ON & SPUN AROUND & REAR HIT GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. VEHICLE'S FRONT PUSHED BACK INTO TIRES. VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

BRAKES ARE ALMOST NONEXISTENT WHEN DRIVING IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THEY MAKE A VERY DEEP SOUND AND THE VEHICLE SKIDS AND THE PEDAL LOCKS UP. IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE THEY ARE SQUISHY.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH FROM 2-3 TO 65 MPH ON A PANIC STOP THE CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND HE DOES NOT THINK IT IS THE ABS. DEALER HAD CHECKED OTHER VEHICLES AND COMPARED THEM ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES HAS CAME ON 561 TIMES IN ONE YEAR AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THE BRAKE 5 TIMES, AND THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE TRUCK WAS GOING 10MPH. THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP AT THAT SPEED. THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR, AND THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER 20 TIMES, AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT CALLED HIM BACK YET. HE TOOK MATTERS IN HIS OWN HANDS AND HOPES THAT NHTSA CAN ASSIT HIM WITH ANY KIND OF HELP. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT BURNED THE WHOLE INTERIOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY BULB HAD BURNED OUT, DEALER REPLACED BULB. FIRE SMOTHERED ITSELF OUT. AK

LOSS OF ABS BRAKES , RESULTING IN A REAREND COLLISION. BRAKES WENT FLOOR,ABS LIGHT HAD COME ON AFTER INCIDENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE SOES AND PADS. *AK

DOOR LOCKS AND LATCHES ARE DEFECTIVE ON ALL FOUR DOORS. OWNER NOTES DOOR ALMOST CAME OPEN BECAUSE OFTHE PROBLEM. WHEN LOCKS ARE PULLED UP THEY ARE HARD TO PUSH DOWN. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 20 MPH UPON AVOIDING HITTING A PATCH OF ICE CONSUMER THEREFORE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FORCING THE OCCUPANT ARMS AND HANDS TO BE FORCED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATES DUE TO DISLOCATION OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THER IS PRESSURE IN THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES LOCK AND DO NOT RELEASE IMMEDIATELY.

UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN TRAVELING DOWN AN INCLINE, CONSUMER NOTICED THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SHOES AND PADS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE SHOES AND PADS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUNNING INTO A DITCH. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES DOES NOT STOP, AND THE WHEELS LOCK. THE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER. *AK

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP APPLIED BRKAES, PUSHED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE COULD GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT THE NOISE HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. *AK

BRAKES FAILED.

APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS DO NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, JUST SOMETIMES. WHEN THIS PROBLEM DOES OCCUR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *SLC

DRIVING THE SUBURBAN ABOUT 30MPH AND VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED, APPLIED FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, AND THE PEDAL JUST WENT DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE HIT THE BACK OF TRUCK. *AK *SLC

LEAKING BRAKE FLUID SHORTED ELECTRICAL WIRES, CAUSING ABS TO FAIL.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH STEERING LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS TO 10 SECONDS. DURING THIS TIME CONSUMER CANNOT CONTROL VEHICLE, IT BEGINS TO WANDER FROM SIDE TO SIDE, IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL, NEEDS TO APPLY BRAKES. EVENTUALLY POWER COMES BACK. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 2ND TIME, DEALER CHANGED STEERING SENSOR. 1ST TIME, DEALER CLAIMED COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

FROM NORMAL USE/OVERTIME THE TAILGATE DOOR LATCH HAS BECOME INOPERATIVE. IT DOESNT HOLD. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. OWNER PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ENGINE ON NUMBER OF OCCASIONS STOPPED RUNNING, CUTTING OFF POWER TO THE WHEEL, STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES.

SPEED SENSITIVE POWER STEERING DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, IT HAS LITTLE IF ANY ROAD FEEL, THE VEHICLE FLOATS WHEN DRIVEN IN WIND OR AROUND TRUCKS AND OTHER TRAFFIC. CONSUMER FEELS THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSTABLE, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

FULE PUMP ASSEMBLY RAN SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE INSULATION ON ONE OF THE LEADS GOING TO IT, THAT LEAD IN TURN HAD STARTED TO WELD ITSELF TO THE OTHER WIRES, CREATING A POTENTIAL DIRECT SHORT BETWEEN THESE WIRES INSIDE THE FUEL TANK.

CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF, WENT INTO STORE THEN HEARD A STORE PAGE THAT THERE WAS A TRUCK ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (FIRE DEPT. INCIDENT #97013984 RIVERSIDE FIRE DEPT., CITY OF RIVERSIDE 3601 NINTH STREET RIVERSIDE CA 92501, GARY FIEGENER 909-782-5804). *AK CONSUMER HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM CHEVROLET. *SLC

THERE IS A PIN HOLE IN THE REAR FUEL FEED HOSE, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPLACED THE REAR FUEL FEED HOSE. *AK

NEW ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ORIFICE STEERING SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION WELL DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THERE IS A LACK OF ROAD FEEL AT MOST SPEEDS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, LACK OF NORMAL STEERING RETURN TO CENTER AFTER STEERING. *AK

VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY NECESSITATING BRAKING. HOWEVER, ABS BRAKES FAILED; ENGINE STALLED, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURY. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER EMITTED POWDER.