1997 Glaval Gmc Suburban

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › ignition. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Electrical System › Ignition	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › Drum97V066000

Filed Apr 21, 19972,121 vehiclesGlaval Bus Division

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: GLAVAL CONVERSION VANS AND PICKUP TRUCKS. THE RETAINER CLIPS WERE NOT REMOVED FROM THE REAR BRAKE DRUM WHEEL STUD BOLTS PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF A CUSTOM WHEEL.

Risk. THE WHEEL CAN APPEAR TO BE OR CAN ACTUALLY GO OUT OF BALANCE AND COULD CRACK IN THE LUG NUT AREA INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEELS AND REMOVE THE RETAINER CLIPS IF STILL IN PLACE AND ALSO INSPECT WHEELS FOR CRACKS (INCLUDING THE FRONT WHEELS, IF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED). IF THE WHEELS ARE CRACKED IN THE LUG NUT AREA, THE WHEELS WILL BE REPLACED.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical System › Ignition

Filed May 23, 2014169,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER INSERTING THE KEY SHE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO START THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000 .

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1997 — this page	1	1	Routine
1996	0	1	Routine
1995	0	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 21, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.