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 1993 record →
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE BRAKES TO FAIL. *AK *SLC
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DIRT OR SAND LIKE PAVEMENT THERE IS PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO FRONT END SHAKES AND MAKES A GRINDING TYPE OF NOISE. 4 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE ON SAND OR SLICK ROAD, BRAKES LOCK. *SLC
OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN SHE DRIVES AND APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY LOCK UP, STOPPING THE CAR. *AK
ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED DURING A SUDDEN/QUICK STOP OF VEHICLE.
ABS BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTINGIN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; IN A EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION THE FIRST TIME PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN HARD THE SYSTEM DOES REACT QUICK ENOUGH OR HARD ENOUGH. IF REAPPLYING THE BRAKES THEY DO WORK AFTER THE SECOND TIME. WHEN HITTING BUMPS AT THE SAME TIME THE SYSTEM IS WORSE. *AK
WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE PADS GO TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY TRAVELS 25 YARDS OR SO BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A GRAVEL PARKING LOT BOTH FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE SUBURBAN TO SLIDE. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. A YEAR LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON A WET ROAD SURFACE. NO PROBLEM FOUND AT DEALER. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY RESIST . ON WET PAVEMENTS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE VEHICLE GOES INTO A SKID. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS, INTERMITTENTLY; WHEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP AND THE ROAD SURFACE BECOMES SIGHTLY UNEVEN, THE SYSTEM ENGAGES WHICH MAKES THE STOPPING DISTANCE GREATER THAN LESS. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE WAS INVOLVED. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM
BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE SUBURBAN DID STOP. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE BRAKES RELEASED WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE SUBURBAN PROCEEDED THOUGH INTERSECTION. WOULD NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN DRIVER REAPPLIED BRAKES THE SUBURBAN FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT THE TIME. *AK
EA95026, POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL SEEMS TO GO MORE TO THE FLOORBROAD THAN IT SHOULD BEFORE VEHICLE WILL STOP. WHEN GOING THROUGH INSPECTION EVERY YEAR THE BRAKES PADS ARE REPLACED TWICE A YEAR. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED 1 AND 1/2 YEARS AGO WITH 27,000 MILES. (2) MONTHS AGO THE BRAKES PADS WERE REPLACED AND NEED REPLACING AGAIN. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES. WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT CERTAIN SITIUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE ERRATIC BRAKE OPERATION. OWNER NOTES THAT TWO WHEELS FRONT AND REAR ON PASSEGER'S SIDE WERE ON WET LEAVES ABS KICKED IN, CAUSING OWNER TO GO INTO AN INTERSECTION. *AK
THE MALE PORTION OF THE SHOULDER BELT BUCKLE BROKE AND CAUSED THE BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL, ESPECIALLY OVER BUMPY SURFACES.
MUFFLER MALFUNCTIONED.
EA95-026, WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. OWNER STATED IT FELT LIKE SLIDING ON ICE, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNDER NOMRAL OPERATION, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND LACK OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 35MPH THE REAR AXLE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO SEPARATE. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET PAVEMENT.
ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN REDUCING SPEED QUICKLY AND APPLYING HEAVY PRESSURE TO BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES WAY DOWN TO FLOOR AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN THEY GRAB REAL HARD. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT BRAKES BUT STATES NOTHING IS WRONG. *AK
WAS GOING ONTO A RAMP AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED AHEAD, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND THEN PUSHING FORWARD. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND RAN INTO BACK OF OTHER VEHICLE. BROUGHT FOR REPAIRS AND DEALER SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES BUT PUT NEW BRAKE PADS ON . *AK
EA95-028 ACTIVE, ABS BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL FADED, WHEN APPLIED PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS ABS. THE VEHICLE LURCHED FOREWARD WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, IT ALSO WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN DRY WEATHER, THE BRAKES FAILED, TOOK TO DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE STATES THAT HER BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, OWNER STATES THAT DEALERS ARE GOING TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON BRAKE UNIT; SHE ALSO NOTES THAT BRAKES ARE REALY NOISY WHEN THEY ARE USED. *AK
BOLTS ON THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S BUCKET SEATS HAVE SHEARED OFF, CAUSIING THE SEATS TO RELEASE FROM THE UPRIGHT POSTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. CONSUMER WILL SEND REPAIR BILLS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *JB
POOR ABS PERFORMANCE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION ON WET PAVEMENT AT 60 MPH AND NORMAL BRAKING, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. *AK
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ON DRY PAVEMENT THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS HAD TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*JB
THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. IN A HARD BRAKING SITUATION, THE FRONT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION . THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY. *AK
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IN FRONT AND BACK WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE AT ANY RATE OF SPEED OR WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK
ABS FAILED DURING PANIC STOPPING, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT BOLTED TO THE FLOOR, SEPERATED FROM THE FRAME, THE CHANNEL IS NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO HOLD THE SEAT STATIONARY.*AK
MASTER CYLINDER OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, ALSO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN VIBRATION/ REPLACED BRAKE HOSES/CALIPERS/ROTORS/COMBINATION VALVE. *AK
CALIPERS FROZE AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT, ALSO CAUSING THE RIGHT FRONT WHELL TO OVERHEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS CONSTANTLY. THE SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. IT MAKES LOUD NOISES AND WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE TRUCK .PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED, RELEASING THE BRAKES, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND NO STOPPING ABILITY AT ALL, REPLACED BRAKE SYSTEM TO NO AVAIL. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHILCE TO HAVE TWO ACCIDENTS WITHIN TWO DAYS.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES SOMETIMES THE TRUCK WILL STOP AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT, ALSO EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD/ROTOR WEAR. *AK
THE REAR AXLE IS RUBBING METAL ON METAL WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING 40 MILES AND UP TRUCK SHAKES, WHEN OPENNING THE WINDOW IT STOPS. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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