1994 GMC Suburban complaints

GM SAYS NOT COVERED BY RECALL #98043 FOR SAME ISSUE FOR 1994-1996 GMC SUBURBANS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH ON HIGHWAY AND BRAKES DIDN'T GRAB AT ALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

FAILURE WAS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 98V150001, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I CONTACTED GMC, AND AT FIRST THEY SAID TO SEND IN THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR A REFUND OF THE $72.57 REPAIR BILL. I WAS CONTACTED TODAY AND INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT IN THE CAMPAIGN, AND THAT I WOULD NOT RECEIVE A REFUND. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH THE DEFECTIVE PART, AND SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO THE REMEDY.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY/SUDDEN STOP ON ROUGH OR WET SURFACE ABS WILL NOT ENGAGE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD/WOULD NOT WORK AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS RIGHT FROM BEGINNING, BUT DEALER WOULD NOT FIX. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ON OUR 1994 1/2 TON PICKUP (WHICH WE NO LONGER HAVE). *AK

THIER IS A RECALL ON THE 94 SUBURBAN (#98043) THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING. GMC STATES THAT MY VIN # IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT THEY ALSO CANNOT TELL ME THE MONTH OF MANUFACTURING. I FIND THIS ALFULLLY CONVIENT FOR A COMPANY TO HAVE A RECALL, YOU AS A CONSUMER PUT YOUR LIVES IN DANGER EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT, BEING UNABLE TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THEY SEEM TO WORK AT THE SHOP, AND THE CAR COMPANY STATING THAT I KNOW THAT YOUR CAR WAS MADE IN THE SAME YEAR AS THE RECALL/ THAT YOU ARE HAVING THE SAME TROBLES AS IN THE RECALL/ BUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T INCLUDE YOUR VIN# IN THE RECALL, YOU ARE NOT PART OF IT. WISH I COULD DO BINESSES LIKE THIS!! *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK BECAUSE OF FAULTY BRAKES, CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 ACCIDENTS, WHERE ONE PERSON WAS INJURED AND SEVERAL RUNNING OF STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. *SLC

I GOT INTO THE SUBURBAN TO GO TO THE STORE THIS MORNING, WHEN I SAT AND REACHED TO PLACE THE BELT INTO THE HOLDER, THE CHAIR ANCHOR SNAPPED AND I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WHENEVER STOPPING OR ACCELERATING. THIS PROBLEM LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE WHENEVER I NEED TO BRAKE FAST OR UPON MOVING AFTER BEING STOPPED AS THE SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS. NOW I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AS TO RECALL WITH NO ASSIST. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A HAZARD IN THE SEAT ITSELF. THANK YOU. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***739541

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING-MUST WIGGLE CONNECTOR TO WORK. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT STABLIZER HAS BROKEN, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD OR HITTING A BUMP WHILE BRAKING AT SAME TIME, BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. CONSUMER HAD REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE STEELTES AT TIRE P235/75R16 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, DOT URBM05327-1. *SLC

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE ON THE SEATS LEFT SIDE SNAPPED OFF. THIS MADE THE SEAT BACK SLIP TO THE REAR AN INCH WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZZARD . THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO BECOME STARTLED CAUSING A POSSIBLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.*AK

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED THERE IS A DELAYED RESPONSE. BRAKES WILL GRAB/ RELEASE, AND, GRAB AGAIN. DEAELER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

TRAILER HITCH PLATFORM FAILED. *SLC

PE00 020; CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS AND WHITE LINES GOING THOUGH THE TIRES. HE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE STEEL TEX, R 4S 16 INCHES, NO INJURIES. *AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH ON HIGHWAYAND VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT BACK LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#HT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SHE WILL CONTACT CONTACT FIRESTONE.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN ON, EVEN IF CONSUMER TURNS THE SWITCH ON. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTING ERRATIC, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER SENT OUT RECALL 98V150001. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS SAME DEFECT.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RECALL 98V150001 INVOLVES SAME COMPONENT, BUT DEALER ADVISES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL, CONSUMER REPLACED FAULTY PARTS AND REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE TIRES, AND NOTICED TIRE HAD CRACKS ON SIDEWALL NEAR THE CAUCUS OF TIRE. OTHER TIRES & SPARE HAD ALSO THE SAMECRACKS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE RETAILER AFTER REPLACING TIRE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. FIRESTONE, LT 245/75R16 WITH 50,000 MILES. ON A 1994, CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN.*AK FIRESTONE TIRES (P245 75 R16) *SLC

WIPERS STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD.UNIT HAVE TO BE PULLED BY HAND TO MAKE WORK AGAIN.THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL STOP WORKING.

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TIRES(P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THIS TIRE IS ON RECALL AND CONSUMER HAD TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND HAS NOT YET RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND A CRASH. CONSUMER GOT OUT AND TURNED WINDSHIELD PIVOT ARM IN ORDER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK. THERE IS A RECALL 98V150000 FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, IT ONLY HAD 245 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME & WAS PURCHASED FROM A GM DEALER. OF THE 4 ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE GROUND, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE TWO BECAUSE OF IRREGULAR WEAR & THE INABILITY TO BALANCE OR ELIMINATE VIBRATIONS FROM THE TIRES. SUCH WEAR PATTERNS ARE USUALLY INDICATIVE OF SEPARATED OR BROKEN BELTS. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THEY OFFERED NO ADJUSTMENT. NOW THE LAST TWO OF THE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE EXHIBITING THE SAME TYPES OF WEAR PATTERNS. ONE OF THE FAILED TIRES WAS TURNED INTO THE DEALER A YEAR OR SO AGO WHEN I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE. I'M STILL USING ONE OF THE FAILED TIRES AS A SPARE, SO I HAVE 3 OF THE ORIGINAL 4 TIRES. (TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED VISUAL PROBLEM AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DUE TO A CIRCUIT BOARD, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )

WHEN APPYLING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN, DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK FRONT BRAKES ARE SHUDDERING BECAUSE FRONT BRAKES ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. *YH

BOTH FRONT TIRES FAILED IN ABOUT 10000 MILES AFTER INSTALLATION. THE TIRES BOTH LOST THEIR INTEGRITY AND BULGED ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A SEVERE SHIMMY MAKING THE CAR HARD TO STEER. NO BLOWOUT OR TREAD SEPERATION OCCURRED, BUT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITHOUT HESITATION BY A BRIDGESTONE DEALER. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES?( DOT NUMBER: 691Q TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE PULSE BOARD. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000 DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE SEAT FRAME BROKE (PART# 12388923,COST$52.00). I ASKED THE PARTS MANAGER IF THEY REPLACED VERY MANY SEAT FRAMES, AND HE SAID THEY HAVE. THAT'S WHY I'M CONTACTING YOU TO SEE IF IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THANK YOU

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 55MPH ON AND VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS STILL IN NORMAL STAGE, AND VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. A TOW DRIVER WAS CALLED OUT TO JUMP START VEHICLE, AND FOR FIRST THIRTY MINUTES IT WAS OKAY. THEN, TEMPERATURE GAUGES WENT UP, AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SHOP. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT CRANKSHAFT BROKE. *AK

ON TWO(2) SEPARATE OCCASSIONS, EMERGENCY APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, FAILED TO SLOW VEHICLE. IN BOTH CASES, THE PEDAL DID GO "HARD" BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AS IF THE BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE THAT OCCURRED IN 1997, I WAS ABLE TO STEER AROUND A CAR THAT HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY IN THE LANE IN FRONT OF ME AND AVOIDED A COLLISON. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, I WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AFTER REPEATED TRIES. THE SECOND OCCASION OCCURED IN FEB. 1999 WHEN MY WIFE TRAVELLING AT 45 MPH WAS UNABLE TO STOP FOR A VEHICLE THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF HER AT AN INNERSECTION STRIKING THE CROSSING VEHICLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. ALTHOUGH THE OTHER DRIVER WAS CITED FOR THE ACCIDENT, MY WIFE REPORTED TO ME THE SAME CONDITIONS THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED PREVIOUSLY AND HAD NOT TOLD HER ABOUT. SHE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND ONLY AFTER I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE BEEN A LICENSED DRIVER FOR OVER 35 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN MANY VEHICLES WITH AND WITHOUT ANTILOCK BRAKES. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR VEHICLES I HAVE SPOKEN TO OVER THE YEARS.

WE WERE TRAVELING HOME FROM ST. LOUIS ON FATHER DAY, JUNE 25, 1999, WHEN WE HAD A BLOW OUT ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE. THE TIRE BLEW OFF AND BACK PERHAPS HITTING THE TRAILER TIRES CAUSING THEM TO BREAK FRICTION WITH THE ROAD. THE WHOLE SHEBANG STARTED SLIDING SIDEWAYS DOWN THE ROAD AND WE ENDED UP IN THE DITCH HEADED SOUTH WHEN WE HAD BEEN HEADED NORTH. WHEN THE TRAILER TIPPED OVER IT TOOK THE GMC WITH IT. WE WERE NOT INJURED. AT THAT TIME WE DID NOT CONTACT COOPER TIRES. BUT WHEN WE WENT TO PICKUP THE GMC IN SPRINGFIELD AND RETURN HOME STOPPING IN MCLEAN, WE HAD ANOTHER BLOWOUT THIS TIME ON THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. WE WERE GOING SOMEWHAT SLOWER (FEAR SLOWED US TO 45 OR 50MPH). THIS TIME THE TIRE DIDNT COME ALL THE WAY OFF BUT DAMAGED THE JUST REPAIRED FENDER AND BUMPER AND UNDERNEATH OF THE GMC. THATS WHEN WE CALLED COOPER TIRES. THEY PAID FOR THE LAST REPAIRS AND REPLACED THE 2 TIRES AND RIMS. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY CHOSE NOT TO PURSUE SUBREGATION AGAINST THE TIRE COMPANY FOR THE 1ST ACCIDENT. JUST THOUGHT THAT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES IS JUST TOO SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED TO US. WE HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH TIRES. IF YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT US. HARRY & CYNTHIA ZILLION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: L245/75R16 )

RECALL 98V150001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER: MOTOR. AFTER RECEIPT OF RECALL NOTICE CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER HAS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE SAME DEFECT AS IN RECALL 98V150001. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN TOO HOT LATELY. I'VE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT & FLUSHED SYS. W/ NO IMPROVEMENT. WIPERS STOPPED WORKING W/O REASON AND WASHER MOTOR DOESN'T DISPENSE WATER PROPERLY. ONLY 1 REAR DOOR WINDOW DEFROSTS AND ONLY PARTIALLY. I'VE CLEANED CONTACTS W/ NO RESULTS. REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW POWER DOESN'T WORK. USED TO WORK OFF AND ON, BECAUSE OF IRREGULARITY WINDOW IT'S LEFT UP AT ALL TIMES. *AK

ROADS WERE WET, TOWING 600 POUNDS, CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. ANOTHER TIME WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, CONSUMER NEED TO STOP AT A VERY BUSY ROAD, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER FEELS LUCKY THERE WERE NO CARS COMING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY DAID IT WAS THE WHEELS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY ON DRY PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM HESITATED BEFORE ACTIVATING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

I FEEL THAT MY ABS TAKE A VERY LONG DISTANCE TO STOP MY VEHICLE EVEN AT 25 MPH, AT WHICH SPEED I HAD TO SWERVED TO AVOID THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I E-MAILED TO GMC WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY WHERE SORRY ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND TO BRING MY TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED.I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT MY ABS ARE WORKING, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME OTHER VEHICLE FROM GMC THAT DESCRIBE EXACTELY WHAT I AM FEELING WITH MY SUBURBAN.DO YOU HAVE ANY COMPLAINT FROM OTHER OWNERS OF SUBURBAN? I TALKED TO A FEW OF THEM IN MY AREA AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT NONE OF THEM LIKE THE WAY THEIR ABS WORK. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE UP AND STALL AFTER MOVEING ABOUT 1 INCH,IF I JIGGLE WIPER CONTROL SWITCH IN ABOUT 1 MINUTE IT SOMETIMES WIPES WINDOW 1 TIME AND THEN SHUTS OFF.THEN IT SEEMS TO WORK OK FOR A WHILE.I KNOW GMC HAD A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR.COULD THIS DEFECTIVE PART HAVE BEEN USED ON MY VEHICLE?MY VEHICLE WAS MADE ABOUT 4+MONTHS BEFORE THE AFFECTED RECALL. *AK

APRIL 26, 1996 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BATTERY FAILED, WAS REPLACED AT SUPERIOR PONTIAC, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WITH A AC DELCO PART 1981590. ON JULY 30,1997 THE ABS LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON. RESULT OF "ACID FROM BATTERY LEAKED ONTO SPEED SENSOR, SHORTING IT OUT." HAD TO HAVE WIRING AND CONNECTORS, REPAIRS TO ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, CABLES AND PAINT REPLACED. I HAVE ALL DEALER PAPERWORK THAT SAYS ALL THIS IN PRINT. WAS WITTNESS TO PHONE CALL AT DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS SAME THING AHPPENING ON MINI VAN. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT AC DELCO HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH LEAKING BATTERIES AND THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN GET WIPERS TO MOVE WITH SWITCH ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WOULD TURN ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THEY WOULD QUIT WORKING WITHOUT A WARNING. THEN, WOULD RESTART AGAIN. *AK

EA-95026: POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: VEHICLE EXPERIECED PROBLEM WHENEVER IT ROLLED OVER ON ROUGH SURFACE, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO PULSATE, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. *AK

ABS FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT. YH

MY 1994 GMC WAS SAID TO BE COVERD UNDER RECALL 98V15001, THEN THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT (ACCORDING TO HIS COMPUTER). SOME 94 VEHICLES ARE COVERED, AND MINE WAS NOT--THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PART CAUSING THE PROBLEM FOR THE RECALL, AND I HAD TO PAY $104.00 TO REPLACE AN ADMITTEDLY DEFECTIVE PART. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THE CAR WAS A YEAR OLDER, BUT CARS IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR, MADE IN THE SAME PLANT, ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL. ALSO, THE COMPUTER FOR THE RECALL INFORMATION IS DIFFERENT AT GMC HEADQUARTERS THEN AT THE DEALER! THEY ALSO WERE DIFFERENT ON ANOTHER RECALL (RADIATOR CAP). GM SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT AND COVER THESE COSTS. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE PART NUMBER INVOLVED AND THE COSTS AND ASK THE NHTSA TO INTERCEDE TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT--MY WIPERS FAILED WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY IN A STORM, JUST AS THE RECALL SAID THEY WOULD AND THEY SHOULD BE COVERED. THANKS, MIKE WATERS. *AK

I DROVE A GM PRODUCT FOR OVER 20 YEARS, BEFORE OWNING THIS MACHINE, THAT WEIGHED THE SAME AS THIS ONE, HAD THE SAME SIZE TIRES AND TYPE(FACTORY RECCOMMENDED) AS MY SUBURBAN AND I NEVER FREEWHEELED THROUGH ANY RED LIGHTS OR HIT ANYONE! IT IS VERY SCARY DRIVING THIS MACHINE. IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE SO GOOD THEN WHY ARE THEY AUTOMATICALLY DISCONNECTED WHEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE? I THOUGHT OFF ROAD CONDITIONS AND SNOW AND ICE(WHERE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS NECESSARY) IS WHERE YOU WOULD WANT THE SUPERIOR BRAKES?*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY, BRAKES GRABBED AND COMPLETELY LET GO, CAUSING DRIVER TO CRASH INTO VEHICLE AHEAD. THIS HAPPENED ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, AND NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE WERE REPAIRED. NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE ABS. *AK *ML

CONSUMER WAITING AT THE INTERSECTION FOR LIGHT TO CHANGE SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD, AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER STATED ABS SYSTEM WASN'T OPERABLE. *AK