Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit
Filed Sep 3, 1997CA
DIFFERENTIAL INTERNAL CASE FAILED.
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1996 GMC Suburban complaints
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 1996 record →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 29, 1997NC
ABS BRAKE FAILURE CAUSES WHELLS TO LOCK UP UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jul 3, 1997FL
CONSUMER HAD HIS STEERING SHAFT REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS DRIVING FUNNY. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 2, 1997IL
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN ANY TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED, THE VEHICLE PULLS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash2 injured
Filed May 27, 1997MA
UPON APPYING THE ABS BRAKES IN LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED 3THREE TIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. ALSO, REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 22, 1997CA
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT TO APPLY ABS BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT & THEN TO THE LEFT WHENEVER BRAKING; SOMETIMES JUST BEFORE BRAKES WOULD CATCH THERE IS A HESITATION. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 21, 1997TN
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Apr 23, 1997NC
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, DEFECTIVE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE DRIVESHAFT NEAR THE REAR PINION FELL APART, CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO FALL OUT WHICH ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Apr 17, 1997CA
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
Exterior Lighting
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 9, 1997CA
BRAKES ON VEHICLE REQUIRE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 1, 1997CA
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE DURING PANIC STOPS OR AT ANY SPEED. THE PEDAL SINKS TO THE FLOOR AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 11, 1997MD
ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THEY RELEASE AFTER THEY LOCK UP, THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. ONCE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND ONCE VEHICLE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Mar 4, 1997NJ
MASTER CYLINDER BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
BATTERY FAILED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
RADIATOR FAILED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Feb 10, 1997NJ
THE BRAKE'S MASTER CYLINDER CRACKED AWAY FROM THE POWER BOOSTER CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH THE USE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 3, 1996NH
POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, DURING NORMAL STOPPING, ON WET PAVEMENT, THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE QUICKLY. *AK *SLC
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Nov 8, 1996TX
DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED OF 55MPH, FRONTAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Sep 6, 1996CA
STEERING COLUMN FAILURE.
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