1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

RECALL 98V150001; WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, WILL QUIT DURING OPERATION. CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE SAME DEFECT.*AK *SLC

FIRESTONE FR680 TIRES P235 75 R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FENDER. *SLC

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK

OUR TIRE SHREDDED WHILE WE WERE TRAVELING ON A CALIFORNIA FREEWAY AT 75+ MILES PER HOUR. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN THE TIRE BLEW AND NEITHER MYSELF, MY HUSBAND OR 18 MONTH OLD BABY WERE INJURED. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT TIME ONE OF OUR TIRES SHREDS. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL MORE PEOPLE DIE OR GET INJURED TO RECALL THESE FAULTY TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

AT LEAST ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES STARTED MAKING A RAPID, VIBRATING, SLAPPING NOISE THAT WAS VERY UNUSUAL, AND MUCH FASTER THAN THE ROAD JOINTS. I WAS GOING 70 MPH WHEN THE NOISE STARTED. MY WIFE AND I AND TWO KIDS WERE SCARED. WE PULLED OVER AND I LOOKED AT ALL THE TIRES. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS FROM A VISUAL INSPECTION. WE RESUMED, AND THE NOISE RESUMED AT 70. WE DROVE AT ABOUT 50 ON THE REST OF THE TRIP, AND HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO TAKE THE SUBURBAN ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE. I READ IN THE PAPER TODAY THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STEELTEX R4S FOR DEFECTS. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE TWICE PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THESE TIRES. THE FIRST TIME, I GOT A NON-RESPONSIVE GENERIC RESPONSE ON THE WILDERNESS RECALL. THE SECOND TIME, I GOT NO RESPONSE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TIRES. HOW SHOULD I PROCEED WITH FIRESTONE OR CHEVROLET TO GET THESE TIRES REPLACED WITH SAFE TIRES. I KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STEELTEX R4S TIRES. PLEASE HELP. THANKS. JEAN R. KROEGER II. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B14045 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

THIS THE THIRD TRASMISSION THAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON THIS VEHICLE, AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON 1995 SUBURBANS FOR A THIN TRANSMISSION CASE, I WAS TOLD MINE DOES NOT QUALIFY. *AK

TRACKS UNDERNEATH DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO TILT TO ONE SIDE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE SEAT TRUCK ASSEMBLY AND FRAME ASSEMBLY WERE REWELDED. *YH

THE LOWER SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN THE FRONT LEFT CORNER. A 3 OR 4 INCH SECTION OF THE STEEL PLATE BROKE IN TO 4 PIECES WHERE TH BOLT HOLDS THE SEAT TO THE BASE. THIS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OR BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY UNDUE STRESS. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE STEEL IS EVIDENTLY OF POOR QUALITY. WE DON'T FEEL SAFE IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. IF ONE CORNER BROKE WHAT IS TO SAY THAT THE REST WON'T, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE SEAT ISN'T ANCHORED PROPERLY. WE HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD AND WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD BROKEN DURING AN ACCIDENT. WOULD ANY OF OUR SEATS HAVE HELD OUR FAMILY? SEAT BELTS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ENOUGH. CHEVY WILL NOT REPLACE THE FRAME BECAUSE WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND IS NOT A WARRANTY SITUATION. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!

WHILE DRIVING THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION (SIZE 26575/SR15). NLM

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND DRIVER'S SEAT WAS MAKING KNOCKING NOISE. HE STOPPED AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE WAS ROCKING ON IT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. SEAT DIDN'T BREAK.