1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

ABS IS MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, AND ABS WILL ACTIVATE ON DRY PAVEMENT.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER NOTICED TRAILER HITCH ATTACHMENT WITH CRACKS ON SIDE. *AK THE CRACKS ARE ON THE CURVED PART OF THE ANGLE BRACKET BOLTED TO THE FRAME, DEALER REPLACED THE HITCH. *SLC

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #98V150001 COVERS THIS FAILURE FOR SUBURBAN'S MANUFACTURED SHORTLY AFTER MY SUBURBAN WAS MANUFACTURED. THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED IS THE SAME AS THE ONE DESCRIBED IN #98V150001. THIS SITUATION NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDLESS OF THE DATE OF MANUFACTURER. IT IS A SAFTEY HAZZARD THAT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF LIFE.

THE TRUCK HAS POOR BRAKING ABILITY, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN NEEDED. ONE ACCIDENT HAS RESULTED AS DESCRIBED, IN 3/1999. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN DONE WITH NO RESULT. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT MY EXPENSE, WITH NO CHANGE. THE DEALER (JOE HOLLAND IN CHARLESTON, WV) STATES THE BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE TRUCK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP IN SITUATIONS WHERE A QUICK STOP IS NEEDED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CHRONIC SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. MANY CLOSE CALLS HAVE HAPPENED. POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.*AK

TREAD SEPARATED FROM BODY OF TIRE. TIRE SERIAL # DK 32644-S P4402 21643-B (DOT NUMBER: ACHL213035 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15) (DOT NUMBER: ACHL213035 TIRESIZE: P235/75R15)

EA 95 026/POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE: WHEN APPLYING BRAKE IN A SUDDEN STOP/EMERGENCY SITUATION IT CAUSES LOSS OF BRAKING, AND VEHICLE CONTINUES ON. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE FELL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 98V150 000/WINDSHIELED WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELED WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED ON NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150001, BUT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1993, BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RECALL. THE SYMPTOMS OF MY COMPLAINT ARE EXACTLY AS STATED IN THIS RECALL.

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO SHOULDER BELT NOT TIGHTENING. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT STATES THAT IT SHOULD BE TIGHT. *AK BOTHE FRONT BUCKET SEAT 3 POINT RETRACTER'S ARE INOPERATIVE. SHOULDER HARNESS WILL NOT TIGHTEN. *YH

AIR CONDITIONER HAS FAILED 3 YEARS IN A ROW, REPLACED BY THE SUGGESTED MANUFACTURER PART. PART IS ONLY GUARNTEED FOR 1 YEAR AND SEEMS TO BREAK SHORTLY AFTER GUARNTEE EXPIRES.