1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CARCASS. IT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TREAD WHICH WAS STILL ATTCHED TO THE CARCASS AND DAMAGED THE LEFT REAR FENDER AND DOOR (APPROXIMATELY $800 IN DAMAGE + $125 COST OF THE TIRE, SEE LATER). THE CARCASS BLEW OUT IMMEDIATELY. CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LOST. I SENT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE FOR ANALYSIS AND POSSIBLE COVERAGE OF MY DAMAGE DUE TO A PRODUCT DEFECT. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY A ROAD HAZARD AND THEY WERE THEREFORE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES. IN ANY EVENT, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEIR TIRE SHOULD CATASTROPHICALLY FAIL BUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE I WOULD HAVE MUCH SUCCESS FIGHTING THEIR DECISION. THE TIRE ITSELF WAS COVERED BY A ROAD HAZARD WARRENTEE AND WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE TIRES WERE NEARING THE END OF THEIR SERVICE LIFE BUT STILL HAD A DEPTH OF TREAD WITHIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES WITH THOSE OF ANOTHER MANUFACTURER. I SEND YOU THIS INFORMATION FOR USE IN YOUR CURRENT ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE SIZE TIRES. ULTIMATELY, I WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH REINBURSEMENT FO THE BODY REPAIR ON MY VEHICLE. THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF NORMAL (AND ACCEPTABLE) WEAR. (TIRESIZE: 245-75R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245-75R16 )

ABS ON CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN IS UNRELIABLE AND FAULTY - NEED A SOLUTION BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A NEW DEMO WITH 3210 MILES. IN FEB 1995 WITH ONLY 8000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 65+ MILES PER HOUR ON THE FWY THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED ( TREAD SEPARATION) . ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT AND ROLL OVER!( NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES OCCURED). WHEN I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF FWY THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS COMPLETELY RIPPED TO SHREDS. I CHANGED THE TIRE INSTALLING THE SPARE. I TOOK FAILED TIRE TO LOCAL FIRESTONE TIRE DEALER ( KENNEDY FIRESTONE) FOR WARRANTY ADJUSTMENT. THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING ON THE FWY. I EXPLAINED I NEVER HIT ANYTHING THE TIRE JUST BLEW APART AT HIGH SPEED WITH NO WARING. THEY DID NOT ADJUST TIRE FOR WARRANTY WHAT SO EVER @ 8000MILE. I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH BFG ALL TERRIAN TIRES AND HAVE NEVER PURCHASED FIRESTONE PRODUCTS SINCE THIS INCIDENT.*AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R )

ON ROAD LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. SPEED 5 TO 8 MPH. FIST SIZED BLOWOUT IN CENTER OF TREAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: DON'T SEE TIRESIZE: LT245/7R16)

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE 1994 SUBURBANS HAD A RECALL #98V150000 FOR THE PROBLEM OF THE WIPER MOTOR MODULE BECOMING INOPERABLE. I TOOK MINE IN FOR THE REPAIR AS MY WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN# FOR MY VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE COVERED RANGE, SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $86.96 TO REPAIR IT. OBVIOUSLY, THE VIN RANGE SHOULD BE EXPANDED AS THE PROBLEM IS EFFECTING OTHER VEHICLES.

RECALL 99025000/BRAKE SWITCH: ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE ROAD OR A BUMP IT CAUSES A TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKE FOR 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE RESTORING. VEHICLE BEEN A INDEPENDENCE REPAIRS SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED FOR A APPOINTMENT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MY VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN 98V150001 AND/OR 98V150000. CHEVROLET IS MAINTAINING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED, ALTHOUGH THAT IS NOT THE CASE. WHILE THIS MAY BE A RARE SNAFU, IT MAY BE PART OF A PATTERN OF CONDUCT. INTERESTINGLY, CHEVROLET HAS SAID THAT IF I CAN PRODUCE THE RECORDS THAT DEMONSTRATE THAT THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, THEY WILL DO THE WORK AGAIN. (SINCE THE WORK HAS NEVER BEEN DONE, I OBVIOUSLY CANNOT MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.) FROM CHEVROLET'S PERSPECTIVE, I CAN HAVE THE WORK DONE TWICE IF I HAVE A RECORD OF IT HAVING BEEN DONE ONCE, BUT I CANNOT HAVE IT DONE AT ALL IF THEY HAVE A RECORD THAT IT WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY, BUT I HAVE NO SUCH RECORD. DO THEY THINK THEY CAN WIN WITH THIS LOGIC? DOES NHTSA MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RECALLS? DO YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS GM'S POLICY?

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR TO NO VISIBILITY. SAME DEFECT AS MENTINED IN RECALL 98V150001. BUT, MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK