1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH, CAUSING LOSS OF VISION BECAUSE OF SALT SPRAY. HAD TO PULL OF HIGHWAY AND USE BACK ROADS TO DRIVE ON AND STOP OFTEN TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD BY HAND. FOUND A PARTS STORE AND REPLACED IT IN THE PARKING LOT. NOT A FUN TRIP. *AK

DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR RECALL 98V150001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS ONCE CONSIDERED SALVAGED. BUT, CONSUMER HAS TOTALLY REPAIRED VEHICLE, AND IT IS BEING DRIVEN. *AK *ML

WHEN CLOSING THE TAILGATE RIGHT SIDE GLASS WINDOW BROKE WITH IMPACT. SAME HAPPENED WITH THE LEFT SIDE. *AK *ML

CONSUMER CONCERN THAT CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS ARE NOT A REQUIREMENT AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT. NLM

VEHICLE IS USED FOR PULLING A TRAILER. WENT TO HAVE BRAKE WORK DONE, AND NOTICED AFTERWARDS THAT BRAKES WERE GRABBING, AND PEDAL WAS LOW. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID THIS WAS AN INHERITED PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. ALSO, THEY REPLACED FRONT DISC BRAKES, AND DRUMS WERE TURNED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN ON WET ROADS PULLING A 16 FOOT TRAILER W/WOOD ON IT, AND GOING UP A SLIGHT SLOPE. WENT TO PUT 4- WHEEL DRIVE ON AND IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT BY A BULLDOZER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ACCUMULATOR HAD GONE OUT. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLE. ALSO, ELECTRIC POWER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING TEMPORARILY. MASTER SWITCH HAD GONE OUT. THIS HAPPENED IN HOT WEATHER. *AK

PE 99 073: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BATTERY ACID LEAKING ONTO THE BRAKE LINE. DEALER/ MFR. CONTACTED, BUT NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER STEPS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, VEHICLE WILL STOP A FEW FEET AWAY. *AK

THE BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID ONTO THE BRAKE LINE CABLE, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONE MORNING. NOTICED UNUSUAL FLUID UNDER VEHICLE BENEATH BATTERY. UPON REMOVING BATTERY, EVIDENCE OF MAJOR LEAK WHICH CAUSED VISIBLE DAMAGE TO BATTERY CRADLE INCLUDING PEELING OF PAINT AND CORROSION DAMAGE TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK