1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Complaints

WHILE PARKED BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE POSITIVE POST. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THIS PROBLEM CAUSED DAMAGES TO OTHER BATTERY COMPONENTS, FENDERWELL AND FRAME. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC

DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE KEEPS BREAKING ON THE INSIDE. WHEN IT BREAKS CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. *AK

THE ABS/HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAS AGAIN GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE. AFTER MY FIRST COMPLAINT 5 YEARS AGO, I HAD THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SENSOR REPLACED--UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS PRIOR TO GM'S CURRENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT GM HAS OPTED TO MAKE A TEMPORARY LESS EXPENSIVE AND QUICK FIX RATHER THAN OFFERING THEIR CUSTOMERS A PERMANENT AND SAFE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK

ON MY 1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN LT, MY PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS WAS WEAR AND TEAR. SO I E-MAILED THE MAIN OFFICE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO REPAIR. THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR PAINT DOES NOT JUST CHIP OFF A CAR GET DULL MAYBE BUT NOT CHIP OFF CAR. I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF THE CAR PAINTERS FROM CENTRAL CHEVROLET DEALER IN FREMONT CA THAT THEY MIXED THE PAINT WITH THE PRIMER TO TAKE A SHORT CUT. HE HAD SEEN MANY OF THESE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED PAINT SHOULD NOT CHIP OF THE CAR THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR!!!!!!!! *NLM

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOTTOM FRAME ASSEMBLY BROKE APART ON MY 1995 CHEV. SUBURBAN. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO TIP BACKWARDS. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CATCH MYSELF USING THE STEERING WHEEL AND BALANCE IN THE SEAT AND GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. I DID NOT CRASH, BUT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE DESIGN.

METAL BODY OF DRIVER'S SEAT IS FATIGUED AND CRACKED NEAR POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE MOUNTING FRAME CONTAINING THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTMENT MOTORS. POINT OF FAILURE IS LEFT FRONT CORNER. *NLM

THE SEAT BRACKET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE AT THE WELD CAUSING THE SEAT TO SNAP BACKWARDS. THE DEALER HAD THE BRACKET PART ON HAND WHICH INDICATES TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IT IS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC. *NLM

THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BASE FAILED AT THE POINT WHERE THE SEAT BASE ATTACHES TO THE SLIDER. AS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, I AM UNSURE OF THE HISTORY. REGARDLESS, HAVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT SO POORLY ATTACHED IS SURELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS SERIOUS ATTENTION. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE APPARENT LACK OF ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST COMPLAIN OF THE SAME FAILURE OF A SAFETY DEVICE BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEFECT. WE CANNOT ALL BE MAKING THIS UP. IT'S NOT LIKE THE ELECTRIC WINDOW OR RADIO QUIT WORKING. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED?! *JB

REAR CARGO WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE (NOT BACK DOOR GLASS) LEAKS WATER INTO THE "BULKHEAD" AREA. AS WATER BUILDS UP IT EVENTUALLY SPLASES OVER INTO THE CARGO AREA INSIDE THE VEHICLE THEREBY FLOODING THE CARPET, ETC. THIS OCCURS WHENEVER THERE IS RAIN OF ANY SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT AND IS ONGOING CONTIUOUSLY. SEVERAL AREA SUBURBAN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ANDS NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A SOLUTION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER RODE OVER A SMALL POTHOLE AND A WELD BROKE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BREAK AND FALL INTO THE CONSUMER'S LAP. *JB *TS