1995 GMC SUBURBAN Complaints

THE ABS SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM. ONE MORNING BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AFTER IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE, I GENTLY BRAKED AND THE CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND JERKED ABRUBTLY SCARING ALL OF US. IT SKIDDED ! UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY I DID THIS AND IT JERKED AND SKIDDED! WE DECIDED IT WAS NOT SAFE. THE STORE CHECKED TIRES AND BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND AGAIN! THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING. THE DEALER CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT, WE'RE OK FOR A WHILE - 6 MOS. WITH A NEW BATTERY AND THEN WERE STRANDED SOMEWHERE CAUSE ITS DIED. WE JUST HAD THE RADIO REPLACED BECAUSE THEY SAID IT HAD A SHORT,WELL IT WAS OUT OF THE CAR AND IT DIED AGAIN. THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR IT DIED YESTERDAY! PLEASE HELP!

TREAD SEPARATION ALL 4 TIRES 3,000 MILES TO 40,000 MILES BETWEEN EL CENTRO & YUMA ON 4 SEPARATE TRIPS. INFLATION WAS MAINTAINED PROPERLY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 24575R16 )

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME BOLT WELDS BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK & FORTH WHEN GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BOLTS WERE REPAIRABLE. ITEM IS NOT ON RECALL. *AK

TREAD SEPARATION ON ALL 4 OVER 2 YEARS IN DESERT, INFLATION WAS PROPER( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P24575R16 )

BATTERY LEAKED DUE TO A TERMINAL CONNECTOR BOLT BEING TOO LARGE, CRACKING THE LEAD TERMINAL ON THE BATTERY, THE BATTERY LEAKED ACID AND LED TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND CORRODED THE WIRE CONNECTION IN THE BATTERY, THE BATTERY EVENTUALLY FAILED. *SLC

WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR SERVICE DEALER NOTICED A BATTERY LEAK, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. *AK TRANSMISSION MAKES GRINDING NOISE. *YH

THE WELD IN THE FRONT SEAT BOTTOM IS CRACKED CAUSING THE SEAT TO WOBBLE AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO START. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE BATTERY WAS BULGING AND ACID WAS LEAKING WITHIN THE RF SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE BATTERY FOR REPLACEMENT THE POSITIVE SIDE MOUNT TERMINAL DETACHED INTERNALLY FROM THE BATTERY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED BATTERY ACID LEAKAGE HAD CORRODED THE BATTERY TRAY, RF INTERNAL WHEEL WELL, ELECTRIAL CONNECTIONS, A/C HOSES, RF STEERING PARTS AND THE RF BRAKE LINE / HOSE. *AK

PE99013, DELCO BATTERY LEAKED, AND CAUSED ACID TO SPRAY INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. *AK *ML

WTNH NEWS REPORTED 6/20/00 MANY INSTANCES OF BATTERY FAILURE ON 1995-1999 SUBURBANS/TAHOES. MINE FAILED WHEN ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AFTER LEAKING ACID IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIR CONDITIONING LINES WERE HIT WITH THE ACID AND MAY FAIL PREMATURELY. COST TO REPLACE BATTERY WAS $69. REPLACEMENT OF A/C LINES WILL BE $100-200 EST. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE A/C LINES.