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1978 Chevrolet Suburban Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 14, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since May 28, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1978 Chevrolet Suburban. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

Tires & wheels
Filed Jul 14, 2003

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, STEELTEX RADIAL AT TIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10027155
Incident
Jul 6, 2003
Mileage
137,900 mi
Engine
Filed Aug 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45, THE BLADE FROM THE COOLING FAN BROKE OFF DENTING THE HOOD. YH

NHTSA ID
553348
Incident
Jun 1, 1987
Other / unspecified
Filed May 28, 1996
Crash reported

TRAILER HITCH BROKE, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT) *DH

NHTSA ID
504673
Incident
Apr 20, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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