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1983 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 May 16, 2002
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.
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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 Nov 27, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1983 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 May 16, 2002

CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TREAD SEPARATION ON THE TIRE. GOOD YEAR #LT23585R.*JB

NHTSA ID
8010008
Incident
Mar 12, 2002
Engine
Filed Jan 18, 2002
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO CHUG, CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE SO HE PULLED OVER AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE, OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *SLC

NHTSA ID
564042
Incident
Sep 1, 2001
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 27, 2000

REAR RIGHT TIRE PROBLEM. TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. TREAD HIT SIDE OF CHEVROLET SUBURBAN CAUSING BODY DAMAGE. TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES OF NON-COMMERCIAL USE, AND ARE WARRANTED FOR 50,000 MILES.*AK (TIRESIZE: 235/85 R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/85 R16 )

NHTSA ID
736938
Incident
Nov 24, 2000

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.

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