1984 Chevrolet Suburban Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1984 Chevrolet Suburban, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes350.0%
- Tires & wheels233.3%
- Body & structure116.7%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
I WAS DISCUSSING A FRIEND'S BRAKE ROTOR REPLACEMENT WITH HIM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT HIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL COULD HAVE AS MANY AS FIVE DIFFERENT DISKS, ALL OF WHICH SEEM TO BE INTERCHANGEABLE, UNTIL YOU TEST OUT THE VEHICLE AFTER COMPLETION. IS THERE ANY WAY OF TELLING THE RIGHT PARTS FOR HIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE? *JB
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, IT CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRAVELING @ APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON A CONCRETE HIGHWAY TODAY, THE TIRE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, A FIRESTONE TIRE MODEL STEELTEX, SIZE LT235/85R16, WITH A DOT NUMBER VDOR CRA244, TOTALLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY BLEW APART. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME AND HAD TO FIGHT TO KEEP FROM LOOSING CONTROL. I WILL BE CONTACTING FIRESTONE POSSIBLY AS SOON AS TOMORROW. PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION A.S.A.P.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDORCRA244 TIRESIZE: SEE ABOVE)
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. LATER FOUND OUT THAT A REAR LEFT FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. *AK DOT # IS VDYK4RA295. *SLC
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS DOOR LATCHES AND LOCKS POP OPEN FOR NO REASON. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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