Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 25 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, A FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE BATTERY PRECEDED BY THICK WHITE SMOKE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC WHEELWELL GUARD AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER THE SMOKE WAS NOTICED. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DASHBOARD, WINDSHIELD, AND FRONT FLOOR PAN AREA WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. *TR
GENERAL MOTORS UNWILLING TO HONOR WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS UNDER A SPECIAL POLICY AMENDMENT. TSB 00064 INCREASES COVERAGE FOR ELEVEN YEARS OR 120,000 MILES FROM DATE OF SERVICE IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC DIESEL FUEL INJECTION PUMP. THIS INCLUDES 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBANS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS/MISFIRES ON ACCELERATION, AND LONGER TIME TO CRANK HOT OR COLD. AT TIMES SLIGHT TOUCH OF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD.*AK THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED, LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS PER RECALL 95I005, WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED IT WAS WORSE. CONSUMER INSTALLED A VACUUM PUMP WHICH WAS NEEDED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD A LIFT PUMP WAS NEEDED AND THEY GUARANTEED THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED. IT WASN'T. NOW THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JG
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING IN FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM
THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING QUITS/DIES/SHUTS OFF THEREBY CAUSING THE LOSE OF STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF AUTHORIZED CHEVY DEALR JIM STUTZMAN CHEVROLET IN WINCHESTER VIRGINIA SINCE OCTOBER OF 1999. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE HAD THEIR MECHANIC TEST DRIVE IT AND HE HAS EXPERIANCED THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER "IT" SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEM THAT I NEVER SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A CHEVY DIESEL AND "WHAT DO I WANT TO DO HOW MUCH MONEY DO I WANT TO SPEND AND THEY WILL JUST START CHANGE OUT PARTS " I AM IN FEAR OF MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL. I SPENT $350 DOLLARS JUST LAST WEEK HAVING A PART CHANGED THAT THEY "THOUGHT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM " THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS IT HAPPENED 2 HOURS AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP ON MY WAY HOME. THIS VEHICLE WEIGHS ALMOST 4000LBS. I HAVWE BEEN VERY LUCKY SO FAR. WHAT WILL AHPPEN TO ME WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME AND IT DIES? OR LIKE THE FIRST TIME WHEN I WAS ON A CURVEY MOUNTAINOUS ROAD AND IT DIED AND I ENDED UP IN A FIELD AND HAD TO BY SOD FOR THE LADY WHOSE LAWN I ENDED UP IN. WHAT IF HER CHILDREN HAD BEEN PLAYING IN THE YARD OR I WAS APPROCHING A SCHOOLCROSSING? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN WRECKS AND INJURIED OR KILLED AND THEY WEREN'T LUCKY ENOUGHT TO SURVIVE THE FIRST INCIDENT? PLEASE HELP ME RESLOVE THE MANUFACTORERS DEFECT BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I AM NOT ABLE TO TRADE IT IN OR BY A NEWONE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BECAUSE OF A DEFECT LIKE THIS . THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *AK
PE94092, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DIESEL OIL PUMP OR COMPUTER MODULE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE OPERATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME, THEN DIES, AND WILL NOT RESTART. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIRWORK DONE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS STALLING AND JERKING. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. *AK
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN REACHING 85 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECALL NUMBER 95I005000. *AK
SERPENTINE BELT BROKE WRAPPING AROUND FAN BLADE RESULTING IN ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO POLICE REPORT).
ENGINE STOPS RUNNING SPONTANEOUSLY WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. LOSS OF ENGINE CAUSES SEVERE CONTROL PROBLEMS SUCH AS STEERING AND BRAKING.
ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL AND ENGINE FAILED, LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL COMSUMPTION FOR ENGINE, NO LEAK PRESENT.
VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS, MANY REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER NOT ABLE TO CORRECT STALLING PROBLEM.
POWER SEATS DETACHING FROM ANCHORS. ABS BRAKES LOCKING UP ON WET ROAD WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING BRAKES TO SLIDE. FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY (5 TIMES). LEAKS IN VALVE COVER GASKET. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO RESURFACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND DRUMS/REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT. *AK
VEHICLE HAS HAD EIGHT PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITHIN FIRST 18,000 MILES.
WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY RELEASE ( THEY WILL NOT STOP) . OWNER HAS TO STAND ON THE BRAKES OR PUMP THE ABS SOMETIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK EGR VALVE REPLACED. 2 SHOCKS REPLACED DUE TO A RATTLE IN THE FRONT. *SLC
EXHAUST ROTTED OFF.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 5 TIMES.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
ENGINE FIRE.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TAKEN IN (3) TIME FOR REPAIRS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD
DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, BRAKES LOCKUP AND VEHICLE HAS LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ABS BRAKE, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT VEHICLE HAS NO POWER WHEN TOWING. *SLC
DURING DRY AND WET WEATHER, INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES LOCKUP, BETWEEN 20 TO 40 MPH, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
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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