Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 22 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
WHILE CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE SEAT COLLAPSED FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE SEAT. *AK...CONSUMER REPLACED THE FRAME. CONSUMER HAS ACTUAL SEAT FRAME AND PARTS ON HAND. ALSO, HAS AIR BAG PHOTOS. *AK
SEAT WELD BROKE ON DRIVERS SEAT. *AK
I SAT DOWN ON THE DRIVERS SEAT ON 2/5/04 AND IT FELT LIKE THE SEAT WAS LOOSE. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE SEAT AND DISCOVERED THE METAL BRACKET NEAR THE LEFT FRONT BOLT OF THE THE SEAT HAD BROKEN OFF AND THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THIS IS DISTURBING AS THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEED IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD ANY UNUSAL USE AND HAS LESS THAN 83,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.
1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DRIVERS SEAT FAILED DUE TO CRACK IN FRAME STRUCTURE.*AK
DRIVER'S SEAT PLATE IS CRACKING WHICH MAY CAUSE THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE.*AKTHE METAL IS SO THIN THAT THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT IF IT BREAKS THERE MAY BE AN ACCIDENT. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING NUT WELDED ONTO FRAME OF THE SEAT BROKE AWAY FROM THE BOLT. IT MADE THE SEAT TILT BACK WHILE DRIVING. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME, WHERE IT IS BOLTED TO THE SEAT TRACK, FRACTURED AND BROKE LOOSE AT THE LEFT FRONT BOLT. THE FRAME SHEARED OFF IN A JAGGED PIECE, LEAVING THE BOLT AND NUT ATTACHED TO THE TRACK AND ALLOWING THE SEAT TO SUDDENLY TILT BACKWARDS. *AK
THIS SWITCH FAILED WHILE PARKED, THANK GOODNESS. A BURNING ODOR BECAME OVERWHELMING WHILE PUTTING ON SEATBELTS TO DRIVE AWAY. IT WAS NIGHT, SO I COULD NOT TELL FOR SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. MY NEXT INSTINCT WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF IN HOPES OF PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH WAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT THE SWITCH, BEZEL AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WERE DESTROYED. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ONE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND ONE FOR THE WIPER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM IS SUSPECT IN THIS VEHICLE. WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES WE NOW HAVE THREE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. OBVIOUSLY PER MY REPORT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES CAUSED BY THE SWITCH BURNING UP. HOWEVER, HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THAT THE SWITCH MELTED, SHE VERY WELL MAY HAVE ENDED UP WITH A DASH BOARD FIRE ON THE ROAD WITH 5 CHILREN. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WITH OTHER SUBURBANS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. AS AN ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, I KNOW DARN WELL THAT THET THERE IS NO SUCH THINK AS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE ON ANY TYPE OF FAILURE AND THIS VEHICLE IS PROVING TO BE A LOSER WHEN IT COMES TO WIRING AND SWITCHES. SORRY FOR BEING SO LONG WINDED. *99V025000. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT CUSHION BROKE FROM ITS ANCHOR, MAKING CONTROL OF VEHICLE DIFFICULT. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT WILL ROCK FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT AND ONLY WHEN SHORT DRIVERS ARE DRIVING. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING TWICE BECAUSE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. *YH
THE BRACKET BETWEEN THE SEAT CUSHION AND SEAT BASE AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE SEAT BROKE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION.
DRIVER'S SEAT COMES LOOSE FROM ANCHORS WHEN VEHICLE IS EITHER COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES JERKS FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL OR DRIVE VEHICLE. *AKSOMETIMES VISIBLITY IS LOST.
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
BUCKET SEAT: FRONT BUCKET SEAT MOUNTING FAILED ,CAUSING THE SEAT TO TILT FORWARD. DEALER HAS NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
THE DRIVERS SEATBACK BROKE AND ALLOWED DRIVER TO SLIDE THROUGH THE SEATBELT, CAUSING INJURY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED DOOR LOCK FAILURE WHEN PASSENGER REAR LEFT DOOR JUST POPPED OPEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FIRST TIME THE DOOR DID NOT CLOSE, CONSUMER HAD TO TAPE IT SHUT, CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.*JB
DRIVER SEAT,BACK WILL BREAK, FRAME BENT, IN FOR REPAIR TWICE. TT
DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE AND PASSENGER SEAT BACK BROKE FIVE TIMES. TT
CAR WAS PARKED CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT IT WAS DETERMINED BY CHEVROLET THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SHORT BEHIND THE DASH AND CONSIDERED VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS, CHEVROLET IS REPLACING THE VEHICLE. *SLC
AFTER BEING HIT FROM THE REAR, PASSENGER AND DRIVER FRONT BUCKET SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED. TT
DRIVERS DOOR WILL FAIL TO SHUT DUE TO DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. DEALER TOLD HER TO LIFT LATCH TO RESET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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