Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Transmission reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest Jul 18, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
1%
of 858 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. 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. 11 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.
Owner reports naming transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesTransmission
Filed Jul 18, 2000
CONSUMER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN TO BRAKE FOR TRAFFIC & PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. ABS LIGHT OR NO OTHER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SEEMED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, BUT IT HASNT BEEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO EXPERIENCE IT AGAIN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE STRAINING WHEN STARTING TO TAKE OFF. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE OUT, BUT FOUND EVERYTHING TO BE OKAY. *AK
NHTSA ID
865587
Incident
Jul 7, 2000
TransmissionVisibility
Filed Oct 20, 1999
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER. GM SAYS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECAL OF OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MODEL AND PROBLEMS *AK *YC
NHTSA ID
851247
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Transmission
Filed Feb 8, 1999
Crash reported2 injuries reported
MY WIFE PLACED K2500 SUBURBAN IN PARK IN GARAGE. REMOVED 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER FROM CAR SEAT, OPENED FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR AND STEPPED FROM TRUCK. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND BEGAN BACKING OUT OF LEVEL GARAGE, DRAGGING THEM TO DRIVEWAY. THEY GOT CLEAR OF TRUCK AND IT WENT DOWN STEEP DRIVEWAY ACROSS ALLEY AND UP NIEGHBOR'S STEEP DRIVEWAY THROUGH BRICK TRASH STRUCTURE AND INTO NEIGHBORS HOUSE. AT TIME OF RECOVERY ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER IT JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR WAS NEVER FULLY IN PARK TO BEGIN WITH, HOWEVER THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT TIME BETWEEN VEHICLE BEING PLACED IN PARK AND BEGINNING OR ROLL BACKWARDS. IN ADDITION, AT TIME IT BEGAN TO ROLL, NO ONE WAS IN THE TRUCK AS MY WIFE WAS STANDING NEXT TO IT, AND WAS CAUGHT BY THE OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR. HER RIGHT LEG WAS CAUGHT BY DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE AFTER BEING KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. *AK
NHTSA ID
703062
Incident
Feb 7, 1999
BrakesSuspensionTransmission
Filed Jan 21, 1998
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS.
NHTSA ID
528557
Incident
Mar 4, 1995
BrakesDriver assistanceFuel system+1 more
Filed Nov 21, 1997
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
NHTSA ID
525307
Transmission
Filed Dec 12, 1996
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
NHTSA ID
806230
Incident
Dec 11, 1996
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+6 more
Filed Nov 14, 1996
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA ID
511337
Incident
Nov 1, 1996
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+7 more
Filed Jun 13, 1995
DURING DRY AND WET WEATHER, INTERMITTENTLY BRAKES LOCKUP, BETWEEN 20 TO 40 MPH, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
NHTSA ID
966770
Incident
Apr 13, 1994
Transmission
Filed May 12, 1995
Crash reported
WHILE IN PARK POSITION, WITH ENGINE RUNNING, SUDDENLY VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE. TT
NHTSA ID
965259
Transmission
Filed May 9, 1995
Crash reported
ENGINE RUNNING; VEHICLE UNOCCUPIED; TRANSMISSION JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE; ROLLED BACKWARDS; HIT WOODSHED. TT
NHTSA ID
965003
Incident
Apr 22, 1995
Seat beltsTransmission
Filed Jan 9, 1995
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT.
NHTSA ID
477882
Incident
Jan 9, 1995
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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