Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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
MY WHITE 1995 SUBURBAN, WHICH I AM THE ORGIONAL OWNER, PAINT IS FLAKING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER WHITE CHEVERLOT AND GM VEHICLES DOING THE SAME THING ON THE SIMILAR PARTS OF THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEIR ARE ANY RECALLS CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK
JANUARY 2001 MY PAINT STARTED FALLING OFF IN LARGE PIECES, CHEVROLET WAS NOTIFIED APRIL 2001. THE RESPONSE WAS ITS WEAR AND TEAR OR ACID RAIN, I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER WHITE SUBURBANS LOSING THEIR PAINT THE SAME WAY. I HAVE NOTIFIED GM ON THEIR CUSTOMER ONLINE CENTER AND RECIEVED A COOKIE CUTTER RESPONSE THAT IT IS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, I NOTIFIED GM IN 2001 AND 2004 AND RECIEVED THE EXACT SAME EMAIL WORD FOR WORD. I WENT BACK TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM, HE TOOK PICTURES AND PROCEEDED TO WORK THE PROBLEM(APRIL 2004) THE RESPONSE FROM THE FACTORY IS THAT THEY WILL COVER 30% OF THE PAINT IF I HAVE THEM DO IT. I HAVE TWO ESTIMATES FROM REPUTABLE BODY SHOPS AT $2600-$3000. THAT MEANS I WOULD HAVE TO COVER ABOUT $2000 FOR A FACTORY DEFECT, BOTH BODY SHOPS DIAGNOSED THE PAINT PROBLEM AS DELAMINATION ( SEPERATION OF PAINT FROM PRIMER). AS OF THIS TIME THERE IS NO RESOLUTION AS I FEEL GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PAINT PROBLEM SINCE 1993 AND IS WAITING FOR THESE OLD CARS TO BE SCRAPPED SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO REPAINT THEM. MY 1995 SUBURBAN 2500 4X4 IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE AND I WANT TO KEEP IT AS LONG AS I CAN!*AK
REAR CARGO WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE (NOT BACK DOOR GLASS) LEAKS WATER INTO THE "BULKHEAD" AREA. AS WATER BUILDS UP IT EVENTUALLY SPLASES OVER INTO THE CARGO AREA INSIDE THE VEHICLE THEREBY FLOODING THE CARPET, ETC. THIS OCCURS WHENEVER THERE IS RAIN OF ANY SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT AND IS ONGOING CONTIUOUSLY. SEVERAL AREA SUBURBAN OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM ANDS NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A SOLUTION.*JB
THE POWER WINDOWS AND THE DOOR KNOB DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER STATES HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS OF YET. *JB. CONSUMER STATED THE REAR RIGHT TUNR SIGNAL NOT WORKING, THE WIRES WERE REPLACED.*MJ
PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ENGINE OIL PAN FAILURE, FAULTY POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS. BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS ON THE SEAT BELTS, FROZEN EMERGENCY BRAKE AND GLAZED BRAKE PADS. POOR DEALER SERVICING. ABS BREAKS WENT SKIDISH 3 TIMES AND STILL NO FIX. LOST CONTROL. *AK
DASHBOARD CONSOLE CAME LOOSE, CAUSING IT TO FALL OUT OF PLACE. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH DOOR; WHENEVER AUTOMATIC SWITCH IS USED IT CAUSES DOOR NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY. ALSO, ABS FAILED TO OPERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ON THREE OCCASIONS TO DEALER SHOP, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. IN ADDITION, DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE TO LET HERSELF OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVERS INTEROIR DOOR HANDLE BROKE NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN, HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM EXT HANDLE. CHECKED PASS DOOR HANDLE AND FOUND CRACKED 90% OF THE WAY THROUGH IN SAME LOCATION. I SHOWED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WERE SUPRISED BUT WOULD NOT DISCOUNT PARTS. I PURCHASED NEW PARTS AND INSTALLED THEM MYSELF AT A COST OF $22.50 EA. I ALSO CONTACTED GM AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE WAS A ACCIDENT AND A LOSS OF POWER I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VIHICLE.
WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK DEALER REALIGNED EXHAUST BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSING A RATTLING NOISE. POWER MIRROW SWITCH INOPERABLE. DRIVER DOOR HANDLE (INSIDE) INOPERABLE, DRIVER DOOR INOPERABLE. BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID, DEALER REPLACED. REAR DOOR LIGHTS INOPERABLE. FUEL LEAK, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, DEALER PERFORMED ALIGNMENTS, HOWEVER HAS NOT IMPROVED PULLING. DEALER HAS REPLACED INJECTOR PUMP TWICE, MAP SENSOR, AND FUEL SOLENOID DUE TO VEHICLE STALLIING. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STATED DEALER HAS AGREED TO BUY BACK VEHICLE. *SLC
WHENEVER IT RAINS IT GETS WET IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE'S FRAME THAT CONNECTS TO CONTROL ARM WAS NEVER WELDED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S PLANT, CAUSING FRONT LEFT WHEEL TO COME OFF. *AK
SMOKE FROM LEFT SIDE OF VALVE COVER.
POWER WINDOW FAILURE. *AW
SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKEN. *SD
REAR WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK
TAILGATE SUDDENLY FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING GLASS TO SHATTER. TT
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