CRACKS IN HEADS BETWEEN VALVES - 5 OF 8 CYLINDERS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 752585
- Incident
- Aug 18, 2001
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 1995 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
CRACKS IN HEADS BETWEEN VALVES - 5 OF 8 CYLINDERS. *AK
LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND DESTROYED CARRIER AND BEARINGS. CJ
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
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE MAKES SUDDEN LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS THE ENGINE STALLS. DEALER CANT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITH OUT ANY WARNING . CONSUMER HAS CALLED THE DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS, PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED. *AK
ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING.
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
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 55 MPH, LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL COMPLETELY OFF, 3 STUDS WERE BROKEN, WAS DRIVING ON AXLE/BRAKE ASSEMBLY/IGNITION LOCK STICKS/ REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND LEAKING OIL PAN, HEADLAMP WAS ALSO REPLACED. *AK
VALVE COVER LEAKED OIL. *DH
SMOKE FROM LEFT SIDE OF VALVE COVER.
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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