1995 Chevrolet Suburban Interior & seats Problems

LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. INADVERTANT LANE CHANGE DURING NOON URBAN TRAFFIC DUE TO SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF DRIVER SEAT TO THE REAR. SEAT COLLAPSE CAUSED BY SEAT SEPARATION AT LEFT FRONT SEAT TRACK ATTACHMENT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT PAN. MATERIAL FAILURE OF SEAT FRAME RESULTING IN BOLT ATTACHMENT RIPPING FREE OF SHEET METAL SEAT BOTTOM. THE SEAT IS UNSTABLE AND RIGHT FRONT MOUNT FAILURE IS IMINENT. NO REPAIRS ATTEMPTED YET BUT FAILURE APPEARS TO BE WELL KNOWN AND PREVALENT ACROSS ALL GM TRUCK LINES IN 94-96 YEAR GROUP. NOTE: NO OPERATOR OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE 1996 PURCHASE HAS WEIGHED MORE THAN 180 LBS AND THE SEAT HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO ANY COLLISION OR ABUSE. NORMAL LOADING AND USAGE IS LIGHT TO MODERATE DUTY.

NHTSA ID

10098620

Incident

Nov 10, 2004

Mileage

104,200 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR HAS A PIN THAT HOLDS THE DOOR TOGETHER HAS FALLEN OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND MY CHILDREN HAVE ALMOST FALLEN OUT .NOW THE DOOR DOESN'T SHUT PROPERLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10083164

Incident

Jul 15, 2004

DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT DOOR HANDLE KEEPS BREAKING ON THE INSIDE. WHEN IT BREAKS CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10046426

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOTTOM FRAME ASSEMBLY BROKE APART ON MY 1995 CHEV. SUBURBAN. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO TIP BACKWARDS. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CATCH MYSELF USING THE STEERING WHEEL AND BALANCE IN THE SEAT AND GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL. I DID NOT CRASH, BUT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE DESIGN.

NHTSA ID

10020718

Incident

Mar 7, 2003

Mileage

100,833 mi

METAL BODY OF DRIVER'S SEAT IS FATIGUED AND CRACKED NEAR POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE MOUNTING FRAME CONTAINING THE POWER SEAT ADJUSTMENT MOTORS. POINT OF FAILURE IS LEFT FRONT CORNER. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10020519

Incident

Apr 26, 2003

Mileage

130,000 mi

THE SEAT BRACKET ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE AT THE WELD CAUSING THE SEAT TO SNAP BACKWARDS. THE DEALER HAD THE BRACKET PART ON HAND WHICH INDICATES TO ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IT IS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10019234

Incident

Jan 7, 2000

Mileage

80,000 mi

THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BASE FAILED AT THE POINT WHERE THE SEAT BASE ATTACHES TO THE SLIDER. AS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, I AM UNSURE OF THE HISTORY. REGARDLESS, HAVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT SO POORLY ATTACHED IS SURELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS SERIOUS ATTENTION. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE APPARENT LACK OF ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. HOW MANY PEOPLE MUST COMPLAIN OF THE SAME FAILURE OF A SAFETY DEVICE BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEFECT. WE CANNOT ALL BE MAKING THIS UP. IT'S NOT LIKE THE ELECTRIC WINDOW OR RADIO QUIT WORKING. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED?! *JB

NHTSA ID

10010488

Incident

Mar 13, 2003

Mileage

87,650 mi

DRIVER SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH.*JB *TS

NHTSA ID

10007330

Incident

Feb 9, 2003

RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER AND LEFT FRONT DRIVER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE(RIGHT REPLACED TWICE,LEFT 1 &1/2).REAR CARGO LATCH LEFT SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES.*AK

NHTSA ID

765601

DRIVER'S SEAT IS VERY LOOSE. A BOLT MUST HAVE BROKEN OFF. CURRENTLY, SEAT IS NOT STATIONARY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8012771

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOLTS ARE LOOSE, CAUSING SEAT TO WOBBLE OR PULL TO REAR OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT A PIECE OF METAL WHICH HOLDS THE DRIVER SEAT SUDDENLY BROKE.*YH

NHTSA ID

8010957

Incident

May 30, 2002

CONSUMER LEANED BACK TO PLACE SOMETHING IN BACK SEAT AND PART OF SEAT BOLT SNAPPED. HE S DID NOT FALL OUT OR HURT HIMSELF IN ANY WAY.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005948

Incident

Mar 18, 2002

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT WENT BACK ON HER. THERE WAS A METAL PIECE MISSING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

8001229

Incident

Dec 24, 2001

FRONT LEFT CORNER OF UPPER FRAME BROKE ON DRIVER SEAT WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION. RESULTED IN A SEVERE ROCKING MOTION. INSPECTION LED TO CONCERN OF IMMINENT TOTAL FAILURE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES AROUND THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. TOTAL FAILURE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO LOSS OF PRESENCE OF DRIVER DUE TO DRIVER FALLING BACKWARD INTO REAR SEATS. THIS CORNER OF SEAT TAKES FULL LOAD OF DRIVER ON ENTRY AND EXIT AND SEEMS TO BE PRONE TO FAILURE. I WOULD CONSIDER LOSS OF DRIVER SEAT A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

NHTSA ID

753634

Incident

Oct 15, 2001

DRIVER SIDE SEAT FRAME IS CRACKED AND IS SEPARATING FROM ANCHORAGE WHICH CAUSES SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH UPON ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

891372

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME SEPARATED FROM TRACK AND ANCHOR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK METAL IN FRAME TORE FROM METAL FATIGUE, METAL IS TOO THIN. *SLC

NHTSA ID

889401

Incident

Mar 1, 2001

DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL SEAT BROKE. SEAT FRAME WELDING WOULD COME APART WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, NO CRACKING OR NOISE. DEALER HAS CALLED THIS A "COMMON PROBLEM" BUT WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ID

886693

Incident

Apr 1, 2000

LEFT SIDE OF DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT FRAME FAILED DUE TO WEAK MATERIAL. FRAME BROKE FREE OF THE LEFT SLIDER ASSEMBLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

742885

Incident

Mar 14, 2001

THE METAL SEAT FRAME HAS FAILED AT THE LEFT FRONT CORNER AND SEPARATED FROM THE POWER SEAT TRACK. INITIALLY THE SEAT APPEARED TO BE SLIGHTLY LOOSE, BUT THE INSTABILITY OF THE SEAT HAS INCREASED. NOT ONLY IS IT UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THE IF I WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, THE SEAT FRAME WOULD FAIL AT OTHER POINTS AND POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY. I AM THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND AM 6'1" AND WEIGH 185 LBS. MY WIFE OCCASIONALLY DRIVES THE VEHICLE BUT SHE WEIGHS LESS THAN I DO. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND I CANNOT ENVISION WHY THE METAL SEAT FRAME WOULD FAIL ABSENT A DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

741014

Incident

Aug 23, 2000

LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND DESTROYED CARRIER AND BEARINGS. CJ

NHTSA ID

559506

Incident

Nov 26, 1997

BRACKET INSIDE DRIVER'S SEAT UNDERNEATH BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO LEAN TO SIDE. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

878296

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

THE VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE TODAY, PRIOR TO TODAY, IT HAD BEEN BLOWING/BURNING SEVERAL ELETRICAL FUSES (15 SO FAR) FOR THE COURTESY LIGHTS AND BURGLAR ALARM. THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE FRONT DASHBOARD, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE.

NHTSA ID

737675

Incident

Dec 11, 2000

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE FROM TRACKS . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

875663

Incident

Nov 23, 2000

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID

872221

Incident

Aug 30, 2000

TRACKS UNDERNEATH DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO TILT TO ONE SIDE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE SEAT TRUCK ASSEMBLY AND FRAME ASSEMBLY WERE REWELDED. *YH

NHTSA ID

871575