Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. 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
WHILE TRAVELING, VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN COUNTER CLOCK WISE ONTO THE LEFT BEAM, STRIKING THE CEMENT WALL WITH THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, REPORT STATED THAT BOTH REAR TIES HAD POOR THREAD WHICH INDICATED A POOR ALIGNMENT, CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OR HYDROPLANED, THERE WERE FIVE INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *TT
MECHANIC SAID THAT BOLT ATTACHING REAR LEAF SPRING ATTACHMENT TO BODY OF CAR HAD COME OUT, AND HAD CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO WHERE VEHICLE COULD ROLL OVER. *AK
WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE FORWARD THE REAR END MADE A POPPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUDER SOUND AND STRONGER VIBRATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT IT AND FOUND THE PINION GEARS BROKEN AND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE REAREND. *AK
EXCESSIVE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, PULLING AND WEAR IS STILL AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. BRAKES AND SYSTEM REPAIRED EVERY 500 TO 2,500 MILES BY CHEVY DEALERSHIP OR AN AUTO CENTER LICENSED TO DO CHEVY WARRANTY/OUT-OF-WARRANTY WORK. BRAKE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE RAPIDLY ONCE REPAIRED. CALIPERS, ROTORS, PROPORTIONAL VALVE, DELCO BRAKE PADS, CYROGENIC PADS, IDLER ARM, PITMAN ARM, ALIGNMENTS, ABS, REAR ANTILOCK SENSOR, ALL HAVE BEEN REPLACED, SOME EXCESSIVELY. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBLE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN FATALITIES DUE TO BRAKE PERFORMANCE. FYI, THE SERVICE CENTER HAS SHOWN ME THE TECH BULLETINS PUBLISHED BY CHEVY REGARDING REPAIRS/SERVICE TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE SERVICE CENTER HAS WORKED ON NUMEROUS VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM(S) THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE CHEVY SUBURBAN BRAKE SYSTEM. ALL REPAIRS/SERVICE ON THE SUBURBAN (IN- AND OUT-OF-WARRANTY) ARE DOCUMENTED AND ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.
ERING VIBRATION,LEAKY BATTERY,CORRODING A/C LINES,ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT BRAKE DISC .AT PASSENGERS SIDE. *AK
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
UNEVEN BRAKE PAD WEAR CAUSED BY DISC BRAKE CALIPER/BUSHING RUSTING.
WHILE DRIVING HIT A BUMP AND THE STEERING AND FRONT END SHAKE . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING POOR STABILITY. *SD
STEERING PROBLEM CAUSED BY FRONT END MISALIGNMENT. *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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