Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats 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.
15
Latest Jan 20, 2005
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.
4%
of 360 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet Suburban submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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 interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AirbagsBrakesElectrical+2 more
Filed Jan 20, 2005
Fire reported
DRIVING FROM WORK-SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS. SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR IN VEHICLE GOING FROM I-270S TO I-370W ~ 1/4 MILE FROM RAMP. TRAFFIC MODERATE. TRAVELING 45 MPH I TAPPED BRAKES, THEY WENT ALL WAY TO FLOOR. TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. USED ENGINE BRAKING SELECTING 3-2-1 TO SLOW VEHICLE. VEHICLE SLOWED, APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE - DROVE TO BRAKE DOWN LANE. VEHICLE STOPPED-WHITE SMOKE COMING AROUND EDGES OF HOOD. LOWER PORTION OF WINDSHIELD HAD COUPLE OF HEAT DISCOLORATION MARKS ABOUT 1/4 SIZE OF A PENNY IN THE MIDDLE LOWER PORTION. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DASH DID NOT FEEL HOT, NOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL - NO SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE. HOOD WOULD NOT OPEN BY HOOD RELEASE. POWER WINDOWS WORKED. EGRESSED VEHICLE AND DRIVER SDIE AIR BAG INFLATED. CALLED 911 AWAITED FIRE/POLCIE DEPT. OPENED DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER DOORS. FLAMES COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHERE IT ENTERS FIRE WALL. FLAMES UNDERNEATH VEHICLE FROM ENGINE NEAR SKID PLATE/TRANSFER CASE. USED SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON FLAMES IN CABIN AND UNDER VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FROM CENTER CONSOLE TO DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MELTED AWAY AT ABOUT 45 DEG ANGLE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF CONSOLE. INSIDE ENGINE THE THYDRAULIC DRIVE UNIT AND BARKE MASTER CYCLINDER HAD MELTED. SIGNIFICANT BURN DAMAGE FROM FIRE IN ENGINE. VEHICLE-TOTAL LOSS. VERY FORTUNATE TO RECOGNIZE BAD SMELL, ID BRAKE MALFUNCTION, USE ENGINE BRAKING TO CONTROL VEHICLE; USE EMERGENCY BRAKING TO STOP - MODERATE TRAFFIC. MINIMIZED POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SINGLE VEHICLE-NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *JB
NHTSA ID
10107606
Incident
Jan 13, 2005
Mileage
174,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 4, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK DECLINED BACKWARDS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE, AND VEHICLE SERVED OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE OUT OF THE DITCH, AND DRIVE THE HOME. CONSUMER BACK, LOWER NECK AREA, AND CHEST WERE SORE. CURRENTLY VEHICLE PARKED IN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. *AK
NHTSA ID
10087151
Incident
Aug 3, 2004
Mileage
102,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 8, 2002
A BROKEN BOLT ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK ANCHOR CAUSED SEAT TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER / MANFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
8003791
Incident
Nov 27, 2001
BrakesElectricalEngine+5 more
Filed Jul 3, 2000
THE VEHICLE MAKES A HUMMING SOUND AND INCREASES AS IT ACCELERATES DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. YH
NHTSA ID
552886
Incident
Jul 1, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 22, 2000
THE BRACKET SECURING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 3 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. EACH HAS HAD TO HAVE THE BRACKET REINFORCED AND RE-WELDED. I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING TO VEHICLES THIS NEW. ALSO, NONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ARE OVER WEIGHT. THESE SEATS SHOULD NOT BE BREAKING. *AK
NHTSA ID
724391
Incident
Feb 1, 2000
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Dec 26, 1999
THE MOST BE SOME PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL PARTS, ITS BEEN HAPPENIG SINCE NEW
NHTSA ID
716440
ElectricalEngineInterior & seats
Filed Oct 27, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF OR STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN TRYING TO PASS TRUCKS OR VEHICLES, VEHICLE STALLED. WAS NEARLY RUN OVER BY 18-WHEELER. WHEN IT HAPPENED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. MECHANIC REPLACED THE DRIVER (5), INJECTOR PUMP(4), LIFTER PUMP(2), MAIN BRAIN(5) & THE RECEIVER SENSORS(5). THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD SOMETIMES ALLOW VEHICLE TO RESTART. PROBLEM IS NOT GETTING BETTER. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW. OWNER VERY UPSET. DEALERSHIP WORKING WITH OWNER. WARREN ROOSEVELT DEALERSHIP IN CANAJOHARIE NY. *AK
NHTSA ID
851885
Incident
Aug 10, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 28, 1999
DRIVER'S SEAT BRACKETS WERE LOOSENING FROM THE ANCHOR FRAME. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO BE LOOSE/WOBBLY WHENEVER MAKING TURNS. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE PROBLEM OF THE SEAT IS STEADILY GETTING WORSE. *AK
NHTSA ID
843676
Incident
Dec 6, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 27, 1997
REAR SEAT LATCH FAILED.
NHTSA ID
603551
Incident
Dec 1, 1996
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+5 more
Filed Sep 23, 1997
HAVING BREAKING PROBLEMS THAT WERE BEING CAUSED BY INCORRECT CLEARANCE AT THE SPINDALS, SPINDALS CORRECTED.
NHTSA ID
522380
Incident
Feb 20, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 8, 1997
DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER FAILED.
NHTSA ID
603851
Incident
Dec 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 7, 1997
THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK *SLC
NHTSA ID
813840
Incident
Jul 2, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 11, 1997
VANITY LIGHT FAILED.
NHTSA ID
602910
Incident
May 1, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 10, 1997
HATCHBACK DOOR DID NOT PROPERLY LATCH, CAUSING GLASS TO SHATTER WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE.
NHTSA ID
603062
Incident
Jul 30, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 12, 1997
SEAT FRAME FAILED TWICE.
NHTSA ID
602820
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
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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