Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 GMC 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
1994 GMC SUBURBAN. WHEN BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILS, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT BE SHUTOFF BY HITTING BRAKES. IF SWITCH FAILS, HITTING BRAKES WILL SLOW VECHILE, BUT CRUISE CONTROL WILL GIVE IT MORE GAS. DATE OF INITIAL ACCIDENT IS APPROXIMATE SINCE I DO NOT HAVE PAPERS WITH ME. SWITCH HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE THAT AND WAS FAILED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.*AK
TWO DRIVER'S SEATS SEPARATED FROM FRAME. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
SEAT FRAME BECAME DETACHED FROM FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BECOME DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED PROBLEM WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK
FRONT WIPER MOTOR STALLED DURING RAINSTORM, TRAVELLING 55MPH ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. WIPER AND WIPER FLUID MOTOR QUIT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IN OPERATION OR WHILE STOPPED. SOMETIMES A BUZZING SOUND OCCURS WITH THE FAILURE. I DISCOVERED THAT I CAN TAP THE WIPER MOTOR MODULE AND THE WIPER MOTOR MAY BEGIN AGAIN, BUT ITS WORK WILL BE SHORTLIVED. ANOTHER PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS VEHICLE WAS A MELTDOWN AND SMALL FIRE UNDER THE DRIVERSIDE DASH. THE ROCKER SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE DOME LIGHT HAS AN "AUTO" AND AN "OFF" POSITION. WHILE IN "AUTO" FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR WITH THE DOORS OPEN, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH AND THE ROCKER SWITCH HAD MELTED DOWN DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDING UP IN THE CONTACT. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER WHEN I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT SWITCH WHO COMMENTED THAT THESE SWITCHES WERE A PROBLEM.*AK
I GOT INTO THE SUBURBAN TO GO TO THE STORE THIS MORNING, WHEN I SAT AND REACHED TO PLACE THE BELT INTO THE HOLDER, THE CHAIR ANCHOR SNAPPED AND I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WHENEVER STOPPING OR ACCELERATING. THIS PROBLEM LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE WHENEVER I NEED TO BRAKE FAST OR UPON MOVING AFTER BEING STOPPED AS THE SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS. NOW I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE AS TO RECALL WITH NO ASSIST. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A HAZARD IN THE SEAT ITSELF. THANK YOU. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***739541
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT STABLIZER HAS BROKEN, CAUSING SEAT TO ROCK WHEN DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE ON THE SEATS LEFT SIDE SNAPPED OFF. THIS MADE THE SEAT BACK SLIP TO THE REAR AN INCH WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZZARD . THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO BECOME STARTLED CAUSING A POSSIBLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.*AK
THE SEAT FRAME BROKE (PART# 12388923,COST$52.00). I ASKED THE PARTS MANAGER IF THEY REPLACED VERY MANY SEAT FRAMES, AND HE SAID THEY HAVE. THAT'S WHY I'M CONTACTING YOU TO SEE IF IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THANK YOU
LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE SEAT TRACK BROKE.
FRONT BRACE BAR UNDER THE ELECTRIC SEAT THAT STABILIZES TO THE ROLLER TRACKS IS BROKEN NEAR THE LEFT ROLLER WHICH ALLOWS THE SEAT TO PROPEL BACKWARDS UPON ANY ADDITIONAL ACCELERATION. HAVE TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL TO COUNTER BOUNCING. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REPAIR OR REPLACE. *AK
WHEN YOU DIM DOWN THE DASH LIGHTS AT NIGHT THE DIM SWITCH GETS EXTREMELY HOT. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE DASH LIGHTS ON HIGH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT FRAME LEFT FRONT CORNER BROKE TWICE. *DH
THE DRIVERS SEAT IS A POWER SEAT AND THE SEAT JUST BREAKS OFF THE BOLTS AND THE SEAT IS NOT STABLE. TT CONSUMER STATES SEATS HAVE BEEN WORKED ON/REPLACED ON 5 OCCASIONS, HOWEVER SEAT STILL FAILS. *SLC
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: WHEN TRUCK IS COLD COMING TO A STOP SIGNAL THE TRUCK DOESN'T STOP, WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. TT
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURES AFTER REPAIRS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ONE ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *SKD
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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