1989 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE...

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVER SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT BROKE LEADING TO TOTAL REARWARD COLLAPSE OF DRIVER SEAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IN SPEAKING WITH MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TODAY IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT HE HAS OR HAD A VEHICLE IN HIS POSSESSION FOR REPAIR OF VERY SAME DEFECT RECENTLY.

Mileage: 165,000

NHTSA RECALL 93-V-187-000: RECLINER MECHANISM AND SEAT FRAME MAY HAVE FOAM AND/OR VINYL BETWEEN THEM, CREATING A "SOFT" JOINT. THIS "SOFT" JOINT RESULTS IN LOWER THAN SPECIFIED BOLT TORQUE WHICH LEADS TO JOINT LOOSENESS, CAUSING BOLT FATIGUE AND EVENTUAL BOLT FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM...

VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. NAR 07/02/2003.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

I HAVE 1989 SUBURBAN AND THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND SOME OF THE PIN STRIPING IS PEELING OFF AND I WAS READING SOME OF THE RECALLS AND I WAS WONDERING HOW COULD I FIND OUT IF I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPAINTING AND ALSO TWO OF MY SEAT BELTS HAVE FROZE UP AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE RETAINER REEL OR WHA...

I HAVE 1989 SUBURBAN AND THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND SOME OF THE PIN STRIPING IS PEELING OFF AND I WAS READING SOME OF THE RECALLS AND I WAS WONDERING HOW COULD I FIND OUT IF I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPAINTING AND ALSO TWO OF MY SEAT BELTS HAVE FROZE UP AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE RETAINER REEL OR WHA...

IN JULY OF 2000 I WENT TO FIRESTONE TO REPORT A BUBBLE IN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE EMPLOYEE SAID THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPERATING AND THAT I SHOULD BUY NEW TIRES. THEY HAD NONE IN STOCK SO I BOUGHT ELSEWHERE. I STILL HAD THE FIRSTONES ON THE REAR. ON EASTER 2001 WHILE RETURNING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AT 6...

CONSUMER HAD RECALL 93V187000 FOR SEAT RECLINING & HAD IT REPAIRED. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER FELT THAT HE WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. *AK

YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING 60MPH DOWN HWY 59 IN HOUSTON AND HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE LIKE I RAN OVER SOMETHING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET QUICKLY OVER TO THE SHOULDER. SURE ENOUGH THE BACK LEFT TIRE, A FIRESTONE 235/75/15 FR480 (SAME SIZE AS THE RECALL, BUT DIFFERENT FIRESTONE) TIRE PEELED OFF THE BELTS....

CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR FIRESTONE LT 235-85-R16 A/TMS TIRES, TWO OF THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND CAUSING VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

THIS SUBURBAN WAS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES LT235/85R16, DOT:VNOR. IT WAS NOT (OE), AND WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TREAD SUDDENLY PEALED OFF THE TIRE. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: RIGHT REAR EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON A 1989 CHEVROLET, SUBURBAN WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH WITH DRIVER AND SEVEN PASSENGERS. AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 134,944 MILES, TIRE SIZE 31X10.50/R15, DOT# VD60AW3258. VEHICLE RECEIVED REAR END BODY DAMAGE, AND ...

COMPLETE TREAD LOSS, NO FLAT, ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVE HOME ON STEEL BELTS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/15R75 )

SECOND FALIURE OF REPAIRED DRIVERS SEATBACK. DRIVERS SIDE (LEFT) RECLINER BOLT BROKE CAUSING DRIVER TO STIKE HEAD ON DOOR PILLAR AS HE WAS THROWN REARWARD DURING ACCELERATION ONTO FREEWAY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP WITH FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS SEAT WAS REPAIRED BY HUFFINES CHEVROLET ...

I HAVE HAD ONE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT LOCKING SYSTEM REPLACED IN THE PAST. I WENT THROUGH THE VEHICLE TODAY AND I HAVE THREE THAT DO NOT LOCK AT HARD BREAKING. HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE WOULD FAIL WITHIN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN THE EARLY TO MID '90'S FOR FAILURE OF A BOLT WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE. WHEN I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL, I PROMPTLY HAD THE WORK DONE. BUT WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, I FELT UNEASY BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T THINK THEY DID THE WOR...

FRAME SECTION LOCATED NEAR STEERING GEAR BOX, IS CRACKED/ STEERING GEAR BOX IS LEAKING FLUID AND PULLEY ON POWER STEERING PUMP IS SHREDDING. STEERING GEAR BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED. T VEHICLE IS NOT CONTROLLABLE IF FLUID LEAKS OUT TOO FAST. *AK

FRAME SECTION LOCATED NEAR STEERING GEAR BOX, IS CRACKED/ STEERING GEAR BOX IS LEAKING FLUID AND PULLEY ON POWER STEERING PUMP IS SHREDDING. STEERING GEAR BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED. T VEHICLE IS NOT CONTROLLABLE IF FLUID LEAKS OUT TOO FAST. *AK

FRAME SECTION LOCATED NEAR STEERING GEAR BOX, IS CRACKED/ STEERING GEAR BOX IS LEAKING FLUID AND PULLEY ON POWER STEERING PUMP IS SHREDDING. STEERING GEAR BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED. T VEHICLE IS NOT CONTROLLABLE IF FLUID LEAKS OUT TOO FAST. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT ANCHOR ATTACHMENT BOLTS BROKE ,CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES FROM 1997 TO THE PRESENT ONCE IN 1997, ONCE IN 1998, & TWICE IN 199. ALL PARTS ARE GMC. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A CHAIN REACTION REAR END COLLISION WHEN STRUCK IN THE REAR, DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BOLTS BROKE, CAUSINGTHE SEAT TO COLLAPSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, INJURIES TO BACK, NECK, LEFT KNEE, AND HIP. *SLC

RECALL COMPONENT REPAIR COMPLETED THEN FAILED AGAIN. (93V-187) *NLM

RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED (93V-016) HOWEVER FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OCCURRED DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION (REMEDY FAILURE). MJS

TRAILER HITCH INSTALLED AT FACTORY BECAME LOOSE DUE TO BOLTS FALLING OFF. MJS

TRANSMISSION FRONT SEAL BROKE, CAUSING THE HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID TO HIT EXHAUST, RESULTING IN A UNDERHOOD FIRE . *AK

THE STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE 3 TIMES(9/3/93, 12/16/97, 2/3/99). THIS IS A POOR DESIGN WITH CHEAP WHITE METAL PARTS. THE REPAIRS HAVE COST ME $1000 TO DATE($100,$400 AND$500). I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG MY LATEST REPAIR(REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN) WILL LAS...

FLEXIBLE FUEL HOSE RUBS ON 4WD TRANSFER CASE SUPPORT, WEARING A HOLE THROUGH IT. PRESSURIZED FUEL THEN SPRAYS ON HOT EXHAUST PIPE. EXTREME FIRE HAZARD, ALTHOUGH MINE DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. OTHER VEHICLES FOUND WITH SAME PROBLEM. ONLY APPLICABLE TO 4WD MODELS.

DURING A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO GO FORWARD AND CRUSHING THE OCCUPANT INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. PREVIOUSLY HAD RECALL DONE FOR THE SEATBACK BOLTS. *AK

OWNER INTERESTED IN DETAILED INFORMATION ON TSB NUMBERS 931030, 231054R, AND 231054 CONCERNING PAINT.

SEAT SUPPORT BOLTS FAILED BEFORE/AFTER RECALL REPAIR CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLASPE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE.

BOLTS TO BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT SHEARED OFF CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE, RECALL WORK ON THE BOLTS COMPLETE, HOWEVER THEY STILL FAILED.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE TOTALED.

BUCKET SEAT RECLINER BOLTS, BOTH ON DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDES, BROKE PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-187).

FUEL FLEXIBLE HOSE IS NOT SUPPORTED AND IS DESIGNED TO LAY UPON A STRUT. THE STRUT WORE A HOLE THROUGH THE FUEL HOSE ALLOWING FUEL TO SPRAY ON THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE.

BOLT HOLDING SEAT BACK FAILED, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO FALL BACKWARDS.

IN A PANIC STOP THE BRAKES MOVE IN SLOW MOTION.

IN COLD CLIMATES THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN AREA OF TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, PULLING A TRAILER. FIRE CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE; VEHICLE TOTALED; ENGINE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, 14,000 MILES. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45MPH WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS FOR NO REASON; OBSCURED DRIVER'S VIEW. DRIVER HAD TO GRABB WHEEL & APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. CHECKED SEAT & NOTICED THE BOLTS HAD EITHER BROKE OR WERE SHEARING OFF. *AK

TWO YEARS AFTER THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK FELL OFF AND THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO GET THE SEAT REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE STUD BROKE. THIS IS PART OF THE RING GEAR HOUSING. WHEN THE STUD BROKE HIS VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK, AS WELL AS OTHER THINGS HAPPENING. *AK

RECALL RELATED, 93V187, NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL INFORMATION, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHOR AND ATTACHMENTS BROKE WHILE DRIVING, BOLTS STRIPPED AND BRACKET CRACKED. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP BACK AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-137). *AK

RECALL- NO 93V187000. THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK MECHANISM FAILED DURING OPERATION, CAUSING THE SEAT TO GO BACK. *AK CONSUMER STATES FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL, THIS WAS A RECALL(93V187) SEVERAL YEARS AGO, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BUCKET SEATS PERSISTS. ...

RIGHT REAR WHEEL STUDS SHEARED OFF.

TWO BOLTS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TRAILER HITCH WHICH IS CAPABLE OF HANDLING 10,000 PDS., THE HITCH WAS INSTALLED BY THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE RECIVER FROM HITCH, HE COULD FEEL THE RECEIVER MOVING IN AN UNORTHODOX MANNER, WITH FURTHER I...

SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILS TO RETRACT OR RESTRAIN INTERMITTENTLY.

SEAT BACK BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING BACK OF SEAT TO RECLINE.

REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DH

3RD PASSENGER SEAT TIE DOWN BRACKET WELD FAILED.

SEAT BACK RECLINES UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH

EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT AND REAR SHOULDER/LAP BELTS, WON'T RETRACT OR LOCK IN PLACE. *AK

EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTIONING OF FRONT AND REAR SHOULDER/LAP BELTS, WON'T RETRACT OR LOCK IN PLACE. *AK

PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE CRANK SHAFT BROKE IN TWO PARTS CAUSE FLAWED. TT

PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE CRANK SHAFT BROKE IN TWO PARTS CAUSE FLAWED. TT

WHEN DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK BOLT BROKE . TT BOLT WAS REPLACED AND IS NOW STIPPED AND COULD FAIL AGAIN. *SLC

BOLT THAT HOLDS THE PASSENGER SEAT BACK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION SNAPPED, RESULTING IN A COLLAPSED SEAT. TT

THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE BACK OF THE SEAT FAILS FALLS DOWN RECALL #91C33. TT

BOLT HOLDING DRIVERS SEAT UPRIGHT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO RECLINE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (93V187000) *DSH

NIETHER DIRVER NOR PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED OR SECURED PROPERLY. *AK

TAILGATE WINDOW HAS BROKEN TWICE AND HAS COME OFF THE TRACK MANY TIMES. TT

PASSENGER SEAT SHIFTS BACK PASSENGER SEATBELT GETS TANGLED. TT

TRANSMISSION WENT BECAUSE OF MEDAL FLAKES INSIDE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TT

BOLT THAT HOLDS THE BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT BREAKS. THIS IS THE NINTH INCIDENT. TT

DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BOLT SHEARED, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO FALL BACKWARDS/INJURY. *AW