1997 GMC SUBURBAN Problems & Recalls

CAR LURCHES WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND LEFT, INTERMITTENTLY FEELING LIKE YOU ARE LOOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

Mileage: 142,000

PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY GOT UP TO SPEED OF ROADWAY THAT IS 50 MPH FELT A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, SLOWED DOWN IT WENT AWAY, SO I STARTED TO SPEED UP AGAIN TO SEE IF IT CAME BACK, THEN BOOM MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LITERALLY BLEW UP, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TIRE ALMOST BLEW COMPLETELY OFF THE...

Mileage: 150,619

THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE HEATER FAN WOULD QUIT AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD INSTANTLY TURN ON, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT WOULD BE ON THE ABS WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE. THEN SUDDENLY ALL OPERATIONS WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. IT WOULD BE ...

Mileage: 130,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE HEATER FAN WOULD QUIT AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD INSTANTLY TURN ON, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT WOULD BE ON THE ABS WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE. THEN SUDDENLY ALL OPERATIONS WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. IT WOULD BE ...

Mileage: 130,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING. FIRST THE HEATER FAN WOULD QUIT AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD INSTANTLY TURN ON, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE. WHEN THE ABS LIGHT WOULD BE ON THE ABS WOULD FAIL TO OPERATE. THEN SUDDENLY ALL OPERATIONS WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. IT WOULD BE ...

Mileage: 130,000

STEERING SPEED SENSOR FAILS CAUSING THE STEERING TO SUDDENLY JERK WHILE TURNING UNDER SPEED. IT FEELS LIKE THE FRONT WHEELS HIT "SLIPPERY ICE". I HAVE REPLACED THIS ITEM 3 TIMES ON MY OWN AND THE SENSOR KEEPS FAILING. THE ONE IN MY CAR CURRENTLY IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AGAIN AND WILL NEED REP...

Mileage: 185,000

SPRING OF 2008 WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THEN IN NOVEMBER 2008 THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AGAIN. THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE BOTH BRAND NEW FUEL PUMPS BUT HE WAS UNSURE OF WHY THEY BOTH FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN WE TOOK IT BACK IN MARCH 2009. 3 NEW FUEL PUMPS ALL WITHIN ONE YEAR SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 130,000

PARKED TRUCK NEAR DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING TROUBLE STARTING IT, TRIED TO RESTART, IT DIDN'T. DEALER TOOK IT IN AND CALLED TO SAY THAT FUEL PUMP IS SHOT AND THEY HAD ONE IN STOCK TO REPLACE IT. THEN FOUR HOURS LATER THEY SAID THE WIRES TO IT WERE MELTED AND THE SENDING UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THI...

Mileage: 264,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WIRES WERE ROTTED OUT, WHICH BURNED OUT THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP AND...

Mileage: 151,000

FUEL PUMP FAILED MORE THAN THREE TIMES, ONLY IN THE SUMMER. REASON UNKNOWN, MANY SIMILAR VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DONE NOTHING. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 GMC SUBURBAN WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN 03V159000. I CONTACTED GMC, AND AFTER A LENGTHY PHONE CALL TO COLLECT ALL RELEVANT DATA, THEY SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME AT MY LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED...

Mileage: 99,800

WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE ABS KICKS IN AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE NEEDED. AFTER 3 TRIPS TO DEALER (AND OVER $500 IN REPAIRS) FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THEY CHECKED THE RECALL, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED. I HAVE SINCE SEEN...

Mileage: 99,000

ABS BRAKES DO NOT AND HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED (STILL ORIGINAL OWNER). SPEED SENSITIVE STEERING DOES NOT AND HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY AS WELL. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS $$$ HAVE BEEN SPENT AT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP AND AT QUALIFIED AUTOMOBILE SERVICE REPAIR CENTER...

Mileage: 16,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH, THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS THREE TIMES AS FAR AS IT SHOULD BE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THE ABS SENSORS WERE REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM RETURNED 6 YEARS LATER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE ...

Mileage: 32,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATE THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP.*AK ...

Mileage: 25,300

DT: THE CONTACT STATE THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, CAMPAIGN 05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP.*AK ...

Mileage: 25,300

I HAVE OWNED A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN 4X4 SINCE NEW. THE LAST 2 YEARS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AT SLOW SPEED INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. I HAVE RECENTLY DISCONNECTED THE POWER TO THE SYSTEM AS IT HAS WORSENED. I KNOW THAT THIS IS WIDESPREAD ON THIS TRUCK AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STOPPING AT LOW SPEEDS THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE ABS SENSOR RUSTED. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V379000 IN THE 1999-2002 MODELS. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

CONSUMERS GMC SUBURBAN HAS A FACTORY INSTALLED HITCH, WITH A CRACK AND TWO SPLITS IN THE HITCH. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS DEFECT WITH THE HITCH. THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE CRACKS LOOKED AS THOUGH IT HAD BEEN THERE SINCE MANUFACTURING AND THE OTHER SPLIT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT WAS CAUS...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS CALLING IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS RECEIVING A FALSE READING WITH ABS BRAKES, AND HER STATE AND MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ...

Mileage: 76,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS CALLING IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL 05V379000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS RECEIVING A FALSE READING WITH ABS BRAKES, AND HER STATE AND MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN ...

Mileage: 76,000

DT: REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2005. THERE WAS NO ROAD CONSTRUCTION. ALSO, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE TIRE INSPECTED AS OF YET. THE TIRE WAS AN ORIGINAL PART. THE TIRE SIZE IS LT245/75R16, AND DOT # 28671UR BM05327-1. THE TIRE ...

Mileage: 90,723

FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM FAILURE. INSIDE CANNON PLUG CHARRED AND WIRES ARE MELTED. CANNON PLUG IS CRACKED. THIS WAS ALL DISCOVERED WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS BEING REPLACED. *NM

ABS ENGAGING WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR PARKING SUBURBAN. SLOW SPEED BUMPING INTO OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE ABS GOES TO FLOOR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. RECENTLY PURCHASED VEHICLE . ON JULY 31, 2005 WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT A STORE SPARE TIRE LOCATED INSIDE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND BLEW OUT THE WINDOW AND BUSTED THE DOOR. ALSO DAMAGED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO CALLER'S VEHICLE. . THE...

I HAVE A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING COMPLETELY AND UNPREDICTABLY. THIS HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2001, BUT IN RECENT MONTHS HAS HAPPENED VERY FREQUENTLY, MOST MEMORABLY WHEN I WAS TRAVELING IN HEAVY RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. I MANAGE...

Mileage: 70,000

THERE IS ALREADY AN APR 28, 2003 RECALL BUT YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP TOLD ME I SHOULD FILE THIS ANYWAY SINCE THE MANUFACTURER (GMC) WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL (BELOW). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE QUEBEDEAUX GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN TUCSON, ARIZONA. GMC REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM (THE WIPERS...

Mileage: 130,000

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1996 GMC SIERRA AND A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. THE VEHICLE'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IS OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. IT IS HAPPENING ON BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES. CONSUMER HAS NOTICED THIS ON OTHER PEOPLE'S VECHILES WITH THE SAM...

FUEL GAGE WAS ACTING ERRATIC WENT FULL THEN EMPTY WITH FULL TANK . A FEW DAYS LATER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. FOUND FUSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT BLOWN FOR FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS MELTED IN FUEL TANK CAUSING SHORT. HAD TO REPLACE PUMP AND HARNESS WHICH WAS PART OF THE PUMP HOUSING. ALSO REPLAC...

Mileage: 95,600

FUEL GAGE WAS ACTING ERRATIC WENT FULL THEN EMPTY WITH FULL TANK . A FEW DAYS LATER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. FOUND FUSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT BLOWN FOR FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS MELTED IN FUEL TANK CAUSING SHORT. HAD TO REPLACE PUMP AND HARNESS WHICH WAS PART OF THE PUMP HOUSING. ALSO REPLAC...

Mileage: 95,600

FUEL GAGE WAS ACTING ERRATIC WENT FULL THEN EMPTY WITH FULL TANK . A FEW DAYS LATER THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. FOUND FUSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT BLOWN FOR FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP WIRING WAS MELTED IN FUEL TANK CAUSING SHORT. HAD TO REPLACE PUMP AND HARNESS WHICH WAS PART OF THE PUMP HOUSING. ALSO REPLAC...

Mileage: 95,600

POWER STEERING ASSIST IS ERRATIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. STEERING INPUT FORCE WILL INCREASE UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MOVES BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN POWER STEERING ASSIST. PROBLEM IS ERRATIC, AND IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. THIS PHENOMENOM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL YEARS...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT NOTICE. IT RESULTED IN A VERY URGENT AND PANICY STOP ON I96 FROM HIGHWAY SPEED IN RELATIVELY LIGHT TRAFFIC. WE WAITED A FEW MINUTES BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY RESTARTED ON THEIR OWN. I CALLED ...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING A 1997 GMC SUBURBAN AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT NOTICE. IT RESULTED IN A VERY URGENT AND PANICY STOP ON I96 FROM HIGHWAY SPEED IN RELATIVELY LIGHT TRAFFIC. WE WAITED A FEW MINUTES BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY RESTARTED ON THEIR OWN. I CALLED ...

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED AND THE ENGINE RUNNING, THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. DEALER ADVISES ME THIS IS NOT RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL 03V159000. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE ENGAGED. THE VIN NUMBER ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL 03V159000 DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 98,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION-DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON VACATION WHEN A CLOUD OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED OUT THE REAR OF THE SUBURBAN. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO FIND TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OUT OF THE OVER FLOW TUBE. I WAS TOLD THAT TOO MUCH PRESSURE WAS BUILT UP AND THE SUBURBANS ARE ...

Mileage: 132,000

IN AUGUST OF 2002 MY 1997 GMC SUBURBAN STARTED TO TO SLIGHTY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT. OVER THE YEARS THE LACK OF CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT HAS INCREASED AS WELL AS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING BUT OV...

IN AUGUST OF 2002 MY 1997 GMC SUBURBAN STARTED TO TO SLIGHTY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT. OVER THE YEARS THE LACK OF CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT HAS INCREASED AS WELL AS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS A VERY SCARY FEELING BUT OV...

I HAVE OWNED THE SUB FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NOW. FIRST OFF I REALLY ENJOY DRIVING IT. I NEED TO SAY MY VEHICLE IS MODIFIED AND NOT STOCK. 9 INCH LIFT 38IN SUPER SWAMPERS, AND A COUPLE OF ENGINE UPGRADES. I CAN VERIFY HOWEVER EVEN BEFORE I INSTALLED THE LIFT AND TIRES I HAD A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS. #1 ALWAY...

1997 GMC SUBURBAN- MULTIPLE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION FAILURES. AT 60,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD. RETURNED TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES FOR WORK. FINALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN CITY TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPELETLY. REQUIRED VALVE COVER AND TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 60,000

1997 GMC SUBURBAN- MULTIPLE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION FAILURES. AT 60,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD. RETURNED TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES FOR WORK. FINALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN CITY TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPELETLY. REQUIRED VALVE COVER AND TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 60,000

1997 GMC SUBURBAN- MULTIPLE ENGINE & TRANSMISSION FAILURES. AT 60,000 MILES, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD. RETURNED TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES FOR WORK. FINALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN CITY TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPELETLY. REQUIRED VALVE COVER AND TRANSMISS...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BROKE FROM ITS MOUNTING AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OTHER COMPONENTS INCLUDING CHARGING OF THE BATTERY. THE ALTERNATOR ALSO SHORTED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY NOT...

Mileage: 46,801

WHILE DRIVING THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BROKE FROM ITS MOUNTING AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OTHER COMPONENTS INCLUDING CHARGING OF THE BATTERY. THE ALTERNATOR ALSO SHORTED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY NOT...

Mileage: 46,801

WHILE DRIVING THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER BROKE FROM ITS MOUNTING AND RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OTHER COMPONENTS INCLUDING CHARGING OF THE BATTERY. THE ALTERNATOR ALSO SHORTED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY NOT...

Mileage: 46,801

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED IT WAS POSSIBLE THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK *JB

MELTED WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN FUEL SYSTEM SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP INSIDE FUEL TANK.

Mileage: 150,000

CONSUMER STATED AFTER PARKING VEHICLE FUEL LEAKED FROM FUEL TANK. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED FUEL TANK RUSTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER AND FRIEND WERE DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE THEN CAREENED OFF OF THE FIRST TREE AND HIT ANOTHER TREE THAT TURNED VEHICLE O...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE TRAVELING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

THE CONSUMER ROUTINELY INSPECTED THE BRAKES IN 11/02 AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. ON 06/03, WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF BRAKES, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE LEFT AND RIGHT OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS HAD A "CHUNK" MISSING. *AK THE FRONT OUTSIDE P...

Mileage: 68,000

CONSUMER STATES THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS A INVESTIGATION#PE98060 CONCERNING STEERING. *AK

DAMAGED SENDING UNIT IN 1997 GMC SUBURBAN. *MR A SMALL PLASTIC PART IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK BROKE LOOSE AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO SENDING UNIT. THE ATTACHMENT OF THE PLASTIC RUNNER TO THE BASE OF THE TANK WAS NOT SECURED ON THE ASSEMBLY. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 47000 MILES (1997 GMC). *NLM

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS. ALSO STATED THAT THE TWO REAR SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ALSO SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND STATED THAT SHE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT SH...

EXAMPLE OF PROBLEM, WHEN THE TRUCK HAS RUN 50 MILES OR SO ON THE FREEWAY, STOP AT OFF RAMP. THE TRUCK SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2 ND WHEN I PULL AWAY. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND START AGAIN. THEN IT IS FINE FOR A WHILE AND WILL REPEAT THE SAME, SOMETIMES WEEKS A...

VEHICLE WOULD STALL ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THEN ONE DAY IT WOULD NOT START. WHEN FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED FROM THE TANK THE POWER WIRE WAS SHORTED AND MELTED INSIDE THE TANK, HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE TANK ASSMY. CONSISTING OF THE PUMP, SENDING UNIT AND WIRING HARNESS, THE REPAIR SHOP S...

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VEER BACK AND FORTH INTO BOTH LANES BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT CAUSE BODY DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF VEHICLE. TREAD WAS COMPLETELY OFF TIRE WITH METAL BANDS REVEALED. NLM

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ATLEAST ONE INJECTOR TO GO OUT. WE HAD THREE MORE GO OUT AND THEN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OTHER FOUR BACK IN SEPT. 2001. SEPT. 2002 # 7 INJECTOR HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A COUPLE OF MECHANICS AND A ...

FUEL PUMP WITHIN THE FUEL TANK SHOWS SIGNS OF ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE AND MELTED WIRES. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT INTO A FIRE WITHIN FUEL TANK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *NLM

THE FIRST DATE OF FAILURE WAS AROUND MAY 2001 AND STARTED WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND CONTINUED SINCE. THE STEERING WOULD COMPLETELY GO OUT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKED FROM MY HAND. I COULD NOT GET ANYONE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT...

MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED ON MY VEHICLE AT 67,000 MILES AND PROBABLY WELL BEFORE THIS BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL PICKED UP ON ROUTINE MAINTENACE CHECK. NORMALLY, I WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND MOVE SINCE I HAVE GMPP (EXTENDED WARRANTY) WITH NO OUT OF POCKET COSTS. NOT IN THIS CASE. THE PR...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, TREAD SEPARATED FROM LEFT REAR TIRE. FIRESTONE CONTACTED. FIRESTONE STEELTEX LT 245 75R16. DOT VN11B1A377. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR A 1997, GMC, SUBURBAN. *AK *TT

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED, WITHOUT NOTICE OR AP PLICATION, WHILE DRIVING AT 55 TO 60 MPH. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY, TO SKID @ 150 FEET ACROSS DRIVING LANES, SPIN 180 DEGREES AND HIT THE OPPOSITE ROAD EASEMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE INSURANCE COM...

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. IT WILL COAST COUPLE FEET OVER THE REQUESTED STOPPING DISTANCE. HAS BEEN IN A COLLISION AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE.*AK

WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL PEDAL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FALL TO FLOORBOARD, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WILL FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKE PADS AND SHOES/ ROTORS, AND LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WHICH HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM....

WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL PEDAL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FALL TO FLOORBOARD, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WILL FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKE PADS AND SHOES/ ROTORS, AND LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WHICH HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM....

WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL PEDAL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FALL TO FLOORBOARD, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WILL FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKE PADS AND SHOES/ ROTORS, AND LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WHICH HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM....

WHILE TURNING CORNER IN SUBDIVISION TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2 GEAR. JUMPED INTO 3RD GEAR AND THE TRUCK JUMPED FORWARD. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY TO GET HOME AND ONCE SLOWED THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROAR UNTIL JUMPING INTO 3RD GEAR. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED, I HAD NO REVERSE. I WAS T...

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSING THE ENGINE TO HESITATE AND EXHIBIT POOR ACCELERATION, DEALER REPLACED FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE, FUEL INJECTION PUMP, AND ADDED FUEL CONDITIONER. *TT

EXPERIENCED FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER WHILE DRIVING, DEALER REPLACED ARM KIT AND ARM PIT, ALSO EXPERIENCED OUT OF ALIGNMENT CONDITION. *TT

SEVERAL ENGINE RELATED PROBLEMS, LOWER RADIATOR HOSE LEAKING AT THE WATER PUMP, ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES REPLACED, ENGINE PULLEY BROKE DAMAGING THE SERPENTINE BELT, TENIONER ASSEMBLY AND BELT REPLACED, TIMING WAS RESET. *TT

CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED, FRONT POWER MIRROR SWITCH REPLACED, INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION IN WINDOW TRACKS, PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW CONTROLS FELL INTO DOOR PANEL CAUSING THE SWITCH PLATE BEZEL TO BREAK, NEW PLATE REPLACED. *TT

VEHICLE EXHIBITS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSING EVERYTHING TO SHUT DOWN, BATTERY CABLES WERE REPLACED, AND GLOW PLUGS REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT BUSHING WAS REPLACED AND THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN BUSHING/BEARING WAS REPLACED. *TT

BRAKE PROBLEMS, ROTORS HAVE BEEN MACHINED SEVERAL TIMES, BRAKES SHUDDER WHEN STOPPING, AND THE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CLIPS ON DASH WERE LOOSE, CLIPS WERE INSTALLED AND REPLACED, WATER LEAKS ON PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE DASH, RIGHT FRONT SEAT RECLINER HANDLE WERE REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE RUNNING BOARDS WERE BENT AND LOOSE, DEALER TIGHTENED AND REPLACED BRACKETS. *TT

CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE RUNNING BOARDS WERE BENT AND LOOSE, DEALER TIGHTENED AND REPLACED BRACKETS. *TT

1997 SUBURBAN,IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE,WHEN TR YING TO COME TO A STOP.THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES,WHENCHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND 2 CRACKED FRONT WHEEL HUBS, THEY CALLED GMC ENGERINERS TO REPORT PROBLEM, IAM THE ORIGERNAL OWNER ,NO ACCIDENTS AND ALL MAINTENCE AND SERVICE D...

1997 SUBURBAN,IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE,WHEN TR YING TO COME TO A STOP.THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES,WHENCHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND 2 CRACKED FRONT WHEEL HUBS, THEY CALLED GMC ENGERINERS TO REPORT PROBLEM, IAM THE ORIGERNAL OWNER ,NO ACCIDENTS AND ALL MAINTENCE AND SERVICE D...

WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED FOUR TIMES IN THE 2 YEARS WE OWNED IT, 50,000 MILES. THE STEERING IS ERRATIC AT HIGH SPEEDS.

WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES SERVICED FOUR TIMES IN THE 2 YEARS WE OWNED IT, 50,000 MILES. THE STEERING IS ERRATIC AT HIGH SPEEDS.

THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY WARMED UP. NO SAFETY DEFECT.

EVERY TIME DRIVER MAKES A RIGHT HAND TURN ENGINE SPUTTERS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL, HAS NEVER STALLED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 30 DAYS, CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION "RACES" BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, THEN CLUNKS HARD TO SHIFT. *AK

HAVE HEAR MANY AND SEEN MANY RIGHT SIDE HEADGASKET LEAKING COOLENT THINK THERES SOMETHINK WRONG WITH THEM! DEALER IS NO HELP! THANKS.*AK

HARSH 1ST TO 2ND UPSHIFT; BASED ON MY RESEARCH, GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AT ANY SPEED, WHICH CAUISED FUEL PUMP TO BURN OUT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THIS INCIDENT. CONSUMER HAD REPL THREE FUEL PUMPS REPLACED, BUT, PROBLEM WAS STILL REOCCURRING. ASKING NHTSA ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AT ANY SPEED, WHICH CAUISED FUEL PUMP TO BURN OUT, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER THIS INCIDENT. CONSUMER HAD REPL THREE FUEL PUMPS REPLACED, BUT, PROBLEM WAS STILL REOCCURRING. ASKING NHTSA ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AS YOU MOVE THE WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS A SUDDEN PULLING OF THE WHEEL INB THAT DIRECTION

FIRESTONE TIRES LT245/75-R16-LOAD RANGE E------- TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED AT APPROX. 50 MILES PER HOUR ON A FLYOVER FROM ONE FREEWAY TO ANOTHER. THE INCIDENT OCCURED ON A SUNDAY AND THE NEXT DAY WE WENT TO A FIRESTONE FACTORY STORE TO HAVE THEM CHECK THE TIRE AND WHAT IF ANY REMENDY WE COULD WORK O...

ON A 400 MILE TRIP OVER EASTER WEEKEND, WE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD IN THE FIRST THROUGH THIRD GEARS. WE BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS WE BEGAN DRIVING THE SUBURBAN AFTER A REST STOP. WE BECAME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION WHEN WE TRIED TO PASS VEHICLES OF...

WHILE DRIVING WOULD TURN A BIT & STEERING WOULD TAKE OFF TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT, ALMOST FREE WHEELING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP & INFORMED STEERING SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. HAD LOW VOLTAGE COMING FROM SENSOR WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE BRAKES LOCK UP AT THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE. SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT WITH VEHICLE COLD OR WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET, BUT OCCURS AT ANYTIME WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE. WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND ALSO THE BRAKES LOCK UP, THE TIRES SKID, AND YOU HEAR A HUMMING NOI...

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED VEHICLE; HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

ENGINE SHUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY/FREEWAY, LOST CONTROL OF BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STEER INTO SAFETY ALL 3 TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER, 1ST TIME SAID IT WAS "MASS AIR FLOW CONTROLLER" 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, THIS TIME DEALER COULD NOT FIND WHAT ...

THE VEHICLE HAS A FUEL INJECTION PROBLEM CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION OR ACCELERATE SUDDENLY ON ITS OWN, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE INJECTION PUMP SEBERAL TIMES. NLM

STEERING WOULD PULL TO RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC REPAIRED IT, BUT CURRENTLY VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT. STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED. HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO STEERING PROBLEM. STEERING WENT RIGHT, AND VEHICLE HIT CURB. THEN, SPUN AROUND, BACKWARDS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...

STEERING WOULD PULL TO RIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC REPAIRED IT, BUT CURRENTLY VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT. STEERING SENSOR WAS REPLACED. HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO STEERING PROBLEM. STEERING WENT RIGHT, AND VEHICLE HIT CURB. THEN, SPUN AROUND, BACKWARDS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH THE SENSORS FOR THE BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING THE HUBS. THE SUBURBAN DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO STOP IN TIME. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS THE SAME YEAR SUBURBAN AS I DO WHO JUST HAD TO HAVE THIS DONE. IT WAS ALSO DONE AT THE SAME PLACE WHERE MINE IS IN FOR SERVICE. HE WAS TOLD T...

ENGINE SHUTS OFF, ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER. ENGINE SURGE AT 65MPH...FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 65 & 10 MPH CONTINUOUSLY & ALL WARNING LIGHTS FLICKER. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS SAYS NOTHING WRONG. I FEEL IT'S DANGEROUS & LIFE THREATENING. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOT TAKING ME SERIOUSLY. PLEASE HELP! *AK

I TWICE UNDER WARRANTY HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SEAT CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. WITH THE ADVENT OF THE LAST REPAIR I REQUESTED THAT MR. ROB SORENSON, THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR BIG WYOMING LOCATED IN CASPER, WYOMING PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH A GMC FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WITH WHOM I PLANED TO DISCUSS THESE CON...

LOST OF STEERING MOMENTARILY WHEN ROUNDING CURVES. *AK

TREAD BLEW COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE, LEAVING ONLY THE STEEL TREADS SHOWING. *AK (DOT NUMBER: UN11B1A469 TIRESIZE: 245/75R16E)

BATTERY LEAKED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ACID, TERMINAL CAME LOOSE, UNABLE TO START, CORROSION TO CABLES AND COMPONENTS IN AREA OF THE BATTERY. *AK

ROADS WERE SNOWY WHEN ENGINE DIED FOR NO REASON. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & ENDED IN A DITCH. TOWED TRUCK/ PULLED VEHICLE OUT OF DITCH. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR PROBLEM WITH ENGINE. VEHICLE PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. NO CODES OF PROBLEM SHOWED. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP ON DIESEL ...

ROADS WERE SNOWY WHEN ENGINE DIED FOR NO REASON. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE & ENDED IN A DITCH. TOWED TRUCK/ PULLED VEHICLE OUT OF DITCH. HAD BEEN TO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR PROBLEM WITH ENGINE. VEHICLE PLACED ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. NO CODES OF PROBLEM SHOWED. MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP ON DIESEL ...

WHILE TRAVELING 75MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL SET DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DEACTIVATE SPEED CONTOL BY HITTING SWITCH AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO STOP. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 75MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL SET DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DEACTIVATE SPEED CONTOL BY HITTING SWITCH AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO STOP. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ACCELERATOR STICKS CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN ENOUGH PRESSURE APPLIED TO FREE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING RECEIVED AN INCREASED POWER BOOST. POWER BOOST WAS MORE NOTICEABLE AT GREATER SPEEDS, BUT PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTICED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED. HAD NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. SIMILAR TO NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION # PE98060. *AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

AT HIGHER SPEEDS, STEERING WOULD BECOME ERRATIC AND LOOSE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE WITHOUT WARNING. OCCURRED ONCE WHILE TURNING A CORNER AND VEHICLE WENT UP OVER CURB. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE, FAULTY STEERING WHEEL SENSOR WHICH WAS SWITCHING FROM LOW PRESSURE TO HIGH PRESSUR...

VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED SINCE NEW. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCES AND IT APPEARED ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE WAS "NORMAL". HAVING OWNED 30 VEHICLES OF ALL TYPES I DO NOT BELIEVE SAME. ...

VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED SINCE NEW. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE STOPPING DISTANCES AND IT APPEARED ABS WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE WAS "NORMAL". HAVING OWNED 30 VEHICLES OF ALL TYPES I DO NOT BELIEVE SAME. ...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL SEEMS TO PULSATE AS IF ANTI-LOCK IS KICKING IN, AT ANY SPEED, AND DIFFICULT TO STOP VEHICLE.

THIS IS A BAD TIRE AND HAS BEEN BAD FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NOTHER FIRESTONE OR FIVE NEW TIRES OF A NOTHER BRAND. *AK (TIRESIZE: 235-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235-16 )

I COULD NOT FIND THE DOT NUMBER ON THE TIRE. I FOUND MADE IN CANADA WITH THE FOLLOWING # 23954 UR BM05324-1. I WAS TRAVLING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH AND HAD A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT. I WENT TO FIRESTONE AND THE SAID I HIT THE CURB (WHICH I DID NOT) AND THEY KEPT THE TIRE. THEY DID NOT GIVE A REPLACEME...

I WAS DRIVING ON I87 IN N.Y.AT 65 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING TO THE POINT THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS VIBRATING SO MUCH,THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BREAK OFF. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 5 MILES, AT WHICH POINT I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND STOPPED THE CAR. I SAW THE RIGH...

TIRE PRESSURE UNDERINFLATED BY GMC. ONE TIRE HAS SLIGHT BULGE IN SIDEWALL.*AK (TIRESIZE: 245/75/R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 245/75/R16 )

PE00-020; AFTERMARKET P24575R16, DOT W270 WITH LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. ON 3 OF THE 4 TIRES THERE WERE VISIBILE FINE LINES OF CRACKS AT POINT WHERE TREAD MET THE CASING OF TIRES WHICH COULD CAUSED SEPARATION OF THE BELTS.*AK

THESE PROBLEMS DID NOT OCCUR FROM AN ACCIDENT, BUT RATHER THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED EVERY AVENUE TO GET GMC TO STAND BEHIND THEIR AUTOMOBILES AND PRODUCTS, BUT WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WE JUST WANT SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY TO HELP US WITH A CAR THAT IS A LEMON AND WAS A ...

THESE PROBLEMS DID NOT OCCUR FROM AN ACCIDENT, BUT RATHER THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE TRIED EVERY AVENUE TO GET GMC TO STAND BEHIND THEIR AUTOMOBILES AND PRODUCTS, BUT WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. WE JUST WANT SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY TO HELP US WITH A CAR THAT IS A LEMON AND WAS A ...

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING BEFORE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 55-60 MPH WITH ONLY THE DRIVER IN A 1997, GMC, SUBURBAN 2500; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, LT 245/75R16MS; DOT# VN1181A127. VEHICLE RECEIVED REAR END BODY DAMAGES AND FIRESTONE WAS N...

BRAKE FAILURE @ 30MPH UNABLE TO STOP SHUDDERING HEARD AND BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WITNESSES REPORT HEARING NOISES AND SEEING VEHICLE VIBRATE

BRAKE FAILURE @ 30MPH UNABLE TO STOP SHUDDERING HEARD AND BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR WITNESSES REPORT HEARING NOISES AND SEEING VEHICLE VIBRATE

TIRE SEPARATED AT 65 TO 70 MPH ON I-75 IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA. TIRE REMAINED INFLATED BUT THREW OFF BELT. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $1400. SPECIFIC DAMAGE: BENT AND TORE LOSE REAR HEATER AND A/C LINES WHICH RUN PARALLEL TO REAR WHEEL WELL. DESTROYED REAR HEATER /AC UNIT.BENT UP WHEEL WELL SHEETMETAL. BENT ...

TIRE SEPARATED AT 65 TO 70 MPH ON I-75 IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA. TIRE REMAINED INFLATED BUT THREW OFF BELT. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $1400. SPECIFIC DAMAGE: BENT AND TORE LOSE REAR HEATER AND A/C LINES WHICH RUN PARALLEL TO REAR WHEEL WELL. DESTROYED REAR HEATER /AC UNIT.BENT UP WHEEL WELL SHEETMETAL. BENT ...

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THE FRONT BRAKES OF THE SUBURBAN HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITH RAYBESTOS (LIFETIME WEAR) BRAKE SHOES. MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD, AS IF SOMEONE HAD REARENDED THE TRUCK AT A SLOW SPEED. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION'S FOR REPEARS. AAMCO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT DI...

THE FRONT BRAKES OF THE SUBURBAN HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME WITH RAYBESTOS (LIFETIME WEAR) BRAKE SHOES. MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD, AS IF SOMEONE HAD REARENDED THE TRUCK AT A SLOW SPEED. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION'S FOR REPEARS. AAMCO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, BUT DI...

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY REQUIRES REPAIRING. *MJS

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY REQUIRES REPAIRING. *MJS

WHEN DRIVING STEERING BECOME LOOSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. THERE WAS NO CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED A SPEED SENSORY. *AK

ACID WAS LEAKING FROM BATTERY TERMINAL. THUS FAR, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A/C LINES AND BATTERY CABLE. CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN PE99-073.*AK

ACID WAS LEAKING FROM BATTERY TERMINAL. THUS FAR, DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A/C LINES AND BATTERY CABLE. CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN PE99-073.*AK

BATTERY CABLE FAILED, CAUSING SUBURBAN TO STOP IN TRAFFIC. CONTROL OF VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT DUE TO LACK OF POWER. *AK

CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING ON A/C CABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BAFFLES WITHIN FUEL TANK FAILED, DESTROYING FUEL SENDING UNIT. *AK

A CONNECTOR THAT KEEPS THE SEAT IN PLACE BROKE OFF, THE METAL IS SO THIN AND WEEK ON THIS PEICE THAT IF I WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THE SEAT WOULD FLY OFF. I HAVE THE BROKEN PEICE. *AK

WHEN CHANGING GEARS THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEN ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF ELECTRONIC SHIFT TRANSMISSION . *AK

BATTERY HAS PREMATURELY BECOME INOPERABLE, AND HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN ONE MONTH DUE TO EXASSIVE CORROSION. *AK

STEERING SENSOR IS BAD, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE AND JERKS VERY HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN. DEALER CONTACTED, EVO SENSOR REPLACED AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

ON APRIL 10, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 18, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE OWNER AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ON APRIL 27, 2000, THE ENGINE FAILED ON A BUSY ROAD AS SCHOOLS WERE LETTING OUT. ...

ON APRIL 10, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 18, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE OWNER AFTER HAVING REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION COOLER, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ON APRIL 27, 2000, THE ENGINE FAILED ON A BUSY ROAD AS SCHOOLS WERE LETTING OUT. ...

OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS THERE HAS BEEN STALLING PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A CRASH.TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SINCE OCTOBER, 1999 FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHATWAS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STALL. *AK *ML

VEHICLE IS A DIESEL ENGINE. BATTERY HAS A LEFT AND A RIGHT SIDE. BOTH SIDES LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING CORROSION. INVESTIGATION NUMBER PE99073. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED (UNKNOWN REASON PER DEALER) VENTED ALL FLUID. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE CAR WAS SITTING NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

THE ALUMINUM AND STEEL SEAT TRACKS AND ANCHORS ARE LOOSE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO BECOME INSECURE WHILE DRIVING . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE BATTERY ACID LEAKED AND ATE THROUGH THE BOLT ATTACHING CABLE TO BATTERY. VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD. ACID ATE INTO BRAKE LINES AND A/C LINES.

NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED I NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE I STOPPED AND HEARD A HISSING NOISE UNDER VEHICLE AND SAW OIL SPRAYING ON THE EXHAUST PIPES NEAR TRANSMISSION IT THEN CAUGHT FIRE PUT FIRE OUT I CHECKED FLUID LEVEL IN TRANSMISSION IT WAS LOW HELP SHOWED UP WITH OIL FILLED IT...

ORIGINAL GM BATTERY (SIDE POST STYLE) LEAKED ACID ONTO STEEL BRAKE LINE CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM PLUS MAXIMUM CORROSSION OF UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK..WE WERE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM UNTIL WE TRIED TO GO TO WORK IN THE TRUCK AND FOUND NO BRAKES,,HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THHE HIGHWAY AT ANY GRE...

ORIGINAL GM BATTERY (SIDE POST STYLE) LEAKED ACID ONTO STEEL BRAKE LINE CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM PLUS MAXIMUM CORROSSION OF UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK..WE WERE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEM UNTIL WE TRIED TO GO TO WORK IN THE TRUCK AND FOUND NO BRAKES,,HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THHE HIGHWAY AT ANY GRE...

WHEN DRIVING ON DRY PAVENT AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT'S LIKE CONSUMER IS BRAKING HARD, AND THE THE BRAKES WILL GRAB FOR A SECOND AND RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE ROLLING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO TURN THE WHEEL FARTHER THEN YOU DESIRE TO TURN

TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION FAILED TOO. YH

TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER DEVELOPED CRACKS ON BOTH SIDES. MJS

WAS TRAVELING 25-30 MPH AND BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY. HAD APPLIED BRAKES. HAD NO BRAKES. COULD FEEL ABS KICKING IN, BUT NOTHING HAPPENING. VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. TURNED VEHICLE & JUMPED CURB & HIT LIGHT POLE. AIR BAG DEPLOYED. VEHCLE FINALLY STOPPED. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY OR SLOW SPEED. ALSO, STALLS WHILE MAKING A TURN/STOP POSITION/REVERSE OR WHILE PARKING. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON ELEVEN OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

THERE IS A VISIBLE WATER LEAK FROM THE ROOF TO THE INSIDE OF THE REAR PART OF THE TRUCK, THIS MAKE A POOL INSIDE THE CAR OF ALMOST 1/2 AN INCH OF WATER. IT KEEPS THE CAR WITH A HUMID ATMOSPHERE AND VERY STRONG BAD ODORS DUE TO HUMIDITY, THIS AFFECTS ME MY WIFE AND MY THREE BABIES OF 2 YEAS AND 10 M...

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UP DUE TO A SHORT IN THE TANK ASSEMBLY. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UP DUE TO A SHORT IN THE TANK ASSEMBLY. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAS CONSUMES OIL AT APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART EVERY 600 MILES,NO LEAKS VISIBLE. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE OIL PROBLEM IN MAY BUT DID NOT FIX IT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW IT HAS HAD A VIBRATION WHEN SPEEDS APPROACH 50 MILES PER HOUR AND INCREASES WITH MORE SPEED, NEW T...

THE VEHICLE HAS CONSUMES OIL AT APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART EVERY 600 MILES,NO LEAKS VISIBLE. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE OIL PROBLEM IN MAY BUT DID NOT FIX IT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW IT HAS HAD A VIBRATION WHEN SPEEDS APPROACH 50 MILES PER HOUR AND INCREASES WITH MORE SPEED, NEW T...

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT & APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ABS BRAKES FELT FUNNY. THEY FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. WENT OVER 40 FOOT EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE FRONT END NOSED INTO DIRT. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT & APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE ABS BRAKES FELT FUNNY. THEY FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. WENT OVER 40 FOOT EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN THE FRONT END NOSED INTO DIRT. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. *AK

STEERING 'SLIPS' WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND MOVING AT A MODERATE RATE OF SPEED. PROBLEM OCCURRED IN FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. DEALER TRIED TO FIX PROBLEM 3 TIMES BEFORE FINALLY SUCCEEDING. PROBLEM HAS NOW OCCURRED AGAIN, TWO YEARS LATER. HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED DEALER.

MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED 3 TIMES WITHIN 1YR. THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. AT DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 8 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. THEY FIXED THE BRAKES EACH TIME & THEY ALWAYS FAILED. AN ONGOING PROBLEM. BRAKES ARE STILL NOT WORKING APPROPRIATELY.*AK

MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED 3 TIMES WITHIN 1YR. THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED. AT DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 8 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. THEY FIXED THE BRAKES EACH TIME & THEY ALWAYS FAILED. AN ONGOING PROBLEM. BRAKES ARE STILL NOT WORKING APPROPRIATELY.*AK

DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP EFFICIENTLY, REAR BRAKES ARE NOT MAKING ENOUGH CONTRACT WITH THE REAR DRUMS TO AID IN STOPPING, RESULTING BRAKE FADING AND DAMAGE TO ROTORS (WARPING). MJS

THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEED 30 MPH OR LESS WHEN ONE TIRE WAS IN WATER. I HAVE HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS WHEN A HARD BRAKING APPLICATION CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO JUNP UP AND DOWN. IT WOULD NOW APPEAR THAT ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES ARE WORKING NOW AS IT TA...

WHEN TURNING RIGHT, IT FEELS LIKE STEERING IS SLIPPING & LOSES CONTROL. WHEELS NOT RESPONDING WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING. WHEN TURNING LEFT, THE STEERING IS SOFT BUT OKAY. TAKING TO DEALER. *AK DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE IN THE POWER STEERIGN AND REPLACED IT, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING STILL...

REAR END OF TRANSMISSION CRACK IN HALF CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED ON FLAT BED 140 MILES TO GET HOME THE ENTIRE END OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKE HAD TO DEFECT IN THE CASTING OF HOUSING OR A DESIGN FLAW CAR HAS HIGH MILES DUE TO MUCH TRAVEL MECHANIC STATED NEVER SAW TRANSMISSIO...

PE 060, ERRATIC STEERING BOOST WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER REPORTED THAT SHE HAD TO REPLACE STEERING SENSOR AND WOULD LIKE FOR NHTSA TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILING OCCASSIONALY. YH

PE98060, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STEER TO RIGHT OR LEFT UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, AND DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR 3 TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

EA95026, POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A CLINKING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE SYSTEM, LIKE THE MOTOR IS PULSATING, IT SLOWS THE VEHICLE DOWN BUT WILL NOT STOP. TIHS HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A N...

ERRATIC STEERING, USUALLY GOES TO LEFT, DEALER SAYS THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, IT DOES IT INTERMITTANTLY BUT FREQUENTLY

STEERING SENSOR COMPUTER CHIP MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME VERY SLOPPY AND LOOSE AS IF STEERING WAS ON ICE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INADVERDENT AND SUDDEN WHEEL MOVEMENT, OVERSTEER IN TURNS

FUEL PUMP BECAME INOPERATIVE. FUEL PUMP, WHEN TAKEN OUT, WAS ON FIRE INSIDE THE GAS TANK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE INCIDENT. CONSUMER WILL NOTIFY THE MANNUFACTURER. *AKR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE IS SHIFTING VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE.DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH OR ABOVE STEERING OPERATED POORLY. IT FELT LIKE CONSUMER WAS NOT CONTROLING VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. IT FELT LIKE A VOID. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL SEVERELY PULLS TO THE LEFT. DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR MODULE WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

BATTERY RUPTURED, CAUSING ACID TO LEAK DOWN ON THE BRAKE LINE, RESULTING IN BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

BATTERY RUPTURED, CAUSING ACID TO LEAK DOWN ON THE BRAKE LINE, RESULTING IN BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

LOST CONTROL TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE I-20 EASTBOUND IN CONYERS, GA. AXLE SEPARATED, AND REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. SUBURBAN FLIPPED 3X, SKIDDED ON PASSENGER SIDE & CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, INCLUDING MULTIPLE HITS ON FRONT BUMPER. 1 PASSENGER AIR...

LOST CONTROL TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE I-20 EASTBOUND IN CONYERS, GA. AXLE SEPARATED, AND REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. SUBURBAN FLIPPED 3X, SKIDDED ON PASSENGER SIDE & CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, INCLUDING MULTIPLE HITS ON FRONT BUMPER. 1 PASSENGER AIR...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MJS

THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE CHILD SAFETY SEATS DO NOT WORK WITH THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM OF THE SUBURBAN. ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL SECURELY HOLD THE SEAT. I CONTACTED NHTSA TWICE AND GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES AND MANY OTHER PLACES. FINALLY A GM ENGINEER IN THE SAFETY DEPT. CALLED ME TOOK MY COMPLAINT. HE TRIED...

THE CHILD SAFETY SEATS DO NOT WORK WITH THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM OF THE SUBURBAN. ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL SECURELY HOLD THE SEAT. I CONTACTED NHTSA TWICE AND GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES AND MANY OTHER PLACES. FINALLY A GM ENGINEER IN THE SAFETY DEPT. CALLED ME TOOK MY COMPLAINT. HE TRIED...

THE CHILD SAFETY SEATS DO NOT WORK WITH THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM OF THE SUBURBAN. ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL SECURELY HOLD THE SEAT. I CONTACTED NHTSA TWICE AND GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES AND MANY OTHER PLACES. FINALLY A GM ENGINEER IN THE SAFETY DEPT. CALLED ME TOOK MY COMPLAINT. HE TRIED...

THE CHILD SAFETY SEATS DO NOT WORK WITH THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM OF THE SUBURBAN. ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL SECURELY HOLD THE SEAT. I CONTACTED NHTSA TWICE AND GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES AND MANY OTHER PLACES. FINALLY A GM ENGINEER IN THE SAFETY DEPT. CALLED ME TOOK MY COMPLAINT. HE TRIED...

THE CHILD SAFETY SEATS DO NOT WORK WITH THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM OF THE SUBURBAN. ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL SECURELY HOLD THE SEAT. I CONTACTED NHTSA TWICE AND GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES AND MANY OTHER PLACES. FINALLY A GM ENGINEER IN THE SAFETY DEPT. CALLED ME TOOK MY COMPLAINT. HE TRIED...

THE CHILD SAFETY SEATS DO NOT WORK WITH THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM OF THE SUBURBAN. ONLY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WILL SECURELY HOLD THE SEAT. I CONTACTED NHTSA TWICE AND GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE 3 TIMES AND MANY OTHER PLACES. FINALLY A GM ENGINEER IN THE SAFETY DEPT. CALLED ME TOOK MY COMPLAINT. HE TRIED...

THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUSTED IN TWO AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING INTO A CURVE @ 60 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. BUT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT I WOULDN'T OF BEEN ABLE TO STEER IT. MY HUSBAND WALKED IN THE HOUSE WHITE AS A GHOST. THE DEALER WANTED ME TO DRIVE IT IN 10 ...

THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUSTED IN TWO AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING INTO A CURVE @ 60 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. BUT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT I WOULDN'T OF BEEN ABLE TO STEER IT. MY HUSBAND WALKED IN THE HOUSE WHITE AS A GHOST. THE DEALER WANTED ME TO DRIVE IT IN 10 ...

THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUSTED IN TWO AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING INTO A CURVE @ 60 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. BUT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT I WOULDN'T OF BEEN ABLE TO STEER IT. MY HUSBAND WALKED IN THE HOUSE WHITE AS A GHOST. THE DEALER WANTED ME TO DRIVE IT IN 10 ...

THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUSTED IN TWO AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING INTO A CURVE @ 60 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. BUT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT I WOULDN'T OF BEEN ABLE TO STEER IT. MY HUSBAND WALKED IN THE HOUSE WHITE AS A GHOST. THE DEALER WANTED ME TO DRIVE IT IN 10 ...

THE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUSTED IN TWO AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING INTO A CURVE @ 60 MPH. HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP FROM CRASHING. BUT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT I WOULDN'T OF BEEN ABLE TO STEER IT. MY HUSBAND WALKED IN THE HOUSE WHITE AS A GHOST. THE DEALER WANTED ME TO DRIVE IT IN 10 ...

WE DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT AND TOOK IT ON A TRIP FROM ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON TO LOLO, MONTANA. DURING THIS TRIP WE EXPERIENCED THE CLOCK INTERMITTENTLY STOPPING, THE RADIO SHUTTING OFF AND THE TRAILER BRAKES NOT WORKING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. AT THAT POINT THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THE VEH...

WE DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT AND TOOK IT ON A TRIP FROM ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON TO LOLO, MONTANA. DURING THIS TRIP WE EXPERIENCED THE CLOCK INTERMITTENTLY STOPPING, THE RADIO SHUTTING OFF AND THE TRAILER BRAKES NOT WORKING. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER. AT THAT POINT THEY TOOK A LOOK AT THE VEH...

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BELOW 20 MPH, VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, LOSING ALL POWER STEERING/BRAKES. ALSO, MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BEEN TO DEALER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TWICE THE VEHICLE HAS RESPONDED TO EMERGENCY BRAKING BY THE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NOT STOPPING UNTIL CRASHING INTO SOMETHING. BOTH OCCURANCES WERE AT SLOW SPEED (25MPH OR LESS) AND IN BOTH CASES THE ANTI LOCK PULSATIONS IN THE PEDAL WER

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. DURING RAIN IT'S HARD TO APPLY BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. COMPLIES WITH INVESTIGATION NUMBER EA95026. *AK

BRAKES EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON THREE OCCASIONS. *YC

FUEL PUMP FAILED. YH.

FUEL PUMP FAILED. YH

THE REAR AXLE SEALS LEAK ONTO THE BRAKE LINING TO POINT WERE THE BRAKES WEAR BADLY AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS USELESS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN APPLYING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES VEHICLE SKIDS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AND INCREASING SPEED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. ALSO, REPLACED THE PROGRAM ECM, AND SOME METALS PARTS THAT FELL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AND INCREASING SPEED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. ALSO, REPLACED THE PROGRAM ECM, AND SOME METALS PARTS THAT FELL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SUBURBAN JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, THIS HAPPENS ON FLAT ROADS AS WELL AS HILLY ROADS, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER IGNITION AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE SUBURBAN JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, THIS HAPPENS ON FLAT ROADS AS WELL AS HILLY ROADS, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER IGNITION AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE SUBURBAN JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, THIS HAPPENS ON FLAT ROADS AS WELL AS HILLY ROADS, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER IGNITION AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE SUBURBAN JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, THIS HAPPENS ON FLAT ROADS AS WELL AS HILLY ROADS, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER IGNITION AND THE ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. *AK *JB

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH UPHILL WHEN THE SHAFT OF THE STEERING PUMP SNAPPED. CONSUMER LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GMC 97 TAHOE'S AND SUBURBAN. DEALERS ARE REPLACING THE POWER STEERING UNITS WITH THE EXACT UNITS . *AK

DUE TO THE STEERING GEAR BOX FREEZING UP, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL, WHILE TAKING VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN, DEALER REPLACED STEERING GEAR BOX. *AK *TT

ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION MALFUNCTION CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.

WAS TRAVELING HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 55-60MPH WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GO LEFT. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED & CORRECTED. MECHANIC ALIGNED THE WHEELS. NOW WHEELS PULL TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TEST DRIVEN. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. GMC SAID COULD NOT HELP UNLESS VEH...

REAR SELF ADJUSTER INOPERABLE FROM FACTORY, CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR AND COMPONENT FAILURE.

LEFT REAR BRAKE SELF-ADJUSTER INOPERABLE FROM THE FACTORY. INADEQUATE REAR BRAKING CAUSED PREMATURE BRAKE SYSTEM WEAR AND FAILURE INCLUDING FRONT DISC PADS, WARPED FRONT DISC ROTOR, WORN REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND SHOES, AND ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE REFUSED TO HONOR WARRANTY SERV...

LEFT REAR BRAKE SELF-ADJUSTER INOPERABLE FROM THE FACTORY. INADEQUATE REAR BRAKING CAUSED PREMATURE BRAKE SYSTEM WEAR AND FAILURE INCLUDING ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR.

STEERING PROBLEMS CAUSED DRIVER TO RUN OFF OF ROADWAY.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. OWNER HAS HAD THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE ROTORS , AND THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED TWICE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. OWNER HAS HAD THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE ROTORS , AND THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED TWICE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. OWNER HAS HAD THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE ROTORS , AND THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED TWICE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES FAIL CONTINUALLY CAUSING LOSS TO STOPPING DISTANCE CONTROL, PULSATION AND PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, UNABLE TO RECTIFY.

ERRATIC STEERING WHEEL BEHAVIOR.

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; ON DRY ROAD CONDTIONS WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE PULLS THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. WHEN THE ROAD IS WET OR VEHICLE BEING TOWED BEHIND, THE FRONT LEFT BRAKE WILL LOCK UP. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE AUG 0F 97. DEALER IS UNA...

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES , WENT TO DEALER, REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER THIS REPAIR, DEFECT WAS STILL OCCURRING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REARENED A ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 40-45 MPH. ,BRAKES COMPLETLEY FAILE. ,NO ABS WARNING LIGHT. DRIV...

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES , WENT TO DEALER, REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER THIS REPAIR, DEFECT WAS STILL OCCURRING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REARENED A ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 40-45 MPH. ,BRAKES COMPLETLEY FAILE. ,NO ABS WARNING LIGHT. DRIV...

VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES , WENT TO DEALER, REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER THIS REPAIR, DEFECT WAS STILL OCCURRING WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REARENED A ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 40-45 MPH. ,BRAKES COMPLETLEY FAILE. ,NO ABS WARNING LIGHT. DRIV...

ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. DEALER ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. DEALER ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

RIGHT FRONT GOODYEAR TIRE BLEW OUT AT SIDEWALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. *AK

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NORMAL MANNER, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONTINUED HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED ON 11/17/97, ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDE...

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A NORMAL MANNER, AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. CONTINUED HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE ABS CONTROL UNIT WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED ON 11/17/97, ALONG WITH THE MASTER CYLINDE...

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ABS KICKS IN FOR THE FIRST FEW SECONDS AND THE TRUCK WONT STOP. *AK

STEERING BOX CONTINUALLY FAILED.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING SOMETHING CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO TWITCH FOR LESS THAN A SECOND AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS DUE THE VES (VARIABLE EFFECT STEERING). THE POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED END OF AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY RUNNING HOT CAUSING IT TO MELT WIRE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CUTTING OFF INTERMITTENTLY.

SHOCKS REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE BOUNCING WHEN CROSSING DIPS IN ROADWAY.

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY PULL TO THE RIGHT AND ALSO AT INTERVALS TO THE LEFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE BRAKE CALIPERS, BUT FOUND NO REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED AFTER SITTING IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR 10-12 HOURS. *AK

THE ENGINE HAS MADE A TAPPING/KNOCKING NOISE ALMOST SINCE NEW. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED ABS BRAKES, STARTED PULLING RIGHT WHEN HEATED; PULLS LEFT WHEN COLD; PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKES WEARING FASTER THAN DRIVER'S:TOOK TO DEALER; CANNOT FIND PROBLEM; DID CHANGE PADS/CALIPERS & HAD PASSENGER WHEELS ROTATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED ABS BRAKES, STARTED PULLING RIGHT WHEN HEATED; PULLS LEFT WHEN COLD; PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKES WEARING FASTER THAN DRIVER'S:TOOK TO DEALER; CANNOT FIND PROBLEM; DID CHANGE PADS/CALIPERS & HAD PASSENGER WHEELS ROTATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPLIED ABS BRAKES, STARTED PULLING RIGHT WHEN HEATED; PULLS LEFT WHEN COLD; PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKES WEARING FASTER THAN DRIVER'S:TOOK TO DEALER; CANNOT FIND PROBLEM; DID CHANGE PADS/CALIPERS & HAD PASSENGER WHEELS ROTATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, RUNNING RPMS HIGH, WENT TO ACCELERATE & HEARD LOUD BOOM; APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP AT STOP SIGN & HEARD ANOTHER LOUD BOOM. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD IT TESTED & BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT; HAD NO BRAKING POWER. *AK

OWNER SAYS THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING ON CLEAR ROAD AND GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE SIDE. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT.

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE (SINCE PURCHASE.)