1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

6 recalls, 1,038 complaints - 24 TSBs

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Defect Description

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE... Read more

Consequence

THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

88,303 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

Defect Description

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.

Consequence

IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, G... Read more

1,755,876 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

Defect Description

THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAFETY ACT. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: 1992-1994 CHEVROLET AND GMC SUBURBANS EQUIPPED WITH VACUUM POWER-BRAKE ASSIST AND EBC4 ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) MODULES. THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT POO... Read more

Consequence

THIS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO BRAKE PEDAL FEEL.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW BRAKE PEDAL PAD. IN ADDITION, DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE-BOOSTER OUTPUT ROD AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY.

255,770 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS, CREW CABS, UTILITY TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH THE POLARITY OF THE WIRING FOR THE ZERO ADJUST BRAKE SWITCH REVERSED FROM WHAT WAS SPECIFIED ON THE SWITCH DRAWING. WITH THE REVERSED POLARITY, THE CONTACTS IN THE BRAKE SWITCH... Read more

Consequence

THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND REVERSE THE WIRING.

988,587 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

Consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.

1,557,585 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Defect Description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS, VANS AND MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONICALLY FUEL INJECTED 6.5L DIESEL ENGINE. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATION PART 573. HOWEVER, IT IS DEEMED A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BY THE AGENCY. THE CAMPAIGN WILL IMPRO... Read more

Consequence

CERTAIN VEHICLES CAN EXHIBIT SOME DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS SUCH AS POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE, STALLING, MISFIRE, POOR HOT OR COLD STARTING, EXTENDED CRANKING OF A HOT ENGINE, OR STALLING AFTER START. TRUCKS WITH MANUALTRANSMISSIONS CAN EXHIBIT POOR ACCELERATION FROM START OR COULD STALL DURING DECELERATI... Read more

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL SOME RECENTLY DEVELOPED ENHANCEMENTS WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE OVERALL DRIVEABILITY OF THESE VEHICLES.

60,000 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Complaint Statistics

1,038 total complaints 158 crashes 12 fires 56 injuries 3 deaths

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	506
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	91
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	70
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	51
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	12
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER	12
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	11
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK	11

Incident date: Apr 26, 2023

The faulty blow motor is has caused the pigtail and resistor wires to melt and the dealership wants to charge for repairing that even though they have melted due to the faulty blower motor .

Incident date: Nov 13, 2021

The contact owns a 1994 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph and applying the brake pedal to stop the pedal suddenly extended to the floor causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a second vehicle. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at... Read more

Crash

Incident date: Aug 24, 2013

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, A FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE BATTERY PRECEDED BY THICK WHITE SMOKE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC WHEELWELL GUARD AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER THE SMOKE WAS NOTICED. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DASHBOARD, ... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Aug 24, 2013

Fire

Incident date: Sep 13, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER T... Read more

Incident date: Jul 11, 2009

1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT DAMAGING THE HEATER LINES AND RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. *BF OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0678-91. *JB UPDATED 04/14/10 *BF

Incident date: Dec 15, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V150001 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER); THEREFORE,... Read more

Incident date: Jun 18, 2006

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WILL WORK VERY INCONSISTENTLY. ALSO, IF HE MANUALLY MOVES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WILL BEGIN TO FUNCTION FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOR... Read more

Incident date: May 5, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL # 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) IS FOR THE SAME FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MIL... Read more

Incident date: Jan 1, 2001

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN RECALL # 03V159000 CONCERNING VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY OR FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OCCASIONALLY HAS... Read more

Incident date: Sep 21, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #98V150001, REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Incident date: Jan 17, 2006

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF GASOLINE LEAKAGE OTHER THAN THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY VARIOUS REPAIR SHOPS AND DEALERS, BUT NO SOURCE OF LEAKAGE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. *JB

Incident date: Mar 31, 2005

CONSUMER1994 SUBURBAN WINDSHEILD WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHEILD OR AT TIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. *TS THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER PULSE CONTROL MODULE. *NM

Incident date: Nov 3, 2005

DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY THE NEIGHBOR'S DOGS WERE BARKING, SHE LOOKED OUT , AND THERE WERE SPARKS COMING OUT OF VEHICLE. SHE WOKE UP HER HUSBAND. HEARD A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, IT BURNED THE WHOLE MOTOR, MOST OF THE INSIDE, DASHBOARD. NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FI... Read more

Fire

Incident date: Mar 31, 2005

CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AFTER EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TS THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIR MADE ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONS... Read more

Incident date: Sep 1, 2002

DT: CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A RECALL # 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER FAILURE, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS LISTED ON THE RECALL. CONSUMER NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2002, WHEN IT WAS RAINING CONSUMER HAD TO GET OUT, LIFT THE HOOD, AND... Read more

Incident date: Aug 1, 2005

I OWN A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE WIPERS STARTED OUT SHUTTING OFF IN THE WRONG POSITION OR NOT SHUTTING OFF AT ALL. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK AT ALL NOW. I HEARD ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I WENT TO YOUR WEBSITE AND SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 94 SUBURBANS.(NHTSA ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 14, 2005

DT: CONTACT STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME OR THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. ALSO, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AFTER THE SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THERE WERE RECALLS 03V159000 AND 98V150001 FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ... Read more

Incident date: May 22, 2005

1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WIPER MOTORS FAIL AND WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND STOP WHILE DRIVING CREATING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. IS LISTED AS RECALL ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V15900 AND 98V150001 ON YOUR WEB SITE. WE CALLED CHEVROLET ON 800-222-1020 AND WERE TOLD THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM AFTER SEV... Read more

Incident date: Mar 27, 2005

WINDSHIELD MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS REPORTED TO URKA CHEVROLET IN LUDINGTON MI AND THEY STATED OUR 1994 SUBURBAN WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND TOLD US TO CALL CHEVROLET. SAME STORY WITH THEM. I WAS TRAVELLING FROM FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS TO CUSTER MI DURING EASTER 2005 THE WIPERS QUI... Read more

Incident date: Feb 3, 2003

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V159000 DUE TO VIN. *AK

Incident date: Apr 23, 2003

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK THAN STOP. I WIGGLE WIRE CONNECTOR TO MOTOR THAN THEY WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD. IF I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THEY WILL STOP WORKING AND SOMETIMES START WORKING AGAIN. I FOUND OUT THAT 1994 SUBURBAN 4X4 ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE CARD THAT HAS A FAULTY SOLDER. I ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 23, 2003

Incident date: Nov 29, 2004

WHILE CONSUMER WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER 'S SIDE SEAT FRAME BROKE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE SEAT COLLAPSED FORWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE SEAT. *AK...CONSUMER REPLACED THE FRAME. CONSUMER HAS ACTUAL SEAT FRAME AND PARTS ON HAND. ALSO, HAS AIR BAG PHOTOS. *AK

Incident date: Dec 1, 1994

I HAVE HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE: 1. WINDSHEILD WIPER INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED. I WAS INFORMED BY A CHEVROLET DEALER THAT THE RECALL(S) ISSUED THAT MATCH THIS BEHAVIOR EXACTLY DO NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD INC... Read more

Incident date: Dec 1, 1994

Incident date: Apr 25, 2004

UNEXPLAINED AND SUDDEN STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED.*AK

Incident date: Apr 5, 2004

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH ALL FOUR FIRESTONE STEEL TEX SIZE#LT245/75R16 DOT #: CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE PICTURES OF DAMAGED ON THIS TIRES. *NM

Incident date: Mar 26, 2004

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABS BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. HAD DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER, AND WILL TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION IN A WEEK. CONSUMER CHECKED THE INTERNET, AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS ON ABS BRAKES ON THIS MAKE, MODEL... Read more

Incident date: Aug 8, 2003

THE SHOULDER STRAP FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER DOES NOT PULL TIGHT. *NM

Incident date: Feb 21, 2004

WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOW STORM.WIPERS WILL START THEN GO OFF AND NOT RESTART.NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL WORK. *AK

Incident date: Mar 16, 2004

SEAT WELD BROKE ON DRIVERS SEAT. *AK

Incident date: Feb 5, 2004

I SAT DOWN ON THE DRIVERS SEAT ON 2/5/04 AND IT FELT LIKE THE SEAT WAS LOOSE. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE SEAT AND DISCOVERED THE METAL BRACKET NEAR THE LEFT FRONT BOLT OF THE THE SEAT HAD BROKEN OFF AND THE SEAT WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THIS IS DISTURBING AS THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEED IN ... Read more

Incident date: Jul 22, 2003

OWN A 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DUE TO CIRCUIT BOARD AND NTSB IDENTIFIED IN NTSB #03V159000. CHEVY WOULD NOT HONOR SAID MY S/N ON VEHCILE WAS 3,000 UNITS SHORT OF RECALL. MECHANIC SAID EXACT SAME PROBLEMS FOUND IN ALL 94'S. TOTAL COST WAS 110.00 ALL CHEVY WOULD SAY WAS SORR... Read more

Incident date: Oct 15, 2003

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT. GM DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR RETRACTOR BECAUSE THEY CLAIM IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK *MR

Incident date: Aug 14, 1994

BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS DURING PANIC STOPS OR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OVER BUMPS AT A SLOW SPEED. *NLM

Incident date: Dec 3, 2003

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. *AK

Incident date: Oct 27, 2003

ON MY 1994 SUBURBAN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK SOMETIMES. CHEVROLET HAS PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THIS BUT WHEN I ASK ABOUT MY VHEICLE THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED. I AM A BIT CONFUSED BY THEIR LACK OF RESPONSE WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *AK

Incident date: Jul 9, 2003

DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT FAILURE. *LA

Crash 2 injured

Incident date: Oct 1, 2003

RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RESTRAINT FAILED TO OPERATE. SEAT BELT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED. *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03V159000; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK

Incident date: Oct 5, 2003

RECALL NUMBER: 98V150001 MY 1994 CHEVY SUBURBAN IS NOT IN THE VIN NUMBERS COVERED BY THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT WAS MADE AT SAME PLANT IN SAME YEAR AS OTHERS COVERED. I HAD TO PAY FOR EXACT REPAIR AS LISTED IN RECALL. DEALER SERVICE TECH. TOLD ME THAT THEY, "HAVE DONE AT LEAST 100 OF THESE REPAIRS ... Read more

Incident date: Oct 3, 2003

THE VEHICLE WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

Incident date: Sep 5, 2003

THE VEHICLES SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

CONSUMER STATED WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THEY WOULD STOP WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

RECALL# 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH

Incident date: Aug 27, 2003

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 03-V-159-000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

Incident date: May 25, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS IN RECALL# 98V150001. *SCC *JB

Incident date: Jul 14, 2003

GENERAL MOTORS UNWILLING TO HONOR WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS UNDER A SPECIAL POLICY AMENDMENT. TSB 00064 INCREASES COVERAGE FOR ELEVEN YEARS OR 120,000 MILES FROM DATE OF SERVICE IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC DIESEL FUEL INJECTION PUMP. THIS INCLUDES 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBANS. *AK

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Technical Service Bulletins, 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

24 manufacturer communications from 19 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
034000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	3
136200 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	2
036000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	2
353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.	2
350000 EQUIPMENT	2
063200 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	1
061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	1
162310 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS	1

353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock ce

353100 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES

350000 EQUIPMENT

356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco Theft Lock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock c

353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco Theft Lock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock c

350000 EQUIPMENT

This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco Theft Lock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to contact the radio unlock c

061600 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)

Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules

103400 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT

357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

93-00 FULL SIZE UTILITIES (GMT 400 OLD STYLE ONLY) AC BLOWS WARM AND THE HIGH SIDE PRESSURE IS TOO HIGH. *MJ

093000 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

6.5L L49 L56 L57 L65 DIESEL ENGINE REQUIRING FUEL INJECTION PUMP REPLACEMENT. MODELS P32/P42 1994-1999 INCLUDED. *TT

136000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED BOULDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS SPECIAL POLICY COVERS THE CONDITION FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN YEARS OR 70,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY P

136200 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT - WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURES. *TT

100000 POWER TRAIN

DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, SLIP, BUSY/CYCLING TCC OR NOISY COOLING FAN. *TT

033000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VACUUM POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND EBC4 ABS BRAKE MODULES MAY COMMENT THAT THEIR VEHICLES EXHIBIT POOR BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, THIS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO BRAKE PEDAL FEEL. *SLC

036000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

SPECIAL POLICY BULLETIN REGARDING PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT BRAKE SYSTEM SUBJECTIVE FEEL / POOR BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. *TT

036000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

THIS SPECIAL POLICY PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT COVERS VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VACUUM POWER BRAKE ASSIST AND EBC4 ABS BRAKE MODULES EXHIBITNG POOR BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE / BRAKE SYSTEM SUBJECTIVE FEEL. *TT

034000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

BRAKE LEAD/PULL AND FRONT BRAKE WEAR. *MJS

034000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

SOME CAB CHASSIS, CREW CAB, AND PICKUP MODELS MAY EXHIBIT A BRAKE LEAD / PULL AND FRONT BRAKE WEAR. *TT

136200 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

PRODUCT RECALL CAMPAIGN INVOLVING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT. *TT

030000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

VEHICLES LEADING OR PULLING TO EITHER SIDE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND PREMATURE FRONT BRAKE WEAR, ESPECIALLY VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO TOW A HEAVY LOAD. *YC

034000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

VEHICLE LEADING OR PULLING TO EITHER SIDE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES OR FRONT BRAKE WEAR NOT MEETING EXPECTATIONS. *YC

162310 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

BROKEN REAR CARGO DOOR HINGE (INSTALL REPLACEMENT HINGE). *TW

061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

COLD ENGINE KNOCK. *TW

063200 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

NEW CAST IRON EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STAINLESS STEEL GASKET TO CORRECT ENGINE NOISE CONDITION. *TW

NHTSA Safety Investigations, CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

EA, Closed , Model Year: 2000

OVERHEATED FUEL PUMP WIRING

IN A LETTER DATED APRIL 14, 2005, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) NOTIFIED ODI THAT IT HAD IDENTIFIED A DEFECT RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY IN APPROXIMATELY 316,508 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2000-01 1500 SERIES CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND GMC YUKON XL VEHICLES (RECALL 05V-155).GM DETERMINED THAT SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE... EQUIPPED WITH FUEL MODULE RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES (MRAS) THAT CONTAIN FUEL PUMP WIRES AND/OR CONNECTORS THAT MAY OVERHEAT UNDER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS.ACCORDING TO GM, FUEL PUMP WIRES THAT OVERHEAT MAY RESULT IN ONE OR MORE CONDITIONS THAT PRESENT RISKS TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY:(1) FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE MRA PASS-THROUGH CONNECTOR IF THE OVERHEATING PRODUCES A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR; (2) ENGINE STALL IF WIRING EXPOSED BY THE OVERHEATING SHORTS TO GROUND AND CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO BLOW; OR (3) INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS IF OVERHEATED WIRING IS SHORTED TO THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER CARD.GM'S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE OVERHEATED WIRING AS A HIGH-RESISTANCE CONDITION IN THE MRA CONNECTOR CONTACTS DUE TO FRETTING CORROSION THAT MAY DEVELOP OVER TIME.GM DETERMINED THAT THE CORROSION IS CAUSED BY MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE CONTACT SURFACES AND THAT SUCH MOVEMENT IS PRIMARILY INFLUENCED BY CHASSIS AND FUEL TANK VIRBRATION CHARACTERISTICS.GM'S TESTING FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RECALLED MY 2000-01 1500-SERIES VEHICLES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN IN OTHER GM VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME MRA CONNECTORS.THESE VEHICLES HAD THE HIGHEST RATE OF RELATED FUEL LEAK AND STALL COMPLAINTS; AND A RECENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY GM FOUND EVIDENCE OF MRA WIRING OVER-HEATING IN ALMOST ONE-THIRD OF THE 1500-SERIES VEHICLES INSPECTED. OTHER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE SUBJECT MRA CONNECTOR AND EVALUATED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MY 2000-01 2500-SERIES SUBUBRAN AND YUKON XL VEHICLES, WHICH FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF EA04-026, AND PEER POPULATIONS OF SHORT WHEELBASE YUKON AND TAHOE UTILITY VEHICLES AND FULL-SIZE SILVERADO AND SIERRA PICKUP TRUCKS. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V-155 FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:(1) THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH FUEL TANKS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS VIBRATION AT THE MRA INTERFACE THAN THE RECALLED VEHICLES; (2) THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL LEAKAGE IS SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER IN THE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SHORT-WHEELBASE UTILITY VEHICLES DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN FUEL TANK CONFIGURATION AND NO INCIDENTS OF FUEL LEAKAGE DUE TO OVERHEATED WIRING WERE VERIFIED IN THESE VEHICLES; (3) THERE THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY THREE POTENTIALLY RELATED COMPLAINTS OF FUEL LEAKAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OVERHEATED WIRING CONDITION IN THE 2500-SERIES LONG-WHEELBASE UTILITY VEHICLES; AND (4) NO EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATED WIRING WAS FOUND IN THE 2500-SERIES SUBURBAN AND YUKON XL VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS INSPECTED BY GM IN ITS VEHICLE SURVEY EFFORTS AND THE RATE FOUND IN THE SHORT-WHEELBASE UTILITIES WAS LOWER THAN THE RECALLED VEHICLES BY AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE. ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE EXPERIENCE IN THE 2500 SERIES MY 2000-01 LONG-WHEELBASE UTILITY VEHICLES.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS FOR THE 2500 SERIES VEHICLES.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY A CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES.Read more

PE, Closed , Model Year: 2000

OVERHEATED FUEL PUMP WIRING

THE FUEL PUMP WIRING AND CONNECTOR MAY OVERHEAT AND MELT A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE.POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE FUEL TANK LEAKAGE AND ENGINE STALL WITH NO RESTART.FOURTEEN OF THE 20 COMPLAINTS TO ODI ALLEGE FUEL TANK LEAKAGE, INCLUDING ONE THAT REPORTED THAT A FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CA... LLED TO THE SCENE AFTER A POOL OF GASOLINE WAS DISCOVERED BENEATH THE VEHICLE.MOST OF THE ODI COMPLAINTS REPORT INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. ACCORDING TO GM, FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IF THE HEAT IS SUFFICIENT TO MELT A HOLE IN THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR LARGE ENOUGH FOR LIQUID FUEL TO FLOW THROUGH.ON-BOARD EMISSIONS DIAGNOSTICS MAY DETECT HOLES THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY 0.040 INCHES OR MORE AND SET A SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT.THE CONNECTOR POSITION IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS BELOW THE FUEL LEVEL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL.WHILE GM DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL COULD LEAK FROM A TANK WITH A MELTED FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR, SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED SIGNIFICANT LEAK EVENTS.ENGINE STALL CAN OCCUR IF:(1) A SHORT OCCURS IN THE PUMP WIRING (BARE WIRE EXPOSED BY MELTED INSULATION SHORTS AGAINST A GROUND OR GROUND WIRE) AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FUSE IS BLOWN; OR (2) THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF FUEL DUE TO AN INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READING RESULTING FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP WIRING AND THE LEVEL SENSOR WIRING. GM'S ANALYSIS OF FIVE ASSEMBLIES RETURNED FROM INCIDENT VEHICLES DETERMINED THAT THE CONDITION IS CAUSED BY ELEVATED RESISTANCE/ ARCING AT THE MRA UNDERCOVER B CAVITY TERMINAL OF THE FOUR-WAY 150 METRI-PAK CONNECTOR.GM ATTRIBUTES THE HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING TO A DEPRESSED CONTACT ARM AT THE 150 METRI-PAK B CAVITY FEMALE TERMINAL.GM IS CONTINUING ITS INVESTIGATION TO COMPLETE ITS ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS. MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLIES USING THE 150 METRI-PAK CONNECTORS WERE USED BY GM IN SEVERAL MILLION C/K-SERIES SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS FROM MY 1997 THROUGH 2002, WHEN GM RELEASED A METAL MRA COVER AND A 280 METRI-PAK CONNECTOR IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.DURING PE04-042, ODI COLLECTED INFORMATION FROM GM CONCERNING MY 2000-2002 C/K SUV'S AND PICKUP TRUCKS.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 9 PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR THOSE VEHICLES AND ABOUT 39 PERCENT OF COMPLAINTS TO GM. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO FURTHER ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN GM C/K-SERIES VEHICLES.Read more

EA, Closed , Model Year: 1995

BATTERY LEAKS ACID

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DP, Open , Model Year: 1993

OEM HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM CRACKING

THE PETITION ALLEGES THAT CRACKS IN THE HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM MAY LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL

EA, Closed , Model Year: 1997

ERRATIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIV

THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION (ODI) HAS INVESTIGATED ALLEGATIONS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.FOR DETAILS AND A BASIS FOR THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS, PLEASE SEE THE CLOSING REPORT IN THE EA99-011 PUBLIC FILE.ODI HAS NOT IDENTIFIED A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREN... Read more

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1994

DRIVERS SEAT FAILURE

THE COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THE DRIVERS SEAT MOUNTING FAILS, ALLOWING THE SEAT TO MOVE OR TIP REARWARD INTO A RECLINED POSITION.

PE, Closed , Model Year: 1995

UNDERSEAT VEHICLE FIRES

ALLEGED SHORTING OF WIRE FOR POWER SEAT CAUSES UNDERSEAT FIRE.

EA, Closed , Model Year: 1992

POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE

POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS BRAKES

DP, Closed , Model Year: 1984

POOR BRAKING ON PANIC STOP

CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CHEVROLET SUBURBAN across all model years (1981, 2024).

178 Total Recalls

10,625 Total Complaints

9 Investigations

810 Reported Crashes

188 Reported Fires

20 Reported Deaths

CHEVROLET SUBURBAN - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2024	1	55	View
2023	3	159	View
2022	4	167	View
2021	12	256	View
2020	4	64	View
2019	3	102	View
2018	4	111	View
2017	5	186	View
2016	6	301	View
2015	11	589	View
2014	3	77	View
2013	4	170	View
2012	4	139	View
2011	3	193	View
2010	3	161	View
2009	5	133	View
2008	4	276	View
2007	4	359	View
2006	1	33	View
2005	7	161	View
2004	6	265	View
2003	7	361	View
2002	4	352	View
2001	8	543	View
2000	11	382	View
1999	2	861	View
1998	3	299	View
1997	3	556	View
1996	4	531	View
1995	7	587	View
1994 (current)	6	1,038
1993	2	616	View
1992	5	226	View
1991	4	65	View
1990	4	67	View
1989	4	68	View
1988	4	35	View
1987	1	21	View
1986	0	7	View
1985	0	12	View
1984	0	6	View
1983	0	4	View
1982	1	1	View
1981	1	1	View
1979	0	1	View
1978	0	3	View
1977	0	3	View

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TAHOE	240	12,622	View
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SILVERADO 1500	200	22,534	View
CORVETTE	187	6,308	View
CAMARO	179	4,298	View
SILVERADO	159	10,964	View
SILVERADO 3500	152	1,409	View
EXPRESS	151	838	View

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