1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

299 complaints filed with NHTSA.

299
Complaints
11
Crashes
3
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP27
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC12
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR12
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION8
STEERING7
TIRES7
TIRES:TREAD/BELT7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING6
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING6
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER5

Recent Complaints

20160205CrashSERVICE BRAKES

BRAKE LINE FAILED AFTER MED TO HEAVY BRAKING, LEAVING LITTLE TO NO BRAKE AS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.

20050604CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

BRAKES SHAKE AND VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING. ON OCCASION, BRAKES FAILED AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. MECHANIC INSPECTED FOUND "NO PROBLEM" WITH BRAKES. THE LAST INCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MORE THAN ENOUGH DISTANCE WAS GIVEN FOR STOPPING.

20050511POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

STOPPED ON ROADWAY TO PICK UP A PART THAT HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE TRUCK TRAVELING IN FRONT OF ME. I PUT MY 1998 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN PARK AND POPPED THE REAR HATCH. I REMEMBER HEARING THE REAR HATCH CLICK AND NOW REALIZE THAT THE HATCH WON'T RELEASE UNLESS THE TRUCK IS IN PARK. I WALKED BEHIND MY TRUCK TO PICK UP THE PART. AFTER I PICKED IT UP, I WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE FORCE OF MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK MUST HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AFTER I'D PUT IT IN PARK. I RECENTLY READ ABOUT A SIMILAR INCIDENT

20050426CrashTIRES

1998 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN SUFFERED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WHEN A BLOWOUT OCCURRED.*MR *JB *NM

20020822CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION AT 25-30MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

20020514FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE TO FAULTY SWITCH THAT CONTROLS OUTSIDE MIRROR, CAUSED DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO START BURNING, CLAIM 40-2517-187. *SLC

20011113VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH A ROCK CAME THROUGH FRONT WINDSHIELD / PASSENGER'S SIDE AND SHATTERED GLASS ONTO PASSENGER AND A CHILD IN SECOND RAW IN A CSS. BOTH PARTIES RECEIVED MINOR INJURY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

20011016FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE TO FAULTY SWITCH THAT CONTROLS OUTSIDE MIRROR, CAUSED DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO START BURNING, CLAIM 40-2517-187. *SLC

20010320FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

FIREMAN CONTACTED DETERMINED TO BE AN ALECTRICAL SHORT CAUSE FIRE TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. (AK

20001117CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING A 55 MPH HIT A DODGE DAKOTA AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. *AK

20001010CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

MY TRUCK SINCE NEW ONCE EVERY ONE OR TWO WEEKS THE BRAKES DON'T WORK, WHEN YOU MORE NEED THEM, SUDDENT STOP NOT PANIC STOP. WAS REPORTED IN SEVERAL OCCASION TO THE DELER,THEY INSPECTED REPACE PADS ... NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. THE TRUCK CONTINUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST 9/25/00 THE CAR STARTED RUNNING LIKE WHEN THE BRAKES IS ON AND LOCK IT.ONE MORE TIME PADS EVERY THINK IS REPLACED, BUT THIS TIME CONTINUE LOCK,KNOW CONTAMINATION IS SUSP. ??? MORE PARTS TO BE CHANGE. I AM REQUESTING HELP TH

19990930CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

DURING IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THE MASTER CYLINDER SHEARED OFF THE FIRE WALL RENDERING BRAKES INOPERABLE AFTER IMPACT. DO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RESULTED IN DRIVER SUFFERED A FRATURED STERNUM. VEHICLE TOTALED. *YC

19990930CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DURING IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THE MASTER CYLINDER SHEARED OFF THE FIRE WALL RENDERING BRAKES INOPERABLE AFTER IMPACT. DO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RESULTED IN DRIVER SUFFERED A FRATURED STERNUM. VEHICLE TOTALED. *YC

19990711CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

MY VEHICLE RAN HEAD-ON INTO THE SIDE OF A CAR THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. MY CAR WAS SO DAMAGED THAT THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR "TOTALED" IT. THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT I, THE DRIVER, SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THE STERNUM (I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT WITH SHOULDER HARNESS). THE AIR BAGS OF MY CAR DID NOT GO OFF, BUT THE AIR BAGS OF THE CAR I HIT DID GO OFF. ON IMPACT THE BRAKE MASTERCYLINDER WITH THE POWER ASSIST UNIT WAS BROKEN OFF THE FIRE WALL BY THE ABS MODULE. THEREFORE I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES

19990711CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY VEHICLE RAN HEAD-ON INTO THE SIDE OF A CAR THAT RAN A STOP SIGN. MY CAR WAS SO DAMAGED THAT THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR "TOTALED" IT. THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT I, THE DRIVER, SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THE STERNUM (I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT WITH SHOULDER HARNESS). THE AIR BAGS OF MY CAR DID NOT GO OFF, BUT THE AIR BAGS OF THE CAR I HIT DID GO OFF. ON IMPACT THE BRAKE MASTERCYLINDER WITH THE POWER ASSIST UNIT WAS BROKEN OFF THE FIRE WALL BY THE ABS MODULE. THEREFORE I DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES

19990625CrashSTRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS

ACCIDENTLY STRUCK POLE AT 1 TO 2 MPH AND DID $505.08 DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER. IS THERE NOT A SPEED REGULATION CONCERNING REAR BUMPERS. *AK