Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Chevrolet Suburban.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-03 | TIRES | No | 0 | BRIDGESTONE TIRE RUPTURE: PLY SEPARATION, ON FREEWAY, NO WARNING, AT 35000 MILES WITH LOTS OF TREADLIFE REMAINING. I… |
| 2010-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE P/S GEARBOX WAS SEPARATING FROM ITS MOUNT ON THE VEHICLE FRAME AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVED.… |
| 2008-06-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED FOUR PREMIUM BRIDGESTONE TIRES ($168 EACH). TWO OF THESE HAVE NOW FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO CATASTROPHIC TR… |
| 2007-10-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | PURCHASED FOUR BRIDGESTONE R273 SWP PREMIUM TIRES IN 2001 ($168 EACH) FROM BRIDGESTONE DEALER. VEHICLE IS 1988 CHEVROLE… |
| 2006-01-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT FRACTURED CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWAR… |
| 2003-05-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SINGLE BOLT THAT ATTACHES SEAT BACK TO SEAT BASE FAILED, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO FALL BACK LEAVING ME LOOKING AT THE CEILI… |
| 2000-09-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING (FIRESTONE FIREHAWK RMT LT2677516). NLM |
| 2000-06-10 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 4 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, HEARD A THUMP, THUMP NOISE & THEN VEHICLE GAVE A JERK. STOPPED VEHICLE & CHECKED TIR… |
| 2000-06-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON HIGHWAY AND A PASSER BY WAS POINTING TO HIS TIRE. THERE WAS A LUMP INSIDE OF H… |
| 1999-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLS OUT, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, AND HAD ENGINE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL … |
| 1998-11-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SINGLE BOLT HOLDING SEATBACK UPRIGHT SUDDENLY FAILED,LEAVING DRIVER FLAT ON HIS BACK, LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING. THIS … |
| 1997-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BECAUSE OF BROKEN CRANKSHAFT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION. YH |
| 1997-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRYING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES, WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT, WOULD FREE SPIN/REV MOTOR, HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE, DEALER RE… |
| 1996-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELT ON BOTH SIDES ARE HARD TO PULL TO FASTEN AND DO NOT "CATCH" WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY GOES FORWARD. |
| 1996-06-29 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | Yes | 0 | LUG BOLTS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF/ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DH |
| 1996-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RATCHET JAMS/LOCKS. |
| 1995-07-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK, BETWEEN THE SKID PLATE AND FORM, ABSORB WATER AND ROT OUT FUEL THE FUEL TANK. *AK |
| 1995-04-05 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | REAR TAILGATE WINDOW BROKE/SHATTERED 5 TIMES UPON CLOSING DOOR. *SKD |
| 1995-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, CRUISE CONTROL ALSO ACTIVATED AT 65 MPH, CAUSING ENGINE TO GO INTO HARD ACCCELERATION… |
| 1989-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | MASTER CYLINDER FAILED; BRAKE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS FELT SOFT AND IN COLD WEATHER, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | HAD TO GET A NEW GAS TANK BECAUSE THE BAFFLE CAME LOOSE IN THE GAS TANK AND WHENEVER GOING AROUND A CORNER THE CAR WOUL… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL A HISSING NOISE IS HEARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPP… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS, WHEN WON'T UNLOCK, AND CAN'T OPEN MANUALLY. TT |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS IN THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE AND RECLINE BACKWARD PURCHASE TRUCK USED . *AK |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK LEAK , THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION PURCHASE TRUCK USED. TT |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DRIVER'S BUCKET SEAT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RELEASE FROM THE … |