Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-11-16 | 93V187000 |
SEATS | 604,207 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-14 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BACK RETAINING BOLT BROKE LEADING TO TOTAL REARWARD COLLAPSE OF DRIVER SEAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I… |
| 2003-11-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE 1989 SUBURBAN AND THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND SOME OF THE PIN STRIPING IS PEELING OFF AND I WAS READING SOME OF TH… |
| 2003-07-03 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 93-V-187-000: RECLINER MECHANISM AND SEAT FRAME MAY HAVE FOAM AND/OR VINYL BETWEEN THEM, CREATING A "SOF… |
| 2002-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. NAR 07/02/2003.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (OHIO TRA… |
| 2002-04-18 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEI… |
| 2001-04-15 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | IN JULY OF 2000 I WENT TO FIRESTONE TO REPORT A BUBBLE IN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE EMPLOYEE SAID THAT THE TREAD WAS SEP… |
| 2000-11-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD RECALL 93V187000 FOR SEAT RECLINING & HAD IT REPAIRED. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER FELT THAT HE WA… |
| 2000-08-28 | SEATS | No | 1 | SECOND FALIURE OF REPAIRED DRIVERS SEATBACK. DRIVERS SIDE (LEFT) RECLINER BOLT BROKE CAUSING DRIVER TO STIKE HEAD ON DO… |
| 2000-08-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD ONE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT LOCKING SYSTEM REPLACED IN THE PAST. I WENT THROUGH THE VEHICLE TODAY AND I HAVE TH… |
| 2000-07-27 | SEATS | No | 1 | THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN THE EARLY TO MID '90'S FOR FAILURE OF A BOLT WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE SEA… |
| 2000-05-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING 60MPH DOWN HWY 59 IN HOUSTON AND HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE LIKE I RAN OVER SOMETHING. LUCKILY I WA… |
| 2000-01-08 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | COMPLETE TREAD LOSS, NO FLAT, ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVE HOME ON STEEL BELTS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/15R75 ) |
| 2000-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR FIRESTONE LT 235-85-R16 A/TMS TIRES, TWO OF THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND CAUSING VIBRATION WHILE… |
| 1999-11-20 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A CHAIN REACTION REAR END COLLISION WHEN STRUCK IN THE REAR, DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BOLTS BROKE, CAUSI… |
| 1999-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED (93V-016) HOWEVER FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OCCURRED DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE TRANSMISSION (… |
| 1999-02-04 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | TRAILER HITCH INSTALLED AT FACTORY BECAME LOOSE DUE TO BOLTS FALLING OFF. MJS |
| 1999-01-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FRONT SEAL BROKE, CAUSING THE HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID TO HIT EXHAUST, RESULTING IN A UNDERHOOD FIRE . *AK |
| 1998-08-24 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | DURING A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO GO FORWARD AND CRUSHING … |
| 1998-03-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE TOTALED. |
| 1998-02-26 | SEATS | No | 0 | BOLTS TO BACK OF DRIVER'S SEAT SHEARED OFF CAUSING SEAT TO COLLAPSE, RECALL WORK ON THE BOLTS COMPLETE, HOWEVER THEY ST… |
| 1998-01-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | BUCKET SEAT RECLINER BOLTS, BOTH ON DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDES, BROKE PRIOR TO/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-187). |
| 1997-12-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FLEXIBLE FUEL HOSE RUBS ON 4WD TRANSFER CASE SUPPORT, WEARING A HOLE THROUGH IT. PRESSURIZED FUEL THEN SPRAYS ON HOT E… |
| 1997-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL FLEXIBLE HOSE IS NOT SUPPORTED AND IS DESIGNED TO LAY UPON A STRUT. THE STRUT WORE A HOLE THROUGH THE FUEL HOSE AL… |
| 1997-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES FROM 1997 TO THE PRESENT ONCE IN 1997, ONCE IN 1998, & TWICE IN 199. … |
| 1997-07-22 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 45MPH WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS FOR NO REASON; OBSCURED DRIVER'S VIEW. DRIVER HAD TO… |
| 1997-04-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 1 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN AREA OF TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, PULLING A TRAILER. FIRE CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FLUID… |
| 1997-01-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | RECALL RELATED, 93V187, NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL INFORMATION, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ANCHOR AND ATTACHMENTS BROKE WHI… |
| 1996-12-09 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | RECALL- NO 93V187000. THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK MECHANISM FAILED DURING OPERATION, CAUSING THE SEAT TO GO BACK. *AK CONSU… |
| 1996-10-16 | TRAILER HITCHES | No | 0 | TWO BOLTS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TRAILER HITCH WHICH IS CAPABLE OF HANDLING 10,000 PDS., THE HITCH WAS INSTALLED BY THE C… |
| 1996-09-27 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | RIGHT REAR WHEEL STUDS SHEARED OFF. |
| 1996-08-28 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SEAT BACK BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING BACK OF SEAT TO RECLINE. |
| 1996-06-27 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DH |
| 1995-11-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO DROP BACK AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (93V-137). *AK |
| 1995-10-29 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | BOLT THAT HOLDS THE PASSENGER SEAT BACK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION SNAPPED, RESULTING IN A COLLAPSED SEAT. TT |
| 1995-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASE TRUCK NEW THE CRANK SHAFT BROKE IN TWO PARTS CAUSE FLAWED. TT |
| 1995-07-29 | SEATS | No | 0 | BOLT HOLDING DRIVERS SEAT UPRIGHT BROKE, CAUSING SEAT TO RECLINE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS. (93V187000) *DSH |
| 1995-06-27 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TAILGATE WINDOW HAS BROKEN TWICE AND HAS COME OFF THE TRACK MANY TIMES. TT |
| 1994-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | IN COLD CLIMATES THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK |
| 1994-08-31 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 1 | DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BOLT SHEARED, CAUSING SEAT BACK TO FALL BACKWARDS/INJURY. *AW |
| 1994-03-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | RECALL COMPONENT REPAIR COMPLETED THEN FAILED AGAIN. (93V-187) *NLM |
| 1994-02-04 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 1 | SEAT BACK RECLINES UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING INJURY. *DSH |
| 1994-02-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK BOLT BROKE . TT BOLT WAS REPLACED AND IS NOW STIPPED AND COULD FAIL AGAIN. *… |
| 1993-11-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SEAT SUPPORT BOLTS FAILED BEFORE/AFTER RECALL REPAIR CAUSING SEAT BACK TO COLLASPE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. |
| 1993-09-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE BACK OF THE SEAT FAILS FALLS DOWN RECALL #91C33. TT |
| 1993-09-03 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE 3 TIMES(9/3/93, 12/16/97, 2/3/99). THIS IS A POOR DESIGN WITH CHEAP WHITE METAL PARTS. T… |
| 1992-11-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT BECAUSE OF MEDAL FLAKES INSIDE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TT |
| 1992-05-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | NIETHER DIRVER NOR PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED OR SECURED PROPERLY. *AK |
| 1991-11-04 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | BOLT THAT HOLDS THE BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT BREAKS. THIS IS THE NINTH INCIDENT. TT |
| 1991-05-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT SHIFTS BACK PASSENGER SEATBELT GETS TANGLED. TT |
| 1988-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILS TO RETRACT OR RESTRAIN INTERMITTENTLY. |