Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Chevrolet Suburban.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY, THE FUEL PUMP … |
| 2011-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT 35 MPH, THE POSTED SPEED, WE LOST BRAKE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SERVI… |
| 2010-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NOVEMBER 2010, I WENT TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT WAS V… |
| 2010-08-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTAC… |
| 2009-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH WHILE TOWING A TRAILER, T… |
| 2006-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT CR… |
| 2006-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1996 SUBURBAN CAUGHT ON FIRE DURING TRANSPORT DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TS *NM |
| 2006-05-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | FROM: DAVID B PARKER COMMENTS: IN A CRASH ON 5/27/06 WHERE ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT HIM AT … |
| 2006-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER 1996 SUBURBAN CONVENTIONAL CAB FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED AT 12,000 - 22,000 MILES. VEHICLE ENGINE ALSO REVVED… |
| 2006-03-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAN OCCUR WHILE IDLING, ACCELERATING, CRUISE SPEED, ANY TIME OF YEAR, ANY WE… |
| 2006-01-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | THE BATTERY CABLES LEAK ACID, . WHEN THE BATTERY BECOMES CORRODED, THERE IS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS T… |
| 2005-11-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. FUEL PUMP FUSE BLOWN. REMOVED FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY, FOUND WIRING BURNT/CHARRED IN… |
| 2005-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: 1996 GMC SUBURBAN , WHILE PULLING OUT FROM THE POST OFFICE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD … |
| 2005-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS FAILURE. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS STARTS ENGAGING MAKING THE VEHICLE PULL TO ONE SIDE AN… |
| 2005-01-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | No | 0 | DRIVING FROM WORK-SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS. SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR IN VEHICLE GOING FROM I-270S TO I-370W ~ 1/4 MILE FROM R… |
| 2004-12-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, INTAKE MANIFOLD, ENGINE COOLING, TRANSMISSION, TIRES, FUEL … |
| 2004-08-03 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK DECLINED BACKWARDS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE, AND VEHICLE S… |
| 2004-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED 2 1996-1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND HAVE HAD THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK ON BOTH AT ABOUT 85000 MILES. I DID … |
| 2004-04-20 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | ANTI LOCKS SYSTEM KICKS IN AT ALMOST EVERY STOP. STARTS TO VIBRATE AT 4 TO 5 MPH. AT DIAGNOSTIC BEFORE WE COULDN'T GET… |
| 2004-04-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | RECALL 03V159 000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL DURING INCLE… |
| 2004-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN, SIDE MIRROR REMOTE CONTROL IN DRIVERS DOOR PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. I TORE OUT THE PANEL AND CUT… |
| 2004-01-14 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERI… |
| 2003-12-31 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2003-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TWICE NOW FOR MY 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. BOTH TIMES IT HAS COST ME OVER $65… |
| 2003-11-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER/MECHANIC, AND EACH… |
| 2003-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE, HAD TO COAST TO … |
| 2003-05-22 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED, WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN. *JB |
| 2002-12-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | 1996 CHEVY SUBURBAN WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE. OCCURED SUDDENLY IN A DOWNPOUR ON A MOUTAIN HIGHWAY, NEAR COLLISION… |
| 2002-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | PROBLEM: ENGINE SHUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED. WILL RESTART. AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS TO DEALER BETWEEN APRIL 99 AND JAN 2000 A… |
| 2002-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL … |
| 2002-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE GASKET AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ARE DETERIORATE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AN REPLACED PARTS. PLEA… |
| 2002-09-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAUSED THE WIRE … |
| 2002-07-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | PREVIOUS RECALL ONLY COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED UNTIL 05/96. MINE WAS MANUFACTURED 06/96 AND DEALER (DADELAND CHEVR… |
| 2002-06-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR KEEPS GOING OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK … |
| 2002-06-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | FAN SWITCH LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT CONTROLLED THE AIR VENTILATION MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED… |
| 2002-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THE CONSUMER WIPERS ARE EXPERIENCING SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 98V-150001 YET THE VEHIC… |
| 2002-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | DON'T BELIEVE THE ABS SYSTEM WORKS AND THE FRONT DISC PADS NEED REPLACEMENT EVERY 3K MILES. CHEVY DIDN'T WANT TO ADDRE… |
| 2002-03-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AT TIMES WHEN CONSUMER WENT TO TURN THE WIPERS OFF, THEY REMAINED ON. *AK… |
| 2002-02-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL 98 V 151 001, WIPER WORK INTERMITTED, NOW REALLY S… |
| 2001-11-27 | SEATS | No | 0 | A BROKEN BOLT ON DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK ANCHOR CAUSED SEAT TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER / MANFACTURER WERE NOTIF… |
| 2001-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND REGULAR HEADLIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON, ONLY THE HIGH BEAM LIGH… |
| 2001-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL FELT HARD, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. NO ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID … |
| 2001-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-07-03 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. ENTIRE TREAD PEELED OFF TIRE, BUT DID NO… |
| 2001-06-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. SHE HAD FOOT ON BRAKES, AND VEHICLE STARTED… |
| 2001-06-24 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER REGAINED CON… |
| 2001-06-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1) MAJOR COOLANT LEAK FROM INTAKE/CYL HEAD GASKET (LEFT REAR OF MOTOR) (2) ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT INDICATES TC 1870 COD… |
| 2001-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 6 | BRAKE DO NOT WORK |
| 2001-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MANUFACTURE… |
| 2001-05-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER CLAIMS THAT VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE EVERY TIME SHE PUTS IT IN REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSSION PROB… |