1996 Chevrolet Suburban

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK DECLINED BACKWARDS. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE, AND VEHICLE SERVED OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE OUT OF THE DITCH, AND DRIVE THE HOME. CONSUMER BACK, LOWER NECK AREA, AND CHEST WERE SORE. CURRENTLY VEHICLE PARKED IN CONSUMER'S DRIVEWAY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 75MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. VEHICLE VIBRATED. PULLED TO SIDE., AND CHECKED TIRES. NOTICED TREAD HAD PEELED OFF. PUT SPARE ON. BROUGHT ANOTHER TIRE TO REPLACE SPARE. 2ND TIRE LEFT REAR BLEWOUT, SAME THING HAD HAPPENED. THEN, 3RD TIRE, RIGHT FRONT, SAME PROBLEM. THREW AWAY FIRST TIRE. KEPT OTHER TWO TIRES THAT BLEW OUT SAME DAY. VEHICLE WENT OFF ROAD TO THE LEFT & THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT. DRIVER SUFFERED BACK INJURIES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION OF THIRD TIRE. BRIDGESTONE PUELER APT (AFTER MARKET) LT 265/75R16. *AK

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING IMPACT.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN NORMAL OPERATION. OWNER HAS HAD BRAKE LINES/CALIPERS/ROTORS AND PADS PUT ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO COLLISION. *AK

SEAT BELT FAILED/NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURIES

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

DEALER REFUSED TO WARRANT THE CABLE, ALTHOUGH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CLEARLY INDICATES THAT IT WAS COVERED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND CONSUMER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO START, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK *ML

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS SENSORS WERE CORRODED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISABLE THE ABS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. THE CONTACT DOES NOT PLAN TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 191,700. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED CAN PROVIDE A LIST OF WITH OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SIMILAR DEFECTS. UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR

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 APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH OR SLIGHTLY BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IN MY 1996 CHEVY. SUBURBAN 1500 LT. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, PLEASE ADD THIS TO YOUR DATABASE; IF NOT YOU MAY WANT TO INVESTIGATE OTHER SUCH MODELS. I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE CRASH BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTACH THEM HERE. *JB

MY COMPLAINT STEMS FROM AN INCIDENT WITH THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX AT TIRE WHICH LOST IT'S TREAD AND NEARLY KILLED MY FAMILY. REFER TO MY COMPLAINT WHICH I CLASSIFIED UNDER FIRESTONE, LT245/75R16 (JUNE 28TH, 2003). FROM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED SO FAR...FIRESTONE IS BEING TOTALY UNETHICAL REGARDING THEIR RESPONSE TO ALL THESE FAILURES. I ALSO FEEL THAT THIS ORGANIZATION, NHTSA IS NOT REPRESENTING THE TAX PAYERS IN THAT IT IS OBVIOUS FROM ALL THESE REPORTS FILED THAT SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THESE TIRES. WHY DON'T YOU PUT ALL FIRESTONE, STEELTEX, TIRE COMPLAINTS UNDER ONE CATAGORY? YOU ARE WATERING DOWN THE SEVERITY OF THIS BY HAVING 10-15-20 OR MORE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS WHERE PEOPLE SUCH AS MYSELF LODGE COMPLAINTS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TIRES....MORE PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR LIVES UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE. AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A SMALLER VEHICLE ON WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. DEALER CLAIMED THAT BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS LARGE IMPACT DID NOT TRIGGER AIRBAG SENSOR, AND DID NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS UNPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH DRIVER HIT A DEER, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. VEHICLE IS BEING HELD AT THE BODY SHOP. OWNER NOT SURE IF THE TRUCK WOULD BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FROM THE BACK, PUSHING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE 100 FEET, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMNER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15MPH WHEN HE ATEMPTED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE . *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. *AK

DRIVING AT 20 -25 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A REAR END OF OTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDNOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN ONTO THE RAILROAD TRACK. BOTH FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. *AK

OWNER PULLED OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *AK