1997 Chevrolet Suburban

CHEVROLET DID NOT PAY FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF, WHEN I DID NOT ACCEPT , THEY WITHDREW THE OFFER. AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP THERE WERE 3 OTHERS IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY ALL HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS THEY HAVE PUT IN THESE VEHICLES, AND THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEM. MY VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY SERVICED BY CHEVROLET, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. I FEEL THAT THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CHEVROLET HAVE TO FIX THEM. *AK

DRIVING 65 MPH AND TOWING A BOAT ON INTERSTATE WHEN TRANSMISSION "WENT OUT" (UNDER 50,000 MILES) ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION. EMPLOYEE OF DEALERSHIP ADVISES GM HAS HAD PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSIONS OVERHEATING BUT NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETINS. PURCHASED NEW TRANSMISSION WITH SUPPOSEDLY "CORRECTED" PROBLEM. NEED HELP TO SEE IF GM WILL HELP COVER ANY COSTS WITH PROBLEM THEY WERE AWARE OF. *AK

FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT MELTED AND SHORTED OUT CAUSING CAR TO STALL ON THE ROAD.TORQUE CONVERTOR REPLACED/ TRANS RECONDITIONED, POWER STEERING BOX LEAKING/ REPLACED. BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REPLACED,AC COMPRESSOR REPLACED. NUMEROUS COOLANT LEAKS FIXED. WINDSHIELD REPLACED DUE TO DEFECT. BATTERY REPLACED DUE TO ACID LEAK. WHATS NEXT? *AK

I HAD THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS REPLACED, (DEALER STATED IT WAS NEEDED), AND EVER SINCE, I HAVE NOISE WHICH SEEMS TO COME FROM DRIVESHAFT. I HAD THEM ( DEALER ) CHECK, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE TIRES, OR PERHAPS A BEARING. THIS NOISE WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO GETTING U-JOINTS, HOWEVER I ALSO HAD CUPPING ON A RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AND THEY REPLACED A MODEL, OR SOMETHING. I SAW ON THE NTSA BULLETIN NO. 9610 OF JAN 4, 2000 , THAT 1997 SUBURBANS HAD A COMPONENT PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE STOPPING, APPLYING BRAKE, HEARD A CLUNK NOISE AND FELT A JARRING. AFTER PARKING, TRIED TO PUT INTO REVERSE AND COULD NOT. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FORWARD BUT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. NOW UNABLE TO GET INTO GEAR AND IT DOES NOT SHIFT. NO REVERSE. THE BRAKE PROBLEM BECAME APPARENT WITH A GRINDING NOISE WHILE MOVING THROUGH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. FAILED CALIPERS AND RESULTING IN DAMAGED ROTORS AND PADS. *AK

OUR CHEVY SUBURBAN HAS JUST OVER 50,000 MILES AND IS PAST THE WARRANTY MILEAGE. ON A TRIP TO LAS VEGAS, THE TRUCK STARTED TO JERK FIERCLY INTO GEAR. WHEN I ACCELERATED, THE TRUCK WOULD JERK INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT DID THE REPAIRS ADVISED US THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT, AND SHRAP METAL WAS GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF 1 DAY. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO ADVISED US THAT HE HAD PERFORMED THE SAME REPAIRS ON 3 OTHER CHEVY SUBURBANS THAT DAY ALONE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A TRUCK WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO GET THE TIRES BALANCED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN WAS BEGINNING TO REMOVE THE BRAKE PADS- HE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE ROTORS. WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE CRACKS WERE HEAT CRACKS, AND THAT WE WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE NEW ROTORS. ONCE AGAIN, WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY"NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR".