1997 GMC Suburban

WE HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ATLEAST ONE INJECTOR TO GO OUT. WE HAD THREE MORE GO OUT AND THEN THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OTHER FOUR BACK IN SEPT. 2001. SEPT. 2002 # 7 INJECTOR HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A COUPLE OF MECHANICS AND A SERVICE MANAGER THEY REPORTED TO US THAT THEY HAVE HAD LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE INJECTORS IN THE 1997 & SOME 1998 MODELS, BUT MID WAY IN 1998 GM CHANGED THE TYPE OF INJECTORS THAT THEY WERE USING, BUT THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED ANY OF THE OLD ONES WITH THE PROBLEMS.*AK

THE FIRST DATE OF FAILURE WAS AROUND MAY 2001 AND STARTED WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS AND CONTINUED SINCE. THE STEERING WOULD COMPLETELY GO OUT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. IT FELT LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKED FROM MY HAND. I COULD NOT GET ANYONE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DO IT DURING TEST DRIVE. ON JUNE 30, 2002, WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. I IMMEDIATLY WENT TO EXPERTTIRE AND A PART WAS REPLACED REGARDING THE STEERING. AFTER CHECKING WITH THE LOCAL DEALER, FOUND THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ANOTHER SUBURBAN OWNER HERE IN LAUREL, MISSISSIPPI AS WELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOUR STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY AND I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED ON MY VEHICLE AT 67,000 MILES AND PROBABLY WELL BEFORE THIS BUT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL PICKED UP ON ROUTINE MAINTENACE CHECK. NORMALLY, I WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND MOVE SINCE I HAVE GMPP (EXTENDED WARRANTY) WITH NO OUT OF POCKET COSTS. NOT IN THIS CASE. THE PROBLEM HERE WITH THE MANIFOLD GASKET IS NOT ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION. IT IS ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE AND OTHER NOXIOUS GAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. BEFORE THE LAWYERS AT GMC PICK UP THEIR PENCILS AND START TAKING NOTES, THE END RESULT IN MY CASE WAS ONLY ONE OF FEELING TIRED AT THE WHEEL. PROBLEM SOLVED WHEN THE NEW MANIFOLD GASKETS WERE INSTALLED. EVERYONE HAPPY, NO ACCIDENTS--NOT QUITE SO FAST.. WELL HERE IS THE PROBLEM: I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC TO THIS SERIES OF VEHICLE AND TO BE EXPECTED EVERY 36,000. IF TRUE, THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE DRIVING 1997 AND EARLIER GMC SUBURBANS AROUND TIRED OR WORSE. AS A PHYSICIAN, I AM WELL AWARE THAT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO LOW LEVELS OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS IS UNHEALTHY. I WOULD LIKE GMC TO PRODUCE DATA TO THE NHTSA ON THE FREQUENCY OF MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS IN THIS SERIES VEHICLE/ENGINE, THE LIKLIHOOD OF SUCH LEAKS SENDING EXHAUST EMISSIONS INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBABILITY OF SUCH LEAKS PRODUCING CATASTROPHIC RESULTS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT TIME I PICK UP A PAPER AND READ THAT SOMEONE DRIVING A GMC VEHICLE "FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL" I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT UNRELATED TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED, WITHOUT NOTICE OR AP PLICATION, WHILE DRIVING AT 55 TO 60 MPH. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY, TO SKID @ 150 FEET ACROSS DRIVING LANES, SPIN 180 DEGREES AND HIT THE OPPOSITE ROAD EASEMENT. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL PEDAL WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FALL TO FLOORBOARD, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WILL FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKE PADS AND SHOES/ ROTORS, AND LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WHICH HAS FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

WHILE TURNING CORNER IN SUBDIVISION TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 2 GEAR. JUMPED INTO 3RD GEAR AND THE TRUCK JUMPED FORWARD. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAY TO GET HOME AND ONCE SLOWED THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ROAR UNTIL JUMPING INTO 3RD GEAR. ONCE THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED, I HAD NO REVERSE. I WAS TOLD THE REVERSE HOUSING BROKE,WHICH CAUSES THE GEARS TO SLIP AND THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY WARNING...NO PREVIOUS "TRANSMISSION SLIPPING" AND IS A COMMON THING IN THIS MODEL SUBURBAN . TRANSMISSION TECH ALSO SHOWED ME WHERE THIS REVERSE PART BROKE AND SAID GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS MADE A STRONGER PART FOR THE TRANSMISSION. IF GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? IT IS CAUSED FROM A FAULTY PART. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IS COSTING ME OVER 1500.00 DOLLARS. THE ABS BRAKES HAVE TO BE HELD TO THE FLOOR AND THEN THE BACK WHEELS SKID. I THOUGHT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WAS TO STOP THE SKIDDING. IT IS AS IF THE LOCKING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK ON SUDDEN STOPS. BECAUSE THE LOCKING DOES NOT TAKE OVER, THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE TO MUCH WEIGHT TO STOP BECAUSE THE REAR DRUMS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE STOP. THEY DO NOT WORK TOGETHER, CAUSING THE PADS AND SHOES TO WEAR OUT AND GRIND THE ROTORS AND DRUMS. THE PASSENGER BACK DOOR ELECTRIC WINDOW WHILE ROLLING IT DOWN MAKES A CLUNK NOISE AND THEN IT WILL ONLY ROLL BACK UP TO THE POINT WHERE THE NOISE IS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE 2 PEOPLE GET THE WINDOW UP. ONE HOLDING THE WINDOW AND PULLING AT IT UPWARDS WHILE THE OTHER HOLDS THE BUTTON TO GET IT TO CATCH.*AK