Chevrolet Suburban / 1994
1994 Chevrolet Suburban problems
Owners have filed 1,038 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 61.2% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of visibility at 16.9%.
Complaints1,038
Crashes158
Fires12
Injuries56
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 61.2% · 635
Visibility 16.9% · 175
Seat belts 2.6% · 27
Electrical system 2.3% · 24
Engine and engine cooling 2.2% · 23
Seats 1.7% · 18
Tires 1.6% · 17
Power train 1.4% · 15
Severity
Of those complaints, 158 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire, 56 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Chevrolet Suburban in this data, 1994 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filing volume has held steady, 4 in the last three years against 4 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 124,062 miles.
In owners' own words
Abs system would not clear codes 71-74 during diagnostic testing. Flowchart specifies part replacement, however, abs light on dash has never illuminated except for the two seconds after vehicle started. Safety is an issue when testing requires replacment, but the driver is not warned. Component was tested because car pulled to the left when brakes applied. Later determined to be a bad remanufactured caliper. Service brakes, hydraulic
On rainy day went to slow down, brake pedal made clicking noise as I applied preasure. Then it went to the floor and vehicle moved fowards into the back of a stopped car at a traffic light. A mechinc at sears garge said he though the 1994,s and 1995,s had problems with abs systems. I would like to know how many other acicidents have occured since 1994 involving abs system on surbubans? Thank you. Service brakes, hydraulic
I have had problematic anti-skid since purchasing this vehicle, and have had dozens of near accidents and actually have been forced to veer into shoulders and ditches to prevent disaster. We are afraid to drive this vehicle and want to get rid of it. The dealer has been informed of this on numerous occassions, but continuously charges us to 'adjust' or replace the brakes and says this problem is normal. Service brakes, hydraulic
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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Other Chevrolet Suburban years
1992 226 complaints · 70.4% service brakes, hydraulic 1993 616 complaints · 66.9% service brakes, hydraulic 1995 587 complaints · 31.3% service brakes, hydraulic 1996 531 complaints · 30.7% service brakes, hydraulic 1997 556 complaints · 20.7% steering 1998 299 complaints · 24.1% service brakes, hydraulic