11 of the 65 complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet Suburban are about the transmission — 17% of everything reported for this model year.
11
Complaints
1
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR INTO ANOTHER GEAR WHILE DRIVING. CAN TAKE OUT OF PARK & INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE WOULD GO FORWARD INSTEAD. BRAKES WOULD MAKE RATTLING SOUNDS WHEN APPLIED. WOULD HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK.
NHTSA complaint #846059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PUMP STOPPED RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION , FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSING SMOKE.
NHTSA complaint #513798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
GM WAS AWARE OF THE IMPROPER COMPONENTS INSTALLED IN THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION BUT FAILED TO RECALL CAR AND CORRECT DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #703855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #510960 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RELEASING FLUID OUT OF THE VENT STARTING A FIRE, DAMAGING WIRING.
NHTSA complaint #982756 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM RESULTED IN FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #490748 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; REGULARLY, SHIFT LINKAGE WOULD ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE WHILE IN MOTION. PLEASE DECRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #979577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
AUTO-TRANSMISSION; REGULARLY, SHIFT LINKAGE WOULD ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE WHILE IN MOTION. PLEASE DECRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #979577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LEAKS FLUID. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #485333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #485333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. *SKD
NHTSA complaint #486075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.