1994 Chevrolet Suburban engine problems

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

GENERAL MOTORS UNWILLING TO HONOR WARRANTY OBLIGATIONS UNDER A SPECIAL POLICY AMENDMENT. TSB 00064 INCREASES COVERAGE FOR ELEVEN YEARS OR 120,000 MILES FROM DATE OF SERVICE IN REGARDS TO MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC DIESEL FUEL INJECTION PUMP. THIS INCLUDES 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBANS.

NHTSA complaint #10026103 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS/MISFIRES ON ACCELERATION, AND LONGER TIME TO CRANK HOT OR COLD. AT TIMES SLIGHT TOUCH OF ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD.*AK THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED, LOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS PER RECALL 95I005, WHEN VEHICLE WAS RETURNED IT WAS WORSE. CONSUMER INSTALLED A VACUUM PUMP WHICH WAS NEEDED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD A LIFT PUMP WAS NEEDED AND THEY GUARANTEED THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED. IT WASN'T. NOW THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #8006855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING QUITS/DIES/SHUTS OFF THEREBY CAUSING THE LOSE OF STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF AUTHORIZED CHEVY DEALR JIM STUTZMAN CHEVROLET IN WINCHESTER VIRGINIA SINCE OCTOBER OF 1999. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE HAD THEIR MECHANIC TEST DRIVE IT AND HE HAS EXPERIANCED THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER "IT" SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEM THAT I NEVER SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A CHEVY DIESEL AND "WHAT DO I WANT TO DO HOW MUCH MONEY DO I WANT TO SPEND AND THEY WILL JUST START CHANGE OUT PARTS " I AM IN FEAR OF MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL. I SPENT $350 DOLLARS JUST LAST WEEK HAVING A PART CHANGED THAT THEY "THOUGHT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM " THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS IT HAPPENED 2 HOURS AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP ON MY WAY HOME. THIS VEHICLE WEIGHS ALMOST 4000LBS. I HAVWE BEEN VERY LUCKY SO FAR. WHAT WILL AHPPEN TO ME WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME AND IT DIES? OR LIKE THE FIRST TIME WHEN I WAS ON A CURVEY MOUNTAINOUS ROAD AND IT DIED AND I ENDED UP IN A FIELD AND HAD TO BY SOD FOR THE LADY WHOSE LAWN I ENDED UP IN. WHAT IF HER CHILDREN HAD BEEN PLAYING IN THE YARD OR I WAS APPROCHING A SCHOOLCROSSING? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN WRECKS AND INJURIED OR KILLED AND THEY WEREN'T LUCKY ENOUGHT TO SURVIVE THE FIRST INCIDENT? PLEASE HELP ME RESLOVE THE MANUFACTORERS DEFECT BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I AM NOT ABLE TO TRADE IT IN OR BY A NEWONE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BECAUSE OF A DEFECT LIKE THIS . THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

NHTSA complaint #718319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

PE94092, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DIESEL OIL PUMP OR COMPUTER MODULE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE OPERATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.

NHTSA complaint #845196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY TIME, THEN DIES, AND WILL NOT RESTART. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIRWORK DONE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #843913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS STALLING AND JERKING. IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD.

NHTSA complaint #839135 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL AND ENGINE FAILED, LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL COMSUMPTION FOR ENGINE, NO LEAK PRESENT.

NHTSA complaint #535333 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ENGINE STOPS RUNNING SPONTANEOUSLY WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. LOSS OF ENGINE CAUSES SEVERE CONTROL PROBLEMS SUCH AS STEERING AND BRAKING.

NHTSA complaint #540746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE HAS HAD EIGHT PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITHIN FIRST 18,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #528474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. VEHICLE STALLS WHEN REACHING 85 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECALL NUMBER 95I005000.

NHTSA complaint #833205 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS, MANY REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER NOT ABLE TO CORRECT STALLING PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #534411 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

POWER SEATS DETACHING FROM ANCHORS. ABS BRAKES LOCKING UP ON WET ROAD WHEN APPLIED, CAUSING BRAKES TO SLIDE. FUEL INJECTOR PUMP FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY (5 TIMES). LEAKS IN VALVE COVER GASKET.

NHTSA complaint #821969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO RESURFACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND DRUMS/REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT.

NHTSA complaint #820708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY RELEASE ( THEY WILL NOT STOP) . OWNER HAS TO STAND ON THE BRAKES OR PUMP THE ABS SOMETIMES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK EGR VALVE REPLACED. 2 SHOCKS REPLACED DUE TO A RATTLE IN THE FRONT. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #818263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

EXHAUST ROTTED OFF.

NHTSA complaint #520697 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

COOLING FAN INOPERATIVE.

NHTSA complaint #511337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TAKEN IN (3) TIME FOR REPAIRS, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #800304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING, BRAKES LOCKUP AND VEHICLE HAS LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, ABS BRAKE, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT VEHICLE HAS NO POWER WHEN TOWING. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #972793 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE FAILED AS PER SERVICE RECALL (94C28).

NHTSA complaint #966770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.