11 of the 1,038 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban are about the lighting — 1% of everything reported for this model year.
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Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
MY 1994 SUBURBAN WAS SERVICED AT R & S CHEVROLET, JOPLIN MO UNDER G M CAMPAIGN # 99V025 FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH---THE SWITCH WAS WORKING PERFECTLY AT THE TIME OF SERVICE BUT IS NOW DISFUNCTIONAL AS DESCRIBED IN THE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN.
NHTSA complaint #10018450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH BRAKES JUST LIKE STATED IN RECALL 99 V 025 000/ BRAKE SWITCH. DEALER IN THE AREA HAD KEPT REPAIRS IN HOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #888391 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL 99025000/BRAKE SWITCH: ON GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE ROAD OR A BUMP IT CAUSES A TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKE FOR 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE RESTORING. VEHICLE BEEN A INDEPENDENCE REPAIRS SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED FOR A APPOINTMENT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #870091 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DUE TO A FAULTY LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
NHTSA complaint #782579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA RECALL 99V025000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98065 CONCERNING DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. RECEIVED RECALL LETTER, BUT LOST IT. DEALER WILL NOT DO THE RECALL REPAIRS UNLESS CONSUMER HAS THE LETTER. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WILL NOT SEND OUT A DUPLICATE LETTER.
NHTSA complaint #864208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHT RECALL, DEALER REFUSED TO FIX MANDITORY RECALL
NHTSA complaint #9000676 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE STOPPING VEHICLE RESULTING IN FADING DUE TO POSSIBLE RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE (99V-025). MJS
NHTSA complaint #548597 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DUE TO A FAULTY LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
NHTSA complaint #782579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS SWITCH FAILED WHILE PARKED, THANK GOODNESS. A BURNING ODOR BECAME OVERWHELMING WHILE PUTTING ON SEATBELTS TO DRIVE AWAY. IT WAS NIGHT, SO I COULD NOT TELL FOR SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. MY NEXT INSTINCT WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF IN HOPES OF PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH WAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT THE SWITCH, BEZEL AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WERE DESTROYED. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ONE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND ONE FOR THE WIPER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM IS SUSPECT IN THIS VEHICLE. WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES WE NOW HAVE THREE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. OBVIOUSLY PER MY REPORT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES CAUSED BY THE SWITCH BURNING UP. HOWEVER, HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THAT THE SWITCH MELTED, SHE VERY WELL MAY HAVE ENDED UP WITH A DASH BOARD FIRE ON THE ROAD WITH 5 CHILREN. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WITH OTHER SUBURBANS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. AS AN ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, I KNOW DARN WELL THAT THET THERE IS NO SUCH THINK AS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE ON ANY TYPE OF FAILURE AND THIS VEHICLE IS PROVING TO BE A LOSER WHEN IT COMES TO WIRING AND SWITCHES. SORRY FOR BEING SO LONG WINDED. *99V025000.
NHTSA complaint #707099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THIS SWITCH FAILED WHILE PARKED, THANK GOODNESS. A BURNING ODOR BECAME OVERWHELMING WHILE PUTTING ON SEATBELTS TO DRIVE AWAY. IT WAS NIGHT, SO I COULD NOT TELL FOR SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. MY NEXT INSTINCT WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF IN HOPES OF PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH WAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT THE SWITCH, BEZEL AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WERE DESTROYED. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ONE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND ONE FOR THE WIPER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM IS SUSPECT IN THIS VEHICLE. WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES WE NOW HAVE THREE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. OBVIOUSLY PER MY REPORT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES CAUSED BY THE SWITCH BURNING UP. HOWEVER, HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THAT THE SWITCH MELTED, SHE VERY WELL MAY HAVE ENDED UP WITH A DASH BOARD FIRE ON THE ROAD WITH 5 CHILREN. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN UNDERSTANDING THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WITH OTHER SUBURBANS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. AS AN ENGINEER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, I KNOW DARN WELL THAT THET THERE IS NO SUCH THINK AS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE ON ANY TYPE OF FAILURE AND THIS VEHICLE IS PROVING TO BE A LOSER WHEN IT COMES TO WIRING AND SWITCHES. SORRY FOR BEING SO LONG WINDED. *99V025000.
NHTSA complaint #707099 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
REPLACED STOP LAMP SWITCH.
NHTSA complaint #966770 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.