1996 Chevrolet Suburban defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1996 Chevrolet Suburban. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA02006 · opened May 31, 2002 · closed Jul 23, 2003 · led to recall 03V210000

  As a result of this, and the precedinginvestigation, rq99-003, gm has expanded the population of safety recall 98v-150 (replacement of the windshield wiper control module) to include an additional 1.77 million vehicles.included are various 1994-1997 my m/l vans, s/t trucks and suvs, & c/k trucks and suvs.see attached t…

• HEADLIGHT
  Engineering Analysis EA00024 · opened Sep 26, 2000 · closed Dec 21, 2001
• BATTERY LEAKS ACID
  Engineering Analysis EA00013 · opened May 2, 2000 · closed Jun 28, 2002

  There is no summary currently available

• OEM HITCH RECEIVER PLATFORM CRACKING
  Defect Petition DP00001 · opened Jan 31, 2000 · still open

  The petition alleges that cracks in the hitch receiver platform may lead to separation of the trailer and loss of steering control

• STEERING SHAFT SEPARATIONS
  Engineering Analysis EA97007 · opened Apr 17, 1997 · closed Mar 12, 1998

  Coupling bolts, joining the steering shaft, may separate.in some cases, total unforeseen, loss of steering control may result.

• STEERING SHAFT SEPARATIONS
  Preliminary Evaluation PE96076 · opened Dec 18, 1996 · closed Apr 17, 1997

  Bolt in the coupling, joining the upper intermediate and steering column shafts, falls out.total loss of steering occurs when the shafts then separate.

• POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE
  Engineering Analysis EA95026 · opened Sep 20, 1995 · closed Sep 20, 2001 · led to recall 01I006000

  Poor performance of abs brakes