1996 GMC Suburban defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1996 GMC 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
  Preliminary Evaluation PE00017 · opened Apr 11, 2000 · closed Sep 26, 2000

  Based on the reports received by odi from consumers, failure of the headlight electrical circuit may occur in the subject vehicles, and may result from repeated adjustment ofthe tilt steering wheel in the subject vehicles.repeated adjustment of the steering wheel position may strain the wiring in the headlight circuit …

• 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

• BATTERY LEAKS ACID
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99073 · opened Dec 3, 1999 · closed May 2, 2000

  Odi has received 21 complaints where owners allege that the standard gm factory supplied ac delco battery case failed, resulting in the leakage of sulfuric acid.of the 21 complaint vehicles, six suburban, three tahoes, and one yukon owner(s) complained about a loss of brake fluid from deterioration of the right frontbr…

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

  Poor performance of abs brakes