10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
48,218 miles

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problem #2

Jul 172004

Suburban 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 96,437 miles
While pulling out on to the main street from a residential housing area, both lanes clear of on coming traffic..dry/sunny day.....12 noon Saturday....as I pulled out I saw 60 yards ahead traffic in my lane was stopped for a vehicle 3-4 cars ahead of me making a left hand turn. My speed was under 25 mph and when I went to apply the brakes my 1999 Suburban 2wd would not stop. I applied my brakes well in advance of the stopped vehicles, but my Suburban continued to move forward with little or not stoppage. I tried to ditch the vehicle to the right but could not due to a telephone pole, road side cemetery and trees. At the time I saw the on coming left lane did not have vehicles coming so I pulled out into that lane. I passed 2 or 3 of the vehicle in my lane before a vehicle traveling in the left lane towards me came. I tried to steer the Suburban to the left into the ditch. I was unsuccessful and collided head on with the other vehicle. I had my seat belt on but the seat belt did not stop me from hitting my head on the wind shield causing a star burst crack in the glass. Both air bags deployed....cw

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

problem #1

Apr 082003

(reported on)

Suburban

  • miles
After the consumer pulled the front seat belts out to latch, the belts rubbed against the seat adjuster, which caused the seat belts to fray.

- Lexington, SC, USA