10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
22,288 miles

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problem #4

Nov 302009

Suburban

  • 65,000 miles
2003 Chevy Suburban I think it is called the cluster where the speeodometer and the fuel gage are located. Fuel gage does not work and speedometer is stuck. Air bag light has gone on twice took to vehicle to dealer they changed front sensor and the light came back on a month later 06/20/2010.

- Newark, NJ, USA

problem #3

May 132007

Suburban 4WD

  • miles
2003 Chevy Suburban 4WD rollover resulting in roof compacting and seat belts failing, 3 major injuries;: all wearing seatbelts: Driver: Road burn, cut's, bruises, broken rib. Front passenger: Severe, traumatic brain injury, C2, stage 3 spinal fracture. Window's broke out & car landed on right arm resulting in elbow dislocation, fracture and muscles torn from the bone; broken rib. 2nd seat passenger: 1/2 thrown out of the car sustaining 3 spinal fxs, rib fx., scapula fx. And road burn. 3rd seat passenger: Thrown from the vehicle into the fast lane on oncoming traffic. Sustaining head injury, bilateral collarbone fracture's, scapula fx. And road burn. Chevy Suburban's cannot withstand a rollover and Chevy was aware of this. We have not been given our constitutional right to a court trial. Impeach obama obama & his circus for defying our U.S. constitution!

- Burleson, TX, USA

problem #2

Sep 282004

Suburban 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • 18,250 miles
While driving at any speed air bag warning light continuously illuminates on the dash board. As a result the air bags became inoperative and wouldn't deploy when needed. Dealership replaced every air bag component, but the problem recurred.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #1

Jul 142004

Suburban 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • 5,900 miles
The consumer was involved in an accident where it was hit from the front driver side, the impact caused the vehicle to hit a telephone pole head on. The air bags did not deploy.

- Fresno, CA, USA