NHTSA Complaint #718319 — 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING QUITS/DIES/SHUTS OFF THEREBY CAUSING THE LOSE OF STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF AUTHORIZED CHEVY DEALR JIM STUTZMAN CHEVROLET IN WINCHESTER VIRGINIA SINCE OCTOBER OF 1999. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE HAD THEIR MECHANIC TEST DRIVE IT AND HE HAS EXPERIANCED THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER "IT" SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEM THAT I NEVER SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A CHEVY DIESEL AND "WHAT DO I WANT TO DO HOW MUCH MONEY DO I WANT TO SPEND AND THEY WILL JUST START CHANGE OUT PARTS " I AM IN FEAR OF MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL. I SPENT $350 DOLLARS JUST LAST WEEK HAVING A PART CHANGED THAT THEY "THOUGHT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM " THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS IT HAPPENED 2 HOURS AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP ON MY WAY HOME. THIS VEHICLE WEIGHS ALMOST 4000LBS. I HAVWE BEEN VERY LUCKY SO FAR. WHAT WILL AHPPEN TO ME WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME AND IT DIES? OR LIKE THE FIRST TIME WHEN I WAS ON A CURVEY MOUNTAINOUS ROAD AND IT DIED AND I ENDED UP IN A FIELD AND HAD TO BY SOD FOR THE LADY WHOSE LAWN I ENDED UP IN. WHAT IF HER CHILDREN HAD BEEN PLAYING IN THE YARD OR I WAS APPROCHING A SCHOOLCROSSING? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN WRECKS AND INJURIED OR KILLED AND THEY WEREN'T LUCKY ENOUGHT TO SURVIVE THE FIRST INCIDENT? PLEASE HELP ME RESLOVE THE MANUFACTORERS DEFECT BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I AM NOT ABLE TO TRADE IT IN OR BY A NEWONE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BECAUSE OF A DEFECT LIKE THIS . THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *AK