1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Electrical System Problems

4 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical System Issues in the 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

4 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 2 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

All Electrical System Complaints

#10537114 | Fire
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, A FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE BATTERY PRECEDED BY THICK WHITE SMOKE. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PLASTIC WHEELWELL GUARD AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER THE SMOKE WAS NOTICED. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, DASHBOARD, WINDSHIELD, AND FRONT FLOOR PAN AREA WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. *TR
#10142213 | Fire
DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY THE NEIGHBOR'S DOGS WERE BARKING, SHE LOOKED OUT , AND THERE WERE SPARKS COMING OUT OF VEHICLE. SHE WOKE UP HER HUSBAND. HEARD A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, IT BURNED THE WHOLE MOTOR, MOST OF THE INSIDE, DASHBOARD. NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE CHIEF SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK
#851911 |
WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATES UNEXPECTEDLY, AND WHILE BRAKING THE ENGINE IRACES HIGH. THE RPMS ARE HIGH, AND THE FRONT WHEELS ARE SQUEALING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. OCCUPANT NEEDS TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO HAVE THE RPMS RETURN TO NORMAL. PREVIOUSLY, HAD A TON OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID IT MAY BE ELECTRICAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
#707099 |
THIS SWITCH FAILED WHILE PARKED, THANK GOODNESS. A BURNING ODOR BECAME OVERWHELMING WHILE PUTTING ON SEATBELTS TO DRIVE AWAY. IT WAS NIGHT, SO I COULD NOT TELL FOR SURE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. MY NEXT INSTINCT WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF IN HOPES OF PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE DOME LIGHT SWITCH WAS MELTED TO THE POINT THAT THE SWITCH, BEZEL AND WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WERE DESTROYED. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ONE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND ONE FOR THE WIPER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM IS SUSPECT IN THIS VEHICLE. WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES WE NOW HAVE THREE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. OBVIOUSLY PER MY REPORT, THERE WERE NO INJURIES CAUSED BY THE SWITCH BURNING UP. HOWEVER, HAD MY WIFE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME THAT THE SWITCH MELTED,...

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