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1984 Chevrolet SuburbanProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 6 owner complaints about the 1984 Chevrolet Suburban, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

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Safety recalls0None on recordOwner complaints62 with a crash, fire or injuryTop problem3Service brakes, hydraulic

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through July 27, 2007. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1984 Chevrolet Suburban has problems

6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, hydraulic30
Tires21
Structure10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1984 Chevrolet Suburban recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1984 vs. every other Suburban year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Suburban median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1984 Chevrolet Suburban, and the recalls they led to.

  1. POOR BRAKING ON PANIC STOPDP88003 · closed Feb 20, 1988
    No recall
In owners' words

What Suburban owners report

Recent service brakes, hydraulic complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

I WAS DISCUSSING A FRIEND'S BRAKE ROTOR REPLACEMENT WITH HIM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT HIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL COULD HAVE AS MANY AS FIVE DIFFERENT DISKS, ALL OF WHICH SEEM TO BE INTERCHANGEABLE, UNTIL YOU TEST OUT THE VEHICLE AFTER COMPLETION. IS THERE ANY WAY OF TELLING THE RIGHT PARTS…
Complaint 10197710 · Jul 27, 2007
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, IT CAUSED BRAKE PEDAL TO GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.…
Complaint 863181 · Jun 7, 2000

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