While driving vehicle stalls/misfires on acceleration, and longer time to crank hot or cold. At times slight touch of accelerator and vehicle lurches forward.*ak the vehicle cuts off at any speed, losing power steering and power brakes. This problem is extremely dangerous. Consumer took vehicle to have it repaired as per recall 95i005, when vehicle was returned it was worse. Consumer installed a vacuum pump which was needed but did not fix the problem. Consumer took it back and was told a lift pump was needed and they guaranteed the problem would be fixed. It wasn't. Now they can't duplicate the problem.
1994 Chevrolet Suburban: jerking or lurching
12 of the 858 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban describe jerking or lurching.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Jerking or lurching by model year
What owners say
Was driving approximately 25mph & was slowing down, applied brake pedal & it went to floor. Abs brakes failed. Finally caught & jerked vehicle. Was hard to control. Vehicle finally stopped. This was the 2nd or 3rd time it happened. Took vehicle to dealer & braking problem could not be duplicated. Mechanic could not repair problem.
Occasionaly when coming to a stop during a contact with wet roadway the ABS system seems to be engaging in a manner that is erratic and dramatic. When coming to a stop, just as total stopping is about to occur a violent pulsing of the brakes occurs such that the feeling of being rear-ended takes place. This will continue for anywhere from 3 to 5 braking incindents in a row and then abrubtly stop. By the time I get to a dealer the situation is unduplicatable. I have read about problems with other ABS systems on the chevy line of SUV's and was wondering if this is similar to those complaints. It is always wet roadway when it happens, but not necessarily a cold vehicle (as in first use of the day). It truly feels like someone just hit you from behind in the way the vehicle lurches as it comes to a full stop at light or stop sign. Also tends to only happen when braking from slow, 40 MPH or less, speeds.
While driving at any speed vehicle is stalling and jerking. It feels like something is falling off the vehicle. Also, when applying brakes, they go straight to the floorboard.
Brakes lock in wet weather, causing violent lurch, also brakes fail when coming to a stop on rough surface, resulting in poor steering control and going thru intersection. Wipers intermittent - sometimes they do not come on. Grinding noise in rear-end had this problem since new, dealer checked once then ignored it, they were also notified on the brakes but "could find no problem"!!??!!
Electronic fuel pump failed causing vehicle to lurch resulting in vehicle collision.
Abs brakes cause jerking motion of vehicle when stopping. Problem is intermittent. Owner very concerned for safety.
Driver's seat comes loose from anchors when vehicle is either coming to a stop or accelerating. Sometimes jerks forward or backwards. Makes it difficult to control or drive vehicle. *aksometimes visiblity is lost.
When driving down the road, hitting a bump and stepping on the brake pedal, the truck jerks down the road and then stops. Also when having to make a sudden stop, and applying foot to the brake pedal to stop the truck, it just jerks.
When applying the brakes the car would jerk to the left and was very slow to stop. Dealer replaced brake pads and serviced rotors. Vehicle now makes a vibration when stopping. *ak.
Abs, brake failure, experience lockup and jerking, loss of effectiveness on wet and dry surface at low speed, pe95-023 active. Tt
Upon hard braking, vehicle's front lowers and brake pedal fails, causing vehicle to lurch forward then come to a hault.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban jerking
Is jerking or lurching a common problem on the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban?
12 of 858 owner complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban (1%) mention jerking or lurching. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Chevrolet Suburban
ABS 283Brake failure 165Wipers 151Grinding brakes 19Stalling 13Tire blowout 10Seat belt 8Pulling 8Spongy pedal 7Loss of power 5Sudden acceleration 5
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