Are there any recalls or known failures of the head gasket in the suburbans. I ahve had many vehicles with more than 100k miles and never a head gasket problem. This SUV is used for light duty to and from work, 60 miles r/t.
1997 Chevrolet Suburban engine complaints
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Fuel pump and sending unit melted and shorted out causing car to stall on the road.torque convertor replaced/ trans reconditioned, power steering box leaking/ replaced. Both catalytic converters replaced,AC compressor replaced. Numerous coolant leaks fixed. Windshield replaced due to defect. Battery replaced due to acid leak. Whats next?
While driving about any speed the vehicle would stall without prior warning. Consumer has to turn engine off. Then switch parking pawl to neutral, and restart engine.
Possible engine failure caused the vehilce not to start after it had been driven, and then parked, a short distance fron consumers home. Dealer attempted to repair but found no remedies. Nlm
Engine knocking occurs at cold temperatures 35f or below sounds come from lower engine rods possibly or crankshaft . --dealer refuses to acknowledge both problems
Driving at 70mph noticed smoke in rear view mirror started to stop engine quit and passenger compartment filled with smoke. Got vehicle stoped and passengers out tried to put fire out with two extiguishers but spread to fast.
While driving down the road at approximately 35mph all of a sudden vehicle lost power. No prior warning. This has happened three times.
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Engine oil cooling assembly failed, allowing oil to spill into the cooling system.
Engine on number of occasions stopped running, cutting off power to the wheel, steering, and power brakes.
Consumer turned vehicle off, went into store then heard a store page that there was a truck on fire. The fire was in the engine compartment. (fire dept. Incident #97013984 riverside fire dept., city of riverside 3601 ninth street riverside ca 92501, gary fiegener 909‑782‑5804). *ak consumer has not heard anything from chevrolet.
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